Tag Archives: Ken

Hunted by Abir Mukherjee

Posted on September 6, 2024 by bseat

This is a thriller of a different kind. It is about terrorism but from a parents’ point of view. It is about radicalization but radicalization done for a political end not because of religious fanaticism. It is about the hunt … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

Posted on August 30, 2024 by bseat

I read The Historian by Kostova and loved that book, so it was easy to pick up her third book, The Shadow Land. I was not disappointed! This is a book what happened under the Communist regime in Bulgaria immediately … Continue reading →

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The Mitch Rapp Novels by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills

Posted on July 12, 2024 by bseat

My guilty pleasure is reading suspense action thrillers. Recently I got back into reading the whole Mitch Rapp series from the beginning. I was really needing some escapist novels right now where there is a “good guy” who creatively uses … Continue reading →

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The Hunter by Tana French

Posted on July 5, 2024 by bseat

Tana French is in a class by herself. She has written some of the greatest crime novels I have ever read and each book is filled with interesting characters and unexpected plots. Recently, she has been writing about a small … Continue reading →

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Deep as the Sky, Red as the Ocean by Rita Chang-Eppig

Posted on June 28, 2024 by bseat

Being a pirate is a dangerous business. Shek Yeung knew that from the very start, but when her pirate husband saved her from life in a brothel, she jumped at the chance to live differently. But then her husband was … Continue reading →

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Yellowface by R.F. Kang

Posted on May 31, 2024 by bseat

R. F. Kang is one of the most versatile authors I know! From her Poppy War fantasy trilogy, to Babel which explores the “magic” of words, to this exceptional new novel set in the real world, Kang has explored a … Continue reading →

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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, Translated by Eric Ozawa

Posted on May 17, 2024 by bseat

A young woman, grieving a relationship that ended quite callously, finds solace in a family bookstore in Tokyo. While this is the quick summary of this book, it really offers so much more. It is about love, relationships and family. … Continue reading →

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Anthem by Noah Hawley

Posted on May 10, 2024 by bseat

In a dystopian near future a new pandemic begins to spread in the U.S. Only this time it affect only the young and it spreads through a meme on social media causing young people to despair and give up on … Continue reading →

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The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Posted on April 19, 2024 by bseat

In the small town of Jewel, Minnesota nothing ever happens. Located near the Alabaster River, the town and its surrounding farms seem idyllic and peaceful. But underneath this bubolic veneer lie deep secrets and violence. And so it is that … Continue reading →

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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

Posted on April 5, 2024 by bseat

I was first introduced to Tan Twan Eng by reading The Garden of Evening Mists which I loved. Eng knows how to evoke the sounds, smells and the moist air of Southeast Asia perfectly. The House of Doors is another … Continue reading →

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