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How Lucky
by Will Leitch

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I enjoyed the story and the message to be grateful and enjoy life. The writing style from time to time lost me. But overall enjoyed it.

Black Girl Call Home
by Jasmine Mans

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Inhaled this in one sitting and can’t wait to go back and savor it.

Walk The Wire
by David Baldacci

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I've binged on the Memory Man thriller series over the past couple of weeks. This is the latest, and it was as compelling and improbable as the first four. In Walk the Wire, Decker and his partner Jamieson are sent to a small fracking town in Montana to investigate the murder of a schoolteacher/hooker without being told why this case was of interest to the feds. From there, things just get crazy. As usual. I think I especially enjoy this series because I like the character of Amos Decker so much and enjoy seeing his growth from where he was in the first book (Memory Man) - working as a low-end private detective, obese, friendless, addicted to junk food, living-next-to-homeless, anti-social, rude, close to suicidal - to where he's gotten to over the course of these five books - still sometimes rude but living a healthier lifestyle, helping people, making friends, living in a condo with one of those friends, working with the FBI, and trying to be better at the social thing.

Rise To The Sun
by Leah Johnson

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Leah has a way of immediately bonding a reader to a character. I fell in love with Toni and Olivia’s love story, and the music festival backdrop was just an added bonus.

The Betting Woman
by Jenni L. Walsh

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The book had a good idea and started off strong in its depiction of a figure from history but as it progressed it seemed rushed even the ending.

Long Road to Mercy
by David Baldacci

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A different mystery thriller series by Balducci features Atlee Pine, an FBI special agent assigned (by choice) to a single-agent office in Shattered Rock, AZ. Atlee's twin sister was abducted and probably murdered when they were six, which is likely why she chose law enforcement as a profession. Baldacci writes well, but from all I've read of his work so far, his stories are quite improbable. I like his characters tho - Amos Decker and Atlee Pine are alike in some ways, quite different in others, but both speak to me. I also like the way they gather up unlikely friends and allies without actually trying to or even wanting to. Note: This is a 3-1/2 star book that I rounded up to 4 stars because it's definitely not just a 3-star book. So...

The Last Black Unicorn
by Tiffany Haddish

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Tiffany Haddish has had a crazy life. I can't believe some of the things I read but you can see the love and forgiveness she has for her family, mom especially. After going through so much and becoming a success was inspiring to read.

Dear Senthuran
by Akwaeke Emezi

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I’d read Akwaeke’s grocery list. I knew from past books that they are an incredible writer, but this memoir went above and beyond in vulnerability and language.

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano

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I enjoyed the story and the characters. It kept me from wanting to put the book down. Can’t wait for the next book in the series

Call Your Daughter Home
by Deb Spera

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I loved it. The three main characters Annie, Retta and Gertrude who I feel suffered the most. She had four daughters who she was raising in abusive shack. I was forgive me but happy she killed her husband Alvin. Retta loves her hubby Odell and is a good wife and fried to the other ladies she lost her only child. But she is very protective odf the girls. Annie is married to Edwi. Cole whom we found out is a child molester and get what's coming to him. They have five children one died hang himself sue to his father actions. Poor Lonnie has a struttering. The girl left home when they càme of age and never looked back. I hated the fact Annie tried to kill herself. After she realizes what her husband has done. I live that Gertrude was rewarded in the end for all she went thru. And I like that Annie make peace with her daughters even of her grandbabies call her aunt instead of grandma.