Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
I started reading this series during the early days of the pandemic, and it's proven to be satisfying, escapist fun for me. I stumbled upon this latest entry in one of my local Little Free Libraries, so I decided to read it before CBR BINGO hits, because at 927 pages, there's no way I was going to … [Read more]
No Place to Go: How Public Toilets Fail Our Private Needs by Lezlie Lowe
Best for: People with an interest in public infrastructure, but also people interested in how our public choices impact who can enjoy being out in public. In a nutshell: Author Lowe explores the problems with the (lack of) public toilets across many countries. Worth quoting: “I grew up … [Read more]
Overboard by Sara Paretsky
A great installment in the V.I. Warshawski series. The only reason why I didn't give this 5 stars is that the technology angle flew over my head (pun intended) like each time I read about it. I still don't understand it, and just shrugged and decided to enjoy the book. "Overboard" follows V.I. as … [Read more]
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
I think the only book of Simone St. James I have really enjoyed has been The Sun Down Motel, and even that fell apart for me towards the end. I think the supernatural aspects of this book just actually didn't work in this one one. The main character, Shea, was too self righteous for me and I got … [Read more]
They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Well this was a solid Gothic/horror read. The main reason why I couldn't give it more than 3 stars though is the last 1/3 of the book dragged, didn't make a lot of sense, and then I think the ending may … [Read more]
Off Script by Ashley Marie
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. So. This was not great. It started off really interesting and then it went downhill after it's pretty much shown what a POS the hero (Tristan) is in the first part of the book. He never really recovers … [Read more]
