putting this in the retry again folder but only because i'm drowning in arcs with a tight deadline atm, and i hate having more than 3 currently readinputting this in the retry again folder but only because i'm drowning in arcs with a tight deadline atm, and i hate having more than 3 currently readings on active, so one had to go and it was this one. will definitely get back to it once the arc madness has sorted itself out. ...more
Not feeling this. Might have to retry again someday. I'm not even going to say I've DNFd this because I feel like it was doomed from the start. It's noNot feeling this. Might have to retry again someday. I'm not even going to say I've DNFd this because I feel like it was doomed from the start. It's not a bad book and the writing is nice, but you're catapulted into the story right in the middle of action, and for chapters you have no idea who's who and what's going on. I'm too exhausted by real life to engage with a book so challenging, right now. ...more
DNFing this at around 30% before it puts me in a slump. It isn't really that bad, but it feels slow and action-packed all at the same time. It doesn't DNFing this at around 30% before it puts me in a slump. It isn't really that bad, but it feels slow and action-packed all at the same time. It doesn't hold my interest for more than a few pages at the time, but I don't feel like abandoning it for good so... dnf-for-now shelf, meet book....more
Sadly putting this back to the to-read shelf because I wasn't feeling it and feared it would put me into a slump if I forced myself to continue when ISadly putting this back to the to-read shelf because I wasn't feeling it and feared it would put me into a slump if I forced myself to continue when I clearly didn't want to.
Not dnfing this book for good, just putting it on hold until I'm in the mood for it...more
Dnfing this at 12% for no reason in particular. I'm just not feeling it right now, hence, I'm not abandoning it forever and actually putting it in theDnfing this at 12% for no reason in particular. I'm just not feeling it right now, hence, I'm not abandoning it forever and actually putting it in the DNF-for-now shelf so that I can maybe give it another try some time in the future....more
Sadly DNFing this for the second time this year. I hate puting it aside because I loved the premise and even though I got this as an ARC, the hardback Sadly DNFing this for the second time this year. I hate puting it aside because I loved the premise and even though I got this as an ARC, the hardback was gifted to me by a friend for my birthday this past August. But it's just not working for me at the moment and I wonder if it ever will. It's just so...dull?
Anyway, I don't wanna ignore the potential it might have and I'm gonna put it on the dnf-for-now shelf. I will try to give it one last chance when I'm in the mood for it.
*Narrator's voice* She never picked it up again....more
i really need to stop adding books to my tbr just because there's a blond, bearded, muscular hottie on the cover
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i really need to stop adding books to my tbr just because there's a blond, bearded, muscular hottie on the cover
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jokes aside, there's something about this book that doesn't really convince me. I mean, it's not even actually that bad and I don't really mind the plot (I don't know if I read this wrong, but this is some sort of Beauty and the Beast retelling, which are my absolute favorites?), but I'm not a fan of the writing (the format is a tad confusing, too) and the build-up is sort of underwhelming. The main character is also incredibly annoying, and in my book, an hateful main character weights more than a thousand bearded hotties.
Seriously, though. If that's not enough of an explanation as for why I'm abandoning this after only 60 pages, just think that, when I first started this, I was incredibly pumped because from the very beginning it seemed great and I was totally getting into it. I then noticed the names of the characters were not the ones I read on the books blurb so I went back to the menu and, surprise! I accidentally started reading the whole thing from a random point in the book that also turned out to be one of those bonus prologues of the author's other works they sometimes put at the end of a book. ...more
This book started okay until it became a giant trope salad right after the prologue.
The writing is a bit messy but I could have turned a blind eye onThis book started okay until it became a giant trope salad right after the prologue.
The writing is a bit messy but I could have turned a blind eye on it if this story didn't contain every single YA book trope known to mankind and even a few undiscovered.
New girl moves to town and immediately meets Sexy Stranger who clearly has a secret and avoids main character like the plague although it's obviously not what he wants? Check. Main character makes friends with cool kids in school? Check Every girl looks like a Vogue model except MC? Check. Goth girls hate MC at first sight? Check. And so freaking on.
