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DNF @ 80ish %
I was almost done with this one and I was enjoying it, but then something happened that was too triggering for me to continue unfortunately. It had been mildly triggering throughout in other ways but this event was just a bit too much for me personally. Definitely look into trigger warnings before reading this one, but it is quite well done if you are able to read it!...more
I just couldn't get into this one. Felt a lot like other things I've read, but it wasn't bad! Just wasn't doing it for me. I might revisit thDNF @ 60%
I just couldn't get into this one. Felt a lot like other things I've read, but it wasn't bad! Just wasn't doing it for me. I might revisit this though when I'm in a less slumpy mood....more
I am so sad that this one didn't work out for me because I was so excited. But honestly, I was bored, and I didn't care for the writing, and DNF @ 56%
I am so sad that this one didn't work out for me because I was so excited. But honestly, I was bored, and I didn't care for the writing, and the characters felt kind of flat, so I couldn't push myself through. To start with the positives, this book features some great Vietnamese American representation. It depicts the trauma of the characters as refugees and how that experience shaped their parents. The Vietnamese culture overall permeated every word of this story and that was a pleasure to read about. I think that's where it really shone. There also was so much food and the descriptions of it, my goodness did it make me hungry. However, the narrative was really clunky overall. It's dual perspective which normally I love, but in this case I think it bogged the story down. The two love interests were just too similar. Their voices were impossible to differentiate other than the differing hobbies. I had to keep flipping back to see whose perspective I was reading from, especially once they started to spend more time together. There also wasn't a whole lot going on throughout the story. It's a Romeo and Juliet retelling with these families having rival Vietnamese restaurants and the main driver is why are they enemies? But I didn't really have enough else to keep me going to find out the answers. I think the book was a bit too long for me personally. I'm so sad I didn't end up enjoying this one, but I think a lot of people will. I think it's a story many will see themselves in which is so important. ...more
DNF @ 50% I’m super sad I just couldn’t bring myself to see this through. I don’t know why it didn’t work for me, it wasn’t bad, but I just couldn’t geDNF @ 50% I’m super sad I just couldn’t bring myself to see this through. I don’t know why it didn’t work for me, it wasn’t bad, but I just couldn’t get into it. It was interesting, but nothing special I guess. It just felt like there was something missing and I kept waiting to start loving it but I just came to a point where I didn’t want to pick it up, which to me means it’s time to DNF. Sad I didn’t like this one. To be fair I don’t really like zombies and this story is kind of zombie-esque, and sci fi isn’t my favourite. Red’s character was cool and intriguing, as was Talin. But that just wasn’t enough for me unfortunately....more
DNF @ 38% I'm not the biggest fan of enemies to lovers but sometimes I like it, but that was definitely not the case with this one. They literally justDNF @ 38% I'm not the biggest fan of enemies to lovers but sometimes I like it, but that was definitely not the case with this one. They literally just hated each other. There was no chemistry, no hint of it turning to romance except other people saying that's why they bicker so much. But by almost halfway through I'd expect the characters to have a bit more than meaningless quick interactions and just fighting. I found both of them annoying and immature and didn't feel like the plot was enough to hook me so I just decided it wasn't for me. Really sad about it but oh well. If you like enemies to lovers you might have better luck!...more
DNF @ 40% I'm so beyond sad that this didn't work out for me. I was going to try and push through, but I realized I'd literally be forcing myself and dDNF @ 40% I'm so beyond sad that this didn't work out for me. I was going to try and push through, but I realized I'd literally be forcing myself and didn't have any desire to continue, so I decided not to. I loved this author's debut novel, Cemetery Boys. So much so that it was one of my top books I read in 2020! So I was SO excited for this! A Peter Pan retelling? Sign me up! But unfortunately I was really disappointed. I don't think this is a bad book, but it was soooo slow. I was 40% of the way in and didn't really know what the story was or really anything much about the characters, so it was hard to care and want to continue. It just never went anywhere and didn't seem like it would ever end up anywhere unfortunately. Wendy was pretty one dimensional, as was Peter. And their story never came together like I had hoped. It just kind of seemed like a lot of the same thing and what that thing was, wasn't much. Just a lot of Wendy wondering what's going on and what she isn't remembering. But that was really it. I'm so sad I couldn't push through this one, but I think some readers will enjoy it. It just wasn't for me....more
DNF @ pg. 101 I wanted so badly to love this, it sounded amazing! But enemies to lovers isn’t my favourite and this was sooo focused on the enemies parDNF @ pg. 101 I wanted so badly to love this, it sounded amazing! But enemies to lovers isn’t my favourite and this was sooo focused on the enemies part, and I didn’t care for the writing. I was pretty confused especially because I couldn’t tell the characters apart and it’s dual perspective. I wanted to push through but just found my attention wandering because I wasn’t connected to the characters. They weren’t really developed beyond just disliking each other....more
I absolutely could not get through this book I'm sorry LOL. I looooved this author's Christmas book, JUST LIKE MAGIC. But this book is her moDNF @ 40%
I absolutely could not get through this book I'm sorry LOL. I looooved this author's Christmas book, JUST LIKE MAGIC. But this book is her most hyped as it became pretty popular on BookTok. The premise sounded really great to me but the follow through was insufferable. These characters were just mean to each other and were both incredibly unlikeable. I know the point is probably that they're both villains in this love story, they both have issues, but like, man they just needed to call it quits and work on themselves. I just didn't feel the story going anywhere, let alone going somewhere I could get behind. The author's writing is also so distinctive because I had the same issue with JUST LIKE MAGIC where I almost DNFed it because her writing can be very confusing and chaotic, but while that worked in favour of the characters in her other book it didn't in this case. Maybe it would've gotten better but I just didn't see it for me. Some relationships just aren't meant to happen and that's fine, and this was one of them. Just not for me. Enemies to lovers isn’t my favourite so maybe it’s just a me problem....more
DNF @ pg. 50 I decided to read this one before The Hating Game so I could work up to the one with all the hype but yikes I hated this writing. I skimmeDNF @ pg. 50 I decided to read this one before The Hating Game so I could work up to the one with all the hype but yikes I hated this writing. I skimmed the rest of it to see if it got better but it just got weirder. I will still give The Hating Game a try but I’m definitely going in with low expectations. ...more
I’m sorry I’ve been DNFing so much recently but I’m also not sorry because I also have wDNF @ pg. 217 Video review - https://youtu.be/zoBNGM4nViQ?t=408
I’m sorry I’ve been DNFing so much recently but I’m also not sorry because I also have way too many books I really want to read to waste my time. To sum up why I DNFed: nothing happened....more
I am so so SO sad about this but, I just had no interest in the story or the characters. I tried the audiobook because it's narrated by the aDNF @ 80%
I am so so SO sad about this but, I just had no interest in the story or the characters. I tried the audiobook because it's narrated by the author and I gave it a fair go but I just wasn't into it. I kept telling myself I should at least finish it but I found my attention wandering because I just wanted it to be done, and that's just a waste of precious reading (listening) time. I will definitely try and physically read this and see if maybe that experience will be better but, I really don't know. I'm very disappointed about this but, it just wasn't for me. The writing was beautiful, he really is an incredibly talented author, the story just didn't do anything for me....more
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