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I have had a love/hate relationship with this book, and I’m not really sure why, because love won out. I think part of it is that I feel so angry at the horrible way the women in this book are treated, because it’s true in life, too. And I was reading another non-fiction book about women in chemistry and the parallels were uncanny. But this is a hopeful book and the heroine is a strong, courageous woman scientist. We have come so far, but we have farther to go. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqHJw5JrSk7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I didn’t know what to expect from a book that is essentially about the beginnings of the acknowledgment of discrimination against women in science. It really translates to recognizing what discrimination looks like. But it is first a story of one woman’s fight for basic human dignity that started a flood of change. We are not all the way there, even yet, but there is still progress being made. It can be so much better. Let’s keep it going. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqCZXtkglY0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Families have secrets. Some are small. Some are unbelievable. The Sandersons don’t talk about any of them. In fact, they rarely talk to each other, at all. That’s when Nora drops the biggest secret of all on her younger sister, Quinn, and we learn all kinds of things that could put everyone in danger. With a little girl at the center of things, will there be a happy ending? It’s worth a read to find out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpv9RlfLOYB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I am such a big fan of C.J. Tudor. Her books chill me to the bone, and this one is no exception. There are 3 narratives that seem at once to be connected and not. The links become clearer the further you read, but they also become more and more horrific. This is about a world wide, all encompassing pandemic, so be forewarned. This author is a must read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CptFXsPrDAS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I loved this book as I have loved all of Alex North’s books. Can all of time exist all at once? For this novel, apparently it can. Two bothers who are influenced by a truly evil father: one who obeys the rules, one who does not. One who believes he is the true heir, one who does not. But, all is not as it seems. The ending caught me off guard. Scary, but not freezer worthy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpgmv8traQH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This has got to be one of the strangest, most convoluted, hard to grasp (aside from Ulysses), books that I have ever read. Ostensibly, it’s about the senseless(?) destruction of an AI world, and contains gratuitous violence and gore. But I think I kind of liked(?) it. Not enough to read any more in the series, though. It’s part of my TBR from a defunct bookclub that I have vowed to read. Onward. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYmdbcrlmo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

First off, is this a novel or a memoir? The answer is, yes. An author whose parents would not want a memoir written about them, so insert fictional character(s), and problem solved. I love the way Elizabeth McCracken writes. She is irreverent, hilarious, detailed, descriptive, warm, aloof, and the last lines undid me. This is a must read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpI-7idPmvn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I loved this book. The essays are lyrical, lovely, warm, funny, poetic, free form, beautiful, touching, surprising, yes, delightful, and I feel better for having read them. Although I read them straight through, you can pop into any essay and continue at random and not miss anything. It might be another delight to reread them that way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpCDeJ1gjcN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A writing retreat as the basis for a mystery/thriller? Seems unlikely and that’s why it works. I don’t want to give anything away, but nothing is what it seems. And is it over the top to add in a ghost? Apparently not! It all meshes together for a really good story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8w4M7LRK8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Lately, Jonathan Kellerman’s books have been hit or miss. This one is kind of both. There were times when I was so bored with this novel that I nearly DNFed it. Am I glad I finished it? I’m still not sure. The eventual short action part was good. The rest was iffy. Read it or don’t. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cosz6OcgIbr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I loved this book! It’s extremely dystopian, but that’s part of its charm. There’ve been pandemics and wars, but life will out. And so will murder. Hazel Moore is a member of her local Patrol, the replacement police force, and she is a force of nature. I love the sense of community despite the extreme adversity. Everyone contributes in multiple ways with whatever skills they have, and Hazel is a natural born detective. The murders are crazy and the murderer seems to be devolving. Will she figure it out before it’s too late? Read this book and find out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/ColAhEMr20F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What could have been a dry, academic treatise, turned out to be a warm, humorous, informative, educational almost novel. It is nonfiction, but is very story like in places. I learned so much about beavers and their very real extremely positive impact on our watershed and the environment. It gives one hope. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRDELOuyht/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This book is a twist on Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There We’re None with a touch of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Daisy Darker and her family gather for their Nana’s 80th, prophesied, last, birthday, maybe? I found myself hiding the last paragraph of each chapter so I didn’t peek and spoil the next reveal. This was an eerily fun read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJP60OLJe8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reading about a group of kick-ass women over 60 was refreshing. Discovering that they are all retired assassins just kicks it up a notch. And that's where things start to go over the edge. Bracketed by 2 author's notes, we learn the story of their beginning and their ending(?) Or is it? These women are definitely individuals, but also a tight unit created out of whole cloth by a guiding Shepherdess. You will love Billie (narrator), Helen, Natalie, and Mary Alice. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2Y_Dzrql6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What happens when a person doesn’t sleep for an entire year? Isabelle Drake is still trying to find out what happened the night her infant son disappeared, but is she even thinking clearly anymore? This coldest of cases has her questioning everything she thought she knew. The twists in this novel took me by surprise. Such a good read! More, please! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnuzIRzvfQg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Wow! This novel really had me from the start. It pulls you into Maya’s state of mind, her confusion and frustration. We know something oddly sinister is happening to her, and when we finally find out, the truth is chilling. The ending left me feeling uneasy, yet hopeful. Quite the eerie novel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlGXUQLcO4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Angelica Henley is one of my favorite heroines. She is tough, vulnerable, raw, smart, a complicated woman. After her harrowing experiences in The Jigsaw Man, she is right back in the fray. Called to the scene of a brutal murder, she makes a horrifying discovery that leads to a serial killer or killers with a twisted religious bent. She struggles to make connections and find the perpetrators while balancing her complicated personal life. Hoping for more in this series, Nadine Matheson has become a must-buy for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnfd5mzrM3r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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