The Hunting Wives Club by May Cobb

 

Meh

How Can I Help You by Laura Sims

 Solid.

Choice by Neel Mukherjee

 

Meh

A Time for Mercy by John Grisham

 

Solid.

The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson

 

Meh

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

 Meh

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

 

I mostly liked this 

Codex by Lev Grossman

 

 I liked this.

The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller

 

 meh

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

 

Fun.

Hide by Tracy Clark

 

 meh

The Winner by Teddy Wayne

 

 I read this because it was on so many best of 2024 lists, but it wasn't very good.

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

 Decent.

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

Thoroughly enjoyable, and I'm so glad there are eight more in this series!

Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

 

Decent.

Havoc by Christopher Bollen

 

This was unusual and compelling. I usually either anticipate twists or think they are dumb, but this one really worked.

Assume Nothing by Joshua Corin

 

Decent, but some of the characterization did not ring true.

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A Very Bad Thing by J. T. Ellison

 

 Decent.

Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson

 

This was a bit predictable.

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Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis

 

 meh

Sweet Vidalia by Lisa Sandlin

 

You know, I don't usually like this kind of thing. (What kind of thing? Well, historical fiction, coming of [middle] age, slow burn, kind of thing.) But this really worked. 

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The Boundaries We Cross by Brad Parks

 

Decent until it jumped the shark.

Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Coombs

 

So much fun.

Blackout by Erin Flanagan

 

Solid.