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what I’m reading: how can I help you by laura sims.

book reviews, books and reading · March 25, 2024

Margo has worked at the local library for the past two years. No one knows that before she was Margo, she was Jane, a nurse whose many patients all had the misfortune to die on her watch. At least until Patricia, a new reference librarian, starts working at the library and notices something off about Margo.

I really liked the premise of a serial killer former nurse who is hiding out by working at a library. Unfortunately, this book was not all I hoped it would be. This book was entertaining and I gave it three stars on goodreads, but it wasn’t as thrilling as I expected.

This book is marketed as a suspenseful thriller but I didn’t think there was any suspense or thrill in this book. I actually found the tone to be very confusing and instead of thriller, it seemed to be kind of humorous and tongue-in-cheek. I don’t think that was the author’s intention but to me, this book was very lighthearted and not at all mysterious.

The book is fairly short and is told from dual points of view from Margo and Patricia. There was some repetition in the points of view but I actually liked that. It was interesting to read about Margo wondering what Patricia was thinking at some moment and then read Patricia’s point of view of the same scene where we find out what she was actually thinking.

The ending is a bit abrupt and I’m not what happens after the book ends. I did love the library setting so that book has that going for it!


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