Couldn’t clear the hurdle of suspending my disbelief on this one. - The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
The Book of Cold Cases - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
They Drown Our Daughters - They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe
Whodunnit? Whodonut! - City of Lies by Alafair Burke
The Schoolhouse Blizzard - Maddy and the Monstrous Storm by Julie Gilbert
A Book on Video Games with Some Design Flaws - Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen
Two “friends” talk over pizza… - She-Hulk #3 by Rainbow Rowell
“Perhaps the compulsion to fill every inch of space was because it made him feel less alone.” - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Snap to it and read - A Mouthful of Minnows by John Hare
Shiver me timbers and pull up a cutlass - When I Was a Pirate by Tom Silson
A Family History - Seven Aunts by Staci Lola Drouillard
The Yugo was a lemon, but this lemonade is more Country Time powder than fresh-squeezed - The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History by Jason Vuic
Familiar plot, new characters - Real Easy by Marie Rutkoski
Get a mop, things are going to get messy - The Leak by Kate Reed Petty
Indigo - Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
“We are irrational in our species-specific devotions.” - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
Cool premise, questionable tone - Midnight Riot / Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
I am Quiet and Thinking too - I Am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater ; I Am Quiet : A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers
Road Trip Romance - No Rings Attached by Rachel Lacey
Not everything needs to be a mystery - First Cut by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell
Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear. - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The rest is just drag - Miss Rita, Mystery Reader by Sam Donovan
Aggressively meh - Blame it on the Brontes by Annie Sereno
Three stars, for now. It’s not the book it’s me?? - Moon Witch, Spider King (The Dark Star Trilogy, #2) by Marlon James
Sorry for your Trouble - Sorry for your Trouble by Richard Ford
Exactly What I Should Have Expected - Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
He’s a dog called Murray with lots of worries - Don’t Worry Murry by David Ezra Stein
Not my favorite chew toy, but it will be someone’s - Two Dogs by Ian Falconer
Ok, yes I was creeped out a little - Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds
Getting Steamy in San Francisco: #CannonBookClub2022! - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
‘Elizabeth X. I bet you have no other Xs in your file.’ - The Secret of Elizabeth (1978) by Vera Caspary
Strong writing as expected but I might have enjoyed it more 38 years ago - Shallows by Tim Winton
If the formula works, might as well use it - Jujutsu Kaisen, vols. 0-12 by Gege Akutami
Cute doggos, problematic content - The Bookshop Rescue by Rochelle Alers
So far behind. - Wheels No Wheels by Shannon McNeill; My Lala by Thomas King, Ill by Charlene Chua; Baby Squeaks by Anne Hunter
Love is Not the End-All - The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
Wouldn’t it be funny if? - Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
A murder mystery that wasn’t what I expected… - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
If It Quacks Like a Duck - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Those podcast episodes must only be, like, 5 minutes long - The Night Swim by Megan Golding
Charity - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
Workplace horror, but make it kinda boring - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
There are more words in the publisher description than the whole book - Baboon! by Pau
I Was Born a Baby, too! - I Was Born a Baby by Meg Fleming
Sing or dig? - Song of the Court by Katy Farina
When defeating monsters and saving princesses is not enough - The Flower of the Witch by Enrico Orlandi
When book two makes you get the other series and book one…. - The Only Living Girl V02: Beneath the Unseen City by David Gallaher
Heritage and pride - Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter by Mark Gonzales
Hopefully the last one of these I three-star for a while. - A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15) by Louise Penny
I still like the characters, but the situations are getting harder to believe - A Different Dawn (Nina Guerrera #2) by Isabella Maldonado