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The Lifestyle, by Taylor Hahn

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3.25

Light, fairly implausible read about wealthy New Yorkers who experiment with attending sex parties. Kinda perfect for Christmas week. 
Want, by Lynn Steger Strong

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4.0

Bleak, intense and visceral. 
Flight, by Lynn Steger Strong

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5.0

Just stunning. I can’t wait to read Strong’s other novels. 
God Spare the Girls, by Kelsey McKinney

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4.0

Really well written, fun read about beautifully flawed characters. 
Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be, by Marissa R. Moss

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Good god, the writing here is horrendous. Marissa Moss appears to be an excellent reporter, but the writing is clunky and leaden, and the structure is bewildering. Really disappointing. 
Harlem Shuffle, by Colson Whitehead

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4.0

Evocative and memorable, but to my mind not quite as well done as The Underground Railroad or The Nickle Boys. 
The Lies I Tell, by Julie Clark

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4.0

Fast paced, fun-to-read thriller. There is one plot hole that irks me, but otherwise this is a satisfying quick read.