Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

 

  I was so looking forward to this because I loved her first book, but this was disappointing.

The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall

 

 This is one of the funniest books I ever read.

The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel

 

 Quirky and fun.

Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett

 

 This may be my favorite series.

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

 

 Oh my gosh, this was so much fun.

Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

 

 Great, until it jumped the shark.

The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan

 

This was fantastic. I read so many mysteries that it's hard for any one of them to seem fresh, but this one was.

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Family Family by Laurie Frankel

 

Laurie Frankel is consistently amazing, and this book was no exception. She manages to build in so many great insights into a stellar plot, with characters that are just so lovable.

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Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

 

 So, so good.

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

 

Very well done.

The Second Stranger by Martin Griffin

 

 meh

Kids Run the Show by Delphine de Vigan

 

 Very, very good.

Hero by Thomas Perry

 

So you always have to suspend some disbelief for a cat-and-mouse type book, but once you do that, this was quite solid.

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The Fury by Alex Michaelides

 

This just didn't do it for me. I can deal with a certain amount of suspension of disbelief in a mystery, but at a certain point, it's just too much.

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The Space between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

 

 solid.

The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes

 

There were some genuinely funny moments, but also some attempts at humor that fell flat. The plot was a bit Byzantine.

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Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke

 

 meh

Anna O by Matthew Blake

 

 meh

Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A. J. Jacobs

 

Super funny.

The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt

 

 meh

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

 

I felt like this was really well done -- clever, not predictable, social critique.

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Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

 

A fun read, but the end wasn't satisfying.