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2 Star Reviews

I really, really don’t like giving books bad reviews - The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

Two books I Did Not Like - Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter; Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Growing Up takes a lifetime - Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff

Just… so many cops - The Night Thief by Joy Ellis

Heartbreakingly, aggravatingly, not for me. - Ararat by Christopher Golden

Boy’s Life – Robert McCammon (1991) - Boy's Life by Robert McCammon

Not Enough Detail - Insight Guides - Glasgow Pocket Guide by Insight Guides

Every Move You Make- Eh. - Every Move You Make by Deborah Bee

Not a great collection of stories, in my opinion. - A Universe of Wishes by ed. Dhonielle Clayton

This one did not meet my expectations - Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

“If all goes well, human history is just beginning.” - The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity by Toby Ord

“She used to think the sea the one blessing of winter: even though the world around her was bleak, the water seldom lost its color. Today the contrast between the dead black and the rich blue is almost impossible to believe in.” - The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve

Beautiful covers do not always mean beautiful books. Sad face. - Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1) by Ciannon Smart

The Swamp Will Eat You - Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

I want to know more about the skunk woman - Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs the Troublesome 4 by Fermin Solis

Shadows of what could have been a decent book, alas - Shadows of Eternity by Gregory Benford

Werther is a selfish, entitled, overly dramatic arsehole and I am glad he is dead - The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I think this story should have been told by someone else - Fables vol 7: Arabian Nights by Bill Willingham

Stolen Thoughts – Tim Tigner (2020) - Stolen Thoughts by Tim Tigner

Despite the title of the book, this was not a good time - Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry

An American Wine History - The Wild Vine by Todd Kliman

I made it through Jordan – Brandon Sanderson is next: The Wheel of Time review (Part VII) - Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan; Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

The Book the Bookclub book is based on - Donkey-Skin by Charles Perrault

Book Lust – Nancy Pearl (2003) - Book Lust by Nancy Pearl

Death becomes her - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Classic book, award-winning movie…BAH. - Children of Men by P.D. James

Two books two reviews part two - I’m on It! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading) by Andrea Tsurumi; Guess What!? (an Unlimited Squirrels Book) by Mo Willems

Two books two reviews - Lewis Trondheim’s The Fly by Lewis Trondheim; Chick and Brain: Egg or Eyeball? by Cece Bell

A Tale as Old as Patty Hearst - The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

“You ladies read a strange assortment of books,” James Harris said. “We’re a strange assortment of broads,” Kitty replied.” - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Zzzz - The last thing he told me by Laura Dave

Inert Magic - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

If I didn’t already have one DNF on my BINGO sheet, I would have quit this one - Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

The Amount of Review Titles This Year Where I Say I Feel Apathetic: Well, Here’s Another, Folks! - Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

Bloody tango steps in Sweden - The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell

The premise is the only redeeming feature and even that’s somewhat derivative - The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen

I’m approaching the end: The Wheel of Time, Book 9 (review part VI) - Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan

Cool Story Bro. Shame about the main character though - The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Erik Maikranz

World War II meets King Arthur’s Court - The Metropolitans by Carol Goodman

Do you already have a vague idea of what self-care is? If yes, you can skip this book - The Witch's Book of Self-Care by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Literally not what I hoped it would be. - Literally by Lucy Keating

Trump’s Bunker - Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency by Michael Wolff

More H-Mart, Less Crying - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

A very cool pantheon of gods ruined by lackluster writing and anti-Semitism - Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

Almost a DNF, I Feel So Weary and Jaded - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The Culprit Behind All the Gastrointestinal Distress - THE EMOTION THESAURUS: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi

Bogged Down with Hairshirts - The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin

In a Bit of a Rut - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

A dated serial killer drama - Sacred Sins by Nora Roberts

Unsavory Lamb - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

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