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Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Disappointing Books
2,775 books — 4,665 voters
Allegiant by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsRequiem by Lauren OliverMatched by Ally CondieThe Death Cure by James Dashner
YA Books That Started Well But Have The Worst Endings!
67 books — 159 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Shack by William Paul YoungTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Book I Should've Liked
256 books — 152 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFallen by Lauren KateMarked by P.C. Cast
Worst Long, Drawn-Out Series
160 books — 139 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Most disappointing books!
172 books — 65 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerFallen by Lauren KateHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickMarked by P.C. CastAsh by Malinda Lo
Only Because of the Cover
146 books — 49 voters

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerWicked by Gregory MaguireTwilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Disappointing - Didnt meet my expectations.
94 books — 40 voters
Allegiant by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerDead Ever After by Charlaine HarrisLast Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Disappointing Series Finale
19 books — 31 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPaper Towns by John GreenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldYou by Caroline KepnesThe Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson
Wanted to Like But Didn't! I Am Disappointed!
187 books — 24 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerGeek Love by Katherine DunnThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonInsurgent by Veronica Roth
Books Too Horrible To Finish
94 books — 19 voters

The Crown by Kiera CassThe Drafter by Kim HarrisonStardust by Neil GaimanGrey by E.L. JamesMisspent Youth by Peter F. Hamilton
Broken Pedestals - Disappointing Books By Authors You Love(d)
56 books — 17 voters
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleReady Player One by Ernest ClineDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Books That Kind Of Disappointed You
185 books — 17 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakYou Against Me by Jenny DownhamMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton
Books found disappointing.
97 books — 8 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy by Richelle MeadThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDivergent by Veronica Roth
Disappointing Book to Movie Adaptations
43 books — 7 voters

The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeA Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor BradfordThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
Books That Would’ve Been Better if They Were Shorter
31 books — 7 voters
Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea KimBeatrix Potter The Complete Tales by Beatrix PotterThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanDeath of an Addict by M.C. BeatonWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Books That Would’ve Been Better if They Were Longer
13 books — 5 voters

The Marriage of Opposites by Alice HoffmanThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōFuture History 2050 by Thomas HardingMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghIn the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami
Worst Books I Read in 2024
25 books — 5 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
102 books — 5 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceCloud Atlas by David MitchellMiddlemarch by George EliotInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Most challenging reads
4 books — 4 voters
Passion by Lauren KateSea Hearts by Margo LanaganBlood Red, Snow White by Marcus SedgwickIllusions by Aprilynne PikeThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Covers that are disappointing
13 books — 3 voters

Grendel by John GardnerThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part II
36 books — 3 voters
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanSaikano by Shin TakahashiThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneFrom Hell by Alan MooreCerebus, Vol. 16 by Dave Sim
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
51 books — 3 voters

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