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
Sunday, February 8, 2026
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
Lightbreakers
Author: Aja Gabel
Publisher: Riverhead Books
ISBN: 9780593329702
Thoughts: Art and science collide in this beautiful novel about grief and, ultimately, hope.
Rating: 4/5
Seasons in Manana
Author: Delmer T & Scott P Cook
Publisher: Legacy Book Press
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Almost everything about this novel feels like an enjoyable memoir of boyhood and baseball in Hawaii, but then a crime plot comes into play seemingly from left field, and that confuses things.
Rating: 3/5
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Our AI
Author: Felicity Hill
Publisher: Brisbane Audiobook Production
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: At the start of this book, I felt like Hill was contradicting her beliefs, but go with her on her journey and learn why she feels like she does, then do your own investigation.
Rating: 3/5
Friday, January 30, 2026
The Changling
Author: Thomas Middleton & William Rowley
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719044816
Thoughts: The tragedy in this caught me a little off guard, and I am not sure if that is a reflection on the writers or if the style of tragedy changed a little from the Elizabethan to Jacobean periods.
Rating: 3/5
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Mummy Snatcher Curse
Author: Tiffany McDaniel
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781665955331
Thoughts: The exposition on this was long, but everything did wrap up nicely (pun intended) by the end, though the catalyst for a major plot point was never explained.
Rating: 3/5
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