Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

 

For some reason, I always suspect that Hepworth books are going to be relatively lame, and then they always end up impressing me with clever plots.

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Invisible Woman by Katia Lief

 

 

Novels are allowed a max total of one extraordinary circumstance and/or coincidence. This otherwise promising book well exceeded that limit.

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Upcountry by Chin-Sun Lee

 

 A decent book that tried to tackle a lot of interesting issues but just didn't sparkle.

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Cold to the Touch by Kerri Hakoda

 

  On the one hand, this is a solid mystery. On the other hand, it doesn't really distinguish itself from all of the other solid mysteries.

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Big Time by Ben Winters

 

 This was fun.

Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

 

 Pretty cheesy.

Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran

 

 Excellent, but wrenching.

The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan

 

 Mostly good, but the ending was over the top.

Pym by Mat Johnson

 

 Funny.

End of Story by A. J. Finn

  

 Very clever, very well written.

The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

 

 This was so much fun: the same vibe as classic mystery novels, with an interesting cultural twist. Recommended.

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