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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

Natalie Haynes, Kate Mosse, Lucy Foley, Alyssa Cole, Jean Kwok, Naomi Alderman, Elly Griffiths, Agatha Christie, Ruth Ware, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Leigh Bardugo, Val McDermid

4.0

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

A quiet apocalyptic novel that is haunting and sad. A beautiful coming-of-age story set during the end of the world. Families are still complicated, mean girls are still mean, and people still fall in love. It makes you appreciate what we have, and how quickly it can all change.

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

3.75

I wanted to love this book. The premise and concept sounded phenomenal (and it won the Booker!) - I expected something similar to Midnight's Children (one of my favs). However, despite genius moments of humour, horror and revelations, I found it to be very repetitive. It probably could have been a hundred pages shorter. The beginning and the end were 5 star worthy.