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Books I Can’t Believe I Finished | Discussion

Books I Can’t Believe I Finished | Discussion

February 3, 2018 Posted by angelreads Discussions, Features 2 Comments

I have a tendency to finish books that I am not enjoying. I don’t really know why, but I hate not finishing a book, I would give it a chance. Even if that means pushing through to the very last page. So today I thought I would share with you, books I can’t believe I finished. 

 
Assassin’s Heart (Assassin’s Heart #1) by Sarah Ahiers:  Assassin’s Heart was not for me. Firstly I was intrigued by the end, I felt like a fish out of water. I felt there was no arc in both the protagonist and the plot. There was so much potential to make such a good read, but it didn’t reach that for me. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paper Princess by Erin Watt: Paper Princess is a story of survival, rags to riches and how money can’t buy you everything. I was really looking forward to this one. I really enjoyed When It’s Real when I read it a couple of weeks okay. But I was utterly disappointed with Paper Princess. I wasn’t a massive fan of the writing, nor the characters. I felt at times that all I wanted to do was give up. In saying all that, I will read more into this series as the ending did give me hope. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charisma by Jeanne Ryan: This one explores changing yourself to fit it and how that can tear you apart. It was slightly instalovey, and I felt that it was hard to connect with the protagonist as she was whiny and standoffish. The writing was crash hot and I hated that they ‘fixed’ shyness. Again, I did finish it. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lisette’s Paris Notebook by Catherine Bateson: Overall, Lisette’s Paris Notebook was not for me. It explores family, friendship, and romance. It had a protagonist that felt too young to be eighteen and a plot that dragged on. I was expecting and wanting more from Lisette’s Paris Notebook.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares: The Whole Things Together is a poignant novel that just didn’t hit the right spots for me. With far too many characters and storylines to keep track off. I was confused most of the time. It explores the notions of romance, family and finding yourself.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Impossible Story of Olive in Love by Tonya Alexandra: Olive as a protagonist didn’t sit well with me, as well as the romance. The plot was intriguing and I kept reading for that alone. At the end, I was hoping it would work out somehow, but I was left disappointed.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And that is it for this post! What are some of the books that you can’t believe you finished? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat

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  • Julie
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    February 5, 2018 at 6:26 PM

    I haven’t read any of the books you mentioned. Like you, I also feel like I have to finish a book even if I’m not enjoying it. There’s a few books I didn’t enjoy that I can’t believe I finished. I really liked the first two books in the Divergent series, but I didn’t like the last one. Allegiant introduced boring and unnecessary new information and I found the ending to be such a cop-out.

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  • Bec @ Readers in Wonderland
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    February 6, 2018 at 9:52 AM

    I am just as bad in that I insist on finishing most books even if I don’t enjoy them haha. I struggle to bring myself to DNF.

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Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot; it’s not my favourite of the series, but I had a great time reading it. I liked Aleks and Mia a lot as characeters and while I think the mental health aspect could have been explored a whole lot more, I can see why it wasn’t. The romance was slow and spicy, the angst was great, and the payoff for these two was what they needed. 

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Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I onl Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I only ended up reading 3 books in. 3 pretty fun books but one of my slowest readings months in a while. 

And I’m going to be honest here it’s because I’ve been constantly reading Heated Rivalry fanfics. 🤷‍♀️ I’m having the best time though. 

How was your reading in February? Any 5  star reads? 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

What did you read in January? Any 5-star reads? Let’s chat! 

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A couple of these are on my TBR already and some have just caught my eye and that makes me super excited to pick them up. 🖤

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