All Good People Here

Title: All Good People Here

Author: Ashley Flowers

Publisher: Bantam

 
ISBN:  9780593496473

 

Thoughts:  Things seem too obvious for the first two-thirds of this small town thriller, but then there's a twist and things really ramp up.

 

Rating: 3/5

Authority

Title: Athority

Author: Jeff VanderMeer

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

 
ISBN:  9780374104108

 

Thoughts:  This next book in the Southern Reach series is less ephemeral as the first and a little more governmental thriller, but it is just as engaging.

 

Rating: 4/5

Going There

Title: Going There

Author: Katie Couric

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

 
ISBN:  9781668600986

 

Thoughts:  Couric openly exposes her personal and professional life.

 

Rating: 4/5

Freedom

Title: Freedom

Author: Jonathan Franzen

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

 
ISBN:  9780374158460

 

Thoughts:  Franzen delves into all of the emotions of a family while also touching on conservation.

 

Rating: 3/5

Identity Thief

Title: Identity Thief

Author: Rachel Rosenthal

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

 
ISBN:  9781542042912

 

Thoughts:  Rosenthal is very open about her experience with identity theft and how it stole more than just her money.

 

Rating: 3/5

Happy Doomsday

 Title: Happy Doomsday

Author: David Sosnowski

Publisher: 47North

 
ISBN:  9781503956292

 

Thoughts:  Very unique post-apocalypse novel, but not for the squeamish.

 

Rating: 3/5

Pictures of You

Title: Pictures of You

Author: Emma Grey

Publisher: Zibby Publishing

 
ISBN:  9781958506479

 

Thoughts:  Engaging story of a young woman trying to piece her memories back together, but some events felt unneeded while others were begging to be explored more.

 

Rating: 4/5