Book Talk

I love that Steve always gets me new books for Christmas and that, over the break, I have plenty of time to read them.

 The Wife Between Us was a great thriller. It first seems like it's just the story of a jealous ex-wife, but as the story unfolds, there are so many layers. I found myself flipping back to earlier chapters in the book frequently as new clues were revealed and I tried to piece it all together. There were still some loose ends for me when the book finished, which I guess is part of what makes it a good mystery.  This was a hard one to put down. I even read in the car on the way to and from San Antonio - and I'm a terrible car reader.

Nine Perfect Strangers felt a little different to me than Moriarty's other books I've read. It did still have a perfect element of suspense, as nine strangers find themselves at a high-end health resort for a ten-day cleanse. They've all ended up there for different reasons, and their time together is nothing short of bizarre under the leadership of the resort's owner. I really liked the variety of characters and the story about where they all came from and where they were going. Another excellent page-turner. 

"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson