This book is supposedly a classic, which is why I read it. I understand it is full of symbolism, sex, and gore, all meant to be disjointed and chaotic just like Patrick’s crumbling psyche. I think what bothered me was the long passages of Patrick’s ramblings that while meant to give you a clearer picture of the main character, just ended up being boring. I did like the moments where the narration style change to show his dissociation. I would have liked to see it more.

Lisa Scottoline does it again. Have you read "The Unraveling of Julia"? Well, in this book we hear more from those characters with a new murder. I really enjoyed this one.

A family on a remote island finds a mysterious woman who washes ashore during a storm.

I'm a sucker for just about anything cyberpunk so the book that's often credited as having created the genre has naturally been on my TBR list for a while. Even within a genre like cyberpunk that tends to be very cynical and often abrasive, Neuromancer is definitely not for everyone. A friend of mine described it as "thoroughly unwelcoming" and I kinda love that description. Gibson just drops you into his bleakly predictive sci-fi world without bothering to explain how anything works and expects you, the reader, to do the heavy lifting and figure things out. This makes it a very challenging read, no doubt and I'd be lying if I said I understood everything (or even most things) that happened. I don't want to make it sound as if I disliked it though. It's incredibly unique with engaging characters at the center of its heist plot. The worldbuilding is very strong and is undeniably ahead of its time considering how much cyberpunk as a genre relies on ideas this book effectively created. I just find it to be a very difficult book to recommend.

You would think that a book of short stories there would be more than 1 story of any redeeming value. My favorite was "The Lunar Eclipse." Clearly author Nat Cassidy wants to be Stephen King. First Mr. Cassidy needs to become a writer and leave the horror to the expert. I guess 13 is unlucky for me to have selected this book toward Tic-Tack-Toe Summer Reading challenge.

An excellent book, well written and kept the reader engaged. It was sad, touching, and would be labeled a mystery crime thriller of sorts. Talk about unearthing a truth, this was definitely in the category.

Ten years after the murder of her college roommate, Hannah hears that the murderer has died in prison. Reporters are back to contacting her, and she is now thinking that maybe she isn't remember things correctly. Did her testimony cause the wrong man to go to prison? I thought all along I knew who did it, but I was wrong. Very enjoyable book.

I definitely recommend reading this book! Thirty years ago Sarah Lingate is found murdered on the island of Capri and her murderer is never found. Her husband Richard was always a suspect. Now with the family returning to Capri for vacation, the family’s personal assistant, Lorna, is also found drowned reopening the investigation into Sarah’s murder. Helen, Sarah’s daughter is desperate to escape her family. What lengths would the wealthy and powerful take to cover up all family indiscretions? Read and find out. This story had a lot of unexpected twists and just when you think you have the answer, you find out you were wrong. This was a great read.

Jodie already killed once for her sister. Jodie just married rich and renowned psychologist Roy Davies and they should be living in newlywed bliss, however Jodie has an agenda. Debbie, Jodie’s sister was married to Roy and ended up dead and it ruled a suicide. Jodie is there to make Roy pay for murdering her sister. When the same facial disfigurement starts to happen to Jodie that happened to Debbie the story takes a surprising twist. Who killed Debbie? Can Jodie make Roy pay for the death of her sister? Read and find out.

First and foremost this book is fiction and not true-crime. That being said, this book is written as a series of interviews designed to reveal the story of the Sharaf family. These interviews are not two way conversations, they are just the observations of the many many different voices that speak out. You will hear from friends, family, neighbors, school personnel, even people that have only crossed paths with the family once are included. What happened with the Sharaf family? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out.