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Indeed a page turner once you get into it. The interviewer is a mysterious man with military connections and friends in high places. There is so much more for the reader to want finishing the book, you’re compelled to continue the series. I love science fiction because there’s a point where you have to believe it’s possible; anything is possible when your imagination is the limit.

You can read this novel in a few hours. Three sisters and their widowed dad live together. He barely speaks to them but forces them all to play squash so they have something to cling to especially in the absence of their mother. Gopi is decent at squash. There’s no back story or development of the sisters but there are little glimpses of their relationship with their dad. It seems to be a story of strained single parent relationships where there’s 1 common ground (ie sports) for parent and child to connect with. I wouldn’t recommend this book.

The story is cute if you’re into the cosmos, the existence of everything and the innocence of children. Note that Theo’s words are in regular type face and Rob’s words are in italics. There are no chapters, every page is a new chapter which is an interesting format for a book I’ve never seen before.

There are 4 main characters and chapters alternate points of view between the girls. It’s a loving modern story about friendship, family and the lengths friends are willing to go when it comes to mourning and grief.

Great job on your first novel, Riss! As a Rhode Islander who loves witchy things, I was so excited to meet Riss at an event before reading this book. As a young Black woman who is always in Providence, I placed myself on the streets with these girls. Excited for the next book!

4.5 stars and finished in a day. If the ending wasn’t what it was I’d give this 5 stars; I feel Feeney gave up at the end or maybe thought this was an edgy way to end a murder mystery. But as a big Agatha Christie fan, this book models that and even references “And Then There Were None.”

ARC review: Easily one of the worst books I’ve read in a few years. The book is historical fiction and about nothing. Bertha Mellish goes missing but the book isn’t about finding her. It’s about her friends and family who constantly send letters to each other that don’t really solve her disappearance. There are queer subtleties throughout the book (Detective Higham is gay but this fact adds nothing to the story. Bertha and her best friend Agnes may have loved each other, it’s unclear). The main character is really Agnes’s Sullivan. The book attempts to cover women’s issues in the late 1890s in Boston (abortion, education, romance, friendship) but lacks depth and lacks character development. Also, Bertha’s mom is her sister Florence as their reverend father raped Florence for many years which Bertha didn’t know. There’s no story, plot, tie to characters or context. You’d think dissecting cats was the main theme of the book because it constantly occurs.