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Books You Couldn’t Finish (DNF) or That Didn't Work for You - 2023
Dorie - Cats&Books :) (on hiatus until Oct 10) wrote: "Rosh that's what I was afraid of. I actually liked The Scarlet Letter as I can recall so I was hesitant to pick up this one, I'm glad I didn't, great review :)"Thanks Dorie. I guess I should have stayed away as well. Historical Retellings rarely work for me, but the premise of this one sounded promising. :(
Ugh. So glad to be done with The 6:20 Man
My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The High-Tech Knight - Leo A. Frankowski
Adventures of Conrad Stargard Book#2
3★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Memory Jumper by Amanda Michelle Brown
Great concept, lousy execution especially at the end.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Six Days to Live by Lisa Dodson 2-StarsThe plot isn't original, and neither is the execution.
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I finished reading
Ritual Sins by Anne Stuart. Actually, I ended up skimming the second half of the book just to get through it.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Girl in Room 16 - Eva Sparks
Darcy Hunt FBI series Book #1
2.5★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Big Four – Agatha Christie – 1*
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on the trail of an evil syndicate trying to take over the world. That sounds like a James Bond novel synopsis more than a murder mystery featuring the famous Belgian detective and his “little grey cells,” and that is the crux of the problem. The action takes place over several years, with multiple attempts on Poirot’s and/or Hastings’s lives. Most of the scenarios seemed incredibly far-fetched and unrealistic. And worse, they were under-developed. Skip this one and concentrate on the traditional mysteries.
LINK to my full review
A Flop!Twins in Time by Natalie Griffin
Expected a lot more from this indie historical fiction.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Don't know why I read to 60%, this dual timeline didn't work for me,
2*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Great review, Dorie. I almost requested this one from NetGalley. I'm glad I didn't.
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my review
Anita wrote: "Great review, Dorie. I almost requested this one from NetGalley. I'm glad I didn't."thanks Anita, many have liked it so???
I finished Red Delicious
by Kathleen Tierney. Unfortunately, this urban fantasy was not for me.My 1.31 rounded to 1 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Very disappointed in The Things We Do to Our Friends
My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just listened to The Codebreaker’s Secret
Too boring for me. My 2.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just listend to this, also like Liz. Boring.2★ for
by Alissa CallenMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished The Mitford Affair
I found it boring and didn’t answer many of the questions I had about the sisters. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not a fan of The Water Keeper either. Think some sort of Christian Jack Reacher. Ugh. My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
So sorry I wasted my reading time on this one. 2*for
full review when my buddies finish the bookhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you like horror, maybe The Drift
will work for you. Definitely not for me!My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "So sorry I wasted my reading time on this one. 2*for full review when my buddies finish the bookhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Same here!
Finished my full review on this 2* book if anyone is interested
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Winterland - Kim Faber - (Denmark)
3★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The story was okay, It was my lack of speaking Danish.
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
Very much in the minority with my opinion on this one. But simply couldn't read more than a few pages without rolling my eyes.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not for me I'm afraid. I will pass on to another librarian at work, hoping it can still be appreciated.
Women I Know by debut author Katerina GibsonMy review 2★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Can't recommend this one I'm afraid.
Bohemian Negligence by Bertie BlackmanMy review 2★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Scones and Scoundrels – Molly MacRea – 1*
I know this is a cozy mystery and don’t expect the kind of gore and mayhem from a hard-hitting police procedural. But I DO expect a murder and a reasonable effort by the amateur sleuth to investigate. Here the big murder doesn’t happen until page 206, and the ladies manage to get into serious danger just because they were thinking about possibilities, and somehow the murderer caught on to them. B O R I N G … And I’m done with this series.
LINK to my full review
I abandoned this book quickly. A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A flop for me I'm afraid.
What You Wish For by Katherine CenterMy review 2★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure -Courtney Milan - (England)
Part of the Worth Saga
Genera: F/F Romance/Comedy(??)
2★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
An outlier this time. Found it too slow and rambling. Hardly anything thrilled me about this "thriller".
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh dear (for me)
Into the Water by Paula HawkinsMy review 1.5★:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood
A debut work that tries too hard to be amazing and ends up with messy timelines and messy themes.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
was filled with cliched personalities and well trod plot lines. My two star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Unfortunately this one didn't work for me. 
The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep by Stan RodskiMy review 2★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A narration of the fictional woman who supposedly inspired Hester Prynne's character in The Scarlet Letter..."
Rosh that's what I was afraid of. I actually liked The Scarlet Letter as I can recall so I was hesitant to pick up this one, I'm glad I didn't, great review :)