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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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“For here was the thing that no fairy tale would ever admit, but that she understood in that moment: love was not inherently good.” - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

“Their own words are their best memorial:” Civilian Casualties of WWII - Leningrad by Anna Reid ; In the Ruins of the Reich by Douglas Botting

Community - One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

Brains, not just for zombies anymore - Battle of the Brains: The Science Behind Animal Minds by Jocelyn Rish

Duskwalker Brides #3 - A Soul to Touch by Opal Reyne

Sexy Sexy Vampire Sexy Sex - In Her Thrall by Chloe Parker

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life - Demon Copperhead by Barbra Kingsolver

Have a cup of tea? Don’t mind if I have three - The Tea Dagon Society Book One by K. O’Neill; The Tea Dragon Festival #2 by K. O’Neill; The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3) by K. O’Neill

“I never wanted to be a hero, but that doesn’t mean I’ll let you turn me into a villain” - Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

A great time was had. - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

“And they all liv’d together in a little crooked house.” - Crooked House by Agatha Christie

Dueling novels - Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser

The penultimate Kate Daniels novel. - Magic Binds (Kate Daniels, #9) by Ilona Andrews

Jersey Girl - Death of a Dancing Queen by Kimberly G. Giarratano

“I think everyone should just figure out what works for them and enjoy it on their own terms.” - I Think Our Son Is Gay Vol. 3 by Okura; I Think Our Son Is Gay Vol. 4 by Okura

Who Wouldn’t Want a Bunch of Sexy Gargoyles? - Deceived By The Gargoyles by Lillian Lark

Yer a killer, Cliff! - Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

Cohesive and imaginative, a marvelous collection - Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

It is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

Murder of the Week - A Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

Sometimes knowing things can ruin the ending, but it’s still a good book - Shimmy Bang Sparkle by Nicola Rendell

You don’t sail a thousand ships, you pulverize them - Possession by Adriana Anders

What a bird - Bibi by Jo Weaver

Harper and Sam running for their lives  - Black Star by Eric Anthony Glover

Staring at the Sun - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

The madness of Florida and TFG and snakes - Squeeze Me by Carl Hiassen

Derek Laufman has a new fan - The Witch of Wickerson by Derek Laufman

“It’s a strange state of vacillating between having our shit together and feeling less and less like we give a damn about what the rest of the world thinks.” - Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun

A thriller based in gentrification - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Pinball’s lineage - Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

The mantle of Moth Keeper - The Moth Keeper by K O' Neill

Nun of the Above - Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

Gangsters vs. Nazis – some interesting philosophical questions - Gangsters vs. Nazis by Michael Benson

An Evil Origin Story - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

I Mean, Damn - How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent

Kafka Goes Kaiju - Kaiju No.8 vol. 1 by Naoya Matsumoto

Samurai: A big deal in Japanese society for 700 years - Magical History Tour Volume 12: The Samurai by Fabrice Erre

South American spirit - The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories by Kate Ashwin

“Peel away the scalp, scratch at the skull, peek inside the mind of Jeremy Haun. I dare you.” –Declan Shalvey, Bog Bodies - Haunthology by Jeremy Haun

Successionary - Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

One of my year’s best already? - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

A Moving Portrait of a Complicated Character - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Heartbreaking But Beautiful - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Another Outing for the Thursday Murder Club - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Twisty From Start To Finish - Verity by Colleen Hoover

She might be a mall goth, but she ain’t no poser - Mall Goth by Kate Leth

“Lexicography Moves So Slowly That Scientists Classify It As a Solid” - Word by Word by Kory Stamper

You know the drill, Careful what you wish for…. - Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #1 by Various

Jump Up and Feel Down - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Number Three With a Bullet - The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

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  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
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  • Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.
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