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.
I picked up the Anita Blake series after having heard that it was at least a partial inspiration for the Dresden books. The first two books were a little rough, but I reminded myself that a lot of author’s first books are a little rough and I tried to stick it out. I think it was the third book that I realized the Mary Sue trope was just getting worse rather than better, and I just had to put the book down.