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to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address sign me up join 138 other subscribers pages about authors index books index contact me request for book review search for subscribe to blog via email enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address subscribe join 138 other subscribers the things we never say august 24 2026 a title the things we never say goodreads link author elizabeth strout genre fiction publication may 2026 my rating 3 5 on 5 the things we never say is a quiet book about loneliness marriage parenthood secrets and the distance that can exist between people even when they live under the same roof artie dam is a history teacher who lives with his wife evie from the outside artie has a good life a comfortable home a profession he loves and a grown son he cares deeply about in the inside he is lonely and depressed but continues to smile and go on with his life artie s character has depth without making him larger than life his loneliness is particularly well portrayed because it exists while he is surrounded by people he has a wife friends colleagues and students who value him and yet he feels almost unbearably alone his gradual descent into depression hit me hard his musings and questions about free will resonated with me it is so painful to watch him continue to function teach and appear jovial while privately wondering how much longer he wants to continue living despite having good friends like annie and flossie he finds himself hard to speak to anyone and share his inner thoughts artie s affection for history his students and teaching itself gives the character warmth the classroom is one of the places where he seems most alive the relationship between artie and his son rob was another highlight there is affection between them from the beginning but also an uncomfortable distance when the long held family secret is finally revealed instead of destroying their relationship it unexpectedly allows father and son to become closer i found that development both moving and beautifully handled their bond becomes one of the optimistic elements in an otherwise sad book artie s marriage to evie and their relationship needed bit more elaboration we understand how artie experiences the marriage but we never really understand evie why did she make the choices she did what was it like to carry the secret for so many years did she struggle with guilt fear or regret or had she simply learned to live with it strout leaves much of this unanswered evie was not fully realised and there was so much potential there i was disappointed with the ending i wasn t looking for a closure or tidy ending with loose strings tied up my problem was almost the opposite the book seemed to reach its natural ending several chapters before it actually stopped what follows diluted some of the seriousness that had been built so carefully despite the shortcomings it is a book worth reading strout is particularly good at portraying the contradictions of ordinary people loneliness inside a marriage love mixed with resentment parents and children who care deeply about one another but cannot say what matters posted in books book reviews novella tags book review book reviews books fiction mystery netgalley thriller leave a comment death comes as the end july 26 2026 a title death comes as the end goodreads link author agatha christie genre fiction publication 1944 my rating 4 on 5 when most people think of agatha christie they think of hercule poirot or miss marple solving the mystery death comes as the end does not have any of our famous detectives instead christie takes us to ancient egypt around 2000 bc making this one of the most unusual books she ever wrote it was also one of the reasons i picked it up i was curious to see how the queen of crime would handle a mystery without her familiar detectives and settings the story revolves around the family of imhotep a wealthy landowner whose decision to bring home a beautiful young concubine disrupts the delicate balance within his household jealousies simmer loyalties shift and when tragedy strikes suspicion falls on almost everyone living under the same roof cut off from the modern conveniences that dominate contemporary crime fiction the investigation relies entirely on observation relationships and human nature christie relies on narrating the incident through the perspective of different characters and expects the reader to solve the mystery by finding the irregularities in these different narratives however this book is about dissecting human thinking analyzing psychology and figuring out why some characters behave in a certain way even the story flows like a literary fiction novel with vivid description of the nile and sunsets death comes as the end is not your typical christie novel by moving her trademark mystery into ancient egypt she proves that a compelling whodunit depends less on the setting and more on a deep understanding of human nature it may not be her most iconic work but it is certainly one of her most original posted in book reviews books novella tags book review book reviews books fiction mystery thriller leave a comment we already dug the grave may 17 2026 a title the ending writes itself goodreads link author evelyn clarke genre fiction publication apr 2026 my rating 3 on 5 arthur fletch one of the biggest names in mystery books is dead with an unfinished book his publisher and agent are desperate to find a fitting end to the book so they shepherd in six authors into a remote island and ask the authors to find a good ending in 72 hours this book begins with the kind of plot that immediately pulls you in the setup is clever layered and full of intrigue and the book wastes no time establishing tension from the opening chapters there s a strong sense that something is deeply wrong beneath the surface and the unease only grows with the story what starts off as a promising thriller loses the plot midway and nothing makes sense anymore too many red herrings too many reveals in the end which readers had no clue about certain things or certain people make this book a confusing mess one issue is that character behavior starts feeling driven more by plot convenience than by believable motivation certain decisions simply don t make sense given what we know about the characters and one major character undergoes such a dramatic turnaround that it feels abrupt the way the book ends is yet another disappointment without labeling this review as a spoiler how could certain characters pull off what happens in the end the ending writes itself is a frustrating read because so much of it works at least initially the plot is excellent the opening chapters are gripping but the ending is a big disappointment posted in book reviews books novella tags book review book reviews books fiction mystery thriller leave a comment we already dug the grave may 13 2026 a title we already dug the grave goodreads link author emma c wells genre fiction publication sep 2026 my rating 2 on 5 we already dug the grave by emma c wells centers on estranged sisters milly and frances whose relationship has fractured after a traumatic incident milly remains put reading fortunes and serving coffee and trying to hold it together while frances escapes into a better life which includes wealth and marriage but when frances suddenly calls out to her sister for help the sisters are pulled back into