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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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2 Star Reviews

Snowball’s Chance – John Reed (2002) - Snowball's Chance by John Reed

Mediocre White Men - The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren Harding in His Times by Francis Russell

A sheep in rake’s clothing - My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh

I Don’t Get Verse - The Emperor's Babe by Bernardine Evaristo

Don’t you hate when a book starts out strong only to disappoint you? - The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

Why do I keep doing this to myself? - The Steel Kiss by Jeffrey Deaver

Leaning More Towards Loathe than Love - To Love and to Loathe by Martha Waters

My first post of the year for a book that made me need to write a review - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Milk Fed – Melissa Broder (2021) - Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Paperback Writer - Later by Stephen King

Light on mischief, lacking mayhem entirely - A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins

Like a tumescent Ronald Reagan on the fourth of July - The Rider of Lost Creek by Louis L'Amour

Octavia Butler – Adulthood Rites, well this was disappointing - Adulthood Rites by Octavia Butler

I like the idea that Life potentially starts in every moment, but the execution was just okay - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Rather the opposite of splendid - Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn

A really good premise ruined by casual racism and poor characterization - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Not a book for me. - Memorial by Bryan Washington

The Most Dangerous Thing – Laura Lippman (2011) - The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman

I read Killing Eve so you don’t have to - Codename Villanelle (Killing Eve #1) by Luke Jennings

There’s a good story in here somewhere - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

CBR13 #2: A Book of Luminous Things – Edited by Czesław Miłosz - A Book of Luminous Things by Czesław Miłosz

Follow me to Ground – Sue Rainsford (2020) - Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford

Who started the fire? - Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks

Cozy mystery a la mode - A Deadly Inside Scoop (Ice Cream Parlor Mystery Series, Book 1) by Abby Collette

Tourists and revolutionaries and crocodiles – oh my! - Tourist Season by Carl Hiaason

Have you ever wondered what post-apocalyptic Ohio would be like? Yeah, me neither. - Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan

I think I’m in the minority on this one: I don’t think I liked this book? - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Morena-Garcia

“Thanks, Shah Rukh” - My So-called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

I want follow through, at least once - Lumberjanes 16 Mind over Mettle by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, AnneMarie Rogers

The Power to Command and the Failure to Think - The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara W. Tuchman

We’ve met, but I wouldn’t say we’re friends - Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan

You should read this book even though I did not like it - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Ride the Pink Horse – Dorothy Hughes (1946) - Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy Hughes

- The Civil War: Strange and Fascinating Facts by Burke Davis

A Will, A Murder, My Apathy - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

If you found a long-lost hidden diary, how long would it take you to devour the entire thing? - Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

In which I recommend an exceptionally good movie in place of this book - The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery

Less than Dino-might - Dinosaur Explorers V08: Lord of the Skies by Albbie

Stop trying to make known villains into troubled protagonists - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew - Steering the Craft by Ursula K. LeGuin

That Old Cape Magic – Richard Russo (2009) - That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

The Last Resort – Meh. - The Last Resort by Susi Holliday

More like an idling neutral, actually. - Full Throttle by Joe Hill

Obviously, this book is not for everyone - Rescuing Mrs. Birdley by Aaron Reynolds

Custer – Larry McMurtry (2011) - Custer by Larry McMurtry

The Jaguar Smile – Salman Rushdie (1987) - The Jaguar Smile by Salman Rushdie

Not my kind of cozy - Address to Die For (Maggie McDonald Mystery #1) by Mary Feliz

Underwhelmed - Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman

Nothing to Love Here - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Why do I keep doing this to myself? - The One by Kiera Cass

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