Author: Vistorica Selman
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
ISBN: 9781503960060
Thoughts: Not a bad police procedural, but the slang was sometimes over the top and seemed more like posturing than attempting to be realistic.
Rating: 3/5
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026
Life, and Death, and Giants
Author: Ron Rindo
Publisher: St Martin's Press
ISBN: 9781250375339
Thoughts: Touching novel about the adults who orbit around the life of a remarkable boy born near an Amish community in Wisconsin.
Rating: 3/5
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Fantastic Mr Fox
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780141365442
Thoughts: Like many of Dahl's books, the characters are caricatures, and the plot is very light, but it is entertaining to younger readers.
Rating: 3/5
Shy Creatures
Author: Clare Chambers
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Historical fiction that takes a deep dive into the treatment of mental illness in the 60s through the eyes of two compelling characters.
Rating: 4/5
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Tell Me Everything
Author: Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Random House Audio
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Strout brings together three of her powerful characters, and while this is technically in the Amgash series, Bob Burgess carries this story.
Rating: 4/5
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Big Short
Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393353150
Thoughts: Lewis delves deep into the people betting on subprime mortgages that ultimately led to the the fall of some major brokerages.
Rating: 3/5
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