Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Top Ten Tuesday - The Last Ten Books I DNF'd


Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.



This week the topic is
The Last Ten Books I've Abandoned



I'm not one to shy away from DNFing so there are a lot of books I've DNF'd, but here are the last ten that I stopped reading: 




1. Infinity Son (Infinity Cycle, #1) by Adam Silvera

I'd heard a lot of mixed things about this before I started it, so I wasn't surprised that I didn't enjoy it. 
 




2. The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) by Evan Winter

I couldn't get on with the writing for this one and got a bit confused. 
 





3. We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) by Hafsah Faizal

This was a book that I'd heard lots of people rave about, so I was excited to read it. Unfortunately, I couldn't get on with it and decided to DNF.





4. My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

This was another book where I struggled with the writing style, and I also found it difficult to connect with the characters.





5. Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) by Susan Dennard

Oh, boy. This was a book that I was so excited to read, but after a while things started to bug me and it got to the point where I didn't want to read it anymore.



6. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

I loved Uprooted by the author, so I was really looking forward to reading Spinning Silver, but I ended up getting bored and decided to stop reading.




7. The Tesla Legacy by K.K. Perez

Another that I was excited to read and ended up losing interest.




8. These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders, #1) by Sara Raasch

This sounded really interesting but I found there to be too many info dumps and I didn't connect with the characters or the writing.







9. Sorceror to the Crown (Sorceror Royal, #1) by Zen Cho

This was one that I was sure I'd love, but I really struggled to get into it and eventually decided to give up.




10. The Orphanage of Gods by Helena Coggan

I lost interest in the plot as it didn't really seem to be going anywhere and I found the characters quite boring, despite the fact that they had powers.



Have you read any of these?
What was the last book you abandoned?







 

10 comments :

  1. Great list! I've seen quite a few negative reviews for Infinity Son, so I imagine you're not alone, and I read Truthwitch last month and very nearly DNF'd myself.

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    1. Yeah, it looks like quite a few people felt the same as me, unfortunately.

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  2. I loved Truthwitch, and My So-Called Bollywood Life is a favorite too. I DNF quite a bit, though, so I can understand giving up on a book that just isn't working for you

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    1. It was a shame as I was actually enjoying Truthwitch to begin with, but then things started to bug me and I lost interest. I'm glad you enjoyed it though :)

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  3. I DNF Spinning Silver as well.

    My TTT .

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    1. It was such a shame as I was actually enjoying it to begin with but then lost interest :(

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  4. Confusion is a big one for me, too. If I have to re-read every sentence three times to understand what's going on, I'm out. Too much work!

    Happy TTT!

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    1. Right?! If I have to keep going back because I think I've missed something it's just too much hassle haha.

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  5. Sorry these didn't work out for you. I've seen Silvera's book on this topic a lot today.

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  6. I'm not familiar with any of these books, but it's good you aren't wasting your time reading them if you aren't interested!
    Here's my TTT list.

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