It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a two months since I last did any mini-reviews. The holidays combined with me reading quite a bit ahead, and all those fun end-of-year posts left me with no books waiting to be reviewed last month. That’s only changed slightly this month, with just two January books left to review. Both are debuts steeped in suspense, but couldn’t be more different….

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We Wish You Luck by Caroline Zancan
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Release Date: January 14, 2020
Length: 320 pages
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Single Sentence Summary

Students in an MFA program watch with interest and delight as two of its most interesting students lay out a plot of revenge against one of their professors….

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The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames (debut)
Publisher: Viking
Release Date: August 27, 2019
Length: 352 pages
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Single Sentence Summary

The story of four women’s friendship forged from the day they met as college freshmen, through life’s joys, and especially, life’s hardships….

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