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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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It’s all Greek to Me - Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Someone should turn this dull book into a cute film. - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

Kind of like Jane Eyre but not really - The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

I am the wrong audience for this book. - How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters by Michael Bungay Stanier

The Pharaoh (Female), the Pharaoh (Male), and the Priestess - Neferura by Malayna Evans

I’m disappointed - Dom-Com by Adriana Anders

Acting Like a Child - Playworld by Adam Ross

Skarsgård or Curry? - IT by Stephen King; Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

So I Probably Should Have Googled the Author first - The Binding by Bridget Collins

I’m not the audience. Are you? - Magical Beatdown, Vol 1 by Jenn Woodall

Don’t Look Now…and some other random stories - Don't Look Now & Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier

Am I losing my sense of humor, or is Christopher Moore losing his? - Anima Rising by Christopher Moore

“It is finished. The tale is told truthfully, and truth is no heavier, no more beautiful than lies.” - The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: a novel of war and survival by Louise Murphy

Not The Guidebook I Needed - Amorgos by Tassos Anastassiou

A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry - A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry

This broke my heart, and not in the good way - The Dravenhearst Brides by Lindsay Barrett

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

You’re not really famous if anyone still likes you. - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I like books but not this one, but maybe you will - How NOT to Make a Jelly Sandwich by Ross Burach

Ricky and his pal Robot - Ricky Ricotta V01 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey and Dan Santat

King Sorrow by Joe Hill - King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Dud Avocado - The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer

I’m not sure what was true - Almost True by Clarice Lispector

What Love Story? - Liquid: A Love Story by Mariam Rahmani

Not What You Expect To Happen in a Locked Room on Your Wedding Night - The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo

A Mediocre Procedural - Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell

The Evil Lives! by R.L. Stine - The Evil Lives! by R.L. Stine

‘Tis the Season - Batman The Long Halloween: the Prequel Haunted Knight by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

I really wanted to like it. - Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters Book 1) by Talia Hibbert

Middle-Aged McGee - A Tan and Sandy Silence by John D. Macdonald

“Dex drew one shaky breath, then walked away, each step sure and steady. - Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers

Ridiculous, as expected - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

“Off On An Interesting Adventure” - Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy by Janet Wallach

If you like your coffee with extra saccharine - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Couldn’t Tell You What I Just Read - Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Fascinating Philosophy and Science in an OK Story - The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich

Busy Busy - I'm Very Busy: A (Nearly Forgotten) Birthday Book by Oliver Jeffers

Not the right chemistry for me - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Goodnight Kiss by R.L. Stine - Goodnight Kiss by R.L. Stine

Woof Hall - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

“It was the day my grandmother exploded.” - The Crow Road by Iain Banks

Yeah no, Just no. - The Suicides by Antonio di Benedetto

When You Are Mine by Kennedy Ryan - When You Are Mine by Kennedy Ryan

The Red Knot by Monique Asher - The Red Knot by Monique Asher

Hey Mickey, Not So Fine - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk - 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk

This game is not as fun as the original - The Game is Murder by Hazell Ward

A half-baked Taylor Swift fanfiction - Famous (A Famous novel, Book 1) by Jenny Holiday

It’s not good but it has good intentions - The Maid: A Novel by Nita Prose

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune - Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

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