JUST FLY AWAY (Andrew McCarthy) - February 17/20

Though I ultimately wound up enjoying this quite a bit, Just Fly Away is a kind of generic Young Adult novel that doesn't really have stellar writing to elevate it. But I enjoyed it more and more as the characters became increasingly well drawn, and I certainly liked that the book didn't really outstay its welcome. A fine fiction debut by McCarthy. *** out of ****

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (A.J. Finn) - February 4/20

There's nothing terribly original about this book but I nevertheless found it quite enjoyable (if a little overlong). The characters were all well drawn and I honestly didn't see any of the twists coming, although in retrospect they're all super obvious. Good stuff. ***1/2 out of ****