Nikki's DNF'd
This was just really slow for me at first and the weird names turned me off. Not to mention, it went hard-hard-hardcore sci-fi and did the whole Martian thing and weird alien names and creatures. I don't think I was quite prepared for this much sci-fi.
Yeah, so I've never heard of this book before you said you DNFed it a few days ago.
I really did enjoy this at first. I'd been pining over it for months! But the main character...she was just so...ugh. It's been a looonnnggg time since I tried to read it, so I'm blurry on details, but there was this forest scene where she was just so stupid. I just snapped. She was ridiculous! If it wasn't for Evie though, I'm sure I would've loved Eternal Starling!
Oh, look! Eileen hasn't heard of another YA book! Surprise, surprise.
Oh, look! Eileen hasn't heard of another YA book! Surprise, surprise.
Beth was just so idiotically stubborn in the first 15 pages and it just got super cheesy. I also skipped to the ending and saw the dreaded HEA (Happy Ever After) I wasn't surprised, but I was definitely irritated. Unbelievably so. I'll probably give it another chance when I ahve the time since I liked the other 2 books well enough!
Heh. Never read this one. BUT at least I've heard of it!
I was so excited for this! And it would've been amazing, I think, except for the insta love and the coincidences that led to the main romance. Immediately our two characters have a "connection" across a room when they connect eyes. Then he happens to stumble upon her with a piano and he just happens to be kind and not get her in trouble.
Ooh yay for me not buying it! EWW INSTA LOVE! GET. IT. AWAY.
I wasn't exactly the...biggest fan of her Tempest series, but I took the chance since Doomed just sounded amazing! But...within (I think) The first 2 chapters, we have a seemingly unattractive, tom-boyish main character which, you know, is fine. And then we suddenly have two brothers, one dark haired and moody (and rude.) and one (I think) blonde and bouncy and completely chivalrous. And they were both pretty into our main character even though they had gaggles of girls after them. Mhmm. DUDE RIGHT?
Seriously the fights between the brothers were SO forced and it was ridiculous and seriously I ranted SO HARD about this one on my Kindle. There are still the notes somewhere *digs them out* Merp. Apparently my brother has the iPad so I can't get to my Kindle app (where I read this when my first Kindle was...injured...let's say), JUST TRUST ME WHEN I SAY IT'S BAD. It's not even about the game that much rather than the real life aftermath. *sigh*
Eileen's DNF'd
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
I actually was really intrigued by this one. It sounded like a fantastic promise, but I only got 15 pages in before I realized that I just couldn't do it. We all know that I'm OCD (CDO, since the letters need to be in alphabetical order or else I will go insane), and when I saw the grammar mistakes and the spelling mistakes, I started twitching like nobody's business.
There weren't QUOTATION MARKS. I had no idea when someone was talking and when she was just thinking! In this case, it wasn't anything to do with the book, it was more of the fact that the direction Moira took the writing wasn't compatible with what I could handle.
OMG. I DNF'd this too for the same reason! Props to the author for writing like that for over 300 pages, but I just couldn't get used to it and it bothered me so much. ACK.
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
Oh dude, this book literally put me into a reading slump. I was reading this one, just not feeling it, and then put it down and all of the books I read after that for months made me want to puke all over myself. It was absolutely ridiculous, how City of Fallen Angels and City of Lost Souls were both just last-ditch efforts to milk her success as much as she could. Don't get me wrong, I loved The Infernal Devices, but that was a well thought-out series. This one just kind of ruined a trilogy that was fine on its own.
I was badass and quit the book before this. ;) It just started going EVERYWHERE. But same, TID totally beats TMI for me!
Oh dude, this book literally put me into a reading slump. I was reading this one, just not feeling it, and then put it down and all of the books I read after that for months made me want to puke all over myself. It was absolutely ridiculous, how City of Fallen Angels and City of Lost Souls were both just last-ditch efforts to milk her success as much as she could. Don't get me wrong, I loved The Infernal Devices, but that was a well thought-out series. This one just kind of ruined a trilogy that was fine on its own.
I was badass and quit the book before this. ;) It just started going EVERYWHERE. But same, TID totally beats TMI for me!
