Initially, I decided to read this because the cover is intriguing and it sounded really good. Also, I've seen it come up in the conversation DNF @ 23%
Initially, I decided to read this because the cover is intriguing and it sounded really good. Also, I've seen it come up in the conversation as a potential Women's Prize longlist book. So in an effort to try to get ahead of that list, I decided to go ahead and read it now. I'm so bummed because this is actually my first DNF of 2024.
I don't think there's anything egregiously bad about this book. The writing is fine and the characters are okay. It's just reminding me a little too much of Really Good, Actually which is easily one of my least favorite books I've ever read, if not my absolute least favorite. I'm having a hard time getting behind reading from the perspective of a man, especially when it seems clear that we aren't getting the whole story because the situation is so subjective.
After I decided to DNF, I did look up some spoiler reviews because I wanted to know what other people had to say about it and I feel justified in my decision to DNF. I'm putting it on my 'on pause' shelf because that's what I do just in case there's a chance I come back to the books I DNF. But I can guarantee you right now that that won't be the case with this book....more
I never even got around to marking this as currently reading before I decided to DNF. I really am not sure if this is a me issue or a book isDNF @ 16%
I never even got around to marking this as currently reading before I decided to DNF. I really am not sure if this is a me issue or a book issue. I am having the hardest time with audiobooks right now and I did not care for the narrator of this one. So maybe it's a combination. I've seen some fairly mixed reviews for this book so maybe I'm not an outlier here. I wanted to like it because it sounds interesting but it just wasn't working for me. Who knows, maybe I'll come back to it at some point but that's not incredibly likely to be honest....more
this is probably more of a soft dnf but i'm not sure. it has one of those writing styles that is really quirky and interestindnf at 115 pages (30ish%)
this is probably more of a soft dnf but i'm not sure. it has one of those writing styles that is really quirky and interesting at first but gets old after 100 pages. i flew the first 100 pages but have struggled picking it up to read for the last two weeks.
i hope i feel like coming back to this at some point, but for now, i'm putting it on pause....more
100 pages into a 400 page book and nothing happened. I am not invested in the characters or their relationships in the slightest. I feel likeDNF @ 25%
100 pages into a 400 page book and nothing happened. I am not invested in the characters or their relationships in the slightest. I feel like the author doesn't have a clear direction for her story or her plot. Nothing makes sense. It's too convoluted. She's trying to hard for these characters to be complex and cool and interesting and it's actually coming across as incredibly boring because she's bitten off more than she can chew.
I'm so happy for the people out there that love this series. But the 3rd book has an incredibly low average rating and if I'm already not enjoying book 2, why would I continue to push myself through this? ...more
i think that lisa kleypas just isn't for me. her books have been so hit or miss with most of them being complete misses. maybe i'm picking the wrong bi think that lisa kleypas just isn't for me. her books have been so hit or miss with most of them being complete misses. maybe i'm picking the wrong books but i don't know. for now, i'm done with her....more
idk if this is forever but i'm just not vibing with this book right now and i don't want to keep trying to force myself to read it.idk if this is forever but i'm just not vibing with this book right now and i don't want to keep trying to force myself to read it....more
I know this book is so incredibly popular and I guess I understand why so many seem to love it. I don't always feel this way when I DNF but for this bI know this book is so incredibly popular and I guess I understand why so many seem to love it. I don't always feel this way when I DNF but for this book, I really think it's a case of me, not the book. The writing is fine and the characters are intriguing enough. And I kept going with this for 10 days even though I only read 100 pages of a 200 page book. This quiet, contemplative horror is just not really my thing, I don't think. I'm not a big fan of horror in general. And when I do read horror, I sort of always want it to be more gory true horror than this.
