The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

 

So good.

Dream State by Eric Puchner

 

Very well done.

Gemini by Carol Cassella

 

Meh

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

 

I really like Gillian McAllister -- I thought this was quite clever and really well done.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Amy among the Serial Killers by Jincy Willett

 

Meh

The Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman

 

Decent.

On Call by Anthony Fauci

 

So, so good.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

 

Meh

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

 

Meh.

The Decent Proposal by Kemper Donovan

Not a great story, but I liked the rich setting in LA.

The Ghost by Robert Harris

 

I'm becoming a huge Robert Harris fan.

Loose Lips by Kemper Donovan

 

Because I read a lot of mysteries, I'm a tough audience -- many characters and plots can seem trite and overdone to me.

But Kemper Donovan consistently knocks it out of the park with a perfect blend of plot, characters, and social commentary.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

 

Meh

Hello, Stranger by Katherine Center

 

meh

Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees

 

Meh

The Matchmaker's Gift by Linda Cohen Loigman

 

I normally have no patience for split-tine novels, but I really liked this 

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

 

The was objectively ridiculous, but I still kind of liked it.

Queen of Fives by Alex Hay

 

Great until the end, when it jumped the shark.

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

Solid. 

I Might Be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman

 

Decent