It wasn't even so well executed and the dialogues felt forced, but I think I would have finished it it wasn't for all the clichés that made it all sound like a self-indulgent fanfiction. I usually enjoy YAs despite not being exactly the best target, and don't mind a couple tropes, but this is too much even for me.
BOOK RECEIVED FROM BOOKSIRENS IN EXCHANGE FOR A REVIEW!...more
I really want to like this book but i can't get into it properly right now. I'll probably go back to it in a few months and Dnfing this (again) at 31%
I really want to like this book but i can't get into it properly right now. I'll probably go back to it in a few months and see if I can make it past those first 100 pages....more
I ended up dnf-ing this when I was halfway through it because it was just too boring and the writing, the dialogues in particular, made me cringe. I'mI ended up dnf-ing this when I was halfway through it because it was just too boring and the writing, the dialogues in particular, made me cringe. I'm also incredibly frustrated about how slow the plot is in the beginning. By the time the book apparently and finally started, I just wanted to get over with it. I didn't even skipped to the end to see who-did-what because I just didn't care.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for a review...more
Sadly DNF-ing this. I'm not feeling it right now so I'm gonna put it on hold until I'm in the mood for it again. It's not a bad book at all, but it's Sadly DNF-ing this. I'm not feeling it right now so I'm gonna put it on hold until I'm in the mood for it again. It's not a bad book at all, but it's not what I need in this moment and I can't get into it properly. Until the time to finally read it comes, Dear book,
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This one was highly recommended to me by two very convincing GR friends so here I am, giving this a chance and hoping with all my heart that it will get me back into reading and enjoying fantasy again!...more
I tried my best with this but it wasn't the book for me. The writing is rather okay, but I can't say the same for the plot. Instead of beinDNFd at 56%
I tried my best with this but it wasn't the book for me. The writing is rather okay, but I can't say the same for the plot. Instead of being scary and interesting, it felt too forced and ridiculous at times. I also couldn't connect with that characters and, although I appreciated the diversity and representation, they obviously weren't enough of a good reason to keep me reading....more
I'm DNF-ing this. Maybe I'll pick it up in another moment but for now it's not doing it for me and, like some friends on here suggested, life's too shI'm DNF-ing this. Maybe I'll pick it up in another moment but for now it's not doing it for me and, like some friends on here suggested, life's too short to spend it reading books you don't really enjoy.
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I really don't wanna dnf this for good, but I'm not into it and I'm afraid pushing myself through it wouldn't be fair to myselDNFing this at page 102.
I really don't wanna dnf this for good, but I'm not into it and I'm afraid pushing myself through it wouldn't be fair to myself and the book. Putting it on the dnf shelf for now so that I can maybe pick it up again when I'm in the proper mood for it.
◾this hashtag is something I self-indulgently created for fun when I decided to thin out my immense tbr list as a new years resolution starting from books I added on GR back in 2017/2018/2019, and since I can't seem to do anything quietly and I'm well known for being an overachiever, I had to go and turn it into an official thing. Feel free to check out the #PenguinOnATBRMission shelf if you don't mind keeping up with this insanely over-hyped adventure I got myself into. Take it as a chance to rediscover some books from a few years ago that might have accidentally flown under your radar, or to simply share with another fellow reader your very own reading experience. Happy reading and stay penguin-y!◾
◾this hashtag is something I self-indulgently created for fun when I decided to thin out my immense tbr list as a new years resolution starting from books I added on GR back in 2017/2018/2019, and since I can't seem to do anything quietly and I'm well known for being an overachiever, I had to go and turn it into an official thing. Feel free to check out the #PenguinOnATBRMission shelf if you don't mind keeping up with this insanely over-hyped adventure I got myself into. Take it as a chance to rediscover some books from a few years ago that might have accidentally flown under your radar, or to simply share with another fellow reader your very own reading experience. Happy reading and stay penguin-y!◾
I've owned this book longer than I've owned the actual shelf I've put it on. I guess it's time I give it a try? .....
