Honestly, that Throne of Glass idea would be totally doable, the storyline like completely shifts to something totally separate and as long as you remember the third book you would be fine lmao (I say this as someone who acknowledges SJM books are not that great but still really enjoys reading them)
I think for the Throne of Glass series (which I ultimately liked more as a whole than ACOTAR), it just becomes such a different thing by the end that I do think it's worth seeing through. There are enough characters to care about and I was actually satisfied by the ending, and I'd be super interested to see your thoughts if you made a project of it. As for series that I've DNF'd: Wicked Saints (b/c I just thought the writing was bad when it came out), Caraval (which I also didn't care for the writing), Miss Peregrine (I didn't know it was a series till after I'd emotionally moved on), and the Frostblood Saga (the first book became a hate read to entertain my friends who actually loved it). There's a few more series that I'm probably never going back to, but it's largely because too much time passed and I don't want to reread anything to get back into.
*Grisha spoilers* 🚨 I DNFed the Grisha trilogy right after finishing Seige and Storm (because of all the spoilers I read in tumblr back in the day; as an anti-Mal gal.) As well as, I DNFed Six of Crows after finishing the first book (also because of spoilers I read on tumblr about my beloved favourite ship; Matthias and Nina.) Because that’s what self care looks like. 🖤
- Throne of Glass makes me sad but I feel like a lot of people lost interest once ACOTAR became really popular. I love ToG so much but I would say that from Heir of Fire onward is where it gets really good. Super unpopular opinion but I didn't like the ACOTAR series. - I also read The Darkest Minds when the YA dystopian phase was kind of dying out and I didn't like it. I was bored and it constantly reminded me of the Shatter Me series (which I also hated). I did finish the trilogy but that was back when I didn't DNF. - I can remember when Red Queen was so hyped up and I've heard mostly negative things about it since. The book has survived a few unhauls so I guess that means I'm still interested in reading it. - I just recently DNF'd The Remnant Chronicles after The Heart of Betrayal because I couldn't stand the author trying to force a love triangle. One of my biggest pet peeves.
I’ve DNF’d the Villain series by VE Schwab, along with the Monsters of Variety series. I view Vicious and This Savage Song as standalone I feel so satisfied where the characters left off in each novel. Also DNF’d the Illuminae Files series after I stopped supporting Jay Kristoff and I never finished the Warcross series by Marie Lu because I loved the first one so much.
I dnf Shatter Me after the firts book, because I really hated everyone, sorry 😂 I know Wanner is suposs to get better, but theres no coming back from that, at least for me. I feel bad cause I had really high hopes. Also I am sad to see that you didnt care for Skyward, I just finished a couple of days ago and i dove rigth into the second one, I loved it, but I can see why someone migth not like or connect with the MC. Still loved it 😊
@@summerb5153 Not to mention his redemption, if that could even be called one, which was basically a series of retcons and "he was nice to a dog once"?? lmfao I hated this series so much.
@@caroll.8861 So TRUE! I can name serial killers who loved their pet dogs yet committed unspeakable crimes! Plus it was so ridiculous a bunch of teenagers were now in charge of the government.
I also DNF'd the Red Queen series and I'm really glad I did. My friend kept reading it and updated me on everything that happened in the last 3 books and the more she told me the more I was glad I wasn't reading it!
Me and a friend read the Red Queen series simultaneously in order to talk about it. It turned into a hate train very quick and in the middle book three we said "why do we even do this to ourselves?". Although, I have to admit, complaining about the flaws to each other was fun.
I definitely felt the urge to both DNF Throne of Glass AND the compulsion to complete the series My OCD tendencies have pushed me to the last book though (Just started tonight) In my opinion, the plot and characters get better but, yeah, I feel underwhelmed most of the time 🤷🏻♀️ Manon Blackbeak is really the only character/storyline that I absolutely fell in love with. Dawn of Tower with Chaol’s storyline (literally the Tamlin of the TOG) drained my bookish soul...
Also, please do that Throne of glass idea. I think it would be fun and I would love to hear your perspective on it and I think you would like Manon. She is a great character
I dnfed throne of glass too at the time and picked it up again this year because I kinda felt the impulse to read it again now just like you said 😂 For me it went better this time around surprisingly.
ASOIAF for me, read the first book and liked it well enough, got halfway through book 2 and stopped. I might be tempted to pick it back up again if it starts looking like it might actually be finished someday but otherwise I’m not invested in it enough that it’s a must for me
I read Wicked Saints, and thought it was good, but it felt like a stand-alone to me. I had no desire to continue the series past book one, but than everything about the author came to light, and I was like: yeah, no not touching that.
I feel exactly the same way. To me Wicked Saints was a big meh and now, with all that was revealed about the autor, I'm not going to continue with the series at all.
When everything about the author came out, I've never been so grateful to not have read Wicked Saints. Turns out, I wasn't as interested in it as I thought I was, so that was a bullet dodged.
Ironically, I also DNF three of the series she mentioned. Red Queen reminded to much of the Hunger Games to entice me into reading more because I felt like I already read this story. Throne of Glass wasn’t that good for me and I struggled to get through it. Vicious, the most recent of the three, is an odd case in that it was so satisfying by itself that I don’t need to read Vengeful. No disrespect or offense to anyone who reads this and enjoys the series I’ve mentioned.
I read TOG series for the same reason you read city of bones series literally for the angst and to read beautiful people fight things they always end up on top of (minus very few things) and read there interactions and for that it’s been extremely enjoyable.
The most recent series DNF is the Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I finished the second book and had no wish to continue also a small thing was I didn't like how the author stated that Rin was bisexual but I, a bisexual, couldn't tell for two books. But that Is a personal gripe.
ah man, the poppy war. I've barely made it through the 1st book and gave up. the sad thing for me is that I _can_ see the potential this story has, but I just can't go with the way it was executed
You are absolutely not alone in your dislike of The Poppy War. A completely unsympathetic heroine who can be guaranteed, whenever she has a decision to make, to always make the bad one.
I liked The Red Queen but nothing happens in book 2 so I DNF'd it. The last 2 TOG books (#6 Tower of Dawn and #7 Kingdom of Ash) are actually pretty good IMO.
DNF’d the continuation of The Shatter Me series, liked Restore Me and where it was going, intrigued me, but Defy Me was a hot mess. I’m never going to read the last one. The original trilogy is the only thing in my head now. Also the continuation of the ACOTAR series, never plan on reading after the first 3, ACOWAR was such a disappointment for me that i’m over it.
Yes about the Shatter Me series. I bought the last three and only read 2 and have no desire to continue on even though it's only one more book. I actually think I'm going to get rid of them and only keep the original trilogy.
Fully agree with Shiver! I didn't mind it at all when I read it in high school but distinctly remember being shocked when a friend told it had sequels lol
I read Red Queen series bc my friend's recommendation. She knows I love political intrigue so she said to me I'll LOVE it. I hate it.... And worse, I continue till the last book because I can't dnf, something I'm working on. I felt zero for every character. It was super predictable and omg the random povs at the end! It took a lot of my time and I really wish I read something else😭
The Fairyland series was one of the first ones I read from Valente, and it made me fall in love with her writing. I totally understand what you mean about it being hit or miss for a lot of people, though. For me, I just really like how over-the-top it is in its delivery and mixing of different fairy/folktales. I've DNF'd: Lightbringer by Brent Weeks & Shades of Magic by Schwab. And honestly probably a bunch of others, but those are 2 that I've consciously DNF'd.
Ended up dnf-big Game of Thrones after attempting it three times. It’s not that it wasn’t good...I was just already invested in the show, so the books didn’t shock or awe me.
I always love hearing your opinions on these things, Sam! For me, there are quite a few series I've DNFed. Like you, I decided not to continue with the Red Queen series. I liked the first book fine, but I quickly lost interest when the second book came out. I DNFed the Shades of Magic series last year after not really enjoying the first one. I felt it had a great premise but it just wasn't executed well. I think the series I'm most disappointed about DNFing would be the Caraval series because I loved the first book and enjoyed the second, but I couldn't get through the third. I've also DNFed: The Inheritance Cycle, the Brooklyn Brujas series, the Carve the Mark duology, the Passenger duology, and The Dark Artifices.
Too bad about skyward. I just finished it and loved it. It really didn’t get exciting until the last fourth of the book. I felt her personality finally came out and her fear of having her father’s same mental health problems really affected her life.
I have quite a few series that I have sitting on my shelves that I'm not sure if I want to continue them or not. Most of them are ones that I read the first book like 3-4 years ago and enjoyed it at the time and then never finished the series. 👀 I also DNF'd Skyward and Darkest Minds. They just didn't do it for me. I did give Skyward 4 stars, but when it came time to continue on I just couldn't seem to muster up any enthusiasm. I also have decided to let go of the Cursebreakers series, the Call Down the Hawk series, the Iron Fey series, the Kate Daniels series (I only had one book left and just couldn't do it!), Diviners, Illuminae series, the whole Shadowhunters world, and the Lifelike series. There's plenty more, but those are the ones that popped out. None of these had anything particularly wrong with them. I just kind of lost interest.
I buddy read Vengeful a few weeks ago and NOW I understand why everyone has been saying Vicious is going to be considered a standalone to them 😂😅. New characters that don’t get much background, returning characters take a back seat to the new ones, anticlimactic deaths 😭😭
I feel you about sometimes reading a book past the height of its hype and being over the tropes without the community excitement to drive interest in reading it. If you ever decided to give the Fairyland series another go maybe you could do it on audio when you feel like a mindless comfort read. I only read the first book physically and the rest I listened to and I think that added to the experience. But I agree Valentes writing style is very particular and just doesn’t work for everyone or for every story.
I’m not continuing The Babysitters Coven series. Even though it was a YA and the characters are high schoolers, for me the story read more middle grade and the characters seemed to be 13-15 years old in their voices and behavior. Which isn’t bad, it just wasn’t what I was expecting. I think it could’ve gone darker and deeper, but still maintain the witty banter. The covers of the series are kick ass though 🖤
I was ambivalent about TOG until books 3 (once she gets to the other land) thru 5. Then there was chaol’s book IDGAF about & the finale that was such a disappointment. She set up this awesome cliffhanger at the end of 5 & then it kinda felt like she didn’t know how to resolve it & just checked out. However, I’ve read 3-5 so many times. ESP now that you’re reading some romance, you may enjoy it. (non-ACOTAR-esque, FYI)
Renegades by Marissa Meyer - not sure if I will continue. They are long books and I'm not sure if it would be worth it to read. The Bone Witch by Ron Chupeco - I didn't really like the characters and didn't really care. For the Skyward series, I liked the second one more than the first. I'm kinda wondering if you would like the second one more. I know people who really liked the first one didn't like the second one as much. Spensa is really different in Starsight and the world and characters in Skyward aren't really in Starsight either. So it's possible you might like the side characters in Starsight, but it's totally understandable that you don't want to spend time on it when you have other stuff to read. I feel that way as well on some of the books on my tbr. I really like the new set-up. I love seeing the plants and books. So cute.
I read Vicious and I think it is fine as a Standalone. I do not need a sequel and I had a lot of bad experiences with Sequels for originally Standalone books. I think I did not finish quite a lot of YA series because I either did not finish book one in the first place or was simply super annoyed with all of the characters after book one (e. g. did not finish Cruel Prince and Caraval in the first place and I stopped reading The Hazelwood and Stalking Jack the Ripper after the first installment)
Once again I agree with 90% of your opinions. I however can verbalize exactly why I will no longer read Bracken-LOL. Her writing style is one dimensional and there are barely any critical themes. Her books seem to be at the level of middle grade but her subject matter is young adult and it just doesn't do it for me, man. I read book two in the Villains series and I agree, it should have been a stand alone-I didn't know there was going to be a third-I don't think I'll read it. I DNFed The Red Queen after book one and she has a new series coming out-Rule Breakers or something like that. I'll give her another shot but if it sux, that'll be a DNF. The only series that you liked that I DNFed that I can think of is The Queen of the Tearling. I stopped at book one when it first came out. I don't remember much because it was so long ago but I remember not liking the MC and there being a deus ex machina which is a total dealbreaker for me-LOLOL. Great vid!
I read Throne of Glass and ACOTAR back in like freshman year of high school so Sarah J Maas really sparked my love for reading again. I know they are by no means amazing books but I still adore throne of glass and parts of ACOTAR. The new ACOTAR book made me dislike some of the characters I used to love and now I am older I see the flaws more with Rhysand. Before I was just an annoying fan girl over him lol. I still love throne of glass though and I would be interested to see your thoughts on Manon and the witches of the series :)
I DNFed after Vicious as well. I loved Vicious and didn't want the rest of the series to ruin it for me. I'm currently slogging through the 2nd TOG book and its..not great, but I've heard it gets better in book 3 and beyond, so I still have hope for it.
I DNFed Throne of Glass too. I only had the last book to read, I even have it on my shelf but after getting spoilers and hearing what she did to Manon’s character, I couldn’t bring myself to read it! Also dnfed Red Queen
Hey girl! Soooo I find it so crazy that you DNF'd Red Queen like damnnn 😅 I first read it in 8th grade and as each book came out (12th grader now) and so I think I hold it so dear to my heart cuz it set the standard for dystopian, si-fi/fantasy with political intrigue and romance books for me...but I can see how someone who was already introduced to those specific tropes and genre wouldn't be as impressed. I also read Skyward when it came out! I remember liking it and wanted to continue the series, but looking back I think I found parts of it a bit odd and was only mildy interested in the romance. I wanted to continue because it made me smile, but evidently I Haven't...I suppose I wasn't that intrigued after all lol
Pleaaase continue the TOG series ! The fourth is actually my favourite ! I can't count the numbers of books I almost didn't read because of bad reviews and that I ended up loving in the end ( like Shadow and bone which I know you love !). What I mean is : I just make up my own opinion now and try not to be too much influenced by reviews ( I actually try to avoid reading them before reading the books now except when I really have no idea what it is about with only the blurb). I personally liked the series even better after the third, so please try again, but if you really don't like it yeah let it go. Speaking of SJM and Shadow and bone too : will you read Rule of wolves and A Court of Silver Flames ? I believe you said you would in your video about 2021 releases or something like that, but since then you haven't spoke of it so I wondered ( especially about Rule of wolves with the TV show coming, even if King of scars will not be in it). I personally think she improved most of the KoS flaws in RoW and I really loved it. Even if I think a part of it will bother you, I believe you'll enjoy it much more than KoS.
