“Strip Jack” by Ian Rankin

I quite enjoyed this book. Rebus’ relationships are becoming more interesting, and the mystery was fairly complex and kept me guessing.

“Darcy’s Story” by Janet Aylmer

This was an enjoyable enough telling of Darcy’s point of view in “Pride and Prejudice”. I did find it to be a bit too pedantic and explanatory at times, but it did give me some new insights. The relationship between Georgiana and Darcy, in particular, was developed very nicely. This book was definitely true to the original, with everyone’s personalities remaining firmly intact.

“Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan

I enjoyed this book quite a bit, especially since it had some unexpected twists and turns and some genuine acts of kindness. Kwan has one or two writing idiosyncrasies that lower the quality of his writing, but he is quite good in character development and dialogue. One of the things that irritated me was that on several occasions, he described grown women as “giggling.” “Discovery of witches” did the same thing.

“Tooth and Nail” by Ian Rankin

Either this was my least favourite of Rankin’s books, or I’m getting tired of him. I did not really enjoy the fish out of water premise, which had Rankin being brought to London to solve a serial killer mystery. And somehow, even after 3 books, Rebus does not quite seem real or even appeal to me.