I keep singing the title of this to the tune of “Animals” by Maroon 5 for some reason… - Renegades by Marissa Meyer
The cover makes the book look more exciting than it is - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Can’t compete with Red, White, and Royal Blue - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
CBR12 Book Bingo – Cannonballer Says - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
The Cover Screamed “ME!” But the Read Was Actually Very Frustrating and Not Me At All… - The Pisces by Melissa Broder
I’m waiting for the Baudelaires to meet the One Trick Pony (CBR12Bingo 2: No Money) - The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
Wets, Drys, and Hypocrites - Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent
Rambling tale about three desperate women being saved by enigmatic men - The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
A late 80s-romance novel helps me cross off another square (double bingo) - Viscount Vagabond by Loretta Chase
Everything Sucks - Nothing Personal by Jason Starr
You get five made up words per story, and ideally zero rapes. (CBR12Bingo2: Fresh start) - Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Old stories told today, sort of. - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Hemingway is jerk - A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Pearl Clutching - Rage by Bob Woodward
cbr12bingo – Green (and another Bingo!) - Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
A bit of a disappointment from a favourite author #BookClub - A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
Paging Mary Sue. Paging Mary Sue to the Tarot Academy - Tarot Academy 2: Spells of Breath and Blade by Sarah Piper
Mediocre offering in a good series - Edinburgh Midnight by Carole Lawrence
Jackson Brodie is a total d*** - One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
A really long review that has spoilers - Becoming Beatriz by Tami Charles
Sometimes Friends Give You Bad Books - Pay the Piper: A Rock n' Roll Fairytale by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple
Me and my pagan crew - Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw
Stan Lee and the Novel that Doesn’t Work - A Trick of Light by Stan Lee, Kat Rosenfield
They were way too immature to turn down a shot at those bragging rights - Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey
More like Thud and Fizzle Out - Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner
Condescending, which in this case means talking down to your readers (CBR12Bingo: Fresh Starts) - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
An intriguing but ultimately disappointing take on aliens coming to Earth - Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Only Half of What Was Promised - How to Use Your Sewing Machine to Make, Mend, and Customize by Alison Smith MBE
I remember the Russians - Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
Not all Gingerbread Boys are edible - Lint Boy by Aileen Leijten
To be celebrated - M is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany Rose; Black Girl Magic A Poem by Mahogany L. Browne
Money, it’s a crime - The Assistants by Camille Perri
‘Tortured genius’ trope: less interesting when not played by Hugh Laurie - American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
Don’t Let the Whimsical Cover Fool You: The Hits Just Keep on Coming - The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill
I admit it: I didn’t get it. But then again, I got it like a hot stick between the eyes - Birthright by George Abraham
The Muppets Did it Better - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
It has taken me eleven years to get through this book. - Phantom (Sword of Truth, #10) by Terry Goodkind
No Real Gold Here, Just Dull Rocks with Spraypaint - Gold by Dan Rhodes
If only this one would have stuck to the shelf - Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
I Don’t Care What Anyone Says, This Is Not a Romantic Comedy - You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
Tell me it gets better - Storm Front by Jim Butcher
“Sugary elixirs of spirituality diluted in platitudes” - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
There is more than just that silly ol’ bear - Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne
Thank goodness I didn’t read this debut first - The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab
Doesn’t Seem Worth Continuing the Series - Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson
Snow Dice - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The film is WAY better than the book - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
I wish I liked this more - Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman
I fail to can (CBR12Bingo: Uncannon) - Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortberg
Thanks, I’ll Pass - All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg