September 2023

    Perfectly Nice Neighbors by Kia Abdullah

    Publication Date September 12, 2023 I had not previously read anything by Kia Abdullah, but “legal thriller” is possibly my favorite genre, so I was happy to receive a copy of Perfectly Nice Neighbors from Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley in exchange for this honest review. The publisher’s blurb didn’t tell me much, other than …

    The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

    Publication Date September 5, 2023 Back in 2019, when reviewing William Kent Krueger’s This Tender Land, I called it  “…a terrific adventure story on its own,” plus a story of  “…orphans’ search for family and home and the history of Native American exploitation.” Quite a lot going on in my first experience reading Krueger. Then, …