★★★☆☆ Perhaps it was inflated expectations, but this novel about a town whose residents mysteriously disappeared missed the mark for me.

★★★★★ Following up her excellent debut Group, Tate returns with another memoir, this time focusing on her struggles with female friendship.

★★★★☆ A difficult (but important) read about one of the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and alert the world to the atrocities there.

★★★☆☆ It's primarily a character study, but for all the time spent developing the characters, I unfortunately didn't especially like them.

★★★★★ A fitting and satisfying conclusion to what author Sanderson refers to as "Era Two" of his outstanding Mistborn series.

★★★★☆ Thinking this is going to be the "Indian Godfather" is setting your expectations way too high, but it's an intriguing character study.

★★☆☆☆ Welcome to A Tale for the Time Being, or as it may alternatively be known, “the most depressing book I've read in years".