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What is the worst book or book series you have read so far for 2023?
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Nov 05, 2023 03:42PM
For me, the worst book series I read so far this year was the angel trilogy. It was so boring, and for the first time in my life I was skim reading because of how bored I was. It was a rip-off of Hush Hush.
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I’ve rated three books 1 star this year:A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
I am about halfway through Assistant to the Villain, and I would not be finishing it if it wasn't a book club read.
By far the Wereworld series by Curtis Jobling. Do not recommend.
Micro by Richard Preston. That was NOT Michael Crichton’s finished product and all of his ‘discovered’ works should’ve been left alone, he spent years planning books and re-working over and over to achieve his stunning books. It was not meant to be handed over to some random person in an attempt to ‘finish’ his manuscripts.
Brynhildr in the Darkness 1 series. Too toxic, characters were flat and the story wasn't really progressing.
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin. Not worth the hype, super predictable, and underwhelming ending.
The Essence of Nathan Biddle was probably the worst so far.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I hated Lessons in Chemistry.
The first volume of Sara Donati's historical book series (Into The Wilderness) was absolutely riveting. The following sequels were forgettable, because they no longer described the couple from the first book. It became very boring.
Magnolia parks, daughter of the siren queen, believe me, to kill a kingdom, the secret history
Rose McGowan's Brave, in spite of its relevance to the #metoo movement, did nothing for me.
I read some terrible books this year, but the one that topped the most disappointed list is Lasher by Anne Rice
Definitely Rosalie Oaks Lady Diviner series. I thought it would be like C N Holmberg’s The Paper Magician series but it’s just bad writing IMO. It’s got magic but with a tiny, horrid vampire who clings to the MC. That really put me off. Her prequel series was pretty good but the main series was not as good. Just my opinion of course.
Mitabird wrote: "I’ve rated three books 1 star this year:A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi"
I didn’t care for Rivers of London at all either.
oh gods, this is a very unpopular opinion, but i hated divine rivals by rebecca ross. it was so boring and too cosy for a war novel with gods fighting. the writing was pretty though.
the last heir to blackwood library
The Perks of Being a Wallflower... I hated it.
Probably Every Last Word by Tamera Stone. It was so boring I didn’t even finish it. Also there was a weird plot twist in it that was so out of left field.
this is how you lose the time war. so stupid.
All the Little Rain Drops by Mia Sheridan it was a free monthly Prime read - uggg! Sounded good, described as a thriller but it was really a romance. Can pick a good one every time 🤷🏻♀️
Tina Miles wrote: "I didn’t care for Rivers of London at all either.It was probably my most disappointing read of the year. I’ve heard such good things and I forced myself to finish it because I didn’t want to add to my long list of dnf’s this year.
Between "pastors Eat Pwussy Too" and "Catcher and the Rye"....but there is still time left in 2023.
it starts/ends with us COHO in general
verity wasn't bad, but it's definitely overrated.
The worst book so far I have read was NOS4A2 by Joe Hill. Too wordy, I actually got dizzy spells. 😝
If the first of the series is bad then I am certainly not going to waste my time with the others. 🙄
Oof it's still The Marriage Portrait for me
The Demon Tide: Laurie ForestThe Southern Book club's Guide to Slaying Vampires: Grady Hendrix
When Women Were Dragons: Kelly Barnhill
Books of Being: Retsim Laudividni
The Librarian of Crooked Lane: CJ Archer
The last 2 books of The Dragon Heart Legacy: Nora Roberts
These Violent Delights: Chloe Gong
Witch: Iain Rob Wright
Pale Court Duet: Liv Zander
Mine was Her Secret Song by Mary Connealy. I’ve never disliked a book so much that I skipped half the book. I think most of the reason I didn’t like it was because I had just read the first two books in that series and they were basically the same thing just with different main characters.
Normal People by Sally Rooney. I was close to not even finishing it. I found it very boring and repetitive.
The worst book I have read this year is Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. If there was one more reference to her proximity to the Main Line in this book, I was ready to scream because unless you live in specific counties in Pennsylvania, you have no idea what that even means. It was just another way to say this girl who was poor was able to go to a really fancy and expensive school so she did not fit in.
I have quit a few actaully. i have read a ton this year but some of the books just didnt hit right. - Liar by Justin Larbalestier
- Forever for a Year by B.T Gottfred
- Fake by Donna Cooner
I tried reading Sick Fux and absolutely could not finish it.
I just finished Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson and only gave it one star. It was completely predictable with strangely formal writing style being that it is set, mostly, in 1994. The narrator spoke/thought as if she were in 1884. I regret that I read it all the way through - I kept hoping it would surprise me.Also, I recently read Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. Also, one star, but I wish I could have given it zero. This book made me angry for weeks over how much I disliked it, how it was misadvertised as magical realism, and the fact that it was nominated for a Pulitzer. It was an awful book, full of mentally ill people who do awful things to each other, and the ending seemed lazy and rushed to wrap it all up in a neat little bow. Completely unsatisfying.
The worst book I have read this year, and ever, was Lolita. That is the most vile and disgusting book, I have ever read. I started this book in 2022 and it took me until this year to finish it.
The Atlas Six. It might very been better if the author wrote normal sentences instead of trying to use big words all the time. WORD SALAD
Currently, Fall of giants by Ken Follett
Gary wrote: "If the first of the series is bad then I am certainly not going to waste my time with the others. 🙄"Well of course time is short and there are to many books why waste time on something already proven to be a lost cause.
This year's winner is James Ellroy's - The Enchanters.
Assistant to the VillainI have this on my list please post if it sucks as I will delete it, too many books to waste time on meh!
The Warning by: AJ Willis I know some folks liked it but not me his female characters are always weak and not relatable. The story was predictable no surprises. I did finish it and even read another of his books feel you should always give an author a chance but I did not like that book much either for the same reason his lack of understanding women.
for me, worst book was if he had been with me. i was really expecting this book will shatter me. but nuh uh such a disappointment.
I think the absolute worst one so far was Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman, there was just so much wrong with that book it was infuriating.my other 1 stars have been:
- The After School Nightmare manga by Setona Mizushiro
- Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks
- There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake
Agent 101, a true account of a so-called spy master during WWII. If the book itself is to be believed, Allen Dulles accomplished absolutely nothing, nor did his wife or mistress, who add absolutely nothing to the already wearisome history of nothingness, the inclusions of which only serve to bolster some misogynistic agenda.I hated it so much I sought out every major location for rating the book to give it the lowest possible rating on each of them, even if I don't frequent those other resources. :) (Yeah, it was kind of petty.) ;)
I tried to read The Bride Stripped Bare earlier this year, and it is one of the few books that I have abandoned. Normally even if I'm not into a book I feel compelled to see it through anyway, but this was just SO pretentious I decided to do me a self-care and take it down the community library to inflict on someone else.
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