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[Sam]

corrupt by Penelope

[Corie]

Farren wrote: "Coco wrote: "The coldest girl in coldtown by Holly Black. Everyone raved about it and I tried soooo hard to read it, but I just found it boring. Same with Miss Perigrines home for peculiar children..."
It seems like it could be good, I just couldn't get into it for the life of me. It was more like a chore to read :(

[Ana]

Maximum Ride by James Patterson.

I think that the overall plot of the book is okay and it could be really good but the writing was like that of a high school student. And the characters didn't really have any depth and were never consistent in their responses.

I just didn't really like it.

[Haley]

I don't understand the hype over The Selection series! I read all 3 last year and I just didn't get why people liked it SO much! However I do want to read the spin off just to see if it gets any better.

Also I just recently tried to read We Were Liars and I only read about 100 pages before deciding not to finish it. Though I did spoil myself by reading the last page since all I was seeing everywhere was, "OMG THE PLOT TWIST!!!!!!" I wasn't that impressed with the plot twist...or the writing...or the characters...though that cover is gorgeous.

[zoha (A book maestro)]

TMI series ... :/

[Chris]

I'm kind of a weird YA fan. I really like/love some book series that others hate (The Immortal Rules, Shatter Me, Soul Eaters, The Body Finders, and Revenants to name a few). And I really liked the first few books in some well-loved series but then ended up hating/disliking the series by the end (The Mortal Instruments, The Darkest Minds, The Last Apprentice, Matched, and Throne of Glass for example).
However, there a few high ratings books that I just couldn't finish / couldn't stand / or wanted to bang my head on a wall. Such as: Leviathan, Evermore, Slated, The Morganville Vampires, The Orphan Queen, Partials, Snow Like Ashes, Birthmarked, Graceling, and anything by James Patterson (don't understand his appeal).
I don't usually like insta-love or love triangles unless it is handled well -- which is usually not the case. I also have to like the main character(s) and supporting character(s). I can't stand whiny or too self-obsessed. Girls or guys who treat their love interests like disposable play-things are also a big turn off to me.

[Kelly]

I'm not finished it yet and I'm not sure I ever will, (hopefully I will just to say I did), but even if I do I know it'll still be the answer to this question: Shatter Me. I honestly don't understand how it's as popular as it seems to be!

[zoha (A book maestro)]

Eleanor and Park

[Farren]

Kelly wrote: "I'm not finished it yet and I'm not sure I ever will, (hopefully I will just to say I did), but even if I do I know it'll still be the answer to this question: Shatter Me. I honestly don't understa..."

It took me 6 weeks I think to finish Shatter Me! I liked the plot but the writing annoyed me so I never wanted to pick it back up.

[Leandra]

I absolutely loathed the Immortals series - I should have stopped at Evermore but I continued on into at least the third book and I regret it so much

Also, I could not finish Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It was so incredibly boring and the plot wasn't that intruiging for me either. Such a shame though, because those pictures are hauntingly beautiful to look at.

[Amanda]

I absolutely thought the Selection was a horrible series!! The romance seemed so phony to me

[Dana]

Honestly, I hated Paper Towns by John Green. Don't get me wrong, I love some of his other books, But Paper Towns was just a huge let down. I felt like nothing happened for the entire story and then all of a sudden they decided to go on an adventure. There were so funny bits, but overall, I was just very disappointed.

[Kat]

Leandra wrote: "I absolutely loathed the Immortals series - I should have stopped at Evermore but I continued on into at least the third book and I regret it so much

Also, I could not finish Miss Peregrine's Hom..."

Agree with you on both books. :)

[Mary]

5O Shades of Grey (JJ. Abrams). Do not misunderstand me. I like erotic novels and BDSM, but, when I started to read this book immediately I hated it.

[Hanna]

I think The 5th Wave is completely overrated! I just couldn't get into it and the romance was really bad. Even though the writing style was great at times, I was really relieved after turning the last page because I finally got through it.

[cali 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧]

^^ I agree

[Sue✨]

matched. sooo boring

[Julia]

The Grisha Trilogy. I just didn't like the main characters and I just didn't think it was special

[Ayan]

The Hunger Games. I never got into the hype for this book. The movies didn't interest me either.