I never picked up Vengeful for the same reasons you stated. Vicious is a standalone as far as I'm concerned. I soured on Rainbow Rowell after the whole Eleanor and Park controversy but even if I hadn't, I find the Carry On sequels just as unnecessary. I'm not picking up the Aristotle and Dante sequel either. Just let stories end, please. On that same note, I've grown kind of sick of authors writing new series in the same universe over and over again. I removed both the Nikolai duology (and by extension anything else LB might release that's set in the Grishaverse) and the Dreamer trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater from my TBR a few months ago and I feel much better, because it was obvious that the reason I still hadn't picked them up because I was just disinterested in them.
This is really interesting for me, because I've never really thought of it as "Dnfing" when it's a series where I just never get around to reading more of it. I think the most high profile series that I never finished and am not necessarily looking to finish are the Percy Jackson books (I wanted book 5 in paperback and I literally waited so long that I lost interest) and the Eragon series (kind of the same boat, I just waited too long and lost my hype for the last book)
Tl;dr Give ToG another chance. The fourth book is fantastic!! 😁👍 I loathed the first book in the Throne of Glass series. I liked no one except for the doggo and Nehemia. But I wanted to figure out why people loved it or hated it so much, so I kept on reading. A friend of mine coerced me too. 😅 It's not perfect, but it's so interesting and there's so many cool characters starting with book three and onwards and Celaena has had such character development, I've grown to love her. I've yet to read the last book, but that's only because I'm intimidated by the number of pages 🙈
The only series so far that I have DNFed is Artemis Fowl. I read the first book last year and I hated the main character and his mom, but loved the fairies and Butler as well as Butler's sister. I love middle grade books, but this one wasn't for me. A series I DNFed without reading because of a lot of people disliking it and possible problematic author especially how these books are read and are portrayed is the Twilight series. I love vampires, but I will never read or watch the movies. Very unappealing. However, I did like Lore, just felt she made part of Athena unbelievable because in truth as far as I can remember Athena wouldn't do what she did, if anything she would turn you into a spider or a gorgon or anything she thought was justified, but what was written is too unbelievable in my eyes. Plus, the Agon needed to be explained a little bit more for me like why was the Agon even created and how long has it been going on and why can't this end? It was interesting and if it becomes a series I might be interested in a second book, but it does fine as a standalone. Also, sorry people are so petty, everyone has the right to their opinion, but no one should be rude or nasty about it. I have more respect for a person who has a different view than mine.
I love this set up and your make-up is so good! Definitely one of my favorite dnf tags I have seen so far ♡ I liked Skyward but I get your point, it's not something new and it definitely has been done before.
I actually DNFd The Fifth Season and was so angry about. I wanted to love it so much but I couldn't get past the writing style. Just bought The City We Became and am hoping I love it. Her books sound so good.
Ugghhhh I keep going back and forth on whether I should DNF Throne of Glass. I just have Kingdom of Ash left, but I know it's longer than it needs to be and I don't wanna, but I made it this far lol...maybe I just debate it for the rest of my life 😂
I feel that! I have the last 3 books in the series left and I want to see it through for the sake of completion but I don't actually want to read the rest of them lol
I just DNFed the Temeraire series after book 7 (of 9), which makes me so sad! I loved the first one so much, but too many after were travelogs, which made the series feel too inflated to me. The first line in the description of book 8 had a plot device that I genuinely can't stand unless it's at the beginning of a series, and I was just like no, can't do it.
Vengeful seems to be very polarising. Some people say it's even better than the first book and some people hate it. I haven't read it yet. I'm not sure which camp I will fall I to. I did really like Vicious but I definitely did love it as much as many, not sure if that will effect my enjoyment of vengeful.
I loved the darkest minds when I read it a year ago, but my mind is on another vibe right now. I don't see myself going back to reading YA for a while.
one of my most recent DNF'd series is Poppy War and Kiss of Deception. the 1st was frustrating and overall not fun experience, partly because I think the story the author tried to tell _is_ a decent one. and the Kiss of Deception I have nothing against except I think I picked it up some 5 years too late and cannot engage with it like I would have had I been in mid 20s instead of 30
One of my DNF is the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, I read the 1st 3 and then had no desire to finish; many of the ones you mentioned I DNF as well. I am a middle school librarian, so I try to read as much YA as I can, but the writing in so many of these series is just bad.
One series that I DNF'd was the Flame in the Mist series by Renee Ahdieh. It sucks because I love, love, LOVE the Wrath and the Dawn duology and I was so looking forward to FITM, but that first book... yikes. It felt like a totally different author to me, like a fanfiction almost, and I just did not care about anyone enough to continue.
I also consider Vicious to be a standalone. I haven’t heard of anyone loving the second book so I’ll just leave that one where it is. I also DNF’d The Darkest Minds a long time ago. I found it really boring.
I know you asked about your background in a recent video and i upvoted the comment that supports it but seriously....... it's everything 🙌 I completely agree with the Alexandra Bracken thoughts. Her books just don't work for me either.
I kinda get that. Schwab's books are extremely hit or miss for me. I either absolutely love them or feel nothing and DNF within 10 chapters or so. There is no in-between or growing to like a Schwab book for me.
Thanks for letting me know about these series, for I have never read any of them. I am currently reading the kindle book while listening to the audio book of Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan and Blood Rites by Quinn Loftis. Maybe a few of these books and series will work for me now that my expectations have been lowered.
I could not get into either of the series by Richelle Mead or any of the books in the Shadowhunter series. After I had read the Hunger Games and the Divergent series, I had had my fill of dystopian series. I have yet to finish the Dresden Files. I have no idea why. I also have maybe only read 2 books in the Women of the Other world series by Kelley Armstrong and after that I had no desire to continue.
I was very thrilled to read Stalking Jack the Ripper but other than the amazing cover the story was so meh. I don't hate it. But I don't see any reason to continue the series.
I literally posted the same video on my channel today! And I have viscous and vengeful in my list too 😂 Also even though I really enjoyed dance of thieves I completely understand with why you decided to dnf it. I liked the first series so much more and I’m pretty sure I originally picked it up because of your recommendation. I enjoyed the second duoligy but only cause I’m a sucker for romance but totally get why you were eh about it!
