GHOST TOWN (Tom Perrotta) - May 23/25

 Took me a little while to get into this, both because of my Michael Connelly mindset and the coming-of-age narrative, but I eventually really enjoyed the book. Perrotta is just so good. ***1/2 out of ****

CITY OF BONES (Michael Connelly) - May 16/26

 No notes! The death of Julia was genuinely surprising, the case was compelling all the way through, and that ending has me genuinely curious what comes next. **** out of ****

LUCKY (Marissa Stapley) - May 8/26

 This very breezy read isn’t anything special but I enjoyed it. It’s extremely light and the characters are all pretty likable, and the happy ending was satisfying. *** out of ****

A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT (Michael Connelly) - May 6/26

 I really enjoyed this one and found the competing narratives, which eventually link up, to be very compelling. McCaleb is a solid character and I hope he returns at some point. ***1/2 out of ****