Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn't
I very rarely put down books without finishing them, the number of books I've DNF'd in the last twenty years is around four! What I have a habit of doing is reading a book, not liking it, putting it down to read a book I do like and then going back to the book I wasn't enjoying and finishing it. Most of the time I end up loving the book in question but every now & then I really wish I could DNF without feeling overcome with guilt.
I nearly out this down a dozen times, the first time I read it I was not in the mood for a long book but I'd borrowed it from the library so felt obligated to finish and return. Years later my mama and I read the books together, I loved Outlander and the rest of the series - we raced through them all!
I read Across the Universe the year in March 2011, I struggled but I gave it five stars in the end. Rather oddly, even though I own the other two books in the series I still haven't read them and I feel no desperate need to do so.
Nothing to say but it was the best decision ever not to put this down. Note to self, read book two now!
I'd heard both good and bad about this series and I really wasn't interested in reading yet another teen vampire story but a friend in the States sent me a copy, insisting I read it. So I did... It nearly got to join a select few on my DNF list but something stopped me. I've obviously read all of them now, and the Bloodlines series so this turned out to be a good thing!
I struggled to get into The Historian and did actually put it down for a month but went back to it and I ended up loving it!
This was one of those books you borrow from the library and you're not quite sure what it's about. I read this in 2008 and at the time nobody I knew was reading YA (except for sparkly vampires) but I ended up loving this and bought my own copy.
I have nothing against people who liked The Host but it took me four attempts to read/finish and it was this close to joining the DNF list. I'm glad I finally finished it but I can't say I really enjoyed it.
I loved A Discovery of Witches, adored it! I think I went into SoN with too many expectations and so I really found it difficult to keep reading. I did though and finished it, eventually. I'm looking forward to The Book of Life this summer but I've not got my hopes up this time.
I read Divergent in 2011 and I can't remember why I picked it up but I do remember thinking that it didn't sound like my cup of tea. It's another one I put down for a couple of weeks and went back to, eventually giving it five stars (which would probably be four stars if I read it now) and being desperate to read Insurgent. I obviously wasn't that desperate as I read Insurgent last month, exactly three years after Divergent and only because I bought Allegiant for my Kindle for $4/£3.
This was a classic case of cover love! And 'stories about dragons' love! Started reading it and there was something that I can't put my finger on but it was really off-putting to me. I ended up leaving it at my sister's house for a while and then starting it again. It was like reading a different book and I loved it!
I own most of these books and have only read Divergent, the rest of the books are still waiting for me. I keep choosing something else. I should really pick some of those up now that I've seen your list!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved The Historian, it's on my list this week too. I really didn't expect to like it as much as I did!
ReplyDeletei actually put stormdancer down because i didn't like the writing style.. as for across the universe.. i also almost put it down several times but finished it and i'm also not in a hurry to continue on with the series.. i get The Host.. many people DNF-ed it in the beginning and it took me a while to get through the beginning but it is one of my all time favorite books. I need to remember this about Seraphina since i'm dying to read it.
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Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf
I read half of Divergent, put it down and came back to it months later. I had to reread the whole thing, but I actually liked it. Oddly enough I haven't picked up Insurgent despite it and Allegiant being on my bookshelf.
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Love these picks! 'The Historian' is on my TBR list! I actually really liked 'The Host' but the Twilight series made it to my list.
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Katrina @ Chased By My Imagination
I felt the same way about A Great and Terrible Beauty when I borrowed it from my public library too. I liked the cover but wasn't sure what to expect. Turns out I ended up loving it.
ReplyDeleteI've read a couple of these books too, but it's cool to see how you ended up enjoying a few of them. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI am so with you on Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness. I devoured the first book, and then trudged through the second one.
ReplyDeleteStormdancer was on my list as well. I am so thankful that I stuck with it. Whew!
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