Theo of Golden by Allen Levi: Read for my book club. It was ok plot-wise, well-meaning but overwritten and heavy-handed. The best parts were when the characters other than Theo were allowed to tell their stories in their own voices.
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen: A re-read, because fall is the time for cozy novels.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova: Another re-read, in preparation for ...
Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova: The Historian is one of my favorite novels, so I was thrilled to hear a sequel was coming out. But it was too sequel-y, too much of a retread: a heretical way to achieve mortality, secrecy and murder to protect that evil, an ancient society to combat it, and innocents caught in the middle. But but: I could not put it down. It's not the story I would have wanted, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving: I love this version for its enchanting illustrations, but the language is modernized. I should pick up the original sometime.
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James: I love St. James's ghost stories (perfect for November!), and I particularly love that this one, with a serial killer, focused on the victims and not the killer.
Atomic Blonde: The Coldest City by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart (illustrator): An enjoyable but slight graphic novel about spies in cold war Berlin. The black and white illustrations were striking. Next up is the movie version with Charlize Theron.
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