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the girl on the train

I’m starting off the year with some good reads! This was an interesting thriller. Each chapter was told from the perspective of one of the three female characters (which was a little confusing at first, but it was a pretty good way to weave the tale). While I did figure …

end of watch

This was the final book in Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy. I tore through it at a pretty quick pace, so we’ll call it a winner. Unlike the first two books in the series, this one had a supernatural element. It was a pretty interesting concept. I’ve been waiting a …

4th of july

No, I do not have my holidays mixed up. Rather, this was a James Patterson book. Much like all Patterson books, it was an easy read. I specifically chose it because I figured that I would be getting some books for Christmas (and I wasn’t wrong about that) so I …

without mercy

This was definitely not one of the better books I’ve read this year. I think I’m going to have to become more selective with my reading. The story was about some murders that happened at a remote boarding school. And of course, a big winter storm rolled in at the …

critical judgment

This medical thriller, written by Michael Palmer, starts off strong but ends on a weak note. It begins by introducing a bunch of patients with undiagnosable illnesses. The first two-thirds to three-quarters of the story was rather interesting–it dealt with a physician trying to figure out what was causing the …