Interesting you dnf'd the Skyward series, I can totally see why from the first book, Spensa was hard to connect with for me as well. Ultimately I continued past that for the world, the mysteries in that world pulled me far for book two. I enjoyed it much more than book one, the way he describes the big spooky bad darkness was like, Pet Semetary by Stephen King creepy. It's definitely for a younger reader so I'm hoping my kids end up enjoying the series more than me!
I didn’t purposely dnf the Red Queen series, I enjoyed the first one enough, I just didn’t ever get around to continuing on with the series since I had also borrowed the first Red Queen book from a friend
Idk if it counts as a dnf cause its just a new series following same characters but I've decided I'm not reading the Call Down the Hawk series. I've also DNF's The Darkest Minds and possibly The Folk of the Air Trilogy
I was really disappointed with the Vengeful. For me personally I treat it as a stand alone. I loved the ending of Vicious and I want it to keep that what if question alive.
I really enjoy the Red Queen series (I've got one book left to go) but I 100% think it's a series where if the first book doesn't grip you then let it go. It's a very slow read for me (I usually read 100 pages an hour but this series gets me down to 50 at most) and that is really just not going to help someone who isn't enjoying the books
You made a good decision DNF Throne of Glass. I still read her (and read the entire series), but only because I enjoy the type of trashy fantasy she writes. While I liked Vengeful, I completely agree VIcious should have just been a standalone.
I DNF'd the 3 Dark Crowns series and i'm annoyed because I liked the premise but it just never ended! And I feel like I wouldn finish the second and thrid book and struggle to figure out the point of it being drawn out this long without anything major happening. I also stopped reading Fallen half way through the cuz I just couldnt continue haha.
Children of Blood and Bone And I Darken Three Dark Crowns Caraval Series I think with all these series it had gotten to the point for me that I no longer connected with the stories and that my reading tastes had changed. Except for Caraval I just actively DID NOT enjoy at all.
I can’t think of a series I’ve dnf’d? Plenty I’ve wanted to but I usually want to find out what happens more than I want to stop reading. I’ll read the first book in a series, mostly from an owlcrate box, and not realize it’s a series and forget about it!
I feel like if you go in to throne of glass from book 4 and go into it anticipating all the tropes, smut etc, you may enjoy it! Like maybe read it in the way you’d consume an addictive (but flawed) tv show. There’s also some characters I’d love to hear your reaction to! But I also think revisiting dnfs from years ago is v daunting/mentally the chapter is closed in ur brain so ur like am I gonna reopen this?
maven carried the red queen series on his back and i actually dnfed the last book specifically bc i knew where his character would end up and he was the only reason i read the series at all 😭 i did not like anyone else lmao and i dnfed throne of glass and acotar too; to me acotar ends at acowar
Series I've dnf'd 🤔 The Raven Boys, The Grishaverse, The 100, The Selection, Rebel of the Sands, House of Night, Razorland, Partholon, Lux, The Wolves of Mercy Falls 😎
I’m not sure why but Maas is a fun trash read for me and I enjoy it for that. However I can’t totally see why people give up. I gave up on Alexandra Braken as well. I can’t do her or Kristen White. It just doesn’t work with my brain.
I DNF'ed the Necroscope series after the fourth book. I started the fifth but I absolutely hated the direction the main character was going in. Plus it's always been a very violent and sexually graphic series, but some of the shit in the last few books just goes too far for me. The first two are solid reads if you love extremely dark vampires and Wallachian lore, and don't have a sensitive stomach. (Do NOT recommend for anyone triggered by gore or sexual assault.)
No lie I remember reading throne of glass and I only picked it up because I heard it was really good from a friend/ the hype in general. But I always found myself picking it up and putting it back down... I think it’s a sign 🤣I don’t know. I enjoyed it but I wouldn’t be as invested. It’s sad but then that’s where there’s other genres to check out 😭.
Ohh I would definitely be interested in seeing what you think of the rest of the Throne of Glass series. Now that it’s not talked about as much and as a neutral person that’s not a SJM fan 😁
Stalking Jack the Ripper was one of the few series I knew I would never continue. :D I haven't read any of the ones mentioned in the video because they just don't seem that interesting to me.
Thank you for doing this video, I do love your recommendations and I got to know about the wicked saints book through you and thank god, I never got time to read it. Thank you for informing us about this issue. It’s sad, but everyone needs to know. UN hauling it. Thank you😊
totally agree about emily duncan! even if the antisemitism/other problematic elements hadn't come to light, that book was something I was really excited about that then ended up being such a disappointment in every way. from the muddled plot, to the bland characters, to the confusing worldbuilding, to the cringy "dark" romance with severe "I could fix him" vibes .... yeah, wicked saints was Not Good.
In truth, I've been debating on whether or not to dnf the Witchland series 😬 I finished Windwitch last year and I just don't know. I liked Truthwitch but Windwitch was quite slow for me, so I don't know if I'm down for the series if it feels more like Windwitch.
I wish I had known about DNFing 60 years ago.....books, foods, relationships, etc.. I take full advantage now. Love your vids❣️
Lmao...”relationships” 💀😂
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I must say this new setup makes me feel so calm😌
thank you :)
Can we please have a full minute of you being sassy at the start of every single video please 😂❤️
I second this.
RIP everyone 😁
Honestly, that Throne of Glass idea would be totally doable, the storyline like completely shifts to something totally separate and as long as you remember the third book you would be fine lmao (I say this as someone who acknowledges SJM books are not that great but still really enjoys reading them)
I think for the Throne of Glass series (which I ultimately liked more as a whole than ACOTAR), it just becomes such a different thing by the end that I do think it's worth seeing through. There are enough characters to care about and I was actually satisfied by the ending, and I'd be super interested to see your thoughts if you made a project of it. As for series that I've DNF'd: Wicked Saints (b/c I just thought the writing was bad when it came out), Caraval (which I also didn't care for the writing), Miss Peregrine (I didn't know it was a series till after I'd emotionally moved on), and the Frostblood Saga (the first book became a hate read to entertain my friends who actually loved it). There's a few more series that I'm probably never going back to, but it's largely because too much time passed and I don't want to reread anything to get back into.
*Grisha spoilers* 🚨
I DNFed the Grisha trilogy right after finishing Seige and Storm (because of all the spoilers I read in tumblr back in the day; as an anti-Mal gal.)
As well as, I DNFed Six of Crows after finishing the first book (also because of spoilers I read on tumblr about my beloved favourite ship; Matthias and Nina.)
Because that’s what self care looks like. 🖤
- Throne of Glass makes me sad but I feel like a lot of people lost interest once ACOTAR became really popular. I love ToG so much but I would say that from Heir of Fire onward is where it gets really good. Super unpopular opinion but I didn't like the ACOTAR series.
- I also read The Darkest Minds when the YA dystopian phase was kind of dying out and I didn't like it. I was bored and it constantly reminded me of the Shatter Me series (which I also hated). I did finish the trilogy but that was back when I didn't DNF.
