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.
Had the exact same issue with the Witcher. First page of the first book is a cheesy “horny male nerds pls buy this book” sex scene. Made me laugh from how blatantly pandering to its intended audience it was and I never picked it back up. I swear, either some authors have no concept of delayed gratification or it’s some kind of marketing ploy…probably both.
Which Witcher book was this? Because I recall the first story being a little different, though it’s been awhile