Crocodile on the Sandbank is as much an enemies to lovers romance as it is a mystery, written - in my opinion - for domineering women to both laugh at and be pleased by themselves.

The War That Ended Peace is a very long book about the events that led up to World War 1, but that length doesn't keep it from being a compelling read that keeps the reader's interest.

The Automatic Detective is very much "a robot plays the role of a hard boiled detective". It is well done, except that so much time is spent on hitting all the points in the trope while also setting up the crazy city and Mack's personal situation, that very little time is spent on the characters he is supposed to rescue. While Mack seems to care about them more or less, the reader isn't invested at all.

Dead Beat is book seven of The Dresden Files, and it is definitely worth reading the previous six to get to this one.

European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman is the second book in the series "The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club". It is quite long but stays exciting all the way through. The only thing that really bugged me was all the bickering.

The Undercover Economist does a good job of explaining basic economics in a way that is clear for those without much background but not boring for those who know more about it.

All You Need Is Kill can be divided into two parts. The first is an amazingly clever take on the time loop trope. The second begins with an info dump about one of the characters, followed by an info dump about the aliens, and just never recovers. I've heard the movie is good, so you should watch it instead.

Yes, another alien abduction romance. Choosing Theo is pretty good, despite all the tropes and the occasional element that makes no sense. Of course, the most important part is the romance, and that definitely works.

The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet is book 5 in the Adventures of Captain Alatriste. The story, like others in this series, is interesting, fun, and meandering, often making it easier to remember the witty quips than what actually happened, although the plot in this one was a bit more straightforward.

If you are doing a comprehensive survey of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, then it is worth it to read Derleth's short story, "The Return of Hastur", mainly so you can appreciate that other authors did not take the same path. Otherwise, you can skip it and not be missing much.