- I can remember when Red Queen was so hyped up and I've heard mostly negative things about it since. The book has survived a few unhauls so I guess that means I'm still interested in reading it.
- I just recently DNF'd The Remnant Chronicles after The Heart of Betrayal because I couldn't stand the author trying to force a love triangle. One of my biggest pet peeves.
I’ve DNF’d the Villain series by VE Schwab, along with the Monsters of Variety series. I view Vicious and This Savage Song as standalone I feel so satisfied where the characters left off in each novel. Also DNF’d the Illuminae Files series after I stopped supporting Jay Kristoff and I never finished the Warcross series by Marie Lu because I loved the first one so much.
I love Warcross but Wildcard I didnt like much.
I dnf Shatter Me after the firts book, because I really hated everyone, sorry 😂 I know Wanner is suposs to get better, but theres no coming back from that, at least for me. I feel bad cause I had really high hopes. Also I am sad to see that you didnt care for Skyward, I just finished a couple of days ago and i dove rigth into the second one, I loved it, but I can see why someone migth not like or connect with the MC. Still loved it 😊
Same here!
I really had high hopes for the series but it wasn't my thing. And omg Warner was SO CREEPY to me.
@@summerb5153 Not to mention his redemption, if that could even be called one, which was basically a series of retcons and "he was nice to a dog once"?? lmfao I hated this series so much.
@@caroll.8861 So TRUE! I can name serial killers who loved their pet dogs yet committed unspeakable crimes! Plus it was so ridiculous a bunch of teenagers were now in charge of the government.
I also DNF'd the Red Queen series and I'm really glad I did. My friend kept reading it and updated me on everything that happened in the last 3 books and the more she told me the more I was glad I wasn't reading it!
Lucky you! I painfully finished it an on last page I was exhaled n' was glad that torture was over.
@@mwitaemmy I feel that! I am so bad about DNFing individual books even if I'm not enjoying them and its such a relief finally finishing them!
Me and a friend read the Red Queen series simultaneously in order to talk about it. It turned into a hate train very quick and in the middle book three we said "why do we even do this to ourselves?". Although, I have to admit, complaining about the flaws to each other was fun.
I definitely felt the urge to both DNF Throne of Glass AND the compulsion to complete the series
My OCD tendencies have pushed me to the last book though (Just started tonight)
In my opinion, the plot and characters get better but, yeah, I feel underwhelmed most of the time 🤷🏻♀️
Manon Blackbeak is really the only character/storyline that I absolutely fell in love with.
Dawn of Tower with Chaol’s storyline (literally the Tamlin of the TOG) drained my bookish soul...
Also, please do that Throne of glass idea.
I think it would be fun and I would love to hear your perspective on it and I think you would like Manon.
She is a great character
I dnfed throne of glass too at the time and picked it up again this year because I kinda felt the impulse to read it again now just like you said 😂 For me it went better this time around surprisingly.
ASOIAF for me, read the first book and liked it well enough, got halfway through book 2 and stopped. I might be tempted to pick it back up again if it starts looking like it might actually be finished someday but otherwise I’m not invested in it enough that it’s a must for me
That’s actually a good idea for the Thorne of glass since I feel the later books of the series are way better than first 3.
Hahahahhahaha I love the sass at the beginning. 😂 WE LOVE THAT ENERGY
I read Wicked Saints, and thought it was good, but it felt like a stand-alone to me. I had no desire to continue the series past book one, but than everything about the author came to light, and I was like: yeah, no not touching that.
I feel exactly the same way. To me Wicked Saints was a big meh and now, with all that was revealed about the autor, I'm not going to continue with the series at all.
When everything about the author came out, I've never been so grateful to not have read Wicked Saints. Turns out, I wasn't as interested in it as I thought I was, so that was a bullet dodged.
Ironically, I also DNF three of the series she mentioned. Red Queen reminded to much of the Hunger Games to entice me into reading more because I felt like I already read this story. Throne of Glass wasn’t that good for me and I struggled to get through it. Vicious, the most recent of the three, is an odd case in that it was so satisfying by itself that I don’t need to read Vengeful.
No disrespect or offense to anyone who reads this and enjoys the series I’ve mentioned.
I read TOG series for the same reason you read city of bones series literally for the angst and to read beautiful people fight things they always end up on top of (minus very few things) and read there interactions and for that it’s been extremely enjoyable.
The most recent series DNF is the Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I finished the second book and had no wish to continue also a small thing was I didn't like how the author stated that Rin was bisexual but I, a bisexual, couldn't tell for two books. But that Is a personal gripe.
ah man, the poppy war. I've barely made it through the 1st book and gave up. the sad thing for me is that I _can_ see the potential this story has, but I just can't go with the way it was executed
You are absolutely not alone in your dislike of The Poppy War. A completely unsympathetic heroine who can be guaranteed, whenever she has a decision to make, to always make the bad one.
I liked The Red Queen but nothing happens in book 2 so I DNF'd it. The last 2 TOG books (#6 Tower of Dawn and #7 Kingdom of Ash) are actually pretty good IMO.
DNF’d the continuation of The Shatter Me series, liked Restore Me and where it was going, intrigued me, but Defy Me was a hot mess. I’m never going to read the last one. The original trilogy is the only thing in my head now.
Also the continuation of the ACOTAR series, never plan on reading after the first 3, ACOWAR was such a disappointment for me that i’m over it.
Yes about the Shatter Me series. I bought the last three and only read 2 and have no desire to continue on even though it's only one more book. I actually think I'm going to get rid of them and only keep the original trilogy.
Totally agree with the Vengeful series as well as the Wicked Saints Series, another series for me is Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Fully agree with Shiver! I didn't mind it at all when I read it in high school but distinctly remember being shocked when a friend told it had sequels lol
@@wildbarrieprincess7033 totally agree. Read the first book as a teenager and never continued.
I'm no longer a SJM stan but I think you should definitely finish TOG because it got really good. I really enjoyed the rest of the books.
I often say I like Cat Valente the way I like carrot cake. Small servings, a little goes a long way, and I have to be in the mood.
Omg that is the perfect description
I read Red Queen series bc my friend's recommendation. She knows I love political intrigue so she said to me I'll LOVE it.
I hate it....
And worse, I continue till the last book because I can't dnf, something I'm working on. I felt zero for every character. It was super predictable and omg the random povs at the end! It took a lot of my time and I really wish I read something else😭
The Fairyland series was one of the first ones I read from Valente, and it made me fall in love with her writing. I totally understand what you mean about it being hit or miss for a lot of people, though. For me, I just really like how over-the-top it is in its delivery and mixing of different fairy/folktales.
I've DNF'd: Lightbringer by Brent Weeks & Shades of Magic by Schwab. And honestly probably a bunch of others, but those are 2 that I've consciously DNF'd.
