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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“So, I mean, it’s awesome that, uh, you’re a city? Congratulations! I want to be accepting of this new stage in your identity formation.”

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

August 26, 2021 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

I want to try something new with my reviews. Yeah, I could start again with OH WOW. HOW DID I GET SO BEHIND. AGAIN. But snooze, amiright? Instead, I want to use the system that my local library book club does. We always go around the room and give a rating (check, already part of Cannonball and Goodreads) and then sum up our feelings on the book in one word. I’m going to let you know now, I’m a bit of a cheat and I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Great Cities #1, n.k. jemisin, new york, Urban Fantasy

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, Great Cities #1, n.k. jemisin, new york, Urban Fantasy ·
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