Friday, October 9, 2026

Moby-Dick

Title: Moby-Dick: or, the Whale

Author: Herman Mehlville

Publisher: Penguin Books
 
ISBN: 9780143124672
 
Thoughts:  What could have been a wonderful gothic novel set on a ship instead of a manor, turned into an over-inflated dissertation on whales and whaling before FINALLY getting back to the plot with mere chapters left.

Rating: 3/5

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

These Summer Storms

Title: These Summer Storms

Author: Sarah MacLean

Publisher: Random House Audio
 
ISBN: n/a
 
Thoughts:  Great dynamics between all of these characters, but I wanted a deeper dive into the family's secrets and more of Franklin's game.

Rating: 3/5

Monday, October 5, 2026

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Author: Jules Verne

Publisher: Grapevine
 
ISBN: 9789357004398
 
Thoughts:  For an adventure novel, this was rather bland and no where near as full of monstrous sea creatures as I thought it was going to be.

Rating: 2/5

Bad Therapist

Title: Bad Therapist

Author: Evan Wright

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
 
ISBN: 9781542092111
 
Thoughts:  True crime novella showing how easy it was for one man to run a scam in the rehab industry.

Rating: 3/5