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Even as a #longtimefed when I knew there was a chance he (yes, always a man) would say a sentence or two that pertained to my organization, no matter who was giving the SOTU address, I wouldn‘t watch. It‘s been mostly performative for a while now.

Tonight I might run the floor cleaner to drown out the TV in the other room, but more likely I‘ll watch Netflix with headphones.

Reportes who were main characters in this story felt interesting. At the beginning they talked about their childhoods and that gave them some depth.

The setting was an abandoded church and that could have been amazing (scary!) setting. Descriptions were non-existent so there is that :( Everythings was over before you were immersed into the story.

I enjoed as long as this lasted but I think this could have offered so much more.

#Read2025

As someone who has read all of Hillary Rodham Clinton's non-fiction books, I knew I had to pick this one up. What a thrill ride! State of Terror is the story of a newly appointed Secretary of State who is thrown into a massive worldwide terrorist plot. Clinton's own tenure as Secretary of State gives the story a realness that only someone on the inside would have experienced and Penny's sharp plot keeps the pages turning.

In the present, recently elected congressman Harrison Leonard is poised to do great things when he starts receiving mail threatening to expose something in his past. In the past, Jake and 3 friends, including Andy Leonard, spend a week before going to college at his grandparent's lake cabin where a series of terrifying events changes them forever. This was a quick, entertaining read though Miss Bailey isn't sure she's impressed.

This one was a super quick vacation read. Something in a young politician‘s past haunts him, and his chief of staff is determined to find out what. A thriller, but with nothing graphic or too scary. Definitely predictable elements, but still enjoyable. I like the exploration of what drives peoples‘ motives and where power comes from. Entertaining, even if it is forgettable.

I rarely enjoy short stories, but this one was perfect! At only 16 pages on my iPad, Hurwitz tells a suspenseful story succinctly and completely. I was not left wanting more of the story as there didn‘t need to be more. I enjoyed learning how the Nowhere Man started his work. I‘m ready for book two!

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

@TheLudicReader - Netflix says, "coming soon." Can't wait!