I honestly might come back to this at some point. I can totally see myself picking this back up if/when I get a little more into the horror genre. But for now, this is a DNF....more
I might come back to this eventually. I've been trying to read it for over a week and I'm not even to the 100 page mark. I'm not connecting with any oI might come back to this eventually. I've been trying to read it for over a week and I'm not even to the 100 page mark. I'm not connecting with any of the characters and I'm finding the story to be very tedious to get through. I'm bummed because I know how well-loved this book is. But it's just not doing it for me right now. So I'm going to put it down for now but like I said, I might come back to it later in the year....more
I tried. I really tried. But I just didn't care at all. I didn't like The Guest List but I was hopeful for this one because it sounded intriguing. ButI tried. I really tried. But I just didn't care at all. I didn't like The Guest List but I was hopeful for this one because it sounded intriguing. But 30% in and I'm bored, I don't care about any of the characters, and I don't think I'll end up enjoying this. So I'm just DNFing....more
I never even got a chance to mark this book as currently reading before I decided to DNF. I really don't understand the hype for this book.
One: The tI never even got a chance to mark this book as currently reading before I decided to DNF. I really don't understand the hype for this book.
One: The twist in this book is so obvious. I made a prediction after I read the first chapter. And even though I only read about 80 pages of this, when I decided to DNF, I skipped ahead to see if I was right and I had, in fact, predicted everything about this after reading only 3 pages. That is the most annoying thing I can imagine.
Two: The writing in this book is ... bad. It comes across as really try-hard. (view spoiler)[The author really wants you to think the two narrators are different people and their storylines are taking place at the same time by throwing in all these weird allusions to each other but it's so obvious. If you didn't figure out that the two narrators are the same person in two timelines, I'm going to assume this is the first mystery you've ever read. (hide spoiler)] There was absolutely no tension in the writing and even though it's a book about murder, the stakes never feel very high.
I just don't understand why people like this. Genuinely, if you love this book, please explain what you love about it because I found nothing about it redeeming and had to put it down....more
i don't know if this is a forever dnf but it's just not working for me right now. i've been trying to read this for like a week and do not feel any moi don't know if this is a forever dnf but it's just not working for me right now. i've been trying to read this for like a week and do not feel any motivation to pick it up. i'm only 10% in and it's just not grabbing me. i think i might try this one again down the line via audio instead of the ebook because it seems like it could be a fun story consumed in a different medium. but we'll see....more
for a short book with short chapters that has excellent reviews, why was this so boring?? i wanted to get sucked into a horrific story about a mother for a short book with short chapters that has excellent reviews, why was this so boring?? i wanted to get sucked into a horrific story about a mother struggling with post-partum life and a newborn baby who is potentially evil. but this was just dragging on forever and i didn't care at all.
i'm having a weird reading month where i'm mostly hating everything i start and nothing is drawing me in. so this may not be a forever dnf. but it's a dnf for now....more
i just can't keep going with this. i have less than 70 pages to finish and i can't. i don't like the writing at all. it's this weird, quirky, trying-toi just can't keep going with this. i have less than 70 pages to finish and i can't. i don't like the writing at all. it's this weird, quirky, trying-to-be-whimsical-and-confusing kind of writing that i just can't stand. and i know it's a middle grade book. but it reads kind of like an adult book trying to be a middle grade book.
maybe it was just the audiobook i hated but i doubt it. i don't think i'll pick this one back up in the future....more
This is maybe just a DNF for now? I got about 40% of the way through this but my library checkout ran out and I had to return the book. To be honest, This is maybe just a DNF for now? I got about 40% of the way through this but my library checkout ran out and I had to return the book. To be honest, I wasn't loving it. I was actually a bit bored and had a prediction about the end that did not have me excited to make an effort to finish it. If I get the book again soon, I'll finish it. But there are currently 48 people ahead of me in line for the audiobook....more
like my previous dnf, this might just be for now. i read about 25% of this and was confused the entire time. maybe it's been too long since i read thelike my previous dnf, this might just be for now. i read about 25% of this and was confused the entire time. maybe it's been too long since i read the first book and i didn't retain enough, i'm not sure. either way, if i want to finish this series i'll probably have to reread book 1 or at least find a good summary of it somewhere. and i'm just not in the mood to do that right now....more
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