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The Lowest Rated Books I’ve Read

The Lowest Rated Books I’ve Read

April 12, 2020 Posted by angelreads Discussions 2 Comments

I normally don’t read books that I know I won’t like. For the most part, I’m pretty picky with what I read. But as the years have gone on and I started not only reading more and more but also starting reading different genre’s. I started reading books that I really didn’t like. So today I thought I would share my lowest rated books that I’ve read. 

Now I just want to say, these are the books that I personally didn’t like. They might be something that you loved, but they just didn’t click for me. These are also only the books that I’ve read in the last 8 years since I started using Goodreads. Like always these are in no order. All these books here are 1 star or less. 

Approximately Yours (North Pole, Minnesota #3) by Julie Hammerle: I didn’t even rate this one. It was a DNF for me – which I tell you is very rare. I normally try and get through a book even if I’m pushing it. But, I only made it 20% and I had to give up. I can’t even really remember what it was about to tell you the truth. 

Playing For Keeps (York Bombers #3) by Lisa B. Kamps: You all should know by now that I love my sports romance books and this one came up as a suggestion so I thought I would give it a go. It’s a 1 star for me. I couldn’t connect the characters. The plot was bad, the romance wasn’t good. It just wasn’t for me. 

Storm (Storm MC #1) by Nina Levine: I’ve been on a real single parent romance kick lately and the second book in this series had one of those, so I thought I would start from the start. Yer it was bad. I’ve read a couple of MC romances here and there but this one. I wasn’t able to keep up with what was happening. I felt like I was jumping every two seconds to something new. 

Fierce (Storm MC #2) by Nina Levine: This one wasn’t any better. I was looking forward to the single parent romance and while that part was okayish. Everything else was bad. I’ve never read a romance that jumped so much. They were together, they weren’t, they were, they weren’t. And then the protagonist always gave in a way to easily. This series isn’t for me. 

Kissing in Cars (Kiss and Make Up #1) by Sara Ney: This one here was a review book, it’s when I first started getting into romance and didn’t know what I liked. So I picked it up and from the start, I knew that it wasn’t for me, but I kept ongoing. My comment on Goodreads was ‘Why did I continue reading?’ So that says everything. 

The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries #1) by L.J. Smith: So I did what any normal book lover would do. I tried reading books from one of my favourite TV series. Yer that was a bad idea. I didn’t even get through this book. It was that bad. It wasn’t that things were different, that wasn’t the problem. But things just weren’t good. And what it’s one of my lowest rated books. Elena was just horrible in the very few pages that I read. 

The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody: This one is strange on my list. On paper, I really should like this book, but there were so many things about it that I didn’t like. I had to read for English in high school and I thought wow, this would be amazing. Nope. I couldn’t connect with the characters, or the plot or anything. 

 

And that is it for today’s post! What are some of the lowest-rated books that you’ve read? Do we share any that is the same? This isn’t all of my lowest rated books that I’ve read, let me know if you want to read about more. Let’s Chat! 

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  • Bec @ Happy Indulgence
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    April 12, 2020 at 8:05 PM

    I think I’ve only started two books on your list. The Vampire Diaries book, which I don’t think I even got more than a chapter or two into? (I remember I couldn’t stand Elena either). And I’ve read The Gathering and a couple of more books in that series, and all I remember is that it’s a strange book. I need to reread it and finish the series actually.

    Like you I’m generally pretty picky with what I read so I don’t DNF or rate anything under 2stars usually. Most of my reads are 3-5 stars. I have rated a few New Adult romances pretty low recently though (they were very repetitive with mediocre plots and badly written characters…)

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  • Stephanie
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    May 7, 2020 at 5:11 AM

    Oh my goodness, I read the first Vampire Diaries book and it was so awful. I love the TV series, but the characters in the book were so unlikeable. Elena was awful!

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April was a very good reading month for me, especi April was a very good reading month for me, especially after last month. I had some really fantastic reads in April. I did do a lot of re-reading this month but I had such blast. I re-read Caught Up and Play Along and the first 4 books in the Ironside Academy series. 📚

I read some books that I’ve been waiting for including the new book from Kels and Denise Stone, as well as the new Tessa Hale. ✨

Overall it was such a good month, lots of binge reading series and starting on some new authors. I’m so excited to see what May brings. 🖤

What was your favourite book that you read in April? 

