Julie

This did nothing for me. I thought it would never in. Probably should have DNF it but I stubbornly read on. The whole thing seemed improbable to me. I just didn’t believe a minute of it. I didn’t find our protagonist loveable at all which I think for these cozy mysteries you need to have.

This is a frightening book that everyone living a a free country should read. Thought police, erasing the past based on propaganda in vogue at the time and a new language where words mean what you are told they mean. I am glad I read this book; should probably read it again. Does it sound familiar; it should because we are living it now. It can (and has) happened so fast.

This was a new to me author. It was ok. It was certainly mysterious, I enjoyed the multiple POV writing and and there were certainly unexpected twists and turns. Still it left me unsatisfied. Also, I don’t understand the relevance of the title.

I enjoyed this book, wish I could remember how I found out about it. The book takes place in Key West, in 1935 and centers around the massive hurricane that hit the island. I found it to be written in a very sensory way; I felt it, I saw it, I experienced it. Quite remarkable. The storyline follows three women. What interested me mostly were the WW I veterans who were sent to the area to construct the railroad. What a harsh life. It is number 3 in a series so I want to read others in the series.

Read this because I saw that the television series was based on a book series. I found the book to be entertaining and the subject matter of video gaming turned into a method of murder was interesting. It’s not a world I know much about. The location Colter hails from is of some interest because my son and daughter-in-law live in the mountains there. There were several times I thought many authors would have ended the storyline there or there; Deaver did not, he kept digging and I liked that. I will read the next in the series for sure.

By the way, The “Never” Game - Colts father had a list of rules he taught his children that began with “Never”.