Ben Saufley - Reading

Books I've Rated 4 / 5

Ratings Breakdown

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1.5

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2.5

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3.5

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192

4.5

5

On a Quiet Street

by Seraphina Nova Glass

Finished 2022-09-28

Most of my feelings about this one are wrapped up in how it ended. Spoilers are not specific but will tell you what to expect from the ending so read at your own risk. It’s tough to read a lot of this book because it’s a lot of people being relentlessly cruel to each other and a lot of “they don’t know what we know” frustration, but while I spent a portion of the book worrying that this would be one of those “everybody loses” kind of dark reads, it wasn’t, and because the ending was satisfying, I ended up liking the book.
The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

Finished 2022-09-19

It takes a long time to get interesting, but I’m interested enough that I’ll pick up the next. It still feels a bit devoid of character, even with some big bombs near the end that seem like they should be shocking. But there’s enough in there to keep me intrigued.
The Wife

by Alafair Burke

Finished 2022-07-07

I enjoyed the book overall but I do think that the eventual revelation that the women were lying, while maybe necessary to keep the twists coming and reveal the _big twist (which was an interesting if not entirely unpredictable one), wasn’t really twisty itself and is obviously problematic. I spent a lot of the book wondering if the author would reveal their politics, and while I don’t think the twist is an endorsement, it builds up these women to a real extent, somewhat intelligently presents all the things people tell themselves so as not to believe the victim, while presenting them in a way that seems to indicate it’s not a great thing… and then says “yep that’s right they weren’t a victim” and that sucked
The Last Policeman

by Ben H. Winters

Finished 2022-06-30
The Night She Went Missing

by Kristen Bird

Finished 2022-06-26
Fevered Star

by Rebecca Roanhorse

Finished 2022-06-09

I enjoyed it but it suffers a bit from “book two” syndrome, where a clear purpose and arc to the plot is lacking, as characters kind of just maneuver around the board after the last book and setting up the next.
The Downstairs Neighbor

by Helen Cooper

Finished 2022-05-14

I enjoyed it. As it wrapped up though, there was a bit too much going on. Too many red herrings or dark secrets. Even though that’s kind of what these books are about, it was just a little too much. Still fun though.
The Golden Couple

by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

Finished 2022-05-11
The Banneret

by Duncan M. Hamilton

Finished 2022-05-05
The Squire

by Duncan M. Hamilton

Finished 2022-04-27
The One

by John Marrs

Finished 2022-04-07

This was a kind of exercise with a fun concept that was handled well from start to finish and managed to build a decent feeling of story arc despite the disparate casts of characters.
The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

Finished 2022-03-14
UNSUB

by Meg Gardiner

Finished 2022-03-09
Get a Life, Chloe Brown

by Talia Hibbert

Finished 2022-03-06
The Wall

by John Lanchester

Finished 2022-03-02

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Books I've Rated 4 / 5

Ratings Breakdown

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On a Quiet Street

The Way of Kings

The Wife

The Last Policeman

The Night She Went Missing

Fevered Star

The Downstairs Neighbor

The Golden Couple

The Banneret

The Squire

The One

The Paris Apartment

UNSUB

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

The Wall