MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE LIBRARY…

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Adult, comic romp about time travelling historians (mini review)

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Accessible literary page turner (mini-review)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Okay beginning, but becomes boring and sentimental

The Recruit by Robert Muchamore

Easy to read adventure book that sets a cracking pace

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

Mildly enjoyable coming of age novel

Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig

Beautiful writing about mental health issues

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Short, thoughtful speculative novel

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Dark and glamorous YA gothic horror (mini-review)

Fence by C. S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad

Action-packed sports graphic novel (mini-review)

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

Gripping, page-turning, time-travelling fantasy