Since I don’t really DNF books and if I do I don’t record it today I’m going to list books that looking back I wish I’d DNFed:
All the Bright Places – This is a book that is massively popular but I’m being honest I’m just not a massive fan. I’m not sure I can even put finger on why but to me it felt quite cliché and like other books I’ve read.
Pandemonium – This series just had a load of really random and very frustrating endings so I stopped after this book but I wish I hadn’t bothered with this one either the ending was so annoying!
If I Stay – This is another popular YA contemporary that I just wasn’t big fan of. If I’m being honest it wasn’t that memorable so I can’t even tell you why I didn’t enjoy it but I just remember not being bothered by it the whole way through.
Fallen – I read this in that period of time where everyone was absolutely obsessed with paranormal YA, just after Twilight but this one just wasn’t great at all!
The Selection – The issue with this one was it wasn’t what I expected – I’d heard so many good things from other people and the blurb made it sound super exciting and dramatic so when it came to it I felt a little let down.
Hush, Hush – Another paranormal YA that I read in that period of time when that was the only type of book I seemed to read but it wasn’t really that great. It’s just very similar to lots of other books I’ve read.
Looking for Alaska – I’m not the biggest John Green fan but I did enjoy both The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns. However I just wasn’t really a big fan of this one, who knows why?
This isn’t quite ten, I only made it to seven but here are the books I wish I’d DNFed! Which books do you wish you’d DNFed?
Papertea and Bookflowers
June 5, 2018 at 9:37 pm
I haven’t read any of the books you mentioned, but a book I wished I had dnf’ed was Dark Heroine. It was a gift from my friend and she loved it so much, but I cried laughing so bad was the first half, which is fine. At least I had fun 😂 but the second half was just painful for me.
Jesica
June 5, 2018 at 9:52 pm
I too myself feel that I’m not that intrigued by If I stay! I find all the bright places quite sweet but was bummed by the ending. I’m a sucker for happy endings haha :)x
northernplunder
June 6, 2018 at 9:53 am
i feel honoured to have not ready any of these!
i do own at least two of them
i wish i had DNF the lovely bones bc that ending makes me hate it – however i couldnt as it was for a lit course
BookHookedNook
June 6, 2018 at 11:23 am
I’ve read The Selection series and really liked them, they’re just fluff reads really. I also bought the Hush Hush series from a friend but have only read the first one so far.
liveforbroadway
June 6, 2018 at 11:43 pm
Great list! I can see why you didn’t enjoy many of these, in spite of my own admiration towards them. Sometimes things just aren’t our cup of tea. I feel very strongly about Fallen and why I dislike it, and why I am surprised that I stuck with it. The same goes for All the Bright Places, amongst other reasons.
Beatrice @ Confessions of a Pinay Bookaholic
June 7, 2018 at 5:26 am
I’ve read majority of these books on your list except ATBP. Fallen was awful though.
Nancy
June 9, 2018 at 4:07 am
Oh man, I can relate to you when it comes to books I wish I did not finish. Even though you didn’t have 10 books, at least it is a good thing where you read more books that you actually liked. I haven’t read any of these books before but it’s good to know!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Ruby's Books
June 10, 2018 at 7:57 pm
Great list! I find it really easy to DNF a book I’m not into, so there aren’t many books I wish I’d DNFed. I am on the opposite side of the boat, I wish I could enjoy the books I DNFed since they seem to be insanely loved and I feel like I’m missing out on things.
Out of your list I’ve only tried The Selection, but I really wasn’t into it. I actually gave up 10 or 15 pages into it.