Saturn Run by John Sandford

 Solid.

Stitched by Eli McCann

 So much fun.

We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

 

This is one of my favorite mystery series. The mysteries are solid, and the writing is so. much. fun.

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My Inner Child Wants to Kill by Karsten Dusse

 

So much fun.

New Skin by Sarah Wang

 

Lame.

The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones

 

meh

Birds of California by Katie Cotugno

 

Fun

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

 

meh

The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair

 

Fun.

Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult

 

Some very interesting elements, but way too many convenient coincidences and cringy portrayals of people of color.

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Where the Truth Lies by Rupert Holmes

 

I think Holmes is one of my favorite authors, and I find it so delightful that he wrote the pina colada song. Anyway, this was fantastic.

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Fallow by Sarah Anderson

 

I mean, this is kind of an interesting concept (but -- maybe too far-fetched?). But the execution wasn't great. 

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Good People by Patmeena Sabit

 

So, so good.

The Half Life by Rachel Beanland

 

Solid.

Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

 

meg

Admission by Julie Buxbaum

 

Surprisingly good 

The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay

 

meh

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

 

Fascinating.

Sheer by Vanessa Lawrence

 

Solid.

The Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay Stern

 

I liked this.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

 

I did not like this 

Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith

 

I liked this.

Don't Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie Horne

 

Fun.

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

 

Meh.

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin

 

So this is a hard one to talk about without spoilers. That said, the basic premise I thought was fascinating and fun, especially how Benjamin explored the non-technical implications. However, the instantiation of the premise was weirdly inconsistent, and that was disappointing.

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Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross

 

I liked this.

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens

 Lots of fun.

Nearshore by Steve Hawk

 

meh

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander

 

Super weird.

Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel

 

meh.

Desperate Spies by Mark de Castrique

 

Not as strong as previous books in the series.

The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

 

I liked this.

Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty

 

Disappointing.

Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

 

My feeling is that novels should have no more than one coincidence. This one had a half dozen.

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The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren

 

Fun until it fell apart at the end.

New Waves by Ken Nguyen

 

Dumb.

An Ethical Guide to Murder by Jenny Morris

 

meh

My Sister Is Going to Kill Me by Nina Simon

 

Decent.

The People's Republic of Walmart by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski

 

Very interesting.

What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

 

Clever.

The Salt King by Natasha Pulley

 

Pulley is one of my favorites, and I adored this -- even though some parts were a little confusing.

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A Very Special Episode by Camille Acker

 

Great concept, interesting elements, but it didn't cohere -- maybe because the characters were pretty one dimensional.

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Murderland by Caroline Fraser

 

Largely disappointing.

Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers

 

Decent.

Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

 

Fascinating and terrifying.

With Friends Like You by Amy Chozick

 

Meh.

Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt

 

I loved this so, so much.

Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza

 Would have benn good, but too over the top.

Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth

 

meh.

The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen

 

I normally am not a fan of the split timeline, but that worked well here, as did the exploration of parapsychology. However, the ending was a bit untidy, with one too many coincidences and inexplicable behaviors.

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