Me going "Hi, Sam!" to your "Hey guys, it's Sam!" :)
I love that
@@ThoughtsOnTomes OH MY GOD, THIS IS MY FIRST REPLY FROM YOU EVER 🥺
Ended up dnf-big Game of Thrones after attempting it three times. It’s not that it wasn’t good...I was just already invested in the show, so the books didn’t shock or awe me.
I always love hearing your opinions on these things, Sam! For me, there are quite a few series I've DNFed. Like you, I decided not to continue with the Red Queen series. I liked the first book fine, but I quickly lost interest when the second book came out. I DNFed the Shades of Magic series last year after not really enjoying the first one. I felt it had a great premise but it just wasn't executed well. I think the series I'm most disappointed about DNFing would be the Caraval series because I loved the first book and enjoyed the second, but I couldn't get through the third. I've also DNFed: The Inheritance Cycle, the Brooklyn Brujas series, the Carve the Mark duology, the Passenger duology, and The Dark Artifices.
Too bad about skyward. I just finished it and loved it. It really didn’t get exciting until the last fourth of the book. I felt her personality finally came out and her fear of having her father’s same mental health problems really affected her life.
I have quite a few series that I have sitting on my shelves that I'm not sure if I want to continue them or not. Most of them are ones that I read the first book like 3-4 years ago and enjoyed it at the time and then never finished the series. 👀 I also DNF'd Skyward and Darkest Minds. They just didn't do it for me. I did give Skyward 4 stars, but when it came time to continue on I just couldn't seem to muster up any enthusiasm.
I also have decided to let go of the Cursebreakers series, the Call Down the Hawk series, the Iron Fey series, the Kate Daniels series (I only had one book left and just couldn't do it!), Diviners, Illuminae series, the whole Shadowhunters world, and the Lifelike series. There's plenty more, but those are the ones that popped out. None of these had anything particularly wrong with them. I just kind of lost interest.
I buddy read Vengeful a few weeks ago and NOW I understand why everyone has been saying Vicious is going to be considered a standalone to them 😂😅. New characters that don’t get much background, returning characters take a back seat to the new ones, anticlimactic deaths 😭😭
I feel you about sometimes reading a book past the height of its hype and being over the tropes without the community excitement to drive interest in reading it.
If you ever decided to give the Fairyland series another go maybe you could do it on audio when you feel like a mindless comfort read. I only read the first book physically and the rest I listened to and I think that added to the experience. But I agree Valentes writing style is very particular and just doesn’t work for everyone or for every story.
oooh audio for that series is a great idea!
I’m not continuing The Babysitters Coven series. Even though it was a YA and the characters are high schoolers, for me the story read more middle grade and the characters seemed to be 13-15 years old in their voices and behavior. Which isn’t bad, it just wasn’t what I was expecting. I think it could’ve gone darker and deeper, but still maintain the witty banter. The covers of the series are kick ass though 🖤
I was ambivalent about TOG until books 3 (once she gets to the other land) thru 5. Then there was chaol’s book IDGAF about & the finale that was such a disappointment. She set up this awesome cliffhanger at the end of 5 & then it kinda felt like she didn’t know how to resolve it & just checked out. However, I’ve read 3-5 so many times. ESP now that you’re reading some romance, you may enjoy it. (non-ACOTAR-esque, FYI)
Renegades by Marissa Meyer - not sure if I will continue. They are long books and I'm not sure if it would be worth it to read.
The Bone Witch by Ron Chupeco - I didn't really like the characters and didn't really care.
For the Skyward series, I liked the second one more than the first. I'm kinda wondering if you would like the second one more. I know people who really liked the first one didn't like the second one as much. Spensa is really different in Starsight and the world and characters in Skyward aren't really in Starsight either. So it's possible you might like the side characters in Starsight, but it's totally understandable that you don't want to spend time on it when you have other stuff to read. I feel that way as well on some of the books on my tbr.
I really like the new set-up. I love seeing the plants and books. So cute.
I dnf’d both Throne of Glass and ACOTAR after the first books... I wasn’t sold on them, and I’m not interested in 6 book series that I’m meh on.
I read Vicious and I think it is fine as a Standalone. I do not need a sequel and I had a lot of bad experiences with Sequels for originally Standalone books.
I think I did not finish quite a lot of YA series because I either did not finish book one in the first place or was simply super annoyed with all of the characters after book one (e. g. did not finish Cruel Prince and Caraval in the first place and I stopped reading The Hazelwood and Stalking Jack the Ripper after the first installment)
Love the set up! It’s gorgeous.
Thank you so much!!
Once again I agree with 90% of your opinions. I however can verbalize exactly why I will no longer read Bracken-LOL. Her writing style is one dimensional and there are barely any critical themes. Her books seem to be at the level of middle grade but her subject matter is young adult and it just doesn't do it for me, man. I read book two in the Villains series and I agree, it should have been a stand alone-I didn't know there was going to be a third-I don't think I'll read it. I DNFed The Red Queen after book one and she has a new series coming out-Rule Breakers or something like that. I'll give her another shot but if it sux, that'll be a DNF. The only series that you liked that I DNFed that I can think of is The Queen of the Tearling. I stopped at book one when it first came out. I don't remember much because it was so long ago but I remember not liking the MC and there being a deus ex machina which is a total dealbreaker for me-LOLOL. Great vid!
Her "disclaimers" are funny as hell 😂
I read Throne of Glass and ACOTAR back in like freshman year of high school so Sarah J Maas really sparked my love for reading again. I know they are by no means amazing books but I still adore throne of glass and parts of ACOTAR. The new ACOTAR book made me dislike some of the characters I used to love and now I am older I see the flaws more with Rhysand. Before I was just an annoying fan girl over him lol. I still love throne of glass though and I would be interested to see your thoughts on Manon and the witches of the series :)
I DNFed after Vicious as well. I loved Vicious and didn't want the rest of the series to ruin it for me. I'm currently slogging through the 2nd TOG book and its..not great, but I've heard it gets better in book 3 and beyond, so I still have hope for it.
The gamer rot set in and I was confused what Duke Nukem Forever has to do with anything
I agree With you on so many Levels 👌 especially Chaos walking and Vicious
I DNFed Throne of Glass too. I only had the last book to read, I even have it on my shelf but after getting spoilers and hearing what she did to Manon’s character, I couldn’t bring myself to read it!
Also dnfed Red Queen
Hey girl! Soooo I find it so crazy that you DNF'd Red Queen like damnnn 😅 I first read it in 8th grade and as each book came out (12th grader now) and so I think I hold it so dear to my heart cuz it set the standard for dystopian, si-fi/fantasy with political intrigue and romance books for me...but I can see how someone who was already introduced to those specific tropes and genre wouldn't be as impressed. I also read Skyward when it came out! I remember liking it and wanted to continue the series, but looking back I think I found parts of it a bit odd and was only mildy interested in the romance. I wanted to continue because it made me smile, but evidently I Haven't...I suppose I wasn't that intrigued after all lol
Pleaaase continue the TOG series ! The fourth is actually my favourite ! I can't count the numbers of books I almost didn't read because of bad reviews and that I ended up loving in the end ( like Shadow and bone which I know you love !). What I mean is : I just make up my own opinion now and try not to be too much influenced by reviews ( I actually try to avoid reading them before reading the books now except when I really have no idea what it is about with only the blurb). I personally liked the series even better after the third, so please try again, but if you really don't like it yeah let it go.
