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2 Star Reviews

Like so many things, this could’ve been better with Charlize Theron in it - 1989 (Allie Burns #2) by Val McDermid

What was the point? - The Book That Held Her Heart by Mark Lawrence

I Could Kill Stephen King - The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

We’re All Named After Murder Victims. What Could Go Wrong? - The Family Plot: A Novel by Megan Collins

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t host baby showers on broiling hot days - So Thrilled For You (2025) by Holly Bourne

The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose - The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose

Mediocre Mysteries - Murder by the Book by Ed. Martin Edwards

In Search of the Green Fairy - The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World’s Most Dangerous Spirit by Evan Rail

Made me want to re-read Six of Crows instead - To Steal from Thieves by M.K. Lobb

Goodreads Didn’t Even Have Quotes for Me To Choose a Title From. - Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers

Why does Superman always get top billing? - Superman's Good Guy Gang by Rob Justus

Sisters, secrets and dog catchers - Ruff Day (Sixth-Grade Shape-Shifter) by Steven Scott

I see the potential but … - Steelflower by Lilith Saintcrow

Elinor shook her head wearily. “You could have simply told us. Any of us. We would have kept your secrets.” - The Portrait of a Duchess by Scarlett Peckham

“This is nothing but a tower, and I am nothing but a scientist of sufficiently advanced technology, which is to say a magician” - Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Bruh. - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Break your silence if you would/before the sun goes down for good - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold-Hearted - Pale Gray for Guilt by John D. Macdonald

Transformers: “Transform and Roll Out!” - Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint by Brian "Smitty" Smith 

The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman - The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman

Slither by Joseph Delaney - Slither by Joseph Delaney

A few quick reads to take my mind off things - The Holiday Disaster: A Brother's Best Friend Gay Romance (Doves of Destiny Book 1) by Rye Cox; Knot Your Average Christmas: A FFM Holiday Omegaverse story by S.R. Griffith; Affogato (BrewBiz book 1) by E.M. Lindsay

Rage of the Fallen by Joseph Delaney - Rage of the Fallen by Joseph Delaney

Clash of the Demons by Joseph Delaney - Clash of the Demons by Joseph Delaney

A zine from Mariah-Rose Maire - Sipping Season by Mariah-Rose Maire

“To slowly, slowly give in to the inevitability of adulthood in the hopes that I will age as gracefully as Paris has.” - French Milk by Lucy Knisley

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie - The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

The New Romantic - Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield

Fear is a valuable commodity. It’s common sense compressed into its purest form. - The Liar's Key: The Red Queen's War #2 by Mark Lawrence

The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

“We are no longer human. We live in the darkness.” - Bite Marks and Fluorite by Seno Yanase

Love and Other Paradoxes by Catriona Silvey - Love and Other Paradoxes by Catriona Silvey

Cute enough, but not what I was looking for - Dragon Dancing by Carole Lexa Schaefer and Pierr Morgan

Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce - Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce

For Everything There is a Season - Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings

Junie B. and the kinda smelly book - Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel by Barbara Park and Colleen A. F. Venable

Not Quite Ready for Primetime - What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack

The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten - The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten

The Lost House by Melissa Larsen - The Lost House by Melissa Larsen

Dammit, Jerry! - Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation by Jim O'Heir

The End of the World As We Know It and Happy New Years - The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End the World) by Sara Webb

The Story Is Interesting, But the Writing Is Not Good - My Story by Lewis Hamilton (Timothy Collings ghostwriter)

Bandit on the Run - The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Why were there 6 chapters worth of exposition? - The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph

Mindblowing, but not in a good way - The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

a voice narrated review - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

It’s Hard to Think with the Bullets Flying - Protecting the Amish Child by Dana R. Lynn

I, Misanthrope Bot - All Systems Red - The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

A Caper That Fell Flat - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Not for me - The Fraud by Zadie Smith

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