Life is a long quiet river… - La brocante Nakano (The Nakano Thrift Shop) by Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Elisabeth Suetsugu)
The Streets of Isola are a Cold, Bleak Place - The Pusher by Ed McBain
The unbearable like-likeness of the so-so book review - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
People are different in reality from the way you’ve seen them while making scenarios in your mind. - The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell
She asks how you make friends in a big school. He thinks about it. - Love by Hanne Orstavik
THEY DON’T EAT THE DOG - The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
“There’s no shame in devoting yourself to another person, as long as he devotes himself to you in return.” - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
“No one is going to tell you all the things you want to hear all the time. You have to know them yourself.” - This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps
A Whole lot of lying - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard; Flawless by Sara Shepard; Perfect by Sara Shepard; Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
We have two lives; the life we learn with and the life we live after that. - The Natural by Bernard Malamud
A Coming-of-Age Mystery - Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Backpacking in Thailand goes terribly wrong - The Suspect by Fiona Barton
You can’t choose your family - Maigret and the Old Lady by Georges Simenon
Was More Interested in Secondary Characters - From Mum With Love by Louise Emma Clark
A Look At Three Women’s Lives Over Six Months - The Happiness Project by Pippa James
Sequel to Watership Down Does Not Quite Live Up to First Book - Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams
Book Goes Off Rails at 50 Percent Mark - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
What do you do with not one, but two under 20 page books that you want to review? - Baby's First Chinese New Year by DK Publishing; Who Loves Boo? by Salina Yoon
I’m a Teacher In a Movie (or “I’m a college professor in a contemporary romance”) - My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
Only Enjoyed One Time Period - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Very Strong Debut, Some Issues with Character Development and Pacing - The Forgotten Hours by Katrin Schumann
Typical Romance Read - Three Girls and a Leading Man by Rachel Schurig
Sweet Nightingale - Nightingale by Amy Lukavics
Okay Thriller and Mystery - The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
Sisters are doing it for themselves - Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart
There was a set of dictums. - The Breathing Method by Stephen King
At all costs the true world of childhood must prevail, must be restored - Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
Love me some historical messy bishes - The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
It’s our very capacity for self-consciousness that makes us self-destructive! - Are you my Mother? by Alison Bechdel
It finds the right story at the halfway point - Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
You’re Not Over The Hill If You Can Still Match Wits With German Spies - N or M? by Agatha Christie
Disturbing parallels to modern-day society - The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
Maybe just nudge the puppy with your foot a little? - Wherever You Go, There They Are by Annabelle Gurwitch
A Spy in the Life - The Last Supper by Charles McCarry
My little friend was a strange mix of Flemish thrift and artistic fervour. - Double Sin by Agatha Christie
It was a silly show, all capering women and monkey-faced men. - The 39 Steps by John Buchan
My first review of the year! - Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen
Professional Reading #1 - It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell & Tony Koltz
Where have I seen this plot before?!?! - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
“It’s concerning you both; for doesn’t it seem odd that Gowing’s always coming and Cummings’ always going?” - Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith
It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning - The Time Machine by HG Wells
And, almost as one, they murmured: “Yes.” - The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
To make matters worse, the women also dominated all the activity on the upper deck. - Voyage along the Horizon by Javier Marias
To remember a day would take a day. To remember a year would take a year - Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
Who Published This Book Half-Finished? - Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children) by Seanan McGuire
But the Wind Goes Right Through You, It’s No Place for the Old - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Arrr, There be Pirates and Voodoo Here - On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
For my first read of 2019, I decide to learn EVERYTHING - A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
“The first rule is don’t fall in love”…. guess what happens?? - How To Stop Time by Matt Haig
Coffee Reading Lite - The Monk of Mokha by David Eggers