My dad has had another good reading month, most of this is from June but probably crosses over into July. I usually give him books in batches and so this was just one batch. Also I always use some liberty when I describe how my dad feels about each book, the rating and ideas are his but he really is a man of few words and thinks grunts/noises describe his feelings accurately enough.
Layover by David Bell 3.5/5 He enjoyed this one and would recommend it but he's also read better. He thought it was actually written good and felt that it kept him in suspense. He said and I quote "not too bad."
A New Kind of Monster by Timothy Appleby 4/5 My father liked this one, he thought it was well written. He was kept wondering about the psychology of the guy and felt like the author did a good job of going into background information.
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 4/5 Dad liked how well the author wrote even when switching up the perspective every chapter, even if a book has multiple pov's or time changes if it's not done well he isn't into it. He liked that this book kept him wondering on not just who the murderer was but also who the victim was. He said that the ending in this book was the best.
Murder in the Crooked House 4.5-5/5 My dad was actually thinking about not finishing this one, he was 50 pages in and pretty fed up but kept reading, he doesn't really like giving up on books I've noticed. He's got way more patience than I do, but it got really good he said. He loved the concept of the house and just kept repeating how he "would never have thought of how it was done, ever." He also really just loved how unique the whole book was and even liked it with the translation.
Trace: who killed Maria James? by Rachael Brown 3-3.5/5 So I think my dad really enjoyed this book, he mention a few times about conspiracies that were probably involved and I guess it was just wild ride. He was really mad though because it's a true crime novel and it's still unsolved. He thinks it's solvable based on DNA things, etc... and he felt like this book was written prematurely because of it's ability to be solved.
The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker 4.5/5 Dad really liked this one but he didn't have much to say except he liked how it gave a lot of different killers/information, and described how they murdered... I don't know how to say that without making my dad sound like killer, I swear he's not though...😝
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager 5/5 I didn't think my dad was going to love this book as much as he did but he absolutely loved it. He loved it because the whole book he had no idea what was going to happen or who did things, etc... He is obsessed with the twist this book provided and now I'm going to have to get this author's other books for him because I think he'll like them.
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