Books You Couldn’t Finish (DNF) or That Didn’t Work For You - 2025

[Suz]

Two books by Danielle Steel



My review 3 stars

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



My review 1.5 stars

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

[Brenda]

My review for The Yellow House by Emily O'Grady

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

[Anita]

Against All Odds by Alex L. Michaels 3-Stars
Poor, little, rich girl gets her cop.
My Review

The Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. George 2-Stars
Not my cuppa.
My Review

Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones DNF at 46%
I'm done with this series
My Review

[Laura]

A novella in the Business of Love collection made no sense to me, even if it was a sweet, clean Regency romance. I gave it a 2.5** rating, and cannot recommend it.


Ashbrook Abbey by Heather Chapman

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

[Laura]

Love in the Wager by Kasey Stockton is horrid. Book #4 in the Women of Worth series had a heroine that was not likeable. I don't even know why I finished this book. I gave it 1.5* rating.

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

[Brenda]

My review for One Deadly Take by D.B. Borton

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

[Liz]

Color me stupid, but Fair Play went right over my head. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Canadian Jen]

This did not work for me although I know it worked for many.
Spectacular Things
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Two graphic novels about two incredible historical women. Unfortunately, both books don't do justice to them. They are worth reading for the facts, though.

1. Surrounded: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832 by Wilfrid Lupano

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

2. The Incredible Nellie Bly: Journalist, Investigator, Feminist, and Philanthropist by Luciana Cimino

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

[Dorie - Cats&Books :)]

Rosh ~catching up slowly~ wrote: "Two graphic novels about two incredible historical women. Unfortunately, both books don't do justice to them. They are worth reading for the facts, though.

1. [book:Surrounded: America’s First Sch..."

Awful that you read two disappointing novels. I hope you are reading a 5* now!

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: " I hope you are reading a 5* now!"

Thanks! I sure did, Dorie. Posted a 5-star review yesterday, though I have yet to update it here. 2025 is turning out to have a scarcity of 5 stars! :)

[Mark]

I'm starting off the week with the disappointing The Tell-Tale Homicide by Daphne Silver https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

by Danielle Steel

My review 2 stars

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I've enjoyed The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman and fully expected to enjoy the beginning of his new series, We Solve Murders, but it wasn't to be. I always wonder if it's just me and the time I chose to read something.
A few words on why We Solve Murders was a DNF for me

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love by Sarah Leavitt

This graphic novel might work for readers with a greater philosophical bent of mind. Not for me though.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anita]

Colorado K-9 Rescue by Kathleen Donnelly 3-Stars
Eight years later her nightmare returns
My Review

[Liz]

I wasn’t a fan of The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre partially because it was a cheesy horror story and not a mystery like I thought. My 2.5star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

It's All Absolutely Fine by Ruby Elliot

A graphic memoir combining text and comics. Too boring and whiny for my taste. But mine is an outlier opinion.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

An OwnVoices historical fiction about a Vietnamese family post the war. Didn't work that well for me, but mine is an outlier opinion.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anita]

To Heist and to Hold by Christina Britton 3-Stars
Hot Romance and light mystery.
My Review

[Robin]

Today I finished Bloodline by Jess Lourey. I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't care for this book.

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

[Liz]

I was so excited for Queen Esther by John Irving but couldn’t finish it. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Flop: Disney Manga: Tangled by Shiori Kanaki

Better to stick to the animated movie.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

The Accidental Necromancer - Liv Rancourt
Part of Subpar Heroes series (14 books)
Genera: M/M Romance/Paranormal
1★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

For those who still think that social media is beneficial. I'd have liked this better had the author been more transparent and unbiased.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Archies in India

Possibly, the worst Archies compilation, ever!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 2.95 rounded to 3 stars review of The Graveyard Club: Revenge Game by R.L. Stine:

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

Graphic Novel / Horror / YA
Excellent illustrations
I did not like the characters.
I wasn't the target audience for this book. Arson and scorpions are not a prank. Neither are broken bones.
The horror part in the last part of the book was better than the so-called prank part in the beginning.

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan Yan

This middle-grade graphic novel turned out to be a stereotypical mess. Then again, I seem to be the only one who felt this way.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of The Deadly Book Club by Lyn Liao Butler

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

[Anita]

Duke of Desire by Elizabeth Hoyt 2-Stars
Sacred and abused. our hero gets his revenge.
My Review

She's Going to Pay by Alexandra Ivy 2 1/2-Stars
Jesse is back to close out a chapter in her life.
My Review

[Anita]

Prowl by Colleen Coble 3-Stars
Another death at The Sanctuary
My Review

[Mark]

I'm kicking off this week with the seasonally set Haunted House Ghost by James J. Cudney https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dorie - Cats&Books :)]

Ugh, this was simply awful 2* for

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