AUGUST 2024

 

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane ~ Lisa See

 

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels ~ Janice Hallett

 

The Bright Sword ~ Lev Grossman

 

All The Colours of the Dark ~ Chris Whitaker

 *** LIKE

This started out as 4-5 star read.  Ripping page turner with a great premise, excellent character development and interaction, well written dialogue.  If only it had finished half way through.  The second half of the book was an anchor that dragged it down to boredom and cliched triteness.

JULY 2024

 

The Cliffs ~ J. Courtney Sullivan

 

God of the Woods ~ Liz Moore

 Ok but only because it had short chapters so it was a good pick-up and put-down book.

An "un" book ... 

under researched, under developed characters, unwanted characters and un realistic ending.  

Too many characters, too little suspense, too ridiculous an ending.

Holiday camp on grounds of rich entitled sad people whose children (Bear & Barbara) go missing 14 years apart.  Solving the crime/mystery is the premise but all is slowly painted with a broad brush.

And who the heck does the title refer to???!!!

The Midnight Feast ~ Lucy Foley

 

Just as with the Kevin Kwan ...

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

Lies And Weddings ~ Kevin Kwan

 

Like 

Hard to rate ... def better than his last, but no where near CRA

Too much listing of brand names