Popular Books I Have DNF’d

I am a big DNF’er. I never used to be… I used to be one of those readers that would struggle through and finish every single book I started. But then I used to get myself into a book slump where I didn’t want to read at all. That was the point when I decided that life is too short, and there are too many books out there, for me to struggle through ones I don’t enjoy. So now, I usually give a book to page 50-100 to grab me, if it doesn’t by then… it’s a goner. Here are 5 pretty popular books/series that I have abandoned.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart was a super popular book a couple of years back. Everyone seemed to be reading it and everyone was loving it. I couldn’t wait to read it… and I made it about 3 or 4 chapters in. I was so bored and didn’t really care about what happened to any of the characters… as I didn’t like any of them. So I decided to cut my losses and just get rid.

I was so excited for A Whole New World by Liz Braswell when I first heard about it. I am a huuuuuge Disney fan and I was super excited for this twist on the tales. But then I started reading it and didn’t feel like I was reading anything different. It just felt like the ending of Aladdin but without the beginning. I was bored and felt like it would be more enjoyable to just watch the movie so I decided not to continue.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner should have been one that I loved. I am a huge lover of dystopian novels and series and I actually really enjoy the storyline of this one. I loved the movies. But I have started this book 3 times and each time I get to the same point, lose interest and stop reading. Clearly James’ writing just isn’t for me.

Now for the controversial ones…

Now, initially I absolutely loved Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi. I absolutely loved the first book. I thought it was so unique. The story, the characters, the way it was wrote. It was incredible. Then I read book 2… it was okay… then the dreaded love interest switch happened and I HATED it. I felt like there was such a dramatic switch in character development. It was strange and odd and I felt like she kind of just changed it to satisfy fans. I hated that and… I absolutely despise Warner. He is a psychopath and I find absolutely nothing likeable about him… so after the novella that goes in between books 2 and 3 I cut my losses and put this series in the DNF pile.

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black is a massively loved series. I wish I was among the people who loved it… but I genuinely do not understand what people love about this series. I started The Cruel Prince on physical book and made it 2 chapters in before giving up. I was just so unbelievably bored. A year later I started it again on Audio because of how much some friends love this series. I wish I hadn’t bothered. If it wasn’t for the fact I was listening to this rather than reading it, I would have DNF’d it, but I did, somehow, manage to get through the entire first book. Honestly, I don’t even know how! This book, in my opinion, is boring! There isn’t a single likeable character. I hate them all! Jude included… I’m not even sorry. I didn’t care about what happened to a single one of them. And the romance? It was so freaking bizarre, I rewound the audiobook to check I hadn’t missed something because I was all like WTF?! So yeah… this one isn’t for me and the other books in the series quickly went to the DNF pile.

What popular book series didn’t you like?

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