I was not as captivated by this book as some of Maas others. The story line continued from Crescent City but was slow to develop. Once I got the gist of the plot it did get better but I had trouble following all the side plots which eventually did come together. She does leave me wanting to read the next book in the series and I am looking forward to it the end January 2024.

I think it was good, but long. I wouldn't want to read it to someone else, but I would recommend they read it. I like the characters. I like how they react and treat other people. I like how the book ended.

A vivid account of the battle at Spot Sylvania Courthouse - one of the bloodiest fights of the Civil War.

AMAZING!!!

“An Unequal Defense” is the second of three books in Chad Zunker’s David Adams series. Adams, a partner in a struggling two-man private practice law firm, is pulled into representing Rebel, a homeless veteran who is part of the Austin, TX community that Adams became involved with in the first book in the series. The book begins with Rebel waking up in an alley, dressed in clothes that are not his, finding a gun in the jacket pocket and accidentally firing it. A dead body lies in the same alley. The victim turns out to be Luke Murphy, a prosecuting attorney and friend to Adams. The ensuing search for the truth leads Adams down several devious paths, involving many interesting characters. This was a great listen, narrated very well by Christopher Ryan Grant. I’m looking forward to the final book, also narrated by Grant.

“The Final Act” is a stand-alone novel by Lisa Gray. Unfortunately, I did not find this book as interesting or exciting as Gray’s previous works, which includes a very satisfying 4-book Jessica Shaw series. The book bounces back and forth from the 2003 era story of budding young actress Madison James, whose work is limited to relatively minor roles in two slasher flicks and one rom-com, and the 2022 effort by Detective Sarah Delaney to locate the now 40-ish Madison after her reported disappearance. At only 272 pages (about 7 hours in audio) the book still seems too long. I just couldn’t find much to like about any of the characters, past or present. Gray is a good writer, but at least for me this one missed the mark.

Totally awesome!!!

This book kept me turning pages late into the night. Miles wrote a beautiful historical fiction book about racial history in America.

I do not like this story. She should have not ever gone inside. Goldilocks is naughty.

Frieda McFadden has become one my favorite authors. It starts out letting the reader know that someone has been murdered and that someone is burying the body. In this page turner, I kept switching my guesses between who I thought the murderer was and who was the victim. The twist at the end had me reading well past midnight to discover I was wrong about both! Karma definitely prevailed!