TTT | Books I Did Not Finish

The Vengeance by Emma Newman, stopped at 27%

I received this as an ARC and was so excited because a book about vampires and pirates had to be such an exciting ride. At the point I stopped, I was so bored, I just couldn’t keep going.

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert, stopped at 30%

This was for a book club back in my hometown. I was actually surprised that I didn’t finish this cause I loved Robert’s other books. But this was just flat characters, sex for sex sake, and a plot held together by very weak string. I should’ve stopped when the whole “we have to unlock her powers by giving her three dicks” came up.

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, stopped at 49%

This is one of those times were I should’ve stopped way earlier, like in the first chapter. The blatant misogyny, racism/xenophobia, the surprise that a 17 year old is acting like a 17 year old. It was all so annoying. I finally got to the point were I figured Dain (MMC) wasn’t going to change how he views women (or the rest of humanity), Jessica (MFC) just becomes the exception to the rule.

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, stopped at 31%

I should’ve stopped when Lincoln’s sister used the re****ed word unironically. Did I? Nope I decided to read a couple more chapters after that.

The use of the above word wasn’t the only thing wrong with this novel. The two women read more like teen girls than women in their late twenties. And we’re supposed to cheer for Lincoln to have a happily ever after even though he’s going absolutely no where in the book and keeps focusing on his high school girlfriend!! Also why do people continue to write stalking as romantic?!? Can we stop it, please? It’s weird and disturbing and how it was written has the reader in the role of Lincoln, reading the emails. I feel like I need a shower.

I looked up the publication date and am still shocked this was written in 2011 and not in the early 2000s!

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake, stopped at 43%

I kept reading this one for longer than I normally would because it was a Christmas gift.

At this point in the book, I should have some idea of what’s happening and the plot should be moving at a pretty good pace. Alas, I’m so bored because literally nothing happens! I keep waiting for something and it’s just petty squabbles between only ever two people at once. Plus, the characters are all annoying or assholes or both. I didn’t think a book about The Library of Alexandria could be so bad, but I was wrong. 

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher, stopped at 47%

Since the author is covering about a 20-year period, she had to make decisions on how to start it all. With that, the characters are moving through time so quickly that I can’t really connect with any of them before something major happens to them. When it did, I just didn’t really care. I’m not sure if this was timing of the book or just flat characters though. Also the plot line of trying to get Ulysses published was not something I could really care about, and it was getting tiring hearing Sylvia talk about how much she loves the book. Did it change literature? Yes, of course. But have I ever met anyone who loves it? No. I doubt I’ve met anyone who wasn’t an English major who actually finished it. I understand that historical fiction authors need to balance fact versus fiction with the real people and events but overall, this was just monotonous.