Book: Seek the Traitor's Son

 Book: Seek the Traitor's Son

Author: Veronica Roth

Pages: 432

This is my 274th read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Elegy Ahn did not ask for destiny to find her.  She is happy with her life as a soldier, defending her small country from the Talusar, a powerful nation who worships a deadly Fever.  A fever that blesses half of its victimes with mysterious gifts.  But then she's summoned to hear a prophecy - her, and the most ruthless of Talusar generals, Rava Vidar.  Brought face to face, they learn that one of them will lead their people to victory over the other - but they don't know which.  And at the center of both of their fates: a man.  A man that, Elegy is told, she will fall in love with.  In just one day, Elegy's old life - her job, her purpose, and her future - is over.  She and Fava are destined to colide, with the fate of their nations hanging in the balance. And when they do, only one will be left standing.  Elegy intends to make sure it's her.

Stars: 3 

Book: Killing The Boogeyman

 Book: Killing The Boogeyman

Author: Richard Chizmar

Pages: 336

This is my 273rd read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Notorious serial killer Joshua Gallagher - dubbed "the Boogeyman" by the media - has vanished from prison.  One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and 2 chilling words: It's Time.  Now, days later, the world is coming apart again.  Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmar's home, echoing the Boogeyman's signature horrors.  The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows - even as Gallagher's twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that he's something ore than human now.  To everyone else, it's a desperate hunt for answers.  To Chizmar, it's more like destiny closing in.  The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left.  And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallagher's skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares don't return - they evolve.

This was a great conclusion to Chizmar's Boogeyman trilogy.  Nice wrap up.

Stars: 4 

Book: A Founding Mother

 Book: A Founding Mother

Author: Laura Kamoie

Pages: 464

This is my 272nd read for the year

What Amazon Says:

In the heart of revolutionary Boston, Abigail Adams raises her children amid riots, blockades, and the outbreak of war.  While her husband, John Adams, rises from country lawyer to nation-builder, often away for years at a time, Abigail builds her own independence - managing their farm, making lucrative investments, amassing savings, battling plague and loss, and defending their home.  Unafraid to speak her mind, she famously offers fearless political counsel, urging John to "remember the ladies" in the new government.  Through it all, she becomes his most trusted confidante and indispensable ally.  When peace is secured, Abigail steps onto the world stage - exchanging ideas with Thomas Jefferson in the French countryside, navigating court life as the wife of the Minister to Great Britain, and presiding over the parlor politics of the early American republic in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.  Even after her husband's presidential administration, she continues battling political foes and working behind the scenes to advance her family, secure independence for the women in her life, and ensure a better life for the next generation of Americans.

Interesting enough.  I would have liked more story, but overall a good read.  The author - Laura Kamoie - is a graduate of Dickinson College where my daughter is, so that made me excited to check it out.  Glad to have it now on my shelf.

Stars: 4