Books You Couldn’t Finish (DNF) or That Didn't Work for You - 2023

[Liz]

The Vintage Caper was a disappointment. My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Outlier!

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My review 1★ unfortunately:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anita]

The Ghost Illusion by Kat Martin 3-Stars
I love Kat Martin, just not this book.
My Review

Wyoming Cowboy Undercover by Juno Rushdan 2-Stars
Cults are no good.
My Review

[MarilynW]

Night Will Find You Julia Heaberlin

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anita]

Texas Bodyguard: Weston by Janie Crouch 3-Stars
Not what I expect from Janie Crouch
My Review

Meet the Earl at Midnight by Gina Conkle 🎧3-Stars
The narrator was great the plot, not so much.
My Review

[Random Spider (on a hiatus?)]

Deadwood by Pete Dexter was difficult and slow.

Here's my non-spoiler review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Curses and Other Buried Things by Caroline George

Would have enjoyed it had it actually stayed true to the title instead of turning into a YA romance.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Canadian Jen]

Couldn't finish North Woods. I tried. My thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Lord was a huge miss for me. My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

My review 2★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

Lay Your Body Down - Amy Suiter Clarke -(Minnesota)
Genera: Mystery/Thriller (this is how its library listed...I would call it propaganda with a big capital P)
2★

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anita]

Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew 🎧 2-Stars
Scarlett must not read many mysteries.
My Review

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Perfect Christmas Village by Bella Osborne

I have enjoyed Bella Osborne's works earlier, but this was a mixed bag. I didn't like it as much as I had expected to.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Robin]

I finished listening to The Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty. It's the second book in her Shambling Guides series.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kat]

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anita]

Montana Sanctuary by Josie Jade 🎧 DNF
Too much angst
My Review

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich 3-Stars
All I can say about the ending is wow.
My Review

[Brenda]

My review for Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Twelve Suspects of Christmas by Ana T. Drew

Cute cover, boring book. :(
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Dark Angel aka Wildflower Girls is promoted as gripping and unputdownable, but I lost my grip, skimmed to the end, and put it down quickly. D.K. Hood has a lot of fans and some very high ratings, so I guess it's just me.

My review of Dark Angel

[Faith]

My review of The Singularities by John Banville

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Lost and Found in Cedar Cove by Debbie Macomber

My review 2★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

My review 2★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Bookshop on Jacaranda Street by Marlish Glorie

My review 2 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Praising the Surface: Behind the Scenes of Reality TV by Tilila Relmani

A graphic novel exploring the behind-the-scenes of a reality TV show. Thought it would be more satirical but it tries to justify the relevance of such shows. Might work better for reality TV fans.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally

Great title, good concept, horrible approach.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

Frozen Statues - L.E. Fraser - (Canada)
Perdition Games Series Book #4
Genera: Mystery & Suspense
2.5★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Robin]

This morning I finished listening to Ruthless Game by Danielle Girard.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

Serve - Nora Phoenix - (Washington D.C.)
White House Men Series - Book #4
Narrator: John Solo
Genera: M/M Romance
2★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Random Spider (on a hiatus?)]

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score is far from even ok.

Here's my non-spoiler review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

Every Last One - Anna Quindlen - (Vermont)
Genera: Contemporary Fiction/Family Drama
3★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber

My review 2★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I can see other readers enjoyed Rumors of Her Death by J.M. Donellan, but I gave up about a quarter of the way through. Maybe it caught me at the wrong time.
DNF My review with no rating

[Carol]

Kept Secrets - Shawn McGuire - (Wisconsin)
Whispering Pines Series Book #2
Genera: Mystery & Suspense
2.5★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson

My review 2★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Debra]

I finished but it was way too slow for me.

Only If You're Lucky

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Night She Lied by Lucy Dawson

My review 2.5★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 3.13 rounded to 3 stars review of The Store by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Disappointing

[Liz]

I wasn’t a big fan of Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age but Come and Get It was horrible. My two star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 2.73 rounded to 3 stars review of The Sleep Experiment by Jeremy Bates:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Horror
Overall, this is a book that kept me turning the pages after a slow start to see what would happen next. It was initially intriguing and this was followed by shocking.