This month I’m posting my mini-reviews a little earlier than normal because I’m taking next week off for a visit with family. As of this writing, I’ve finished 11 books in June and would expect to get in a few more, so it looks like a big reading month! Today, I’m excited to share three very different novels in my June mini-reviews. One takes place in the U.S., one in Japan, and the third in India. Two feature families, two feature crimes, and all are debuts!…

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Once again I have amassed three seemingly unrelated books in need of review. One takes place in the U.S., one in Chile, and the third in Japan. Two are contemporary, while one has historical elements to it. Two have female protagonists, with the third having more than one woman at the heart of its story. One is a debut, two are books in translation, and one I listened to on audio. With so little in common, nothing else would do but to “Clear the Shelves” with some mini-reviews! …

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