You wanted to read the book, you were excited to crack it open, you came into it with good faith and anticipation… but you ended up dnf-ing it. Which book and why?
Mine was The Maid by Nita Prose. It was for my book club and looked like a fun murder mystery. Instead I got instant manic-pixie-dream-neurodivergent-girl vibes, and I noped out before the crime scene was even found.
A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J Maas, I barely made it five pages in
SAME! Usually I try to give it at least 100 pages, but The Maid was DNF after about 20.
The Paper Palace. I made it maybe 2-3 chapters.
The kaiju preservation society. I loved the name of the book, the premise and the start of the book. Then it got progressively worse by the page. Halfway through and all the characters felt like they were caricatures of each other and I really didn’t care what was going to happen it to whom. Stopped forcing myself to read once I realized I was just waiting for it to end.
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. I know it’s a beloved classic and highly regarded but I knew after a few pages the author’s sense of humour was going to irritate the shit out of me. You can’t please of all the people all of the time and no doubt there’s stuff I love that others think is woeful.