When You Disappeared by John Marrs

When You Disappeared by John Marrs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me an ARC in enchange for an honest review.

I love seeing those 5 stars light up! I go through lots of mediocre books to finally find a great one! This book kept me guessing at every turn. Although I had a suspicion of how the book would end up, I still had a few jaw-dropping moments.

This book is about a once-married couple named Simon and Catherine. They had what looked like the perfect family until one day Simon disappears without a trace for no apparent reason. The story is told in 3 ways. The present day, and the past from the alternating eyes of Catherine and Simon. If it seems like this strange point of view would get a little confusing, don't worry - it doesn't. The author does a wonderful job of mastering this point of view.

Shortly into the story (in the present day part of the story) Catherine is visited by a nice-looking, older gentleman who looks a little familiar. After she finally realizes that it is her long lost husband, he begins to tell her the whole story and explains why he felt like he needed to come back one last time.

At the end, they both realize that a majority of their marriage was not what it seemed. And Simon realizes that he spent his whole life blaming others for his own faults.

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Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land

Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for a digital ARC of this book.

Milly did a very brave thing. She turned her mom into the police. Milly's mom is a serial killer. She spent her whole short life living with a woman who took other children an killed them.

After Milly turned her mother in, she was committed to foster care. She is placed with a foster family who just happens to have a psychologist as the father. The family also happens to have an older sister, Phoebe, who has friends who bully Milly. Phoebe is not innocent. She torments her foster sister as well.

Milly wants to do the right thing. She wants to be normal, but is it possible? After all, she is the daughter of a serial killer.

As I write this review, I had almost decided that I didn't want to finish the book. However, I believe I will continue reading. I think I just made myself want to read it ;)

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Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free digital ARC copy of this book.

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. It reminds me of a Nicolas Sparks book...kind of like the Notebook. It is such an emotional love story of two world's fairs and the events in between that led to a wonderful marriage.

The book begins with a Chinese American man who is watching the World's Fair from afar because he can't bear enjoying it without the love of his life who is suffering from dementia. The book goes back in time to let the reader peer into the time when they first met and their blossoming relationship through the years.

This is a very sweet book about the love that the older couple has for each other. The contrast of the character of the wife before and after her dementia is very saddening and emotional.

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The Han Agent by Amy Rogers

The Han Agent by Amy Rogers
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to preview a digital ARC of this book.

I enjoy medical fiction. I was looking forward to reading this book, but it disappointed a little bit. First of all, when I requested it, I don't think I realized that it was a series. I typically don't like reading series books, and I felt the same about this one.

The main character is a female scientist who is doing research on a type of flu. She is terminated from her position at a university and moves to Japan to work with her brother. While in Japan, she gets caught up with the conflict between China and Japan and territorial battles over some islands.

Honestly, I couldn't get past the first half of the book because it was moving too slow and had too many subplots. I was very interested to get into the actual conflict of the bio warfare, but it was moving too slow.


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