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Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion
Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends
Books mentioned in this topic
Land of the Flowers (other topics)War of Mist (other topics)
The Face in the Mirror (other topics)
The Calculating Stars (other topics)
The Fated Sky (other topics)
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Why Read: I had no time for mystery novels in June. So I thought that I'd try to fit in a couple of short stories by favorite writers. This is a stand alone environmental story with an MC who is an environmental engineer. Since Mary Anna Evans has an engineering background, I thought this might be very good.
Comments: I liked the concept, but it fell kind of flat with me. There weren't any interesting characters. I gave it a C+
6)War of Mist by Helen Scheuerer (YA epic fantasy)
Source: Author via Book Funnel Started: 6/25 Finished: 6/29
Why Read: This is the third in the trilogy that I signed up to review for the blog tour.
Comments: It had more action than the previous two books and some moving character scenes. I gave it a B+ See my blog tour post at https://shomeretmasked.blogspot.com/2...
7)The Face in the Mirror by Rhys Bowen (historical mystery short story) 53 pages Source: Amazon purchase Started: 6/30 Finished: 6/30
Why Read: I chose this one because it's a Molly Murphy short story. She's the only MC that Rhys Bowen writes that I like. Also this story deals with suffragettes.
Comments: There Molly is lying to her husband as usual in order to do something he doesn't like. In this case, it was attending a suffragette meeting. The mystery didn't turn out to be that interesting and the final scene was extremely predictable. I did like reading about Molly and her friends though so I gave it a B.
8)"Articulated Restraint" by Mary Robinette Kowal (alternate history science fiction) 26 pages. Source: Amazon purchase Started: 6/30 Finished: 6/30
Why Read: This is a story that takes place between The Calculating Stars and the second Lady Astronaut novel, The Fated Sky. Since I read and loved the first novel recently, I thought I'd like the short story that precedes the second book.
Comments: It was about a female astronaut who was pulled from a mission. It's trying to be a character story, but there isn't enough substance. I gave it a C.
9)The Dancing Girl: An "All the Tomorrows" Short Story by Nillu Nasser (contemporary short story) 56 pages. Source: Prolific Works, I think. Started: 6/30 Finished: 6/30
Why Read: It takes place in India. I thought it could be interesting because of the dance aspect.
Comments: Ruhi's horrible uncle is a gangster who just got out of prison. She offered to dance for him if he'd leave the rest of the family alone. I thought that this couldn't end well, but then nothing happened because it just ended. I gave it a B- I expected more.
So my reading journey ended with an anti-climax. Fortunately, I've already read a mystery novel in July. Yes, I reviewed it today for the other blog tour that was scheduled today. I'm also hoping to get to a thriller that Wiley sent me this month. We'll see.