Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
The five-member Cassidy-Shaw family is on their way to eldest son Charlie's last high school lacrosse tournament when their AI-assisted minivan becomes involved in a fatal car accident with another vehicle. Both fatalities are in the other vehicle, but the Cassidy-Shaws are far from … [Read more]
The Crossing by Corman McCarthy
Fair warning here - about half the dialogue is in Spanish. But with just my many decades old Spanish classes from the dim past, it really wasn’t that hard to follow. It’s pretty simple, and most of it you can get from context. But. So you know. This is the second book from McCarthy’s Border … [Read more]
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Last month I went away for a long weekend and stopped in a lovely little independent book store with a great backstory. Predictably, being away on holiday coupled with an adorable shop put me in book-buying mode, so when I spotted The Correspondent, its enticing cover and knowing it received so many … [Read more]
The Camino by Anya Nieuwierra
Lotte’s husband is a cancer survivor. Like many cancer survivors, the experience has altered him and to celebrate his survival, he decides to walk a pilgrimage: the Camino de Santiago, which runs from Le-Puy-en-Velay in central France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He sets off in good spirits, … [Read more]
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
It’s 1983, and Malibu is getting ready for the party of the year that pro-surfer and model Nina Riva - estranged daughter of legendary rocker Mick Riva - throws every year. Nina’s siblings gather too: not-really twins Jay and Hudson, normally joined at the hip, now have a terrible secret that … [Read more]
The Missed Connection by Tia Williams
The first part of The Missed Connection is one of the funniest romances I’ve read. I wouldn’t call the book a romcom, because it doesn’t hold on to that level of comedy. I enjoyed it, but I did feel a bit as if I was reading two different books. It starts out funny (with tragedy underpinning the … [Read more]
