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the mistletoe mystery

This was a short story from the Molly the Maid series. It was pretty good but predictable. At 116 pages, it did not take long to read. Since it had a Christmas theme, I was compelled to read it now. The final book in the series is coming out this …

the city of mirrors

This was the final installment in The Passage trilogy. I don’t know what it was about this series–I couldn’t put it down when I was reading about the present day, but the stuff that happened in the future was kind of blah. It got a little interesting towards the end …

accused

This was another good book from Scottoline. It was from her Rosato series, which is my favorite. There is nothing innovative going on here; just some more hijinks from Mary DiNunzio. My rating: 3.5/5 * * * * * “The object of life is not to be on the side …

you like it darker

This was the latest collection of short stories from Stephen King. I prefer novels over short stories because I like to be invested in what I’m reading. But there were a couple of longer stories in this book, and not surprisingly, those were my favorites. Overall, it was very good. …

the perfect couple

This was a real page-turner! The story centered around a posh wedding on the island of Nantucket. On the morning of the ceremony, the maid of honor was found dead. And, of course, everyone was a suspect. The story was told using a non-linear timeline, which I kind of like, …