Speaking of SJM and Shadow and bone too : will you read Rule of wolves and A Court of Silver Flames ? I believe you said you would in your video about 2021 releases or something like that, but since then you haven't spoke of it so I wondered ( especially about Rule of wolves with the TV show coming, even if King of scars will not be in it). I personally think she improved most of the KoS flaws in RoW and I really loved it. Even if I think a part of it will bother you, I believe you'll enjoy it much more than KoS.
I never picked up Vengeful for the same reasons you stated. Vicious is a standalone as far as I'm concerned. I soured on Rainbow Rowell after the whole Eleanor and Park controversy but even if I hadn't, I find the Carry On sequels just as unnecessary. I'm not picking up the Aristotle and Dante sequel either. Just let stories end, please.
On that same note, I've grown kind of sick of authors writing new series in the same universe over and over again. I removed both the Nikolai duology (and by extension anything else LB might release that's set in the Grishaverse) and the Dreamer trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater from my TBR a few months ago and I feel much better, because it was obvious that the reason I still hadn't picked them up because I was just disinterested in them.
I love your disclaimer intro ♥️ total queen 👑
This is really interesting for me, because I've never really thought of it as "Dnfing" when it's a series where I just never get around to reading more of it. I think the most high profile series that I never finished and am not necessarily looking to finish are the Percy Jackson books (I wanted book 5 in paperback and I literally waited so long that I lost interest) and the Eragon series (kind of the same boat, I just waited too long and lost my hype for the last book)
Tl;dr Give ToG another chance. The fourth book is fantastic!! 😁👍
I loathed the first book in the Throne of Glass series. I liked no one except for the doggo and Nehemia. But I wanted to figure out why people loved it or hated it so much, so I kept on reading. A friend of mine coerced me too. 😅 It's not perfect, but it's so interesting and there's so many cool characters starting with book three and onwards and Celaena has had such character development, I've grown to love her. I've yet to read the last book, but that's only because I'm intimidated by the number of pages 🙈
The only series so far that I have DNFed is Artemis Fowl. I read the first book last year and I hated the main character and his mom, but loved the fairies and Butler as well as Butler's sister. I love middle grade books, but this one wasn't for me.
A series I DNFed without reading because of a lot of people disliking it and possible problematic author especially how these books are read and are portrayed is the Twilight series. I love vampires, but I will never read or watch the movies. Very unappealing.
However, I did like Lore, just felt she made part of Athena unbelievable because in truth as far as I can remember Athena wouldn't do what she did, if anything she would turn you into a spider or a gorgon or anything she thought was justified, but what was written is too unbelievable in my eyes. Plus, the Agon needed to be explained a little bit more for me like why was the Agon even created and how long has it been going on and why can't this end? It was interesting and if it becomes a series I might be interested in a second book, but it does fine as a standalone.
Also, sorry people are so petty, everyone has the right to their opinion, but no one should be rude or nasty about it. I have more respect for a person who has a different view than mine.
I love this set up and your make-up is so good! Definitely one of my favorite dnf tags I have seen so far ♡ I liked Skyward but I get your point, it's not something new and it definitely has been done before.
The Remnant Chronicles is one of my favorite series to date but for some reason I just couldn’t not get into Dance of Thieves either!
I actually DNFd The Fifth Season and was so angry about. I wanted to love it so much but I couldn't get past the writing style. Just bought The City We Became and am hoping I love it. Her books sound so good.
Good on you! If your not interested, take it out of your TBR, we need to make space for things we actually like. Hope you read fantastic books instead
Ugghhhh I keep going back and forth on whether I should DNF Throne of Glass. I just have Kingdom of Ash left, but I know it's longer than it needs to be and I don't wanna, but I made it this far lol...maybe I just debate it for the rest of my life 😂
I feel that! I have the last 3 books in the series left and I want to see it through for the sake of completion but I don't actually want to read the rest of them lol
Same! I just have no desire to read it. I did get all the spoilers though and I can see myself throwing it across the room 😅
I just DNFed the Temeraire series after book 7 (of 9), which makes me so sad! I loved the first one so much, but too many after were travelogs, which made the series feel too inflated to me. The first line in the description of book 8 had a plot device that I genuinely can't stand unless it's at the beginning of a series, and I was just like no, can't do it.
oooh yeah I can see myself not finishing that series because of all the repetition
I have dnf's a lot of series: Throne of glass, red queen, Mara Dyer, Angelfall, Tiger's Curse, Splintered.
Vengeful seems to be very polarising. Some people say it's even better than the first book and some people hate it. I haven't read it yet. I'm not sure which camp I will fall I to. I did really like Vicious but I definitely did love it as much as many, not sure if that will effect my enjoyment of vengeful.
I personally hated it. It felt lack luster
I loved the darkest minds when I read it a year ago, but my mind is on another vibe right now. I don't see myself going back to reading YA for a while.
one of my most recent DNF'd series is Poppy War and Kiss of Deception. the 1st was frustrating and overall not fun experience, partly because I think the story the author tried to tell _is_ a decent one. and the Kiss of Deception I have nothing against except I think I picked it up some 5 years too late and cannot engage with it like I would have had I been in mid 20s instead of 30
One of my DNF is the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, I read the 1st 3 and then had no desire to finish; many of the ones you mentioned I DNF as well. I am a middle school librarian, so I try to read as much YA as I can, but the writing in so many of these series is just bad.
....oh ...that's living in the city
Ok, ok I'm here for THOSE comments! Also the books..
One series that I DNF'd was the Flame in the Mist series by Renee Ahdieh. It sucks because I love, love, LOVE the Wrath and the Dawn duology and I was so looking forward to FITM, but that first book... yikes. It felt like a totally different author to me, like a fanfiction almost, and I just did not care about anyone enough to continue.
I also consider Vicious to be a standalone. I haven’t heard of anyone loving the second book so I’ll just leave that one where it is. I also DNF’d The Darkest Minds a long time ago. I found it really boring.
I know you asked about your background in a recent video and i upvoted the comment that supports it but seriously....... it's everything 🙌
I completely agree with the Alexandra Bracken thoughts. Her books just don't work for me either.
I also DNF’d Red Queen and Skyward! Glad I’m not the only one, everyone seems to love both of them.
I DNF'd Red Queen too! I made it through the first book but couldn't do it again
In general, V.E. Schwab is an author I've just not been able to get into.
I kinda get that. Schwab's books are extremely hit or miss for me. I either absolutely love them or feel nothing and DNF within 10 chapters or so. There is no in-between or growing to like a Schwab book for me.
@@Sylarah15 yeah, of the book's I've read, I liked Vicious the best but I still lost interest halfway through
same, I just don't understand the hype.
