The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

 

fun

The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

 

Decent.

The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland

 

I kept thinking that this was going to get stupid, but it didn't. I was surprised that it was quite good.

Drowning by T. J. Newman

 

meh

Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

 

Decent.

Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin

 

Such an interesting set-up with a lot of tension over whether psychic abilities are real . . . and then a really silly plot twist. 

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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

 

Unique, compelling, showstopper of a conclusion.

Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale

 

There was a lot to like about this, but the ending was not one of those things.

Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas

I liked this enough to continue with the series.

Sisters of the Southern Cross by Jean Grainger

 

So there's a sense in which I realize that Grainger's characters are way too binary, with no character development. But there's another sense in which I really love her books.

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Poster Girl by Veronica Roth

 

meh

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

 

Really well done - - and that ending . . . 

The Radleys by Matt Haig

 

This was amazing. 

All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby

 

I stayed up until 4am because I had to finish this. I was just completely gobsmacked by it. Stellar writing style, plot, characters, social/historical engagement. (Be warned: it is a bit rough, although nowhere near as graphic as it could be given the topic.) I am eagerly tracking down his other books. 

Highly recommended.

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Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

 

This was really fun.