Olive Again
by Elizabeth Strout

Many years have passed when we meet Olive again. She is facing old age and a future in a senior residence. How will she handle the changes in her life?
 
 

Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout

Is Olive the town busybody or is she really just a teacher with a hard exterior but a soft heart? She can shock you with both her brazenness and her kindness
 
 

Sunrise Highway
by Peter Blauner

NYPD Detective Lourdes Robles is back. This time, she is investigating murders on Long Island as part of a special task force. If the Good Old Boys on the Suffolk County Police Force had their way, Lourdes would become the next victim. Is she a tough as she want people to think?
 
 

Proving Ground
by Peter Blauner

A murder mystery that introduces NYPD Detective Lourdes Robles, but Nathaniel Dresden is the main character as he investigates his fathers murder. I wanted more of Lourdes!
 
 

Such A Fun Age
by Kiley Reid

Alix Chamberlain has a secret in her past. After her African American babysitter, Emira, is accused of kidnapping Alix's toddler daughter and starts dating Alix's high school sweetheart, will she change her view of what happened in the past or stick with her story?
 
 

Hush James Patterson Book
by James Patterson

A quick read in the typical james Patterson style. There is a heroine, Harriet Blue, who is incarcerated for murder. She is inexpertly released from prison by the Police commissioner who put her there. She must solve the disappearance of the commissioners daughter and granddaughter as payment for her release. With some interesting twists and turns we discover more about Harriet and why she was in prison as she searches for answers.
 
 

Your House Will Pay
by Steph Cha

The story relates to current events in a meaningful way.
 
 

American Royals
by Katharine Mcgee

What if George Washington became the first King of the United States and the Washington family has ruled ever since? The next ruler will be the first blood Queen. How will the people feel about having a woman in charge of the country? How does she feel about being the first Queen of the United States when traditionally, her younger brother would have been the heir?
 
 

Sword Of Destiny
by Andrzej Sapkowski

This is the second collection of short stories in The Witcher tales. It is better than the first because we learn more about Geralt and his friends as he continues his adventures.
 
 

American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins

I enjoyed the book, but I don't think it should be to compared to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, which is a great book. I am glad that I read it and hope to read books written about the migration by Latino authors.