June was more prolific than I expected it to be. Audiobooks definitely helped.

June Wrap-Up

Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonning

This covers the entire history through the secret service through 2018. It was mostly factual and fascinating until the Clinton's. Leonning eviscerated them, skipped the impeachment, and jumped to September 2001. Really? Nothing interesting happened during that election? I did enjoy hearing what a nightmare the Tr*mp family was. 4/5

In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund

The first in a YA trilogy of Clue themed mysteries at a boarding school in a remote part of Maine. It switched perspectives so you know most of the characters are hiding something. Enough secrets are still uncovered so that I'm curious to tune in from the next installment 4/5

Backcountry Lawman by Bob H. Lee

I listened to the audiobook for this memoir. My biggest takeaway is to always pay attention to hunting a fishing laws and don't piss off wildlife cops. 4/5

Nightfall by Marisela Treviño Orta

An audio drama from Audible that somehow got an ISBN. It was OK but the lead up vs payoff didn't work for me 3/5

The Clergyman's Wife by Molly Greeley

The tale of Charlotte's life after she marries Mr. Collins. It's a sweet and sad story that happened to so many women in the past. A good reminder of much things have changed in such a short time. 4/5

The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Inter-dimensional Insurance Agent by Larry Correia

Absurd and funny sci-fi adventure until Correia brought up politics just to shit on liberals. It wasn't funny and added nothing to the story. Don't waste your time. 2/5

My DNF was the second installment of the Tom Stranger series. It opened with Correia having a triggered snowflake rant about the negative reviews the first story got thinly disguised as story. It's almost like shoehorning your bigoted beliefs into fiction was a bad idea but his ego can't allow that. It sounded like Fucker Carlson wrote it.

I will never touch anything he does again. And this was before I found out he was the rectum behind the Sad Puppies debacle at several Hugo Awards.

July TBR

Red Widow by Alma Katsu

A spy thriller with whiffs of Aldrich Ames from someone who used to work in intelligence? Yes, please! I'm waiting for my hold to come up at the library.

Cold Cuts by Robert Payne Cabreen

I got Kindle Unlimited for Prime Day so I'm starting with a horror novel about scientists trapped at the South Pole and mutant zombie penguins. As ridiculous as it sounds, it won an award. We're in the midst of an ugly heatwave so reading about subzero temperatures sounds awesome.

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