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.

  • soverytiiiired@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I started this over the weekend and I have to say…I’m quite enjoying it 😂 I’ve been reading a lot of HEAVY books recently and this is a simple page turning palate cleanser I need at the minute.

    • _PretendEye_@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Love palate cleansers! Not every book has to be a revolutionary introspection into life lol. This year I binged Vampire Academy and it was so fun!

    • gibbonjiggle@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I wholeheartedly agree. I read such a heavy book that made me bawl on the bus before finally caving to my friends and starting ACOTAR. It has been an easy palate cleanser and the following two books are so much better.

    • Unthinkings_@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It is such a palate cleanser. I was an avid fanfiction reader as a young teenager and I was a sucker for all the cheesy romance tropes. SJM books satisfy that same itch. I know her books get a lot of hate for being bad writing, cliche, etc. but I indulge in them when I just want to read something and not be able to put it down because I must know what happens next because the cliffhanger or the horrible sex scenes or the tension leading up to them is so unbearable (cringing).

      Idk they all got 5 stars from me simply because I couldn’t put them down and because the characters were so fanfiction-y.