The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2), released in September 2021, is the second novel in Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club cozy mystery series. The series follows a group of retirees as they come across murder and mayhem. The first novel was a pretty big hit in the UK, and I really …
Part I: Your Friends Are Sure to Visit Part II: At Times, You Won’t Believe Your Eyes Part III: So Many Day Trips for You to Enjoy Part I: Your Friends Are Sure to Visit Chapter 1 (This book picks up very soon after the previous novel ends.) At the meeting of the The Thursday …
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz was recently released and chosen as Reese’s Book Club Pick for January 2022. The book was marketed as a Gothic novel, but I think that description is incorrect (as discussed further below). Instead, I’d say that it’s a historical fiction novel with some romance mixed in. Set in …
Prologue (Edinburgh, 1817) Davey Jaspar, 12, and Munroe are “resurrection men” — they steal bodies of the dead to be sold to doctors who need to use them for research. They work with a teenage girl named Jeanette who attends funerals so she can scope out the coffins (and ensure they’re going to be easy …
The Power by Naomi Alderman was published back in October 2016, and I’ve been meaning to read it for years and years. For a while, I tried placing it on my nightstand as a reminder to read it, but it only made my neglect that much more conspicuous when I found myself brushing a thin …
