my recent dnfs 🥲 | books i absolutely could not finish and why

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[throneofpages]

i let out a breath i didn't know i was holding when i reached the end because i didn't see any books i've liked 😂🥰

[LifeofTaeShan]

The way that complaining is one of your favorite things to do and you’re really good at it.. I love it, I normally hate hearing people complain but you do it so well it’s like super calculated and it makes sense. Needless to say I loved this video and you’re literally hilarious

[Owlzindabarn]

I'm a "Mood reader" too, now that I think of it. But when I DNF it's usually in a fantasy novel when they get halfway through the "journey" and it seems like they're just running 'round in circles. I hate fantasy books that pad the journey lol

[thescarediest]

Honestly normal people seems so stressful bc sally Rooney doesn’t use quotation marks and I just can’t do it 😭

[MayaKalia]

Definitely agree with you on Sorrowland. I was lost I had to stop, several times and finally gave up

[GlitterCarnival]

I just love the way you give your opinions. So conversational, like I'm talking to my best friend. There's no other booktuber who's opinion I trust and vibe with more tbh

[goldglitterglam]

Hook line and sinker is not worth the second try imo, i just finished it yesterday and it was lackluster. fox continued to have that hangup over how ppl saw him and pushed hannah away and she was like "imma stay by his side and wait bc my love can fix him and im the main character of my story"

[jennab]

Headcase by Onley James was like a parody of the previous books. I read it from 12 am - 3 am and it was soooo….. I actually enjoyed it because it went off the rails immediately and never recovered. I was like that’s what I thought you would do Onley James.

[Joharis]

Omg Sophie Lark has the booktok girls on their knees and yet...I can't find the romance in these romance books of her 😭

[virginiaattawayrounds]

I really liked Love and Other Disasters, but I am also an Anita Kelly superfan. I would recommend people start with their novella series about a queer karaoke bar.

[mandymckk]

Love and Other Disasters was cute! I liked Anita Kelly’s first Moonlighters novella better though, so if you want to give the author another chance, I recommend picking that one up!

[allison]

You should definitely give the Veronica Speedwell audiobooks a shot. The narrator is so good!

[ohladysamantha]

I really enjoyed Love & Other Diasters. Just finished it. I understand how Daliah could be grating as the MC for you tho!

As for Sally Rooney… you are either a fan or you aren’t. I am, but I understand how you might not get along with her writing style.

Veronica Speedwell series is EVERYTHING. listen on audio the narrator is great!

[Maria-kbnq]

If you’re looking for a comfort read mystery try A Good Day For Chardonnay… it’s technically a cozy mystery so it has the typical punny title but it’s a good time (and has a romance but it’s not the focus). Also imo don’t bother with the Brutal Birthright series- Kingmakers is the best out of all of Lark’s series

[tessalawler]

I’d definitely give Hook, Line, & Sinker another try, esp if you liked It Happened One Summer. That conflict with Fox’s character is definitely a focus of the book and gets talked about a lot throughout, so I think you’ll be happy with the resolution.

[toribrookss]

im def a mood reader and pro-dnfing! i will dnf a book with the quickness if it's not holding my attention🤣

[PamNg]

Yesss I love Victoria Speedwell because it’s so comforting!! And maybe watching Normal People and then reading it could help?

[misosoupcup]

I agree with you on Normal People, I really enjoy character studies but the book was too slow and the writing was extremely dry. I only finished it because I put the audio book on three times speed. As for Sorrowland, I found the book very interesting but it unfortunately was not Solomon's best in my opinion. Like you mentioned some of Vern's choices didn't make sense, and the metaphors in the book were unclear to me

[claireythefairy]

You have been dropping them back to back since your break! Can't wait to get some time to watch this weekend.

[rainy]

"and she just seemed like a fkn dummy" had me dead lmao