The Passage by Justin Cronin

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I really don't see why this book was such a big deal. It was ok but not great. Basically similar story as The Walking Dead but with vampires instead of zombies. Not much original.



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The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Technical detail is bugging me. Author keeps having the nurses put on gloves. I did a web search and from what I can find, nurses wouldn't have been wearing gloves in the early 1900's. Surgeons were starting to glove up but they were thick and cumbersome at that time.
I had high expectations for this book and they just weren't met. If felt like there was a ton of potential but the author only scratched the surface.

Review based on an advanced copy received from the publisher.



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The Daring Ladies of Lowell: A Novel by Kate Alcott

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Little bit Austen, little bit Gaskell, little bit it's own thing. Fast read and entertaining if predictable.

This review is based on and ARC edition.



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Night Film by Marisha Pessl

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I'm a bit confused by the overuse of italics. This was an ARC though so maybe that will change with the final finished copy.
I'm not normally a fan of thrillers, I just don't read them that much. The endings are usually anticlimactic. This book I found to be thoroughly creepy and compelling pretty much the whole way through. The ending did sag a little but was good and not as disappointing as I normally find them. I think this book will do very well when it comes out.



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Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


My parents have been raving about this author for a while now and when I heard about this book I really wanted to check it out. Krueger has a very beautiful and lyrical style to his writing that is an absolute joy to experience. They only beef I have with this book is that I figured it out too soon.



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