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

Blond, Blue-eyed, Rapacious, and Ployglot - The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett

I tried something new. - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Unexpected testicle reference - Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

“Perfect” in a title raises my expectations - Perfect Strangers by Tasmina Perry

OMG #didn’tlikeitmuch - Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Lifetime movie fodder - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

All Fluff and No Substance Makes “Nicholson” a Dull Read - Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot

Debut Harry Hole book is not bad, but contributes little to the Hole story at this late date - The Bat by Jo Nesbo

I really really wanted to love this - Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie

I Wasn’t Charmed - Charming by Elliot James

I’m pretty sure I’m too old for this crap. - Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

I think I preferred the Fox Family version - Fallen & Leviathan by Thomas Sniegoski

Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel Would Rate It Two Meth Teeth out of Five - The Black Dove by Steven Hockensmith

I Really Wanted To Like This (Part One) - Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

Back to High School, Part 3 - The Last Story by Christopher Pike

The Hundred Foot Journey to Mediocrity - The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

Have some watered down tea and a dry scone - Among Others by Jo Walton

A resounding meh - One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

Eleanor & Marianne & Sigmund? - Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters & Jane Austen

Inside the mind of a dull guy. - Yoga Sutras by Jackson Radcliffe

Kids in Jeopardy – Part 2 - The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls

A Lone wolf finds his mate just in time for Xmas - A Seal Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear

File Under: Self Help, Business - The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

I Think I Need Some Tums - The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard Morais

Inspired by a true story . . . . - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates

Yes, we know strip mining is bad. Where did John Grisham go? - Grey Mountain by John Grisham

Here She Goes Again - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris

Anarchy & Death: A Love Story - The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter

Carnival of Fools - A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister

I’ve got a laser pointer, come out and PLAAAAAAAAAY! - Warriors: Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter

King Kong meets Homer in a less than successful adventure - The Lost Island by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

It’s a G G G Ghost! - Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

It is What it is - Where We Belong by Emily Giffin

dear mrs kennedy - Dear Mrs. Kennedy: the world shares its grief letters, November 1963 by jay mulvaney and paul de angelis

A Thesaurus for Writers, in Concept Anyway - The Describer's Dictionary by David Grambs & Ellen Levine

Shopgirl by Steve Martin - Shopgirl by Steve Martin

Insufferable WASP Privilege - Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

Suck It, Wonder Woman! by Olivia Munn - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek by Olivia Munn

Proud Mary - RMS Queen Mary Official Souvenir Guide by Roger Hardingham

Not the best of all possible books. - The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord

I AM NOT PLEASED - We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

The internet ruins more of my childhood. - Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Planet Eccentric by Ripley's Entertainment

It’s Not All About You - The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan

Millennials are so screwed if this is our future. - California by Edan Lepucki

There’s an excellent book floating around in here somewhere, but… - Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson

A novella that doesn’t quite meet the mark - Spun by Catherine McKenzie

Lust vs. Love: Does Janet Evanovich know the difference? - Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich

*hangs head in shame* I forgot to post this back in MARCH - The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1880-1930 by Margaret Lynch-Brennan

A YA historical romance you’d be better off skipping - The Season by Sarah Maclean

A historical romance with Highlanders and the Gunpowder plot. Yup, that one. - X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts

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