Taken by Erin Bowman
Dear God, can I just take a moment to express how utterly boring this one was? There was no world-building, and the beginning left much to be desired. What I expected was to finally discover how the Heist worked, and what this world he lived in was like, but then he ditched it all to go running after some lighting. I'm disappointed in you, Gray. It just got more boring and boring that eventually I stopped reading it, and then I started another book. And another. And another. And then I officially shelved this as a DNF a month later.
ADIFHWLKSAFNLKWHES:LDCKN. *headdesk* IT WAS SO AMAZING AFTER. Definitely give this another try or I will cremate you. THE COVER IS GORGEOUS TOO
What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang
This one had so much promise. I heard such fantastic things, and I was doing some serious cover-lusting for that beautiful cover. And then, alas, I opened the book. The beginning was great, and I was thinking, "This is getting really interesting!" Halfway through, I started to get bored. Soon enough, I couldn't bring myself to finish, or even turn another page. What's Left of Me concentrates a lot on the character development between Addie and Eva, which was a serious issue for me because I need a strong plot to love the book. And if the plot isn't very intense, there has to be some romance. And if there isn't any romance, then that plot really better be good. And so on. Of course, I do care about character development, but it's not my main priority when reading a book. It's just the way I was built.
Yeah this one was sort of slow. Can't blame you for DNFing! I was so close, but I finished! Book 2 is definitely going to be really good though, since we've gotten most of the introducing out of the way! :D
This one had so much promise. I heard such fantastic things, and I was doing some serious cover-lusting for that beautiful cover. And then, alas, I opened the book. The beginning was great, and I was thinking, "This is getting really interesting!" Halfway through, I started to get bored. Soon enough, I couldn't bring myself to finish, or even turn another page. What's Left of Me concentrates a lot on the character development between Addie and Eva, which was a serious issue for me because I need a strong plot to love the book. And if the plot isn't very intense, there has to be some romance. And if there isn't any romance, then that plot really better be good. And so on. Of course, I do care about character development, but it's not my main priority when reading a book. It's just the way I was built.
Yeah this one was sort of slow. Can't blame you for DNFing! I was so close, but I finished! Book 2 is definitely going to be really good though, since we've gotten most of the introducing out of the way! :D
Heh, nope. NOPE. NOPE. Taken is like a mixed-review kind of book but still. I thought it was jsut so...I don't even remember.
ReplyDeleteNikki: You're not missing much with Doomed. It wasn't bad necessarily, but it wasn't great. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I wouldn't read it again. All of the other books on your list except Heaven (I've heard baaad things about the first book so I won't touch it with a 10 ft pole) are books I really want to read, so hopefully I'll enjoy them more than you did! I like sci-fi so Zenn might be enjoyable for me...the pacing might be a problem though! And instalove in Chosen Ones? Noooo D:
ReplyDeleteLeeny: BLOOD RED ROAD OMG. Seriously, give the audiobook a try. I listened to it and thought it was AMAZING. The narrators were so good! Please try, for me? :) I saw a couple pages from the book and it bugged me, too. I really want to read Rebel Heart but I'm waiting until I can get my hands on the audio because I just can't do the crazy grammar visually!
I actually enjoyed the other 3....What's Left of Me WAS a bit slow, but still good. With Taken, I liked the idea so much that I found it enjoyable despite some of its issues. And CoLS was good just because it was Mortal Instruments and I'm obsessed with the MI world...but her books have definitely started going downhill since City of Glass!
I also DNFed Blood Red Road for the same reason! I just could not stand the dialect. I also almost DNFed City of Lost Souls but luckily it got better (well mostly just the end) and I'm looking forward to, but not overly excited for the final book in the series.
ReplyDeleteThis was fun to read, and gives me more thoughts/opinions to add to what I've already heard about some of these books (eg, why I've never picked up Blood Red Road!). For what it's worth, I love that you expressed your opinions without having to be snarky or rude or make personal remarks about the authors, so I applaud you for that. (Yes, I know that sounds like something your mom would say but then I AM, in fact, old enough to be your mother!! at least for Nikki) Props to you ladies! I enjoyed this :)
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