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February ’22 Wrap-Up: Revisiting 2010s YA, Pondering Shaky Thrillers, and “Gallant” (My First ARC!)

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I'm a pretty terrible reader, but I'd like to show representation for others like myself! The fact that I read five books is a wonder and something I've rarely accomplished since the middle-grade slivers I consumed as a child. Regardless, it was a decent reading month and I've been trying to determine if I'm too nice to books or if I'm just reading things I like. Perhaps I'm too much of a contrarian. Alas. These are my reads of this month.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: A Character Study of the Morally Gray

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With simple prose and short chapters, this novel is easy to follow and a fairly quick read. The concept is fascinating: a woman kills her husband and never speaks again, the point of view cutting between her psychotherapist and her own journal entries leading up to the murder.