The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon - the 25th Commissario Guido Brunetti book. He's asked to look into the almost drowning of a young woman that occurred 15 years ago. There is the usual finessing of his superior in order to re-open the case. I usually enjoy the family life over the mystery in these books. But this mystery is very compelling to Brunetti and I thought made for a better story.
3 stars
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The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton - Ruby and her mother arrive in Alaska to meet her father and almost immediately learn he has been killed in an accident in a native town. But Ruby's mother refuses to believe it and sets off into the dark Alaskan wild. What made this improbable plot work for me was Ruby - she's 10 and deaf and much of the story is told from her viewpoint. The other various viewpoints do get in the way. In spite of the flaws I enjoyed it quite a bit.
4 stars
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Thursday's Children by Nikki French - the 4th Freida Klein book. Freida is asked by an old school friend to talk to her daughter and this leads her to an incident from her past. She returns to her home town, reconnecting with her mother and friends. She seems very cold in this book, almost unlikable, and the ending was improbable.
2 stars
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Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean - the author
wrote this book because of her own fascination with Rin Tin Tin. By the
time she and I were watching the television show, the dog was already
the 4th to portray Rinty. I hadn't realized the original had made so
many movies. From the dog's beginnings in WWI Germany to the fairly
recent lawsuits over who owns the rights to the story with some
discussion of dogs in war.
3 stars
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Beastkeeper by Cat Hellison - Sarah's mother deserts her family and then things really get bad. A YA fantasy tale that I may have enjoyed if I were a tween. I just didn't get this at all and found it depressing.
1 star
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What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes - DCI Lorraine Fisher is visiting her sister in a small village that had multiple teenage suicides two years ago. And now her nephew is moody and withdrawn. It appears two more teenagers have just taken their lives. This book seemed very disjointed to me. Told from various viewpoints. Also throw away comments relating to the first book in the series that made no sense if you hadn't read it.
2 stars
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