Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket - this is the beginning of a new series of children's books. I really enjoyed A Series of Unfortunate Events and this time instead of being the narrator, Lemony is the main character. This series is subtitled All the Wrong Questions and ends with a question cliffhanger. I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
3 stars
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The Beast by Faye Kellerman - this book annoyed me right away by throwing me in a scene that really had no bearing on the book. And you had to have read her previous book to know what was going on. So that causes it to lose one star. Anyway, an elderly, very wealthy recluse is found dead in his apartment along with his very much alive tiger. The mystery part of the story really kept me going and I was surprised at the end. But there was too much side story that had nothing to do with the mystery.
3 stars
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Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless - a memoir of the authors childhood with a mother who was probably narcissistic and definitely an alcoholic. And suicidal. I don't know why books like this fascinate me so much, I always read them with a sense of horror. Maybe because they're the polar opposite of my childhood. I really liked the author's style, it keeps you reading. Some language.
4 stars
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The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian - I loved the way this book flowed. It alternates between 1943 and 1955 in Italy. During the war an Italian family loses their villa and several members of their family. And in 1955 someone starts killing the remaining members. It's not really a mystery in the typical sense, but the story of the family and then one of the police officers in particular. Really had me going and I had no idea who the killer was. Totally surprised.
5 stars
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