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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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4 Star Reviews

When my brain is about to melt, I pick up YA - Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett; Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen McManus

An Historical Romance- and feminism! - Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore

Everyone has felt like Moon Girl at one time or other – #CBR11Bingo: “And so it begins” - Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: The Beginning by Brandon Montclare (writer), Amy Reeder (writer), Natacha Bustos (artist), Marco Failla (artist)

The greatest stakes are often the lowest - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

“Therapy is like a toothbrush. You can’t really put it to use for anybody but yourself” - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Not something I might have chosen myself, but really enjoyed! #FarAndAway - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

“It has been said that a specialist is a barbarian whose ignorance is not well-rounded.” - His Master's Voice by Stanislaw Lem

Something Rotten - The Criminal by Jim Thompson

But her exterior wasn’t the issue. - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

“I couldn’t help it. It just popped in there.” – Ray Stantz - The DarkDeep by Allie Condie, Brendan Reichs

Dealing with those pesky feelings - This Makes me Jealous by Courtney Carbone

Deeper Than I Expected - The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty

A Darker Shade of Magic Re-read: CBR Bingo “I Love This” - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

A classic for a reason! - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

First they convinced them that the afterlife is even better than Disneyland - Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Why is it cheap to feed polar bears? (Because they live on ice only.) - Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival by Lindsay Moore

A small, empty hiss was her sole reply. - Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

He allowed me a few moments to absorb the news. - The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills

Grandma flexed her arm. “Ride or die.” - Sapphire Flames: A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona Andrews; Diamond Fire: A Hidden Legacy Novella by Ilona Andrews

Just as great as 9th grade. - Cue For Treason by Geoffrey Trease

A Good Introduction to the World of Indigenous Comics and its Creators - Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection by Hope Nicholson

It’s not the bad people who are brave I fear, it’s the good people who are afraid - American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

YA Round-Up - A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro ; The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes, #2) by Brittany Cavallaro ; Pulp by Robin Talley; The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes; The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2) by Ashley Poston

A mythical world to inform on a real world problem - Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill

Behind the scenes of History - March Book Two by John Lewis

A loving bond grows between the two unlikely friends - The Scarecrow. by Beth Ferray

Showing how #2 can be #1 in helping the natural world - Steve the Dung Beetle by Susan R. Stoltz

Sex, drugs and a little rock-n-roll in Iran - Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

It’s official: I suck. - On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck by Nick Riggle

Extremely solid second book; I liked it better than the first. #CBRBingo – Own Voices - The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient, #2) by Helen Hoang

Not at all what I was expecting. #CBRBingo – Birthday - Firestarter by Stephen King

His quarry had burned the devil-grass, of course. - The Gunslinger by Stephen King

2nd Bingo!!! - Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung

We live over and over in the happening only to be left with what’s already done. - Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera

Great Update to Turn of the Screw - The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

I don’t recommend reading them together - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson; Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Great artists put a lot of themselves into their works. - Still Life by Louise Penny

“During the Middle Ages, there was a special English word for women who dared to speak in public: they were labeled scolds.” (BINGO!) - Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

It’s Always the Husband, Right? - The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Another trip down memory lane - Flight 116 is Down by Caroline B. Cooney

Wrapping Up the Girl of Fire and Thorns Trilogy - The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson; The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson

Politics, Capitalism and Impending Doom - The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

CBR11Bingo: The Collection & Reader’s Choice — BLACKOUT! - A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction by Terry Pratchett; Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

Questions about Modernity and Ways of Life – But in Space - Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

Exploring a Family Tragedy and How Things Left Unsaid Fester - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Two Folk of the Air Stories - The Wicked King by Holly Black; The Lost Sisters by Holly Black

Once Upon a Time, a Girl Lost Herself - Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

Well That Was Dark - Pharricide by Vincent de Swarte

Judgement for the Selkies - The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire

Just Desserts for the Terrible Nephew - Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan

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