2. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova: I read this for my book club, too, and it's another book I wouldn't really recommend. It's sort of like The Mummy, crossed with an Agatha Christie novel. Tedious, chaste, but also comforting. At 700 pages, it's probably twice as long as it needs to be, and it's far more interesting as a travelogue and history of the muslim conquest of Eastern Europe than a story about vampire hunting. Amazon link.
3. Woken Furies by Richard Morgan: I absolutely loved Morgan's first two Takeshi Kovacs cyberpunk thrillers, but this one was far too aimless and meandering. The universe Morgan has created is intriguing enough that I still enjoyed the book in the same way that I enjoyed Revenge of the Sith. Amazon link.
4. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin: The first 50-100 pages are as good as any I've read. I was instantly absorbed in the world of gods kept like fearsome, untrustworthy housepets. But the book really slows down after that, and I eventually realized that it's not much more than a romance novel with fantasy trappings. And worst of all, and this is a significant spoiler, by the end of the book, she removes the most interesting aspect of the world - - the gods are released from their servitude. I'm in no rush to read the sequels. Amazon link.