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
OK I may have over-estimated Odd Thomas filling the Bosch void in my life - Forever Odd (Odd Thomas #2) by Dean Koontz; Brother Odd (Odd Thomas #3) by Dean Koontz
Nocturnes - Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro
I’m starting to believe that I just love Harry Bosch, not necessarily Michael Connelly? - Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly
Giving the old tropes an update - Her Fake Date Until Midnight by Eve Pendle
I’m sorry, Cannonballers, but I did not buy a ticket for the hype-train - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Out in the Wilds - The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian
Squirrels and pie oh my! - Apple of My Pie: Norma and Belly by Mika Song
I might have a little Punky in me - Punky Aloha by Shar Tuiasoa
Come see what you can see - Wondering Around by Meg Fleming
New Teeth - New Teeth by Simon Rich
A life less ordinary - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Don’t Let Bukowski Near Your Ass - Essential Bukowski: Poetry by Charles Bukowski
Rising Sun - Rising Sun by Michael Crichton
Some Good, Some Not So Good - The Practice of Not Thinking: A Guide to Mindful Living by Ryunosuke Koike
Niche - The Carbon-Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens by First Dog on the Moon
Just over ten years ago, Mindy Kaling wrote a book… - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Our Gang - Our Gang by Philip Roth
There is a Forced Proximity Romance here, but there’s also lots of things I cared less about. - Lockdown on London Lane by Beth Reekles
The gym is supposed to be my safe space - Set on You by Amy Lea
What is your relationship with your grandfather? - Gigi and Ojiji by Melissa Iwai