I have two. The Ritual and Drowning.
The Ritual is pure smut. 61 chapters and every one contains a graphic, demeaning sex scene. I’m convinced the author was an adult film screenwriter and decided to try their hand at writing a novel. There isn’t a single likable character in this book.
Drowning isn’t a great work of literature. I felt that the characters were very two-dimensional. I hated how naive the author made the protagonist. It made me have a lack of sympathy for her. The ending was series finale of Dexter bad.
I didn’t read it this year, but Verity made my skin crawl (not in a good way). Bite marks on the headboard (ew, your dentist would like a word), too much sex that wasn’t even spicy, child murdering (?), just…ugh.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation. I would have DNFed if I hadn’t been reading it for book club. The MC is terrible to everyone around her. Idk what the point of this book was. Maybe I missed something?