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People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

DID NOT FINISH

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it was too slow burning and there wasn’t enough s*x! You’re telling me after pining for years, we get one explicit scene?? I love a friends to lovers but the parking break was on, where is the haste where is the speed

Inspection

Josh Malerman

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

Macbeth

Jo Nesbø

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

Macbeth: Duncan is so cool, love working for this guy!
Lady: Let’s kill Duncan
Macbeth: Ok!

Like, please add more characterization so it makes sense, other than Lady Bad Because Woman

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

GREAT book. Hurt too bad.

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

DID NOT FINISH

This the second time I've tried to read this book and I just can't do it. 

Low, Vol. 1: The Delirium of Hope

Rick Remender

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

We get it, the female characters have boobs. 

Weaveworld

Clive Barker

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

Too slow of a build. I can't get a grasp on the characters or the plot, and the magic isn't fantastic enough to keep me engaged.

Kraken

China Miéville

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

Maaaaaaaan another Mieville that’s too weird for me! The disjointed dialogue didn’t help either. I felt like i was reading a bad Google Translate.

There but for the

Ali Smith

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

I couldn’t get a grasp on the plot - it’s not linear or action-driven, which I expected, but at this point I need something a lil bit better paced 

The Jigsaw Man

Nadine Matheson

DID NOT FINISH
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes