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A Minute To Midnight
by David Baldacci
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Another 3-1/2 star read. In this one, Pine and her assistant Blum return to Pine's home town in Georgia, where her sister had been taken so long ago, to try and figure out who, why, and what happened to her sister. What she discovers shakes her to her core.
Reunion Beach
by Dorothea Benton Frank
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A mix of short stories, letters, recipes, and remembrance for Dorothea Benton Frank. I enjoyed a lot of the short stories and sentiment behind the book.
People We Meet On Vacation
by Emily Henry
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I lost track of how many times I laughed out loud reading this one. Emily is a dialogue/banter master!
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.
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.
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.
Native Son
by Richard Wright
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Good but devastating. You see the prosecution of a black man that really meant no harm. You can also see the difference between the value of the white female body vs the black female body.
Later
by Stephen King Books
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This story was also good. The little boy was like the boy in six sense. I remember laughing about the kid getting sick in the first ten minute of the book. The boys special ability were used by the adults in his life. His mother to help her career. And he helps the cop with a case. And the way he found about his mother abuse by his uncle this book kind of upset me the end about the abuse the brother did to his sister.
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
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This book is not surprising, but it is oddly comforting in how weird or main character is. She doesn't give a hoot about appearing normal to anyone else, but she sure makes me feel better about my social skills!
The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides
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I wanted this to be more than it was. I felt like it had such great premise but fell short in how it was carried out.