A Pleasant Way to Spend the Holidays - The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries by Ed. Otto Penzler
A great man, a great book (??), but not a book for me. - Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
Murder goes on vacation - The Murder Stone by Louise Penny
I know its bad but I liked it anyway - From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout
A Black Feminist Essay Party - Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible by Yomi Adegoke, Elizabeth Uviebinené
“There’s room for different kinds of greatness. Even if you cry doing it.” - The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
Holiday fluff - Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber
An interesting concept, but I was still confused at times - Dead Wednesday by Jerry Spinelli
The most bland doomsday ever - Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom: A Novel of Retropolis by Bradley W. Schneck
Branching out for my final CBR13 review, and a brief summary of my CBR year - In Too Deep by Daryl Banner
“The thing to keep in mind is that laws are framed by those who happen to be in power and for the purpose of keeping them in power.” - Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
Naughty Santa Does Not Mind the Gap - Santa Clause is Going to Town on Me by M.L. Eliza; Santa's Baby by Chloe Maine
A cloth mage, a journalist, and some bad guys walk into a bar (this does happen at one point) - Innate Magic by Shannon Fay
“Being defiant can be a good thing sometimes,” - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Be a GD cheetah - Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Won’t be reading the sequels, thank you. - Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke
oh Sally, I don’t know about this one - Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney
The weakest one of these in a while. - Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14) by Louise Penny
Add your name to the ones who have read this - All the Names Given: Poems by Raymond Antrobus
I wanted to like this one so bad! - The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams
So conflicted about these books, but I will definitely keep reading because I trust my recommenders! - Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Yo ho ho and a slice of politics - Geronimo Stilton Reporter #10 Blackrat’s Treasure by Geronimo Stilton; Mayor Good Boy by Dave Scheidt
Witch Hunt! - Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
My Last Review for 2021 - Going Dark: The Secrete Social Lives of Extremists by Julia Ebner
Cookies for a cause: the best kind - Smash the Pastry-archy by Planned Parenthood
More Cookbooks I’ve Been Perusing - Nadiya’s Kitchen: Over 100 Simple, Delicious Family Recipes by Nadiya Hussain; Easy Gourmet: Awesome Recipes Anyone Can Cook by Stephanie Le
Rocky the Owl - The Christmas Owl: Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller by Gideon Sterer
“Steve, I’ve been duped!” or, my experience reading Comfort Me With Apples *SPOILERS* - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Bring Out Yer Dead! - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Liar Liar Tri-corner hat on fire - Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth about Paul Revere's Midnight Ride by Jeff Lantos
Another hate-to-love Romance - Love at First by Kate Clayborn
Expect the Unexpected with the Manga Cookbook - Manga Cookbook by Annonymus
The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters - The Road through the Wall by Shirley Jackson; Selected Prose of TS Eliot by TS Eliot; The Burden of Southern History by C Vann Woodward
If you like lots of angst in your YA and stories about teenagers being assholes and doing stupid things, you will like this more than I did. - May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor
I know it says three stars but I actually did like it!!! - The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
“These are my people, the crazy dreamers who decide they want to live their life off the beaten path.” - Happy Trail by Daisy Prescott
The Superheroine duo is now the foreshadowed Heroine Trio! - Heroine's Journey by Sarah Kuhn; Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn
My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side. - Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women by Paula Guran, editor
I will defend Dana Scully with my last breath. - 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow
I have finished The Witcher! - Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0.6) by Andrzej Sapkowski
Dragons of the Hourglass Mage – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (2009) - Dragons of the Hourglass Mage by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Sisters might point things out that others are too polite to mention, but I wanna point out some good books - What Are Sisters For? by Anya Glazer; How to Hug a Pufferfish by Ellie Peterson
Do you wanna catch a killer with me? - Danger in Numbers by Heather Graham
Need to feel good? Grab a book or four - Chirp!: Chipmunk Sings for a Friend by Jamie A. Swenson; Sunny-Side Up by Jacky Davis; We Are Better Together by Bill McKibben; Let’s Do Everything and Nothing by Julia Kuo
For those who question and have big feelings - Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty; Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival
another gripe: for an advice columnist, our protagonist is really clueless - Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
MANY content warnings but a beautiful depiction of the author’s hometown and culture - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Likable and entertaining - Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne
Lavender Blue - The Long Lavender Look by John D. Macdonald
Let’s Get Silly! - Archie: Volume One by Fiona Staples et. al.