pickMy first Shari Lapena and it won‘t be my last! Very accurate depiction of how SA allegations are many times improperly handled in society (nothing graphic), and shows how many ways a human can be a monster, even if they aren‘t a killer. Recommend this for anyone who enjoys small town mysteries full of secrets covered up and murderers hiding in plain sight. 4⭐️s
TLDR: a farmer finds a dead girl in his field and there are several suspects.
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I read this one 3 years ago for middle grade March: Award Winners Edition.
pickWhile I liked the Obama/Biden books better, this one, featuring Bernie Sanders and an intern named Crash, was pretty fun too. Shaffer went a little overboard and and got a little pedantic with the politics though. The narrator was excellent. #audiowalk. I finished up my nighttime book and then continued with The Maidens.
pickThis book was told from so many different perspectives that it was a challenge to keep up with, but it was a really well plotted mystery. There's a line in the book about living to be old enough to be safe from men. That resonated with me. The victim was a teenage girl, and that was hard to take, but it brought up a lot of valid points.
This was a quick read for me. I enjoyed it. It was not a thriller but a mystery. I did figure out who did it but that was ok.
Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2024/08/agony-hill-by-sarah-stewart-taylor.html
pickA teen girl is found dead and we quickly learn that all the likely suspects are lying, creating a taut, propulsive story that frequently switches perspective, adding depth. I really liked this, with the one quibble that I didn‘t quite buy who the killer ended up being. Which makes it a low pick for me.
Millie (my parent‘s cat) inspecting my latest book haul from my parents' library's used book sale 😽🐾📚 I think she approves?
