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.

  • selkiesidhe@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Oh God yessss. I hate hate hate when the author just goes on and on because every damn person in the book is ofc drop dead gorgeous. Bonus cringe for using the same tired phrases like “sex on a stick”.

    For me, I just hated the MC. So unbelievable and just plain bad. :/

    • obscure-shadow@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      i think i’ve heard the phrase “sex on a stick” but it has never made any sense to me whatsoever…