October, 2026
October 3rd, 2026, 4:04 p.m. - Why did Pliego write this like everyone was British?
51. The Library After Dark (Ande Pliego)
Up next: Time to Burn (Ellery Lloyd)
October 8th, 2026, 12:19 p.m. - Glitched
52. Time to Burn (Ellery Lloyd)
Up next: Sublimation (Isabel J. Kim)
October 14th, 2026, 10:55 a.m. - For instance
53. Sublimation (Isabel J. Kim)
Up next: Freyja (Margrét Ann Thors)
October 18th, 2026, 4:33 p.m. - "Past is present and past is future"
54. Freyja (Margrét Ann Thors)
Up next: The Secrets We Hide (Karin Slaughter)
October 23rd, 2026, 11:45 a.m. - Will who?
55. The Secrets We Hide (Karin Slaughter)
Up next: Clean Slate (Brianna Labuskes)
This was a disappointing sophomore effort by Pliego. It felt needlessly complicated. It only got really interesting toward the end, and then I just wanted it to be over.
I didn't have big expectations for this going in, since I didn't really know what to expect, but I was delightfully surprised and impressed. This was well thought-out and plotted. One of my favorites from this year.
Amazing concept, not-quite-as-amazing execution, but I still enjoyed it. I love how Kim weaved in other stories and folklore.
This was too slow for me. The mystery itself was interesting, but there was no way to solve it, which is a big problem for me. I'll probably forget all about this by the end of the year.
I wasn't really excited about this (which is why I didn't seek it out when it was released) because I was hoping for another Will Trent book. But I wound up really enjoying this and looking forward to more in the series. If Cole joins the GBI, will we get a crossover?