Review: They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency

They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency by Malcolm W. Nance
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the gift of an advanced copy. The opinions below are my honest review.

Wow. Malcolm Nance provides a thoroughly researched and cited look into what led to the Trump Insurgency movement and the possible future ahead. It's absolutely terrifying how many people have fallen prey to and joined this radicalized fellowship and how violent their hate has been shown to be.

My biggest gripe is that there are some sensationalist parts.

All in all, a chilling glimpse at what our future might hold if we don't fight to save our fellow Americans from the crazy radical Trump cult. 3.5 stars, rounded up.

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Review: The It Girl

The It Girl by Ruth Ware
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Special thanks to Netgalley and Gallery/Scout Press for the gift of an advanced copy! Below is my honest review.

Ruth Ware has done it again. This is probably her best plotted book so far. The "Before" intertwined with the "After" format really worked for me. The story was expertly structured to shift suspicions back and forth and reveal new clues at different times. The solution is hidden in plain sight through lots of very subtle but obviously-there-when-you-look-back clues. Did I figure it out? Yes, but only because I had a nagging suspicion at the very beginning, before anything even happened, that made me look out for those tiny hints. Did that take anything away from my enjoyment? No, absolutely not.

Ware has proven repeatedly that she's a mystery powerhouse, reminiscent of Agatha Christie's great stories. I need to read the two earliest books of hers that I haven't yet while I wait anxiously for her next great mystery. She's definitely joined my instant read author list.

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Review: Chrysalis

Chrysalis by Lincoln Child
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an advanced copy.

I really enjoy the Jeremy Logan series. It's a lot of fun. This one wasn't quite as good as the others I've read in the series. I think I just wasn't as invested in the technology that made up the premise of the novel, nor did I connect with any of the characters all that much. That said, the story was entertaining, action-packed, and a fast read, so this one got three and a half stars rounded up.

Recommended for fans of technothrillers or Pendergast/Lincoln and Child.

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Review: The Final Strife

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Ballantine for gifting me a copy of this book. The following is my honest review.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I liked the concept and the representation, but I wasn't a big fan of the main character, the weight comments, the slow pace, or the weird love triangle involving adopted siblings.

It just wasn't for me, but I think a lot of people would enjoy it, and I wish the author the most success!

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Review: The Locked Room

The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and Mariner books for gifting me an advanced copy. Below you'll find my honest review.

I really love Elly Griffiths Ruth Galloway series. I'm heavily invested in the characters and their lives... so this one threw me for a loop because, just like the rest of us, this world was shaken by Covid-19.

I figured out the murderer, but I enjoyed the story... even if the Covid-19 parts brought back some trauma and made it less of an escape than I usually want from my books.

I'm interested to see where it's going next, because of how it ended.

Guess we'll see soon enough! (Fingers crossed)

Definitely recommend this series, but please read from the beginning. There's a lot of history here and you'll be at a loss if you don't read the rest.

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Review: Locklands

Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Ballantine for gifting me an advanced copy of this novel. Below you'll find my honest review.

Clef is such an interesting character and I'm glad we got to know more of his backstory, and the history of how this world got to the point it is at in the novels.

This was a pretty satisfying ending to the trilogy, but boy was it hard to read that last bit. You always know in war that not everyone will make it out alive, but sometimes you just hope that the plot armor kicks in!

I deducted a star because, for me, the first quarter of the book was really hard to get into.

All in all, a really good trilogy that I highly recommend, but please start with Foundryside and not this one.

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Review: Trouble with the Cursed

Trouble with the Cursed by Kim Harrison
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Special thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for gifting me a copy of this book. The opinion expressed below is my honest opinion.

I am so glad that Kim Harrison decided to return to the world of Rachel Morgan! She's got some seriously interesting plotlines going through the last three books, the new ones, and I am loving where the story has been taken.

This one cleared up a few questions we had, sets up some new things, and really digs deep into Rachel's life. A long game is revealed, and it's so fun to read (but man, poor Rachel, yet again! lol).

I don't want to reveal any more, because there's some big stuff happening in this one. I can't wait for what comes next!

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