Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018!
So, the prompt for this week is Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With, but I had a hard time coming up with some, so I decided to change themes to an old one!
While reading the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, I honestly considered that I could go and finish Six of Crows then go onto this one. After DNFing that same trilogy, I knew I couldn’t do it. Wasn’t realistic. So, I’m no longer interested in finishing this.
I read Strange the Dreamer and found myself…. seriously underwhelmed by it. Very annoyed, really. But, I thought that I might read the second book since it was just a duology. Yeah, not going to happen. I have zero interest in finding out what happens.
Admittedly, I did DNF this book. It’s kind of on a list to try it again, but I’m just not bothered by it. It doesn’t interest me. Maybe one day, but most likely not.
Y’all know that I’m not a Schwab fan. So, no matter how much people rave and say this is her best book, I will not read it. I just can’t do it.
Yes, I have read And I Darken. And, I didn’t like it. At least, it wasn’t for me. I’ve been on the fence about this book for ages, but I know that, realistically, I have no motivation to read it.
This is basically the same as a few before it. I read the first book, City of Ghosts, and was very underwhelmed. It was so boring and disappointing. I’d rather reread my favorite middle-grade ghost series than continue on with this one.
First, let’s cut the shit. It’s not Robert Galbraith. It’s JKR. Second, I’m so done with JKR that I will not read anything else. I don’t care that the third book blew me away. I just don’t care about her and won’t give her money. Except for those damn 20th anniversary HP editions.
I have read most of the books in her Vampire Chronicles series. No joke. I have. But, I read one of them and was so disgusted that I know I will never read anything else of this. I will happily rewatch Interview with the Vampire, though.
Growing up, I loved the Maximum Ride series. God, I loved it. They were so fucking good. At least, the first three books. This is book eight. And, Jesus, they were horrible. This was the series that made me love James Patterson and the one that made me hate it.
Chantel, if you read this post, I’m so sorry. See, she loves this series. She loves Thomas Lynch. However, I read the first book and thought it was kind of meh. I can’t see myself reading this book.
C’mon, give me those unpopular opinions!
What are books that you won’t be reading, no matter the hype?
I was also underwhelmed by City of Ghosts. I thought I’d give the second one a try because maybe something will actually happen but as time goes on the less I think I ll pick it up when it comes out.
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That’s how I feel. There’s just nothing drawing me to read more of the series. Which sucks because if I was going to like anything of Schwab’s, it would have been City of Ghosts.
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Yep, Lethal White! Totally with you! Big ol’ DNF for me too!
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I didn’t read it, actually! I’m more spurred on by the author’s bad behavior. And I just don’t care.
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Ooo what bad behaviour?!
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Oh, that’s one of those things that you can easily find by googling. Cultural appropriation, queerbaiting, accidentally retweeting transphobic posts, etc.
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Ohhh. I didn’t know any of that!
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Sadly, I am. So it pushed me away from reading anything besides the HP series by her!
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That’s such a shame! I’m going to go check out what she said and everything, because I don’t want to support that either! Also, I drunk tweeted her on my birthday and didn’t even get a happy birthday… not friendly!
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Sadly, she just denies the issues, blocks those who point it out, and continues to say she fights for human rights. But, that sucks! I know I tweeted my HP tattoo at her and got nothing.
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Hahaha oh good, I thought it was just me that was tweeting authors! But how rude!
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Eh, she’s busy. And has tons of people tweeting at her, I’m sure.
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I’m sure! Still… when I’m a famous author, I’ll hire someone to do my Twitter so everyone gets a reply 🤞
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That’s a good plan!
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Lethal White was very much the tipping point for me. It was too long, and just not interesting enough- which is so sad, because I love Harry Potter!
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Well, that happens! Her adult stuff is very different than her YA stuff. My tipping point is her behavior, but I also just lost interest. Too many other good books!
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Strange the Dreamer is way better than Muse anyway, so I support this decision. xD I will not be reading Queen of Nothing, and I will most likely never read another Sarah J Maas book, except for Catwoman only because I already have it.
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Well, I knew that you weren’t going to read Queen of Nothing! XD But, I can understand Maas. She’s an author I won’t touch at all.
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