The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen

 

I don't do a lot of historical fiction, but this was really solid. It was an interesting sliver of WWII that isn't overdone, with of course interesting parallels to today.

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Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

 

 Fun.

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay

 

 meh

Come Home by Lisa Scottoline

 

 decent

Please Report Your Bug Here by Josh Riedel

 

 meh

Past Crimes by Jason Pinter

 

 The first half of this was fabulous; the second half was like average YA fare.

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Original Sins by Erin Young

 

 

I'm like the ideal target audience for this plot, but the execution was too heavy-handed.  I didn't like it.  

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The Book of Love by Kelly Link

 

 Why are people raving about this? It reads like a generic Harry Potter knock-off.

Never Ask Me by Jeff Abbott

 

 meh

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

 

 So much fun.

One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan

 

Decent, but, ultimately, not particularly memorable.

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The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens

 

Very solid. I plan on checking out whatever else he's written.

Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

 

So, so good. I'm not sure how I missed this when it came out.

The Women by Kristin Hannah

 

First, anything Julia Whelan narrates is 20% better for it. And she does not disappoint here. As for the story: well, there are some cheesy elements, but I suspect that's par for the course for a coming of age novel. But, overall, it was solid.

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Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell

 

 meh

The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan

 

 Nicely done.