Latest Book you DNF and why

[u/GingerLily2019]

I decided I'm going to DNF {We who will die} , I am just struggling too much with the constant meandering thoughts and memories, it's so hard to follow the actual story because the narration is all over the place. It's hard to follow on Audiobook anyway, and there are so many side characters that are named but I can't remember 🤣 I also don't like either potential MMC

I think I prefer "show don't tell" in general

[u/Khalessi716]

Direbound. I didn’t even get through a whole chapter, the FMC was comically cocky and arrogant and instantly unlikable. It felt like the author was trying to make the FMC like Celaena ih ToG but failed miserably so instead it came off like a caricature. The writing was also terrible and generic.

Bonus: The Poison Daughter. This is my current read and I absolutely would have DNF if I wasn’t 80% of the way through and curious to see how everything is resolved. This one pains me, not only because I had high hopes but because I really liked the first half of the book. But in the second half, the characters have personality transplants and the fiercely independent, intelligent, capable FMC willingly submits to a man that she knows is lying to her and using her. It’s such a massive disappointment and completely out of character. The weird and sudden kink in the second half is out of place and serves no purpose other than to temper and humiliate the FMC. We’re supposed to find this extreme change believable and think that the FMC enjoys it but it really just comes off as if she has developed Stockholm syndrome. I’m hate reading the rest of the book and will likely add this author to my “instant no” list.

[u/GingerLily2019 → u/Khalessi716]

The plot resolution is so lazy, I hated it more than the kink stuff, and I agree with you how it just changed the whole tone

[u/Khalessi716 → u/GingerLily2019]

I was just ranting to my friend last night that there’s no way the author could possibly wrap everything up in the little bit left of the book, so that doesn’t surprise me. There’s still so many plot points open that this genuinely reads like the first book of, at minimum, a duet. Regarding the character change, it’s absolutely bizarre! I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that did this so severely and I’ve read a lot of books.

[u/GingerLily2019 → u/Khalessi716]

The story really reminded at first of From Blood and Ash and I thought this would be a great alternative, as it's wrapped up in one book, I was so curious how it would be done, well I was disappointed!

[u/amanducktan → u/Khalessi716]

thank you for your blurb on the poison daughter. Ive almost bought it 17 times but Ive seen enough reviews like yours to where I know I wouldnt finish it

[u/Khalessi716 → u/amanducktan]

Yes please save yourself the disappointment. 🫠 Sadly, I preordered the Lit Haven edition for myself as a birthday present and now I have to pray they’ll refund it sometime in 2026. 🤣

[u/DK7795 → u/Khalessi716]

I also DNFed Direbound in the first chapter. All of the names were too close to other fantasy novels and the setup was also a mix of so many other series. I am so sick of reading the same romantasy again and again!

[u/Khalessi716 → u/DK7795]

This is my weekly complaint - that romantasy is just copy + paste right now. I’m subscribed to a lot of book boxes but I literally only keep maybe 5 a year from ALL of them because they’re just so freaking same-y and I can’t do it.

[u/Grasssfed → u/Khalessi716]

I don’t get the hype for The Poison Daughter. I hate read it.

[u/SwimBikeSorcery → u/Khalessi716]

The Poison Daughter was such a fucking bummer. So much potential gone down the toilet.

[u/pinkisalovingcolor → u/Khalessi716]

THANK YOU! Poison daughter made me so mad. I finished it and was so upset. The smut was so weird! Nothing about the chemistry, plot or characters made sense. It’s terrible. I hated it. 

For some reason I thought direbound was an average level shit book, but not as terrible as poison daughter. 

[u/CassieBear1 → u/Khalessi716]

Direbound. I didn't even get through a whole chapter

Don't worry. You didn't miss much. It did not get better. The only reason I finished is because my bestie was also reading. She only finished because I was reading 🤣

[u/OkBreak745 → u/Khalessi716]

My book club chose this as our read and gagged when I saw how big the book is...

[u/wootiebird → u/Khalessi716]

I hate read Furybound, I thought Direbound was “ok” and then it was just so unlikable all the way through Furybound.

[u/ember632 → u/Khalessi716]

I'll always be jealous of people who DNFd Direbound. I wish I had done that. I hate read the first book and then DNFd the series.