★★★★☆ A borderlined-5-star thriller that unveils what happened to Ellie Black, who went missing for more than two years but has now returned

★★★☆☆ A continuation of the "Cerulean Chronicles", but lacking the sweetness, joy and novelty that made the first book delightful & special.

★★★☆☆ A series of loosely-related vignettes spanning 400 years show off Mason's literary prowess but fail to coalesce into something special

★★★★★ Dave Grohl -- former drummer for Nirvana, and founding member of the Foo Fighters -- shares stories of his life in rock in this memoir

★★★★☆ A fresh take on the assassin genre, balancing globetrotting action with a main character truly trying to change via a 12-step program.

★★★★☆ A thoroughly-researched and compelling account of the University of Washington rowing team's quest to win gold at the 1936 Olympics.

★★★☆☆ A slightly-better-than-average southern noir thriller about a wife's search for her missing husband, who might not be who she thought.

★★★☆☆ Another attempt to imagine "what would you do if you knew you when you would die", but like other similar novels this also falls flat.