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The Perfect Divorce

by Jeneva Rose

Finished 2025-07-24

I had kind of forgotten how the first one resolved so it took me a bit to catch up to events. Fun thriller. The twists and turns were fun, kept me guessing, and didn’t usually feel cheap once revealed. I hope—expect?—there will be a third book that wraps up Sarah’s arc. If I’m supposed to be satisfied that she just keeps getting away with it… I’m not. It’s not that her adversaries are good, but she’s, you know, also not good.
The First Sister

by Linden A. Lewis

Finished 2025-07-21
Cleat Cute

by Meryl Wilsner

Finished 2025-07-15

Pretty far outside my wheelhouse and the “spicy” scenes were prolonged and graphic, which I don’t judge it’s simply not what I read books for, but the relationship was absolutely charming and as a soccer fan I had a lot of fun with the setting—it’s also clear the author is immersed in the woso world for a bunch of reasons, and that added to the authenticity. Very fun read.
The Woman in Suite 11

by Ruth Ware

Finished 2025-07-13

My recollection is that I liked but didn’t love The Woman in Cabin 10, although I don’t remember specifically why. This one, I loved. Even when I thought I’d figured it out, or even when I kind of did have it figured out, I didn’t. Fun, twisty, engaging. Ware is such a great thriller writer.
The Most

by Jessica Anthony

Finished 2025-07-09

Boy, people like to make fun of fantasy books for their emphasis on world-building but that’s basically all that happened here. A simple scenario plays out with endless flashbacks explaining the life stories of everyone involved. Very literary, and certainly not bad but it’s funny to think about how this world-building is received in comparison to that of genre novels.
A Fate Inked in Blood

by Danielle L. Jensen

Finished 2025-07-07

I didn’t realize what I’d gotten myself into when I started this book, but honestly I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think the “spicy” parts, which I don’t tend to read books for, flowed perfectly well from the non-spicy parts (unlike Iron Flame), and I found the plot engaging, the world interesting, the romance (again, not really my primary motivator to read a book) compelling-enough. The writing is fine, not excellent – a few phrases stick out and start to get annoying, but it’s ok. I’ll pick up the second at some point.
The Other Mrs

by Mary Kubica

Finished 2025-06-30

I was pretty sure I had this figured out from very early on and while I wasn’t wrong I didn’t have the whole thing, so what I had sussed out was joined by things I hadn’t or things that took me much longer in a pretty satisfying way.
The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake

Finished 2025-06-25

The first characters we’re introduced to seem like the most obvious and ham-fisted “enemies to lovers” I’ve ever seen and I wondered what I was in for, but as the book goes on it gets stranger, less predictable, and frankly the writing gets better (and also stranger, at times). I would not have guessed, starting out, that I’d like this book any more than so much “is it YA, or isn’t it?” fantasy I’ve read over the years. But by the end, I really liked it. Will pick up the sequel soon.
The House Across the Lake

by Riley Sager

Finished 2025-06-19
After OnA Novel of Silicon Valley

by Rob Reid

Finished 2025-06-16

Mildly interesting plot written in an extremely insufferable voice. Almost DNF’ed. Stuck it out and it was … fine.
The Escape Room

by Megan Goldin

Finished 2025-06-04
Black PillHow I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics

by Elle Reeve

Finished 2025-05-31
When No One is Watching

by Alyssa Cole

Finished 2025-05-29
Marble Hall Murders

by Anthony Horowitz

Finished 2025-05-26
The Element of Fire

by Martha Wells

Finished 2025-05-23

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The First Sister

The House Across the Lake

The Escape Room

Black PillHow I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics

When No One is Watching

Marble Hall Murders

The Element of Fire