Loved Books/Series You Just Couldn't Get Into

[Donna]

Angelfall.

[Brigid ✩]

Donna wrote: "Legend is one of my all time favorite series. I am a political person so maybe that's it? Weird how one can dislike or be very neutral to something another finds meaningful and enjoyable."

I'm pretty political as well, but I just didn't like the characters I guess? And yes, it's interesting how a book can mean so much to one person and not much to another. :D

[Brigid ✩]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "what. even. Glad I never made it that far! (or at least, if I did I don't remember it HAHA)"

Yes, that's probably for the best. XD

[Storm]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I haven't touched Hush Hush or Fallen mainly because I don't like the choice of character names lol. Lost interest in the House of Night series after book five or..."

The irony with all the slut shaming in that book was that Zoey herself was the biggest effing slut in the book. I did and still do love Stevie Rae though. Why couldn't they have made a book series about her?

[Harlee]

I became way more interested in Stevie Rae and Rephaim's (I think that was "his" name) story than Zoey's.

[Storm]

Harlee wrote: "I became way more interested in Stevie Rae and Rephaim's (I think that was "his" name) story than Zoey's."

I seriously wish Stevie Rae was the main character.

[Brigid ✩]

@Storm - Yeah, she was quite hypocritical in that way. :P She constantly judged other girls for having sex, but then she ended up having sex with everyone and cheating on everyone she dated??

@Harlee - Yes I totally agree! I remember liking them together too, they were actually kind of cute. I remember liking Aphrodite with her boyfriend too (I totally forget his name). What's funny is that Zoey pegged Aphrodite as like "the stupid mean girl" from the first book but I feel like she ended up being a more sympathetic character than Zoey. XD

[Storm]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@Storm - Yeah, she was quite hypocritical in that way. :P She constantly judged other girls for having sex, but then she ended up having sex with everyone and cheating on everyone she dated??

@Har..."

Not just that but then got UPSET when she didn't have a freaking male harem anymore.

[Tommy]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I'm pretty political as well, but I just didn't like the characters I guess? And yes, it's interesting how a book can mean so much to one person and not much to another. :D"

I'm the same. I even enjoyed those aspects, and really the plot in general. Most of the characters and the, IMO, hamfisted romance just kind of killed it for me. The plot itself though is what kept it a solid 3-star read for me. The characters kept me from loving it.

[Harlee]

@Brigid I think his name was Darius. I only remember because I think I liked him lol.

[Brigid ✩]

@Storm - Haha exactly! Wasn't there one book where she had like four boyfriends at once? And then she was sad when they all found out and broke up with her (view spoiler)[except for that creepy teacher dude who got his head cut off, lol (hide spoiler)]. I was like "wellll, what did you think would happen?!" :P

@Tommy - Agreed. The political stuff was kind of interesting but I did not like the characters and predictable romance drama and whatnot. I had the same problem with Hunger Games, honestly.

@Harlee - I was thinking his name was Darius but I wasn't entirely sure. And yes he was one of the few characters that I actually liked. :D

[Storm]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@Storm - Haha exactly! Wasn't there one book where she had like four boyfriends at once? And then she was sad when they all found out and broke up with her [spoilers removed]. I was like "wellll, w..."

Yes, yes there was. The third book Chosen (view spoiler)[In which the teacher then convinced a minor to have sex with him. Pedophile. (hide spoiler)] Yeah! And then when she had the nerve to then get a crush on Stark (oh gosh I loved him, why did he have to wind up with her?) It was an all out race to get to him before Neferet but it didn't MATTER.


And yeah I liked Darius, he was one of the few guys I liked. Right next to him would be Damien and Jack.

Also... I had the fledgling handbook back in the day... Those weren't made up rituals at all. They were all lifted from Pagan folklore. In reality what they had was a book about witches with some vampire elements and just changed some spelling on the name vampire.

[Harlee]

@Storm Awwww, I almost forgot about Damien and Jack. I loved Jack!

[Storm]

Harlee wrote: "@Storm Awwww, I almost forgot about Damien and Jack. I loved Jack!"

Jack was such a freaking cutie, I shipped him and Damien SO much.

[Brigid ✩]

Aw yes, Jack was so cute! (view spoiler)[And his death was the most stupid effing death I've ever read. He did not deserve that. UGGH I was so mad, haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Harlee wrote: "I became way more interested in Stevie Rae and Rephaim's (I think that was "his" name) story than Zoey's."

