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.
If you like the premise but found either the writing or the initial “m’lady” nature of the protagonist off-putting, it might be worth another go for you. Butcher’s writing style tightens up a good bit after the first book or two as he matures as a writer, and he also dials back t on the whole white-knight-saves-the-damsel feel (to a point).