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#21. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. 3. Near victim of a serial killer who thinks it was her brother finds out it might be more complicated. Deeply unlikeable characters in less interesting ways than other Flynn characters, and the ending is really unsatisfying.
#22. Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey. 4. I'd forgotten how much this one meanders, but have deep affection for it anyway.
#23. Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. 5. Very entertaining pop science, with some actual interesting insights thrown in to boot.
#24. Mistress Spy by Pamela Mingle. 3. Kind of forgettable Elizabethan spy romance. Did not actually find the romance all that compelling.
#25. The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi. 5. Snarky and satisfying.
#26. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan. 3.5. The people are ridiculous and the plots even more so, but this soap opera is weirdly compelling?
#27. Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis. 5. Any plot description would completely spoil the previous books, but this spiraling plot of WWII fantasy is impressively well-laid.
#28. Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth. 4.5. For a while, I couldn't tell what this combo retelling of Rapunzel and tale of a French courtesan exiled to a convent had to do with each other, but they dovetail impressively well in the end.
#29. How Long 'til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin. 5. Dazzling short story collection.
#30. The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal. 5. The other half of the Lady Astronaut of Mars duology. Charming, tense, well-thought-out.
...I'm actually up to 56 books this year. I just haven't had time to post. Oy.
#22. Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey. 4. I'd forgotten how much this one meanders, but have deep affection for it anyway.
#23. Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. 5. Very entertaining pop science, with some actual interesting insights thrown in to boot.
#24. Mistress Spy by Pamela Mingle. 3. Kind of forgettable Elizabethan spy romance. Did not actually find the romance all that compelling.
#25. The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi. 5. Snarky and satisfying.
#26. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan. 3.5. The people are ridiculous and the plots even more so, but this soap opera is weirdly compelling?
#27. Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis. 5. Any plot description would completely spoil the previous books, but this spiraling plot of WWII fantasy is impressively well-laid.
#28. Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth. 4.5. For a while, I couldn't tell what this combo retelling of Rapunzel and tale of a French courtesan exiled to a convent had to do with each other, but they dovetail impressively well in the end.
#29. How Long 'til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin. 5. Dazzling short story collection.
#30. The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal. 5. The other half of the Lady Astronaut of Mars duology. Charming, tense, well-thought-out.
...I'm actually up to 56 books this year. I just haven't had time to post. Oy.
