The Blondes by Emily Schultz - graduate student Hazel Hayes has just discovered she's pregnant. And then she witnesses one of the first incidents caused by a pandemic affecting only blonde women. A virus is causing the women to go berserk and attack anyone in range. And it doesn't seem to matter if the blondes are natural or fake. I didn't find Hazel very likeable but was still swept up in the story. Frank and matter of fact in talk of sex and bodily functions. This is one you'll either love or hate.
4 stars
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The Kill by Jane Casey - the 5th Maeve Kerrigan book. A policeman is found dead in his car. Is it personal or is someone targeting cops? It's beginning to look like the latter and Maeve may know the reason. Maeve's superior, Derwent, is irritatingly chauvinistic and then he'll turn around and be understanding. He's part of what makes these books appealing to me but he's certainly not pc.
4.5 stars
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Of Things Gone Astray by Janina Matthewson - told in very short chapters about several different characters, all of whom have suddenly lost something important too them. Piano keys, house walls, the building where they worked. And Jake, a young boy whose mother has died, is in danger of losing the most important thing. I usually like quirky books like this but it seemed rather bland to me. And left too many questions unanswered. I'm in the minority on Goodreads.
2 stars
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