lorna's reviews
52 reviews

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

4.0

This was so engaging and different and unexpected. Character and theme over plot but I appreciated everything. 

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this.

I also bought the audio and it’s one of the best. 

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French

4.0

This is my favourite Nicci French I’ve read so far. Usually I read several books at once, but with Nicci French I’m in it til I finish. Most involved plot and I guessed wrong, which I enjoyed. 

I hope this is the start of another series, too.

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this.

The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

4.0

On the list of books that made me cry. I loved Miv and the chorus and community. Thought of them when I wasn't reading.

Ended with a wish that more current books were as emotional and everything as this.

Impatiently waiting for Jennie Godfrey's next book.

Thanks to Netgalley for the chance to read this, and I also bought the audio.

The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini

3.0

I was right there with this until it was implied that using a wheelchair would be worse than dying from jumping off a roof.

It’s like I want these characters in another storyline. 

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this for an honest review. 

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

5.0

1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg

5.0

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

4.0

Really liked this and it’s worth the hype it’s getting now. Pacing was weird, but the end was a good payoff, not where I thought it was going. 

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this one, and I also bought it.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

5.0

North Woods by Daniel Mason

5.0

A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty

5.0