Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Nevermore: Elegance of the Hedgehog, Kills Well with Others, Android's Dream

 

Nevermore 4-15-25

Reported by Rita

 


The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Rene is the concierge of a Parisian apartment building. She is passionate about culture and the arts. Several floors up, 12-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid the pampered and vacuous future laid out for her. But unknown to them both, the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbors will dramatically alter their lives forever.

It's a beautiful story of friendship. Translated from French, the language can be difficult at times. It has a fantastic surprise ending.    - DC     4 stars

 


Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn

When a mole in the elite assassin organization the Museum leaks names to an Eastern European gangster who's murdering agents, assassins Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie--senior in status and age--must root out the organization's mole and hunt down their new nemesis.

I found this fun and interesting. A very enjoyable easy read.      -  NH     4 stars

 


The Android's Dream by John Scalzi

To avoid an interstellar incident, ex-cop and hacker Harry Creek, aided by Brian Javna, a childhood friend turned AI, searches for a rare type of sheep to be used in an alien race's coronation ceremony, following a trail that leads to pet store owner Robin Baker, whose genes contain traces of the sheep DNA.

This book is very plot-driven. Full of interesting concepts, twists, and turns.     -  RR     5 stars

 

Other Books Mentioned

 

The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Short Story by Freida McFadden

Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden

Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-eyed Stranger: New and Selected Stories by Lee Smith

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Fear of Fly Fishing by Jack Ohman

The 30,000 Mile Cat: Travels Across America by Ginnie L. Hansen

Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends by Peter Schweizer

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

Little Monsters by Kara Thomas

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

Harris and Me by Gary Paulson

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization by Deepak Chopra

Fall from Grace by Larry Collins

To Die For by David Baldacci

When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion by Julie Satow

Small Talk: 10 ADHD Lies and How to Stop Believing Them by Richard Pink, Roxanne Pink

Morbidly Yours: Love in Galway, Book 1 by  Ivy Fairbanks

 

New Books

 

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri

The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian

The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer

Back After This by Linda Holmes

The Eagle and Hart by Helen Castor

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