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If you didn’t know already I love F1, have ever since I was younger and decided that this year it would be fun to combined my love for F1 and reading together. 📚

After a week off we are back at it. We are in Miami this week’s and things are only just heating up. This week I’m reading Falling Off the Cliff  Kanitha P.

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Formula 1 legend in the making and rising star Thiago Valencia is chasing redemption as well as his second World Champion title. With a tarnished reputation and an undetermined future in F1 that hangs by a terribly loose thread, he can’t afford to lose his seat. Thiago is ready to do anything to redeem himself and erase his past mistakes. When a mysterious woman intrudes on his private party in Monte Carlo, he is certain the universe has brought his polar opposite into his life as salvation. He is sunshine, she is moonlight; he is a bright star and she is a moonbeam.

Destiny takes the wheel, steering Kamari into Thiago’s orbit, but her open disdain and closely guarded heart warn her to stay away. Enchanted by her charms, Thiago is intent on melting her freezing barriers and tearing down the walls shielding her heart.

When Kamari agrees to help him save his future by being his fake girlfriend, the unexpected happens, triggered by a game of lies, secrets and desire.

As they plunge towards the finish line, the race veers offtrack and neither of them are ready to fall off the cliff.
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How Race Week Reads Will Work 

On Monday of race week I’ll announce the book I’ll be reading for the week, then throughout the week I’ll be posting stories and my thoughts. And then on Sunday, race day my review and final thoughts will go up.

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A little late but I am finally getting to share Ra A little late but I am finally getting to share Race 5’s Race Week Reads review. This week I read, Downforce (Pit Lane #1) by Hannah Lily.

🏎️ Review 🏎️

I had so much fun reading this book. I knew I was in for a ride as soon as I started Downforce. It was entertaining, fun, and I just had a good time reading it. And while it does explore some heavy topics, I don’t think it took away from the fun nature of the book.

Right from the start, we can see the tension between F1 Presenter, Olivia Fraser and F1 Driver, Jonah Scott. And while silly at times, it was fun seeing them interact together. Both really didn’t like each other. They both had said things about and to one another that sometimes it caused chaos. And I was here for it.

I did find that at times, just silly things happened. I am not a massive rom-com reader, and there was a lot of falling into one another, and arguments stemmed from nothing. This is honestly just because I don’t like these types of scenes, but it didn’t really make me dislike the book at all.

I loved the whole road trip aspect of the book, it’s different from other F1 books I’ve read so far this year and just made for some interesting banter and lust. I do wish that the road trip was a little longer than it was because I did feel like the romance moved pretty quickly here, but again, it didn’t really affect how much I was enjoying the book.

The romance was this combination of being slow burn and full of angst right at the start, to the road trip happening and then bam. But I loved it, though. The banter between Olivia and Jonah was fantastic. I loved seeing them grow not only with one another but with themselves as well.

Overall, I had a great time reading Downforce and will be continuing the series for sure when the other books come out. The romance was angsty and just felt right. The found family aspect really worked well here, and the F1 aspects were pretty okay. Not the best I’ve seen, but not the worst either. If you are looking for a fun read that has a great romance and a little rom-comy, then pick this one up.
I’ve already had a pretty amazing reading year. I’ve already had a pretty amazing reading year. There have been so many books that I have enjoyed but there are some that I have just loved. 🖤

I didn’t realise before I put this post together that all of these books are from authors I’ve read and loved before. There hasn’t been a Rebecca Yarros book that I haven’t rated under 4 Stars. Elsie Silver is just making me love everything that she writes. Wild and Wrangled may be my favourite in the series. 📖

Three rereads also made it to this list. Binding 13 still makes me gasp and smile all at the same time. And Caught Up and Play Along just hit every time. 📚

I’ve honestly had a great year so far and since making this post a few more books I’ve read I’ve ended up loving. It’s going to be hard to pick my favourites at the end of the year that is for sure. ✨

What books have you loved reading this year? Are any books that made my list on yours? Let me know! 

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