Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman

 

I was predisposed to like this, but it just didn't work for me. It seemed like it wanted to be social commentary, but it fell flat as a book?

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Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley

 

 Cheesy, but I liked it.

The Hunter by Tana French

 

 meh

Annihilation by Jeff Vandirmeir

 

 meh

A Love Song for Ricky Wilde by Tia Williams

 

 So, so good.

Women Are the Fiercest Creatures by Andrea Dunlop

 

 This was really fun.

Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major

 

 meh

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

 

 I really liked this.

The Extinction of Irena Ray by Jennifer Croft

 

 meh

Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark

 

This is one of the most rewarding books I have ever read.

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

  

Fun local-ish color, a great read, but -- like so many mysteries -- it got to be a bit bizarre at the end.

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Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano

 

This may be my favorite series. It's excellent, funny, screwball comedy.

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The Excitements by C.J. Wray

 

 This was super fun.

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

 

meh

The Book of Doors by Garth Brown

 

Fantasy and magical realism are so not my thing, but I was just in love with this story.

The Guest by B. A. Paris

 

Started strong, but too many weird relationship connections.

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Piglet by Lottie Hazell

 

I think I liked this? It was cringy, often, not in a funny way but in a devastating way. At some moments, perhaps a little over the top?

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