Reported by Rita
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Determined to find a better life for her younger brother
Jasper, Opal, when she gets the chance to step inside the Starling House, the
estate of the 19th-century author of her favorite book, and make some extra
cash, finds things taking a sinister turn.
I didn’t love it, but
I liked it – good if you like horror.
– MH 4.5 stars
T
he Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
An account of the author's two-hundred-fifty-mile journey, on
foot, from Kathmandu, Nepal, to the Crystal Mountain in Tibet, in search of the
Himalayan blue sheep, the rare snow leopard, and distances of the spirit.
Third time reading. It’s a beautifully written adventure. – DC
5 stars
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse
Q. Sutanto
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop,
Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police. Later decides she is better equipped to solve the crime herself. This becomes more complicated when she
develops unexpected friendships with her suspects.
It‘s a good mystery, funny, and has well-developed
characters. – KP 5 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
The House of Closed Doors by Jane
Steen
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes by
Daniel L. Everett
The Hunt by Ryan Green
Outback Outlaws by Ryan Green
The Color of Water: a Black Man's Tribute to his
White Mother by James McBride
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: a Novel by Helen
Simonson
Caravans: a Novel of Afghanistan by James
A. Michener
Ship of Theseus by V.M. Straka
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q.
Sutanto
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin
Liu
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
New Books
100 Places to See After You Die: a Travel Guide to
the Afterlife by Ken
Jennings
The Little Encyclopedia of Fairies: an A to Z
Guide to Fae Magic by Ojo Opanike
No comments:
Post a Comment