read: Night School (4 stars)

Night School by Lee Child
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is not a typical Jack Reacher book. But you'll get no complaints from me. He's still a badass and this flashback story helps you understand how and why he got to be such a badass. Or not. It's is just a story and he's still Reacher. This entry drops Reacher into a typically mysterious situation and forces him to use his wits, strict code of honesty and fists to uncover the mystery and force the bad guys out into the open. I found it compelling and entertaining.

Disclosure: Thank you to Netgalley and Ballantine/Random House for providing a free copy of this book in return for my honest review.

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read: IQ (4 stars)

IQ by Joe Ide
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

How does a bright kid from the bad part of town get involved in helping a successful rap singer figure out who is out to kill him? That's actually two different stories and we get both of them told in alternating chapters in this book. This is a neat trick to pull off. And it is extra remarkable in those moments in the earlier timeline that remain suspenseful even though you know the main character survives.

IQ is a thoroughly original version of Sherlock Holmes for a modern generation.

Disclosure: Thank you to Netgalley and Mulholland Books for providing a free copy of this book in return for my honest review.

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