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.
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.