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      • 1 Star/Did Not Finish1 Star reads and books I didn’t finish. I use this for books I couldn’t finish. If I finished a book, it meant it was passable at least so deserves an extra star! It is very rare that I need to do this, I’m good at knowing my own taste. Usually if  a book got this rating I’d made a miscalculation when I picked it up! I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 2 Stars2 out of 5 star  book reviews. I finished the book but it felt like a struggle, and I probably ended up skim reading a lot of it just to get though the thing. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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      • 5 Stars5 out of 5 star book reviews. I got super excited about it! I’ll buy a hard copy for my library, and I’ll likely read it again. Sometimes for these books, I’ll write up a longer review with analysis. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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      • 1 Star/Did Not Finish1 Star reads and books I didn’t finish. I use this for books I couldn’t finish. If I finished a book, it meant it was passable at least so deserves an extra star! It is very rare that I need to do this, I’m good at knowing my own taste. Usually if  a book got this rating I’d made a miscalculation when I picked it up! I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 2 Stars2 out of 5 star  book reviews. I finished the book but it felt like a struggle, and I probably ended up skim reading a lot of it just to get though the thing. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 3 Stars3 out of 5 star book reviews. These are middle-of-the-road books. Nothing that got me excited, but they were fine and I probably had a good time reading most of it. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 4 Stars4 out of 5 star book reviews. I had a good time reading it, I felt like I got something out of the experience and I’d recommend it to other people. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 5 Stars5 out of 5 star book reviews. I got super excited about it! I’ll buy a hard copy for my library, and I’ll likely read it again. Sometimes for these books, I’ll write up a longer review with analysis. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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1 Star/Did Not Finish

1 Star reads and books I didn’t finish.

I use this for books I couldn’t finish. If I finished a book, it meant it was passable at least so deserves an extra star! It is very rare that I need to do this, I’m good at knowing my own taste. Usually if  a book got this rating I’d made a miscalculation when I picked it up!

I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.

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A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville 1.5 stars A false premise with poor execution. I actually think it’s disrespectful to real historical people to write something this weak and unimaginative using their names and their lives.

A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville

Posted in1 Star/Did Not FinishFebruary 28, 2026
⭐⭐ 1.5/5 Stars - This does nothing remotely interesting and it pissed me off.
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Posted in1 Star/Did Not FinishDecember 16, 2025
The more I think about this book the lower my rating gets. - 🫠 1/5 Stars
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10 Books I Never Finished

10 Books I Never Finished

Posted in1 Star/Did Not Finish, Top Ten TuesdayMarch 25, 2025
10 books I did not finish, and probably never will.
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to sleep in a sea of stars by christopher paolini DNF at 45% (10 hours). Not even Jennifer Hale's stellar narration could make this interesting. It’s far too long and I found it full of empty tropes. Very disappointing!

To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars by Christopher Paolini

Posted in1 Star/Did Not FinishJanuary 22, 2025
Not even Jennifer Hale's stellar narration could make this interesting - 1/5 ⭐
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Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen #3) by Stephen Erikson

Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen #3) by Stephen Erikson

Posted in1 Star/Did Not FinishNovember 11, 2024
☠️1/5 Stars - Why did I waste so many months of my life trying to read this?
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Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen #2) by Stephen Erikson

Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen #2) by Stephen Erikson

Posted in1 Star/Did Not FinishSeptember 15, 2024
This books was a real slog, it nearly killed me, but I finished it! - ⭐️ 1.5/5 Stars
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The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Posted in1 Star/Did Not FinishAugust 31, 2024
Slow paced, uninteresting stereotypes and lacking any subtlety. Disappointing! - 💀 DNF
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Nothing But The Truth by The Secret Barrister Did Not Finish A meandering series of anecdotes. An impulse choice that I’m not really the audience for. His previous two books may be stronger.

Nothing But The Truth: Stories of Crime, Guilt and Loss of Innocence by The Secret Barrister

Posted in1 Star/Did Not Finish, Book ReviewsJanuary 20, 2024
I want to preface that this is is not a bad book at all, it just wasn't for me - ❌ DNF
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You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry. Did Not Finish (DNF) Mini Review. Genre: Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit Positives: + Emily Henry is an engaging writer. Flows well, easy to read. It just has all the tropes that I hate! Negatives: - Could not stand Poppy. - Did not believe the friendship between her and Alex could have lasted 12 years. - No chemistry on the page. - Nothing happened in first 25%, it is so boring. - It is the anti-Book Lovers (which I loved so much!).

You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

Posted in1 Star/Did Not Finish, Book ReviewsAugust 27, 2023
Annoying characters, all the tropes I hate and worst of all it was boring! 💀DNF
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Did not finish book review.

The Song of Achilles by Madelline Miller

Posted in1 Star/Did Not Finish, Book ReviewsJuly 21, 2023
Holy moly this book was boring. I think all those 5 star reviews read something else! - ☠️ DNF
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