Mystery
The Perfect Alibi by Blake Pierce
I vaguely recalled that I had read this author before (of a different protagonist) and I was so-so about it. And the second read still makes me feel the same. It’s not really bad but I’m just not engaged with either the main character or the plot. For a psychological thriller, it’s also not doing much on the psychological front for me.
What Remains by Tim Weaver
This story features a cold case with a compelling premise and the requisite twist at the end. Overall, a good mystery featuring two characters that work in the murder mystery genre.
Historical fantasy
The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan
This is counting towards my Oriental fantasy for this year and finally this is a book more to my liking, more historical fiction with just a touch of magic/fantasy. The only oddity to me is that one of the POVs was Temujin (son of Hulagu Khan), which doubles up with the name of Genghis Khan. As far as my research goes, this character seems to be the fictional part of the story and it doesn’t really affect anything in a substantial way, it just registers as an oddity to me, that’s all. Overall, well written. Thinking of reading the whole trilogy pending availability at my library.
Memoir
The Dressmaker’s Daughter by Kate Llewellyn
This is the first of my mini reading challenge this year but actually the book itself has nothing to do with water lily or waterlily. The author just previously wrote another memoir by the title of Waterlily.
At any rate, this is actually a memoir that reads very fiction-like. So I’ve been enjoying it so far.
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