Sunday, March 28, 2021

Win by Harlan Coben

 Title: Win

Author: Harlan Coben
Did I listen or read?: Kindle
When did I finish?: March 28, 2021
When was the book published: 2021
Main Characters: Win Horne Lockwood, cousin Patricia, the Jane Street Six, P.T. (his FBI mentor)
What happens? Win digs into the mystery of why a dead Jane St. Six member had his stolen painting and his monogrammed luggage in his apartment
How long was this? 280 pages
Did I like this? Really good story, compelling depiction in narration of Win
Overall grade: A-

Sunday, March 21, 2021

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

 Title: The Turn of the Key

Author: Ruth Ware
Did I listen or read?: kindle
When did I finish?: March 20, 2021
When was the book published: 2019
Main Characters: Rowan, Ellincott family, Heatherbrae House, handyman Jack Grant
What happens? Rowan takes a nanny job in isolated Scotland in the high tech house of two architects, they go off on a business trip and weird stuff happens
How long was this?  337 pages
Did I like this? Pretty good, creepy, keeps you guessing
Overall grade: B+

Dark Sky by C.J. Box

 Title: Dark Sky

Author: C.J. Box
Did I listen or read?: Audible
When did I finish?: March 17, 2021
When was the book published: 2021
Main Characters: Joe Pickett, Steve 2 Price, tech mogul, the local idiot family
What happens? The governor insists that Joe take Steve2, founder of confab Elk hunting.  The idiot family stalks them due to the daughter's suicide from confab bullying.
How long was this? 
Did I like this? Top notch Pickett, exciting, outdoors, violent
Overall grade: A

Midnight Library by Matt Haig

 Title: Midnight Library

Author: Matt Haig
Did I listen or read?: Kindle
When did I finish?: March 14, 2021
When was the book published: 2020
Main Characters: 1 character who tries to commit suicide and meets her old friend the librarien
What happens? Who shows her all the books in her library, all the choices she didn't take like staying in the band or researching glaciers
How long was this? 288 pages
Did I like this? Good, moves fast, you root for her
Overall grade: A-

Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin

 Title: Hide and Seek

Author: Ian Rankin
Did I listen or read?: kindle
When did I finish?: March 3, 2021
When was the book published:  1997
Main Characters: Inspector Rebus, buncha rich people, junkies
What happens? Junkie is dead and Rebus is invited to lunch with the rich people - who all wind up in trouble.
How long was this? 224 pages
Did I like this? Pretty good.  short
Overall grade: B+

Thursday, March 4, 2021

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

 Title: A Promised Land

Author: Barack Obama
Did I listen or read?: book
When did I finish?: March 1, 2021
When was the book published: 2020
Main Characters: autobiography covering up to 2012
What happens? autobiography covering up to 2012
How long was this? 705 pages
Did I like this? Enjoyable, well thought out.  Goes a bit too slow, wanted to find out how he got reelected.
Overall grade: A-