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This Summer's 5 Star Reads (Recent Reads #36)

Monday, October 14, 2024

Because I've gotten so behind on book reviews this summer, I'm just going to share the best ones today. I've read a handful more - you can follow along on Goodreads. I'm well on my way to 100 books this year!


Home Is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

Three siblings come together to settle their parent's estate. While going through things, they stumble upon an old VHS that shows their dad covered in blood and appearing to be quite guilty. 
I rated this 5 stars because it's just a solid thriller with a good ending! Couldn't put it down. Some language in this one. I actually liked that it was too twisty, and really enjoyed the 90's throw back.

Pines by Blake Crouch

Ethan Burke arrives in a little town called Wayward Pines to investigate the disappearance of some of his fellow Federal agents. He quickly realizes something is definitely wrong with this place. 
Eeek, if you want a creepy, unputdownable sci-fi book - this is it. It was so good and I quickly devoured the next two books in the series. Language and violence in this one. Ate.It.Up.

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan is a struggling single mom trying to write a book. She meets with her Editor at a local Panera and tells her what her next book is about. Someone overhears the plot of the book and mistakes Finlay for a hit-woman. She then hires Finlay to kill her husband. Finlay is a disaster and accidentally takes the job. 
This was just fun! It cracked me up for her to be riding around in her mini van trying to live a life of crime. Finlay and Vero's relationship is everything. I loved the first book, and thoroughly enjoyed the next few. I think there is even another book coming out? Anyway, just a fun mystery with great characters. Highly recommend the audio for this one. 

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

How to describe this one? Our unnamed narrator works for The Ministry. There's a big experiment going of bringing people that lived in the past to the future and integrate them into society.  She's assigned to Commander Graham Gore (a real person) from 1847 who was part of the expedition to the artic where everyone died. They live together for a year as she tries to help him adjust to the future. 
There is obviously a lot of funny moments that come from that. Did you ever see the movie Blast From The Past? Kinda like that - he's pretty innocent and shocked by how the world works now. 

So, I have to start by saying there is a lot of language and explicit scenes in this one. (I skip those pages.) But, I cannot stop thinking about this book. It's SUCH an epic story. After I finished it I immediately wanted to read it again to see what I missed. It's so complex. I read, and reread the last paragraph so many times. Ugh, so meaningful. Bonus points for an awesome cover! 

This was my Book of the Month pick! If you want to try BOTM you can get your first hardcover for $5 and free shipping. If you don't like that month's selection you can choose from other titles available all the time, or just skip that box. 

The God of The Woods by Liz Moore

It's 1975 at a summer camp in the Adirondacks. One of the campers Barbara Van Laar is not in her bunk one morning. But, she's not just any 13 year old - her family owns the camp. On the very property her older brother disappeared from 14 years ago. 
OOOooooo, this book! The sense of place in this story is so vivid, I could picture everything like it was a movie playing out. There are SO many characters. Usually that is not my favorite style of book (I'll get attached to one character over another), but I thoroughly enjoyed every point of view. They all added something to the story and it built up the drama. Also, there were a lot of great vocabulary words! I was glad to read it on my Kindle so I could have all the definitions at my fingertips. 

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