[Top Ten Tuesday] Books I've DNFed

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish. A prompt is given each week, and I hope to do it every week so I always have something going up on Tuesdays. This week I am highlighting the ten books I've recently DNFed. I want to have a disclaimer that if I have DNFed any of your favorite books please understand this isn't an attack on your reading preferences, they just weren't my cup of tea.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

I really enjoyed reading the first three Mortal Instruments books, and I plan on reading the rest of them, but I cannot get into this book at all. I have tried three times, each time I have gotten just over half way before giving up and picking something else up. I am incredibly bummed, but three times seems enough tries for me. I am just going to look up what happens in the trilogy so I am up to date and I am going to continue the other series.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

This is another book I've given multiple tries and have finally decided it isn't for me. I think if I read it when I was younger I could have been more interested in the story but I just couldn't get past the writing style.

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

This cover is so gorgeous. I don't have too much to say about this one, I got about 30% before giving up. I was just too bored and it was putting me in a slump. Which is a real disappointed because I was hearing such great things about it and there is talk about it becoming a movie. I think if the movie does come out, I will watch it and then try the book again.

How To Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

I couldn't really get into this one. I was pretty bored throughout it and I wasn't into the main character. I got about fifty pages in before realizing I was going to have to pick something else up in order to keep me out of a slump.

Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

This is another story that disappointed me that had a beautiful cover. I wouldn't mind trying it again in the future, but I just couldn't get into it. It was just too all over the place for me and I didn't want to force myself to read it if I wasn't feeling it.

A Pedigree To Die For by Laurien Brenenson

I was really excited about this book because it's a mystery involving poodles, which is my favorite breed of dog and the breed I own. However, I couldn't get into the writing style. It was too slow and I didn't care much about the characters.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon & Groot Steal the Galaxy by Dan Abnett

I really couldn't get into the writing style of this book. It was kind of everywhere and I couldn't figure out what was happening. I am not sure if it was me or maybe the time I was reading it, but I was really disappointed. I own it, so I could always go back to it at some point. I just don't see that happening yet. I may stick to the movies and/or comics.

Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith

Another beautiful cover with a disappointing story. I couldn't get very far into this at all. It was an absolute mess and I cannot believe it was even published. It obviously needed more editing. I cannot bring myself to donate the book because of how much I love the cover. 

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

I tried this book when I had a stack of other library books waiting for me and I think the pressure of the stack I had was hovering over my head and I couldn't focus on this story. I could not get into it and I swear the moment I brought it back to my library I started seeing rave reviews for it everywhere. It makes me want to try it again so I am hoping to sometime before the year is up.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

This series is so hyped up, and so I tried it out. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into it but I wouldn't mind trying it again. Maybe I will read the first series and then try it again. I was told I didn't have to, but I was just confused and a bit bored.

Thanks for reading!