Me too!

[Karen’s Library]

I have been trying to listen to Throne of Glass on audio since I had such a hard time reading it in print. I don't like the main character! I loved the prequel novellas, but I don't like her in this book. Should I keep going. Does she get better and more lovable? ;)

[Christine]

The Forever Wars.

[Kela Esther]

Karen wrote: "I have been trying to listen to Throne of Glass on audio since I had such a hard time reading it in print. I don't like the main character! I loved the prequel novellas, but I don't like her in thi..."

She never gets more lovable/better (at least to me). But you do kind of start to understand her better the longer you read.

[Tommy]

Christine wrote: "The Forever Wars."

I've never heard of these(or this) somehow.

[Catherine]

I could only make it through the first book in The Hunger Games series and actually barely made it through that. I even turned to the end of the book to make sure it ended so I wouldn't have to read the rest of the series.

[Catherine]

Karen wrote: "I have been trying to listen to Throne of Glass on audio since I had such a hard time reading it in print. I don't like the main character! I loved the prequel novellas, but I don't like her in thi..."

I love Celaena! I feel like she has a lot of pain that she tries to hide with sarcasm and sass. But to each their own.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Catherine wrote: "Karen wrote: "I have been trying to listen to Throne of Glass on audio since I had such a hard time reading it in print. I don't like the main character! I loved the prequel novellas, but I don't l..."

This is how I felt about her as well :)

[Tommy]

Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it.

[Karen’s Library]

Esther wrote: "Karen wrote: "I have been trying to listen to Throne of Glass on audio since I had such a hard time reading it in print. I don't like the main character! I loved the prequel novellas, but I don't l..."

I'm going to continue. She seemed to finally open up while I was listening to it this morning so that helped!

[Heidi]

Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it."

Never finished it either. I am surprised you liked Twilight and not MI. Interesting. You are a man of mystery Tommy. hahaha

[Ashley Marie]

ahhh I agree with TMI -- I DNF'd the first one, and it depressed me because the book was so pretty.

ALSO. Poison Study. The writing was wayyy too clunky for me.

[Tommy]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it."

Never finished it either. I am surprise..."

I like to keep it interesting haha.

[Ashley Marie]

Storm wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "@Storm - Haha exactly! Wasn't there one book where she had like four boyfriends at once? And then she was sad when they all found out and broke up with her [spoi..."

ahhhh I loved Stark! damn Zoey.

[Catherine]

Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it."

I agree! I think I got through like 5 pages and gave up.

[Tommy]

Catherine wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it."

I agree! I think I got through like 5 pages and gave up."

I got like 50 in the first attempt, then well over half way through the second. I tried to force myself to stay with it because the synopsis sounds so good and it sounds like a series with a lot of potential, but, man, I could not do it haha.

[Storm]

Tommy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it."

I agree! I think I go..."

Welcome to the club. I have not finished City of Bones either. XD; I hear a lot of people say it's better to read The Infernal Devices first versus City of Bones and I agree. I finished Clockwork Angel (though man was that a beast of a book) and I enjoyed it a lot. I still need to finish the trilogy and I DO intend to finish at least the first three books in The Mortal Instruments someday but.. They're massive.

[Heidi]

Storm wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish it."

I agree..."

She is a "wordy" author. That is one of the reasons I am not a fan.

[Storm]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Storm wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just could not force myself to finish..."

I wish I could say I usually avoid wordy books but some really long descriptions just make certain books. Like The Monstrumologist.

[Heidi]

Storm wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Storm wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried twice and just..."

Descriptions in books are fine. When I say wordy I mean useless words that don't add anything to a story and/or repetitive word choices (using same descriptors over and over). Kind of reminds me of that person most everyone knows who talks just to hear themselves talk if that makes sense.

[Ashley Marie]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Storm wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Storm wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Tommy wrote: "Oh, thought of another one. City of Bones. I can't even say I disliked it because I tried ..."

*coughcough* my boss ;)

[Tommy]

I enjoyed that tangent so much that I had to comment about how much I enjoyed that tangent.

[Heidi]

hahaha!

[Kela Esther]

I just remembered another book I just couldn't get into: . It started off sort of OK, but then it just got really weird and dumb.