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The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery: A Novel

Clarence A. Haynes

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

I know it’s early for a DNF, but I just can’t, and I’m so disappointed because the blurb sounded right up my alley!

The characters are annoying. The way everything is explained down to the last detail is making my head spin. Maybe I’ll return to it another day, but this feels like trying to hard to be funny or talk with a bunch of slang that doesn’t work. Like when parents would use teen slang wrong on purpose🤦🏻‍♀️

A Flicker in the Dark

Stacy Willingham

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

I'm pretty bummed about this. I've had it on my shelf for a while waiting on the perfect time and not even 50 pages in, the killer is basically served up on a silver platter. No, thank you. 🥲

I figured it was Cooper with how sketch he was from the engagement party. But what really had me needing it to get rolling faster was this line:
𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳’𝘴. “𝘉𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥.
Like, c'mon! That was giving us the killer on a silver platter😮‍💨 Who's dad tells their kids to "be good" while being arrested and drug out the house for 5 teen girl murders?

The Archer & The Flame

Marie Violet

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

Way too slow and feels more like a middle grade read if you take out the cussing. Just not vibing

The Debutantes

Olivia Worley

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

It's set up like a Lucy Foley book with all the POV swapping and I just can't🫠

A Sin So Pure

G.B. Bancroft

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

It took me a week to get 50 pages in. I'm not sure why, but I just can't get into the world or vibe with the writing style. I really really wanted to love it but I just don't think the style is for me. 

The Inmate

Freida McFadden

DID NOT FINISH: 22%

I just can't stand the MC. A lot of what she's doing is just plain dumb

Cursed Fates

Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

Come back later - need a break 

The Beast's Heart

Leife Shallcross

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

Soft dnf - come back later

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

Sarah A. Parker

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

I'm just so bored. It's like reading someone's diary and I'm confused and bored. Nothing that's getting introduced is being explained, no one is really being described other than "chiseled jaw" or their hair color. Explain your world to me or give me a better glossary please🙃

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

DID NOT FINISH: 33%

I'll probably come back to it, but I'm just nit feeling it right now.