...and I guess it'll have to waitI've owned this book longer than I've owned the actual shelf I've put it on. I guess it's time I give it a try? .....
...and I guess it'll have to wait a little bit more? What is it they say? Right book, wrong time? DNFing this at 23%. Not feeling it right now but I'll definitely go back to it once I'm the proper mood to fully appreciate what seems like an original idea.
#PenguinOnATBRMission: book #21
◾this hashtag is something I self-indulgently created for fun when I decided to thin out my immense tbr list as a new years resolution starting from books I added on GR back in 2017/2018/2019, and since I can't seem to do anything quietly and I'm well known for being an overachiever, I had to go and turn it into an official thing. Feel free to check out the shelf with the same name if you don't mind keeping up with this insanely over-hyped adventure I got myself into. Take it as a chance to rediscover some books from a few years ago that might have accidentally flown under your radar, or to simply share with another fellow reader your very own reading experience. Happy reading and stay penguin-y!◾
I absolutely appreciate the disability rep and the premise seems super original, but I'm really not feeling this book right now and DNFing this at 13%
I absolutely appreciate the disability rep and the premise seems super original, but I'm really not feeling this book right now and the writing isn't my cup of tea. Maybe I'll get back to it when and if I'm in the proper mood, but for now I'm moving on to something hopefully more entertaining.
#PenguinOnATBRMission: book #16
◾this hashtag is something I self-indulgently created for fun when I decided to thin out my immense tbr list as a new years resolution starting from books I added on GR back in 2017/2018/2019, and since I can't seem to do anything quietly and I'm well known for being an overachiever, I had to go and turn it into an official thing. Feel free to check out the shelf with the same name if you don't mind keeping up with this insanely over-hyped adventure I got myself into. Take it as a chance to rediscover some books from a few years ago that might have accidentally flown under your radar, or to simply share with another fellow reader your very own reading experience. Happy reading and stay penguin-y!◾
I said I've been waiting to read this for the last four years, but right now I don't seem to be in the mood to fully appreciate it, so I'm dnfing it aI said I've been waiting to read this for the last four years, but right now I don't seem to be in the mood to fully appreciate it, so I'm dnfing it and putting it on hold until I'm feeling properly inspired ...more
I'm sorry, but I'm giving up. AGAIN. Reading this, forcing myself to try to like it, feels like a chore and that can't be good. I don't knowDNF at 18%
I'm sorry, but I'm giving up. AGAIN. Reading this, forcing myself to try to like it, feels like a chore and that can't be good. I don't know exactly what it is about this book that makes it so hard for me to get into it and have a good time, but I have my theories. Not gonna lie, I'm not really a fan of the major info/name-dumping we get subjected to since the very first pages, and I'm pretty sure I'd end up hating one of the main characters' guts if I ever got to finish it. It's just a hunch, obviously, but I know myself enough to know it's rare a character I usually dislike at first will end up growing on me. Rare does not mean impossible, of course, but I don't wanna risk it. The writing is okay, but it also reads kind of strangely, like it's somehow choppy, and that really doesn't help create and maintain a natural flow. It's a little too tell and not enough show, you feel me? I'll put it on my dnf-for-now shelf (AGAIN) but, if I have to be completely honest, I don't see myself picking it up very soon. I think maybe this simply isn't a book I'm meant to read and enjoy and I should probably accept that not all books are for everyone.
#PenguinOnATBRMission: book #18
◾this hashtag is something I self-indulgently created for fun when I decided to thin out my immense tbr list as a new years resolution starting from books I added on GR back in 2017/2018/2019, and since I can't seem to do anything quietly and I'm well known for being an overachiever, I had to go and turn it into an official thing. Feel free to check out the shelf with the same name if you don't mind keeping up with this insanely over-hyped adventure I got myself into. Take it as a chance to rediscover some books from a few years ago that might have accidentally flown under your radar, or to simply share with another fellow reader your very own reading experience. Happy reading and stay penguin-y!◾
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