Sunday, September 17, 2023

Self-Care by Leigh Stein

 

Fun.

The Plinko Bounce by Martin Clark

 

Very clever plot with a nice twist. The narrator was not create, especially with the child's voice, but the book was solid.


Review copy provided by publisher.

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

 

Good set up, decent novella.

Murder by Other Means by John Scalzi

 

Interesting premise, but the first one was more interesting.

Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar

 

I've always been vaguely embarrassed by my interest in the Duggars.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

How I Won a Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto

 

What if everyone who had been cancelled moved to an island where an eccentric billionaire ran a libertarian college?

What if a not-cancelled, not-libertarian woman physicist moved there because her colleague did?

This book was great fun, with a fantastic twist. 


Review copy provided by publisher.

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann

 

It almost seems like "quirky old people solving a mystery" is becoming its own genre. I have certainly read some very funny, very engaging books in that niche. This one definitely qualifies. Recommended.


Review copy provided by publisher.

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