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lullaby

This was another one from Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series, which I really enjoy. I thought it was going to be a quick read, but then I got distracted by the coronavirus (I won’t tell you how many articles I just read while writing this post). Overall, I liked the …

the institute

This was the latest from Stephen King. Despite the fact that I started reading this on January 1st and just finished it last night, I liked this book. I liked the setup at the beginning and the introduction of the main character. I also thought when things came together at …

bird box (book)

You know how I feel about reading books after watching the movie…nevertheless, this was a pretty engrossing read. Since it hasn’t been that long since I’ve watched the movie, I was able to recall a few things from the plot and they followed each other pretty closely. Much like the …

save me

Lisa Scottoline is branching out from legal thrillers to just regular thrillers. OK, so this book is actually 10 years old, but it’s new to me. Despite the unbelievable plot and other deficiencies (I winced at some of the action, but not in a good way, and many of the …

under the skin

I found this book while rearranging books on the bookshelves and I didn’t think I read it before, so I put it in my queue. It was quite an interesting story. I don’t want to give anything away, but it had a cool twist at the beginning. I wasn’t a …