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.
The Hate U Give.
Honestly not that poorly written, but I just felt like it was capitalizing on the cops killing black men horrific news/protests/counter protests cycle. I also thought the scene with cops was inserted so early into the book that I just found it in bad taste and unearned. My girlfriend loved the book though so maybe I should’ve stuck it out?