Thanks for letting me know about these series, for I have never read any of them. I am currently reading the kindle book while listening to the audio book of Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan and Blood Rites by Quinn Loftis. Maybe a few of these books and series will work for me now that my expectations have been lowered.
I could not get into either of the series by Richelle Mead or any of the books in the Shadowhunter series. After I had read the Hunger Games and the Divergent series, I had had my fill of dystopian series. I have yet to finish the Dresden Files. I have no idea why. I also have maybe only read 2 books in the Women of the Other world series by Kelley Armstrong and after that I had no desire to continue.
Raven Boys & Stalking Jack the Ripper are the two that stick out for me the most.
I couldn't even finish Stalking Jack the Ripper, I thought I would love it and then it was just blah.
I was very thrilled to read Stalking Jack the Ripper but other than the amazing cover the story was so meh. I don't hate it. But I don't see any reason to continue the series.
@@eleanor7 not a lot happens. I honestly loved the characters... but it just dragged
I just read The Raven Boys and unhauled the series, just didn't work for me. I did love Stalking Jack the Ripper though.
I literally posted the same video on my channel today! And I have viscous and vengeful in my list too 😂
Also even though I really enjoyed dance of thieves I completely understand with why you decided to dnf it. I liked the first series so much more and I’m pretty sure I originally picked it up because of your recommendation. I enjoyed the second duoligy but only cause I’m a sucker for romance but totally get why you were eh about it!
Interesting you dnf'd the Skyward series, I can totally see why from the first book, Spensa was hard to connect with for me as well. Ultimately I continued past that for the world, the mysteries in that world pulled me far for book two. I enjoyed it much more than book one, the way he describes the big spooky bad darkness was like, Pet Semetary by Stephen King creepy. It's definitely for a younger reader so I'm hoping my kids end up enjoying the series more than me!
I didn’t purposely dnf the Red Queen series, I enjoyed the first one enough, I just didn’t ever get around to continuing on with the series since I had also borrowed the first Red Queen book from a friend
Idk if it counts as a dnf cause its just a new series following same characters but I've decided I'm not reading the Call Down the Hawk series. I've also DNF's The Darkest Minds and possibly The Folk of the Air Trilogy
I was really disappointed with the Vengeful. For me personally I treat it as a stand alone. I loved the ending of Vicious and I want it to keep that what if question alive.
I really enjoy the Red Queen series (I've got one book left to go) but I 100% think it's a series where if the first book doesn't grip you then let it go. It's a very slow read for me (I usually read 100 pages an hour but this series gets me down to 50 at most) and that is really just not going to help someone who isn't enjoying the books
But you don’t even know Manon? 😆 My favorite witch. ♥️🌿
She’s in heir of fire and honestly is the only character I’m attached to in that series
You made a good decision DNF Throne of Glass. I still read her (and read the entire series), but only because I enjoy the type of trashy fantasy she writes.
While I liked Vengeful, I completely agree VIcious should have just been a standalone.
I DNF'd the 3 Dark Crowns series and i'm annoyed because I liked the premise but it just never ended! And I feel like I wouldn finish the second and thrid book and struggle to figure out the point of it being drawn out this long without anything major happening. I also stopped reading Fallen half way through the cuz I just couldnt continue haha.
Children of Blood and Bone
And I Darken
Three Dark Crowns
Caraval Series
I think with all these series it had gotten to the point for me that I no longer connected with the stories and that my reading tastes had changed. Except for Caraval I just actively DID NOT enjoy at all.
I can’t think of a series I’ve dnf’d? Plenty I’ve wanted to but I usually want to find out what happens more than I want to stop reading. I’ll read the first book in a series, mostly from an owlcrate box, and not realize it’s a series and forget about it!
I feel like if you go in to throne of glass from book 4 and go into it anticipating all the tropes, smut etc, you may enjoy it! Like maybe read it in the way you’d consume an addictive (but flawed) tv show. There’s also some characters I’d love to hear your reaction to! But I also think revisiting dnfs from years ago is v daunting/mentally the chapter is closed in ur brain so ur like am I gonna reopen this?
maven carried the red queen series on his back and i actually dnfed the last book specifically bc i knew where his character would end up and he was the only reason i read the series at all 😭 i did not like anyone else lmao and i dnfed throne of glass and acotar too; to me acotar ends at acowar
Series I've dnf'd 🤔 The Raven Boys, The Grishaverse, The 100, The Selection, Rebel of the Sands, House of Night, Razorland, Partholon, Lux, The Wolves of Mercy Falls 😎
I’m not sure why but Maas is a fun trash read for me and I enjoy it for that. However I can’t totally see why people give up. I gave up on Alexandra Braken as well. I can’t do her or Kristen White. It just doesn’t work with my brain.
I DNF'ed the Necroscope series after the fourth book. I started the fifth but I absolutely hated the direction the main character was going in. Plus it's always been a very violent and sexually graphic series, but some of the shit in the last few books just goes too far for me. The first two are solid reads if you love extremely dark vampires and Wallachian lore, and don't have a sensitive stomach. (Do NOT recommend for anyone triggered by gore or sexual assault.)
No lie I remember reading throne of glass and I only picked it up because I heard it was really good from a friend/ the hype in general. But I always found myself picking it up and putting it back down... I think it’s a sign 🤣I don’t know. I enjoyed it but I wouldn’t be as invested. It’s sad but then that’s where there’s other genres to check out 😭.
I dnfed The Bone Season. I made it 64 pages into the first book before dropping it because I hated the writing.
Me too. I think I made it 120 pages in and I just really didn't like it.
Ohh I would definitely be interested in seeing what you think of the rest of the Throne of Glass series. Now that it’s not talked about as much and as a neutral person that’s not a SJM fan 😁
I felt exactly the same about the Fairyland book. I wanted to like it, but I just felt very disconnected from it.
Stalking Jack the Ripper was one of the few series I knew I would never continue. :D I haven't read any of the ones mentioned in the video because they just don't seem that interesting to me.
I feel EXACTLY the same about Skyward and now I feel less lonely 🖤
yay
Thank you for doing this video, I do love your recommendations and I got to know about the wicked saints book through you and thank god, I never got time to read it.
Thank you for informing us about this issue.
It’s sad, but everyone needs to know. UN hauling it.
Thank you😊
totally agree about emily duncan! even if the antisemitism/other problematic elements hadn't come to light, that book was something I was really excited about that then ended up being such a disappointment in every way. from the muddled plot, to the bland characters, to the confusing worldbuilding, to the cringy "dark" romance with severe "I could fix him" vibes .... yeah, wicked saints was Not Good.
In truth, I've been debating on whether or not to dnf the Witchland series 😬 I finished Windwitch last year and I just don't know. I liked Truthwitch but Windwitch was quite slow for me, so I don't know if I'm down for the series if it feels more like Windwitch.
I was about to start Wicked Saints when that event happened and I was not okay with supporting this author after that