Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
CW: remembering now that there is a relationship that is (non-violently) abusive, sort of early stage emotional, except that it's choreographed well in advance and there's never any doubt in your mind that it'll end well (and it does). I think this was a Goodreads recommend, in a subgenre I will … [Read more]
Twelve Percent Dread by Emily McGovern
I actually met Emily McGovern in person! I was checking out what events were going on in the area near my office one evening, and I saw that there was a book signing about a 10-15 minute walk away, and I went on a whim! This is why I moved to London, to be clear, this sort of serendipitous ability … [Read more]
The Dark Half by Stephen King
Okay, now that I've slept on this a couple of days, I think my final thoughts are that this is a nearly perfect horror novel (hence the 4.5 stars, rounded up). I say nearly because there were a couple of moments that really didn't age well. But most of it still holds up unbelievably well. The more … [Read more]
Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) by James S.A. Corey
Whoops, need to get this review out before I start my re-read of book five. This wasn't my least favorite of these books the first time through, that for some reason was book two (even though I can objectively say that one is a better book, I just prefer this more inferior one for some reason). … [Read more]
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
I've been sitting here trying to think about how to write about this book, and it's sort of defeating me. I keep thinking of sentences to start the review, and then dismissing them because I hate them. Okay, so here we go again, let's see if this sticks: This is one of King's rare experimentally … [Read more]
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
CBR 14 Bingo: Funky Not funky haha - but funky weird. Hannah is writing a murder mystery about a quartet of friends, and Leo is beta reading it. But even as the mystery within Hannah's novel grows complicated, it becomes clear that Leo isn't who he says he is. I have been cleaning up the … [Read more]