[Leandra]

Oh I also forgot to mention 50 Shades of Grey. How that book got so famous is a mystery beyond me. It is not only a horrible plot, but it reads like a horny twelve year old girl decided to scribble some grammatically incorrect thoughts down. It does the opposite of empowering a woman's power and teaches the wrong message of romance and sexuality.

[jessica]

the percy jackson series, definitely. i dont understand the hype at all.

[Marie Silk]

The Hobbit and A Christmas Carol. I thought the descriptions were tedious (along with the songs in The Hobbit). I think I counted 12 pages in A Christmas Carol where they describe stirring the pot of soup. I just couldn't even...love this thread by the way :)

[Amy]

The Hobbit, and the last book in the Inkheart trilogy. The Hobbit was slow paced, and I felt like a lot of the journey and scenery scenes could have been edited. The last book in the Inkheart trilogy felt slow, and like the plot wasn't building up well to a conclusion. Also the last Eargon book was slow as well.

[Shristhi]

Under the Never Sky, I just can't finish it =S

[Jazmin]

I was so excited to read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green because of all the hype about it but when I finished the book, let's just say it was a huge disappointment. The romance was crappy and I felt like the characters were trying too hard to be all poetic and Shakespeare-ish. In short, I think tfios is just over hyped :(

[Jazmin]

Leandra wrote: "I absolutely loathed the Immortals series - I should have stopped at Evermore but I continued on into at least the third book and I regret it so much

Also, I could not finish Miss Peregrine's Hom..."

I'm about to read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and now I'm worried that I'll be on the same page as you are! I heard it was kind of similar to Asylum by Madeleine Roux (it was inspired by Miss Peregrine's) and it wasn't really that good either so at least I won't have high expectations on this book :D

[Farren]

I wasn't impressed with Asylum at all but I thought Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was great! The movie comes out in September and looks fantastic, too

[Olivia]

upo: I hated the Divergent series
The first book is great, and the next two are like pulling teeth.

[Olivia]

Olivia wrote: "upo: I hated the Divergent series
The first book is great, and the next two are like pulling teeth."

Also: We Were Liars was horrible, if that was the ending what was the whole point of the book? Literally nothing.
Carry On, I also disliked. It just felt like bad Harry Potter fan fiction au.
And no one needs to read Prince of Wolves, I already read it for you and it's HORRIBLE.

[Alexa]

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. I just felt like it was too rushed. I think if it had been longer and more drawn out I eould have enjoyed it more.

Eleanor & Park. I just don't geg the hype. I didn't find Eleanor very likable.. and Psrk wad just boting to me. I'm alwayd afraid someone will bite my hesd of for saying that.

[cali 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧]

@Maya okay so what YA books do you like?

[Grace]

Matched, The Red Queen, and Throne of Glass were all ones I feel were a bit overhyped. Not to say that I didn't enjoy them; I did but I expected to like them way more based one how many others enjoyed them.

[ℓуηη_σƒ_νєℓαяιѕ]

Olivia wrote: "upo: I hated the Divergent series
The first book is great, and the next two are like pulling teeth."

Ahh, I'm not the only one! I loved the first book, but haven't been able to get very far into the 2nd when I've tried >_<

[Salome]

The Maze Runner series and the Matched series were both very "meh" to me. Maze Runner had interesting plot but no character development. The Selection series had the potential to be great, but fell short. Same with the Delirium series.

[Katherine]

I hate every John Green book with a passion.

[S.L.J.]

My new one: The Power - It's terrible.

[Ayan]

The Matched series was so boring. But I actually liked reached (3rd book) but I skipped matched and crossed haha.

[Noor]

Katherine wrote: "I hate every John Green book with a passion."

Why is that so true? They were boring and had no sense of meaning. What. So. Ever

Maybe the part of no meaning was a bit too far, yet I felt as if John Green wanted to prove to the world that he understood something, yet did not find a specific way of explaining that sense of need, and decided to rant freely, while the audience is stuck thinking: Is it only me, or am I understanding what he's saying, but did not understand it completely?

I honestly can't be the only one

[Noor]

Grace wrote: "Matched, The Red Queen, and Throne of Glass were all ones I feel were a bit overhyped. Not to say that I didn't enjoy them; I did but I expected to like them way more based one how many others enjo..."

