I hate getting books for Christmas in general because I’m such a mood reader, and I’ve plastered a fake smile on my face many a time and repeated internally ‘Its the thought that counts.’ as I unwrap a book I will not read.
But the worst one by far, given to me by my own Mother , who I know loves me, when I was fourteen years old! was >!Men are from Mars Women are from Venus.!< I am sitting there horrified thinking what is she trying to tell me? As my sisters are flat on the floor laughing to the point of puking. We eventually came to the conclusion she just saw an attractive cover on a bestseller table and grabbed it. Love to know your terrible gift stories.
Truly terrible no, but my SIL gave me a copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, which ended up being one of the most generic novels I have ever read in my life. She ended up getting really offended that I didn’t like it saying something like, “I just didn’t get it then”. Keep in mind we are both adults in our 40s