each other s lives what follows is part thriller part family drama and part unraveling of buried secrets unfortunately it is not just the secrets that get unraveled the story starts to unravel too the book prioritizes drama over believable character behavior how could the characters be so gullible and stupid after a point it stops feeling suspenseful and starts feeling exhausting the ending is where things truly fall apart character motivations become inconsistent and irrational several major decisions simply do not make sense especially considering how much information the characters already possess most difficult to accept is milly herself she is written throughout the novel as emotionally perceptive and instinctive yet by the final act she repeatedly fails to see through lies and manipulations that feel glaringly obvious to the reader the finale has characters ignoring logic in order to preserve the twist we already dug the grave begins strongly but collapses under the weight of its own twists and incredulous characters thanks to the publisher for the arc posted in book reviews books novella tags book review book reviews books fiction mystery thriller leave a comment murder in rome may 3 2026 a title murder in rome goodreads link author t a williams genre fiction publication may 2026 my rating 3 on 5 murder in rome by t a williams is one of those books where the setting does a lot of the heavy lifting rome comes alive through its streets cafés and quiet corners adding a natural charm to the story the story follows dan armstrong a former detective now working as a private investigator who is drawn into a case as a woman thinks there is something shady about the death of her uncle as he begins with his investigation more people end up dead dan pieces together clues that point to a crime rooted not just in the present but secrets from history get revealed the mystery itself is engaging without being overly complex dan armstrong is a steady likeable protagonist but oscar is the real hero of the story the book is in familiar cozy mystery territory the pacing is comfortable sometimes a little too slow the story holds your interest but it doesn t quite deliver any standout surprises thanks to the publisher for the arc posted in book reviews books novella tags book review book reviews books fiction mystery netgalley thriller leave a comment the case of the christie curse march 3 2026 a title the case of the christie curse goodreads link author kelly oliver genre fiction publication feb 2026 my rating 3 on 5 when i first heard about the case of the christie curse by kelly oliver i was immediately intrigued having been a fan of agatha christie since forever i had to read this mystery book which had christie as a character in it what i realized only after i finished reading the book is that the book is inspired by a few incidents in christie s life the book follows eliza baker and theo sharp who are invited to mesopotamia by none other than agatha christie because she suspects something is off at the excavation site they are all part of detection club in case you are wondering christie becomes a side character in this and lets eliza shine as the main detective the plot itself is interesting though not novel people end up dead or getting hurt at the excavation site and the locals think the place and everyone is cursed since they disturbed the burial site and took away the belongings christie smells something more sinister and lets eliza and theo crack the case the pacing is steady and the mystery unfolds in layers without excessive twists the book doesn t try to replicate christie s style outright but gives a gentle nod to the famous writer it may not deliver a twist worthy of poirot himself but it is a quick and easy read thanks to the publisher for the arc posted in book reviews books novella tags book review book reviews books fiction mystery netgalley thriller leave a comment empire of ai january 31 2026 a title empire of ai goodreads link author karen hao genre non fiction publication may 2025 my rating 4 on 5 empire of ai by karen hao is a book about one of the biggest technological shifts of our time the rise of artificial intelligence hao a technology journalist who has covered ai for years brings extensive interviews to a story that is part commentary and part investigative report it s a book that insists we take ai seriously not just as innovation but as power which can change the world as we know it at its core empire of ai traces the evolution of openai and the people behind it hao opens with the incident when altman was abruptly fired by openai s board in late 2023 only to be brought back soon this episode serves as a powerful entry point into the central question of the book who controls ai and to what end hao uses her reporting to sketch the story of openai she uses internal memos emails interviews and publicly available information to reconstruct the story not only does she focus on the company and its people but she also highlights those who are affected by it data workers in kenya and water activists in chile the use or abuse of data workers in kenya and other african asian countries to filter out gruesome disturbing content is horrifying can you imagine someone sitting and watching such disturbing content for hours and not being affected by it the book is a snapshot in a point of time because the story has not ended this is just beginning and we need to wait and watch how the world changes under the rule of those who wield immense power with ai but have zero accountability posted in book reviews books non fiction women authors tags book review book reviews books netgalley non fiction leave a comment the resistance knitting club january 19 2026 a title the resistance knitting club goodreads link author jenny o brien genre fiction publication feb 2026 my rating 3 on 5 i picked up the resistance knitting club by jenny o brien with genuine enthusiasm because i am a knitter myself the idea of knitting as quiet resistance of stitches doubling as coded messages sounded very interesting i expected women quietly knitting around the fire place encoding messages into the knitting which helped the allies win the war unfortunately my expectations was largely unfulfilled set during world war ii era the novel follows a woman from guernsey who wants to do her bit for the country she finds herself working in the war office and then in a spy training program this is when her knitting skills come into focus and she is asked to teach knitting to her comrades with the intent of encoding secret messages in knitting which would go unnoticed for my knitter friends she basically uses knit and purl stitches to mimic morse code the idea sounds intriguing but unfortunately this is where the topic of knitting ends there is no exploration about what kind of messages were encoded how were they smuggled and how were they put to use instead the book turns into a historical romantic novel where there is initial animosity eventually falling in love separation and heartbreak if the book intended to pay tribute to the women s knitting club it falls short the book is still a good read as a romantic novel set in the backdrop of world war ii the writing is accessible and the pacing steady making it an easy and often engaging read the resistance knitting club is a historical novel about resilience rather than about knitting as resistance readers 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