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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Astronaut by Oana Aristide

 

I loved this.

Sweet Spot by Kemper Donovan

 

So this is definitely one of my favorite mystery series, and this third volume did not disappoint. Recommended.

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The House on Buzzards Bay by Dwyer Murphy

 

This was dumb.

Touch by Courtney Maum

 

I liked this.

Sex on Murder Island by Jo Firestone

 

Decent.