The Mountains Sing ~ Nguyen Phan Que Mai

 

Murder Takes A Vacation ~ Laura Lippman

 I might give it another go.

There is "cosy crime" and there is "stifling schmaltz" ... this struck me as the latter.

Mercy (Dept Q #1) ~ Jussi Adler-Olsen

 ****

OK, so I picked the perp very close to the beginning (and felt it was a clumsy insertion) but that was easily overlooked because of the excellent writing, great fleshing out of characters, fast pace of the plot.

Margo's Got Money Troubles ~ Rufi Thorpe

 

The Ministry of Time ~ Kaliane Bradley

 

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels ~ Janice Hallett

 

The Midnight Feast ~ Lucy Foley

 

Just as with the Kevin Kwan ...

Better than the last one, but not as good as the Hunting Party

Martyr ~ Kaveh Akbar

 DNF

Got 25% in and decided would rather stick pins in my eyes

From a 1 star Goodreads review (couldn't say it better) :

... overwrought writing, labored poetry album ejaculations, nonsensical plot twists and wholly unearned attempts at topical relevance take over.Performative, contrived nonsense - avoid or proceed at your own risk.

Mercury Pictures Presents ~ Anthony Marra

 

** OK ... but only just

Seriously over written, loaded down with metaphors and descriptors yet the characters elicited no empathy.  For a character driven novel, they stayed on the page.

Mockingbird ~ Walter Trevis

 

**** RECOMMEND

A SciFi Classic

The Man Who Fell To Earth ~ Walter Travis

 

**** RECOMMEND

Such an enjoyable read to fall into

Well written, well-paced, thoughtful, engaging.

Migrations ~ Charlotte McConaghy

 *****

A breathtaking engrossing read

Such a sombre message, such beautiful imagery.

The Maid ~ Nita Prose

 

*NO*

Maid me gag

Simplistic characterisation and plotting

The Man Who Died Twice ~ Richard Osman

 

Monsters Of Men ~ Patrick Ness

 Chaos Walking #3

Mexican Gothic ~ Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Mirror and the Light ~ Hilary Mantel

Milkman ~ Anna Burns

Manhattan Beach ~ Jennifer Egan

A Monster Calls ~ Patrick Ness

**** RECOMMEND ****