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Books I've Rated 3.5 / 5

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6:40 to Montreal

by Eva Jurczyk

Finished 2026-01-13

I don’t know. I was very intrigued by the premise of this book, but the execution was underwhelming. Firstly, even with the aid of the fact that it’s winter where I am now, the book didn’t have that kind of cold feel to it, the “we’re trapped inside with the snow piling up outside” feeling. Something about how it was told. And then the resolution of the mystery was … disappointing. I had to go back and read it a few times to see if I’d missed something, but I hadn’t. It’s contrived, kind of out of left field, and with a lot of open questions. I still don’t get how or why the spider factors into it, and who the guy who died was to our protagonist – nobody? Her husband just killed a stranger to spice up their life? And there’s some implication that things might point at her as the culprit, but why would they? And all of this … with a few months left to live? Your husband murdered a guy so you wouldn’t have an affair before you die? Really? Honestly the more I think about it all the madder I get about the resolution.
Thunderhead

by Neal Shusterman

Finished 2025-12-21

Adequately entertaining. I don’t tend to red series immediately in sequence but I almost rushed to pick up the next. It’s a bit cartoonish, and I think probably the premise justifies that even if I do think some of the concepts introduced in this series, while fanciful, are fascinating and could probably be explored with a bit more seriousness. I’ll definitely read the next, soon.
The New Couple in 5B

by Lisa Unger

Finished 2025-12-06

This was entertaining enough. The tropes were heavy. The horror-type elements were a bit unexpected, but didn’t actually amount to much, in retrospect? Are we to understand she’s just got a little of The Gift and it’s not really related? A mostly forgettable but entertaining ride.
The Last One at the Wedding

by Jason Rekulak

Finished 2025-09-21

This was an interesting kind of thriller but the pacing kind of lost me – it’s kind of over with 20% of the book to go. Sure, not completely, but the writing’s on the wall and there’s really no more tricks up its sleeve.
The Vacancy in Room 10

by Seraphina Nova Glass

Finished 2025-07-31
The House Across the Lake

by Riley Sager

Finished 2025-06-19
The Escape Room

by Megan Goldin

Finished 2025-06-04
Marble Hall Murders

by Anthony Horowitz

Finished 2025-05-26
The Element of Fire

by Martha Wells

Finished 2025-05-23
Middletide

by Sarah Crouch

Finished 2025-05-18
The Writing Retreat

by Julia Bartz

Finished 2025-04-26
Sunrise on the Reaping

by Suzanne Collins

Finished 2025-04-10
Stay Awake

by Megan Goldin

Finished 2025-04-05
After the Ending

by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue

Finished 2025-02-26
Iron Gold

by Pierce Brown

Finished 2024-08-17

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Books I've Rated 3.5 / 5

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6:40 to Montreal

Thunderhead

The New Couple in 5B

The Last One at the Wedding

The Vacancy in Room 10

The House Across the Lake

The Escape Room

Marble Hall Murders

The Element of Fire

Middletide

The Writing Retreat

Sunrise on the Reaping

Stay Awake

After the Ending

Iron Gold