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Review: The Colorado Kid

The Book: The Colorado Kid, by Stephen King
The Story: Like a lot of Stephen King books, this one takes place in Maine.  There are these two older guys who work for the local paper and they have a young female intern.  They are really kind of impressed with her, you can tell from the get [...]

Review: In The Woods

The Book: In The Woods, by Tana French
The Story: Adam Ryan and two of his friends disappear into the woods in a small Ireland town about 20-something years ago.  The two friends are never found.  Adam is found, but with shoes full of blood and absolutely no memory of what happened.
Fast-forward 20ish years.  Adam Ryan [...]

Review: The Bright Forever

The Book: The Bright Forever, by Lee Martin
The Story: What is it with me and kidnapping/kids in peril  books? I am all about them right now.
This one is about a little girl, Katie, who gets snatched from her small town on the way to the library.  As the book unfolds, there are a lot of [...]

Review: When Will There Be Good News?

The Book: When Will There Be Good News?, by Kate Atkinson
The Story: The book starts out with a young mother taking a walk with her kids.  A man comes to them and kills 2 of the kids and the mother.  The other girl runs away and hides until rescuers find her.
Next, we hop 30 years [...]