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2 Star Reviews

“Good times or bad, let’s share them over this bowl.” - Ramen Wolf & Curry Tiger (Vol. 1-2) by Emboss

Insert gif of Fred Willard saying ‘Wha’ Happened?’ here. - Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao

I don’t recommend reading a sequel before reading the first one - The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Miss for me, hit for you? - Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas

A ghost story from the olden days - The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

This is what happens when you pick a book based on the title - But You Don't Look Autistic At All by Bianca Toeps

Nowhere Nothing and I Don’t Care All At Once - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Maid: this book was not good - The Maid by Nita Prose

Sigh. Scent memories are real, y’all. - Claimed by JR Ward

Underwhelmed (or I wanted to like this but . . . ) - Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler

Eileen: when being unlikeable is your personality - Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Like a Lead Balloon - Elevation by Stephen King

No More Robert Bloch For Me - More Nightmares by Robert Bloch

Seems to sorta be missing the “other developmental disorders”… - My Brain Is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu

Luke endangered my Kindle. - An Unlikely Match for the Governess by Lauri Robinson

Trying to Come Up With Some Pros Here - Orbit 10 by Damon Knight (Editor)

Rachel, Rachel - The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

One sweet, slow burn romance and one mafia story with too many plot lines - Punk-In: MM Rockstar Romance (Wayward Lane Book 1) by Ava Olsen; Three Souls Who Break (Three Ties Book 1) by Michelle Dare

Review #6: Slow burn, but what for? - Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham

An erotica holiday romance buddy read - Tempting Klaus by Ashlee Rose

A fluffy grumpy/sunshine romance with Christmas vibes - Pine-ing for You by T.S. Ankney

More About People Than Ideas - Socialism 101 by Kathleen Sears

Yikes. That didn’t go as planned. - Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti

“Home is a choice and sometimes a hard one. What you choose to accept. What you embrace.” - Lute by Jennifer Marie Thorne

Cat Transformations and Found Family - Spell Bound by FT Lukens

DNF the Current Majorly Buzzed Bestseller - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Much lizard, so destruction - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

I think the author needed a nap - Animals Rule This Land by Luke Milton

None for me, thanks - The Invisible Hour: A Novel by Alice Hoffman

An interesting premise, but not one I cared about enough to continue - Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

The not so innocent is found by the innocent - Mage and the Endless Unknown by SJ Miller

Truly, I do not understand why this is beloved. - From Blood and Ash (From Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Should I be taking you dancing?” “Not in those clothes. I’ve standards.” - Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles

I May Not Know Art, But I Know I Didn’t Like This Book - Duma Key by Stephen King

In Which I’m Probably Unfair to a Book - The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang

A twisting tale - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

A Puncher’s Chance - Fat City by Leonard Gardner

Have a banana, Hannah! - Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to read a book about Goodfellas - Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas by Glenn Kenny

Smart but boring - The Sorceress Transcendent by Casey Blair

A mystery complete with recipes! - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

The Faces That Launched a Thousand Political Conflicts - Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women who Slept with Kings and Princes by Julia A. Hickey

An aptly named memoir - Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me by Bernie Taupin

I am the tree and you are the bird. Fly off as you please, you will always come back to sit on my branches. - A Long Way from Douala by Max Lobe

A crazy little thing, but I’m not sure it’s love - A Condition Called Love Volume 1 by Megumi Morino

When the Olympians were kids - Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom Graphic Novel (1), by David Campiti; Poseidon and the Sea of Fury Graphic Novel (2)  by David Campiti; Hades and the Helm of Darkness Graphic Novel (3)  by David Campiti; Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire Graphic Novel (4) by David Campiti

Fantasy shouldn’t make you feel your early middle age - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Nothing like a sister -  Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends The Graphic Novel by Francine Pascal

Different tune, same story - Battle of the Bands by Eric Smith and Lauren Gibaldi

Dan Brown Writing Victor Hugo would need a CW - The Watchers by Jon Steele

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