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| Top Ten… Books I’m No Longer Interested in Reading |
Welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday! If you’re anything like me and have a mountain of unread books, then you’re more than likely to have a few you no longer want to read. Luckily for me, they are few and far between. Sadly that means their removal makes absolutely no difference to my incredibly huge TBR… Scroll down for the Top Ten… Books I’m No Longer Interested In Reading. 
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by Maria V. Snyder
I read the first three books in Snyder’s Study Series about ten years ago but, even then, found Yelena rather insipid and the overbearing romantic nature of the storyline vastly irritating. Ten years later I know that, despite owning the first three Glass books, that I will no longer be reading them.
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by James Maxwell
Despite owning all the books in this series, I barely made it to two thirds of the way through Enchantress before giving up. The storyline was predictable, the characters two dimensional and the writing often left little to be desired. I just couldn’t go on.
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by Gena Showalter
Reading as though its pages were torn straight from a teenager’s diary, had I known how irritating the majority of Alice in Zombieland was, I would never have bothered in the first place. I only need to re-read my review to feel my abject hatred for this book. And worse of all, I already own the sequel!
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Picked up on a whim many years ago, the first few books in The Mortal Instruments series have taken quite the dusting on my shelves. Having seen a few episodes of the TV series however, and having read very mixed reviews, I’m pretty certain this isn’t a series for me.
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by Rachel Vincent
I’ve not just read one book in this series, but five out of six! I have no desire whatsoever, however, to complete a series whose characters make the same mistakes time and time again while the narrative repeats itself in Every. Single. Novel. Not to mention the romance…
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by Mark Charan Newton
Apparently I’ve finished Nights of Villjamur, though the only thing I remember is how painful I found the characters, how irritating I found the dialogue and how much I detested the entire experience of reading it. The plot and storyline? I really couldn’t even tell you what it was about. Needless to say, I will not be returning to this series.
by Cassandra Clare
Whatever possessed me to physically purchase a book called ‘Clockwork Angel‘?! I cannot even fathom what was going through my head because I just KNOW it is the type of book I’d detest. I can only say it must have been cheap with a shiny cover. Damn my magpie book finding skills.
| 8. |
by Joe Hill
NOS4R2 has been on my ‘currently reading’ Goodreads page since October 2015. Let’s face it, this book is never going to make it to the promised land. It is however a signed copy with a picture of the devil drawn by Joe Hill himself…
| 9. |
by Diana Gabaldon
I know I’m judging from a TV series… but Claire Randall has to be one of the most irritating women I’ve ever had the misfortune to spend an entire season watching. Never again. And I’m sorry, but if you happen to be a botanist, I’m almost certain you don’t need to research what a forget-me-not is. The thought of actually reading this is painful.
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by Deborah Harkness
I own the first two books in this series and have read neither. After reading the many MANY mixed reviews, I’m not even certain I ever want to. The only thing that even tempts me is its setting in Oxford… but I’m not sure that’s enough of a reason to commence the slog.
I’m starting to think I should start a “Books I Hated Giveaway”…
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It’s always a shame when you pick up a book thinking you are going to love it – only to find it deeply disappointing…
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Very true! Luckily there are always so many amazing reads just around the corner 😀
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You are so right!
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When I see books that I own that I don’t really have a desire to read anymore, I just tell myself my future kid may want to read it. Doing this, it doesn’t feel like a waste 😀 Lol
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Haha that’s a good idea.. unless you judge them mercilessly for it!! I think I’ll find new homes for this lot!
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I once owned ‘Nights of Villjamur’ but never ended up reading it & gave it away. Looks like I didn’t miss much. i should have put it on my list today, but i only just remembered that i even had it 😀
I only read ‘Poison Study’ and didn’t want to continue with the series. I heard that it becomes really bad so it fits with what you say about it^^
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Yes, give away the bad books to a good home!!! I remember Nights of Villjamur really exhausting me as a read… I’d hate to read something like it again!
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I’ve only read one Rachel Vincent book and it was okay, but ugh a series that repeats itself over and over… no thanks.
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Indeed! I have to say it’s probably my least hated series on this list but I could never go back!
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I’ve read a few on here. A Discovery of Witches for example, I read two out of that series but wasn’t enjoying them. The first was okay in some respects but I didn’t love it, I liked the setting though and was then tempted again by the setting of the second which involved time travel back to the Elizabethan era – I was very disappointed in that book and it was the final straw. The Outlander series I can’t deny I read the first five books and enjoyed them (although a little less with each edition) – I was having a romantic book loving period I think. I loved your comments, made me smile.
Lynn 😀
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Thanks! 😀 It is hard to say no to a book that’s already on the shelf… but I’m pretty certain with these ones!
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oh my gosh – i’m so with you on Outlander! My TTT
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I think quite a few people are! Haha
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I think starting a ‘I don’t want to read it’ giveaway sounds like a good plan. LOL
I’ve read the first Outlander book, but somehow never went on. Also listened to the Mortal Instruments books on audio. That was kind of fun.
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I think so too! I’m sure other people would love them and they’re not gona get any love from me! 😀
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While perhaps not ground-breaking books, I did enjoy The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness – I found they got better as they went along as well.
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Who knows.. one day I might change my mind but, for now, there are far too many books I really want to read! 😀
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Cassandra Clare’s books on my TBR have also languished there for what seems like forever. I think I added them because a Goodreads friend was a huge fan and insisted I check it out, but I really don’t have much interest in the stories. And oh my goodness, A Discovery of Witches was pretty bad, don’t do it! The Oxford setting definitely does NOT make up for its shortcomings, lol!
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Haha! Thanks for the warning! 😀 I’ll definitely have to give them away. It almost makes me a bit sad still having them on my bookshelves!
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I haven’t read any of these. But yes, I wanted to read the Mortal Instruments series and Divergent at some point. I am not sure though when that time will come 😛 I have a kind of love/hate relationship with the series. And Outlander is too big to read for me. I would rather watch the TV series 😀
My TTT: http://flippingthruthepages.com/2018/02/ten-books-want-read-beautiful-covers-featuring-black-women/
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Yes with Outlander I’m not sure I could be bothered starting something I could potentially hate – with such huge books too!
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Yeah exactly 😂
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A Discovery of Witches was so boring, but it sounded like it had potential…
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I’m glad I’ve put it on the ‘do not read’ pile then!
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