I really liked Reboot, and Rebel was also really good. It’s a good conclusion to the series. You can read my full review here.
Bellweather Rhapsody
It’s like The Shining mixed with an episode of Glee, except set in the 1980s. There is a high school music competition at a hotel where a terrible event happened, and weird stuff happens again on the anniversary of the event. You can read my full, more comprehensive review here.
Phryne Fisher Book 1
I had actually heard of these stories through Go Fug Yourself – they were discussing the fashions worn by the main character on the television show based on the books. So I had to check this out, and I was not disappointed. I love a good classic mystery, especially jazzy ones. Unfortunate titles notwithstanding. Miss Phryne Fisher is well ahead of her time. After she solves a robbery at a dinner party (embarrassing the culprit to boot), she is asked to travel to Australia to […]
The Woman in White
This book is considered to be one of the first mystery and one of the first detective novels ever written. Wilkie Collins was a lawyer, and presented the story the same way that witnesses would present a case in court. Clever. Walter Hartright is walking home one night when he runs into a woman wandering around wearing nothing but white (which apparently was unusual at that time). He helps her on her way, and then finds out later that she had escaped from an asylum. […]