You wanted to read the book, you were excited to crack it open, you came into it with good faith and anticipation… but you ended up dnf-ing it. Which book and why?
Mine was The Maid by Nita Prose. It was for my book club and looked like a fun murder mystery. Instead I got instant manic-pixie-dream-neurodivergent-girl vibes, and I noped out before the crime scene was even found.
It’s looking like Before the Coffee Gets Cold. I’m about halfway through the first chapter and I just…don’t really care. It seemed like an interesting premise but it’s really obvious it used to be a play. A lot of outfit descriptions, the physical ghost, not being able to leave the seat…just weird moments that feel like narrative excuses for physical theatre.
That was a great book and really different. But you needed a score card to get all the characters and it took a while to become used to the names.
I will say, I found the last story to be the best out out the three, so I’d recommend you keep going haha. What is annoying though and in each story they repeat the rules so much, so be prepared for that…
Yeah I had a feeling that was going to be the case because they repeated the rules multiple times in the first half of the first story. Is there a through arc or are they just mini stories?
There is some character development throughout the novel and its sequels.
Wait until you read the sequels. I did and they repeat the rules every. single. time.
I agree that the premise was interesting. Suggested it for book club, then read it and rescinded the suggestion. Maybe it didn’t translate well.
I got through it. Not really my type of book, so it took a lot longer. I would read a few pages, put it down for a week, try again. Glad it wasn’t very long.