Matched: I gave up on that series, midway through the first book. Tried reading the second, started crying tears of frustration after the first 10 pages

The Red Queen: That book is not a favourite of mine, yet I respected it all the same. Nevertheless, it was an awful lot like the selection, and I wasn't that excited about reading something an awful lot like a series I completed a week ago.

The Throne of Glass: This is going to be A LONG RANT.
1) There's so many awful things that I decided to number them
2) The main character has so many names that it's difficult to keep track, because every five chapters the author introduces a new character, so that was very confusing and annoying.
3) The names themselves are HILARIOUS! Celaena being an assassin who slays people. Chaol, having people mispronounce his name so many times, it made me cry. Who knew it was pronounced like the leafy vegetable: Kale? Dorian, who... I'm not going to bother on this guy, it's all in his name. Nehemia, sounds like a horse trying to sneeze, and I'm going to stop there.
4) The assassin is weirdly obsessed with making weapons out of innocent things. Hair pins, a bar of soap. What next, a blanket to choke people to death!?
5) She fights in dresses, it's weird. She gets them dirty 98% of the time, yet she keeps on wearing them, even though she complains how it doesn't allow her to move. Please. Just. Change! Think about the slaves and servants who have to wash them and cover up your tracks, when they DONT WANT TO!
6) She keeps on saying that she values friendship, yet chucks them out the window at the first opportunity she gets!
7) She has TOO MUCH SELF CONFIDENCE, I never thought I'd say this, but, she thinks too much of herself and her skills which causes her to fail half the time! She's annoying and whines too much, she's like the main character in The Heir by Kiera Cass.
8) The book has no plot, it drags on too much, and just when things are about to get interesting, it gets boring.
9) You can tell who the bad guy is right from the beginning, the author hints at it during one of the most exciting parts (which is not that frequent-believe me!) and you are just bound to pay attention and store it in your mind
10) Some like a love line, or a triangle, maybe even a square, but a DECAGON is going over the line by a bit, don't you think? (asks innocently) What line!?, you just went over the line and jumped off the cliff!
11) The author is OBSESSED, AND I SAY IT AGAIN OOOBBBBSSSEEESSSSEEEDDD!!!!!!!!! WITH CAPITALS AND EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!! Like I respect them, but you do not use them in every page, please, it tires my eyes to a point where I decided to try putting that much enthusiasm and failed miserably.
12) There are more points, yet they may be small, insignificant maybe or huge and something not to be overlooked, however that is up to you to figure out.
Goodbye, and remember, not all who wander are lost.

[Noor]

Olivia wrote: "Olivia wrote: "upo: I hated the Divergent series
The first book is great, and the next two are like pulling teeth."

Also: We Were Liars was horrible, if that was the ending what was the whole poin..."

I must disagree with the Divergent comment, for the series changed my life. We were Liars however, that was a miserable book!

[Noor]

Hanna wrote: "I think The 5th Wave is completely overrated! I just couldn't get into it and the romance was really bad. Even though the writing style was great at times, I was really relieved after turning the l..."

Your comment just narrated my experience when reading The 5th Wave!
High Five To You

[Jade]

Divergent...

[Jennifer]

Insurgent

[Ricky]

I would put The Raven Boys on this list, but I'm actually gonna attempt to read it again soon, just 'cause I'm in a mood to try getting back into Stiefvater. :)

As for Divergent and Miss Peregrine, I'm honestly mind-boggled to see those constantly showing up in this thread. I must not have read the same trilogies... :)

[Eimear]

Only ever yours by Louise O'Neill

[Julie]

For me it would be Beautiful Creatures and 50 Shades of Grey... haven't been able to finish the first books :/

[Pink]

Julie wrote: "For me it would be Beautiful Creatures and 50 Shades of Grey... haven't been able to finish the first books :/"

Rarely do people name 50 shades of grey but I agree with you too. Though I did finish the book, I didn't quite enjoyed reading it.

[Zhye]

Twilight series

[Puput]

I really, truly dislike them (no offense to the fans). They made me traumatized to any series about angels... until I read Angelfall by Susan Ee and fell absolutely in love with the angel worlds again.

[Marthe]

Marked

Without doubt.