The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz

 

This was so, so good. Great characters, interesting scenarios, and very clever social commentary.

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Fire and Flood by Eugene Lindon

 

This was excellent.

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

 

Started strong, ended disappointingly. 

Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone

This was really good. I've read enough thrillers that I can usually guess what's happening or the plot is way too Byzantine, but this one worked really well.

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You're My I.T. by C. N. Holmberg

 

A good, geeky, light rom-com.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

 

Wow, I loved this. It was just so, so good. Highly recommended.

The Other Dr. Gilmer by Benjamin Gilmer

 

This was amazing.

The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian

 

meh

The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver

 

There are so many books about WW2 London that it's hard to pick up a new one, but this was fantastic. It's just really well done, in ways both large and small. Recommended.

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The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth

 

A super-fun steampunk/spy/romcom.

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The Palace Papers by Tina Brown

 So of course I liked this.

Be Brief and Tell Them Everything by Brad Listi

 

I would have predicted that I would have taken a dislike to what is basically a stream-of-consciousness novel, but this worked really well.

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My Wife Is Missing by D. J. Palmer

This started off strong and then just got too weird.

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2 A.M. in Little America by Ken Kalfus

 

This was excellent -- the plot was a bit mundane, but the concept was very clever.

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The Surgeon's Daughter by Audrey Blake

 

 I liked pretty much everything about this book except for the title.

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The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara

 

This was pretty amazing. It packed in a lot -- family epic, tech criticism, climate change, etc. -- into a relatively short book. Recommended.

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Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson

 

A cheesy rom-com.

The Museum by Samuel Redman

 

Very interesting.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

 

meh

Supertall by Stefan Al

 

Super interesting.

Mother of Invention by Katrine Marcal

 

I loved this so, so much. Highly recommended.