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holly

I have to admit, I wasn’t the hugest fan of this character when she was first introduced in the Mr. Mercedes series. Not that I had anything against her, but she wasn’t that memorable to me. However, I loved this novel, where she was the main character. It reminded me …

born to die

This was a pretty good novel about a serial killer. Not sure if I would seek out other stories in the series, but I did enjoy it. It was definitely a page-turner, especially near the end. And receiving a new Stephen King book, Holly, while I was reading it was …

after anna

Another thriller by Lisa Scottoline. The first part of the book was pretty good, and the first twist was clever. But then there were a bunch more twists, and those felt rather forced. In any case, it was a real page-turner. My rating: 3.5/5

a slow fire burning

This was another book full of unlikeable characters. It was written by Paula Hawkins, who also wrote The Girl on the Train. For some reason I always get her confused with Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and JP Delaney (The Girl Before). Maybe it’s less about their writing style and more …

the twelve

This was the second book in Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy. I didn’t like it as much as the first one, but it was ok. I’m hoping he has a strong finish with the final book, but I’m going to read a couple other things before I start on that. …