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More of My Lowest Rated Reads #3

More of My Lowest Rated Reads #3

September 3, 2020 Posted by angelreads Discussions 1 Comment

I also have fun doing posts like this and I thought it would be great to do another post. You can check out my previous posts like this here and here. 

So today I’m sharing more of my lowest-rated reads. From romance to young adult and more. Like always these are in no order. 

Pursued by the Rake (Season of Scandal #1) by Mary Lancaster: This was a DNF for me. I was looking forward to this one, but right from the start, I knew it wasn’t going to be for me. I read about 25% and I had no idea what was happening. It was just so confusing. The characters also felt very bland for me and I wasn’t able to get connect with them at all. 

The Royal Trade (A Billionaire Prince Romance #1) by Erin Hayes: I got this one when I wanted to read more royal romances and it was free. I shouldn’t have read it. It was just not for me at all. I didn’t like the romacne or the characters. The plot was okayish. But nothing great. 

Dark Secret (Darkhaven Saga #1) by Danielle Rose: This is a recent addition to this list. I had no idea what was happening half the time add to that everything was happening at super speed. It’s a short book and it felt like everything was being rushed to fit in. 

Lyric’s Accidental Mate (Iron Wolves MC #1) by Elle Boon: I picked this one up when I was in the mood for some Shapeshifter romance – and it was a bad discussion. I just didn’t enjoy it at all. In saying that it does have a higher rating on Goodreads so it could have just been me.

Cheater (Curious Liaisons #1) by Rachel Van Dyken: Again this is one where I feel different to other readers. I do want to give Rachel Van Dyken another try, but this one wasn’t for me. I didn’t like the plot, or the romance, or even the characters. 

Into Your Arms (Squad Stories #1) by Chelsea M. Cameron: This is another one that I wanted to love, but I just didn’t hit it off with it. It sounds like it’s going to be fantastic, but in the end, it was eh. 

The Bad Boy Bargain (Suttonville Sentinels #1) by Kendra C. Highley: On paper, this seems like the book for me. It has everything that I love. But it was way too cheesy for me. It was tropey but in a bad way. Like everything was just thrown in. 

And that is it for this post, those are more of my lowest-rated reads! What are some of your lowest rated reads? Do we share any that is the same? Did you like any of the books on my list? Let’s Chat!   

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    September 4, 2020 at 10:46 AM

    I hate to DNF books, but sometimes it just has to be done for my sanity! LOL! This is a fun post! One of the first books I let myself DNF is Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. I observe that tons of people really enjoyed the book, but I just don’t understand…Anyhow, happy reading!

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I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I have a love-hate relationship with this series. But I ended up really enjoying this one. It’s best friends to fake dating to-lovers. It’s always been you, bad-boy/good-girl, and I loved that. While Save Your Breath has quite a few tropes, it really leads itself to it, and it works. 

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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Can you believe that it’s already February? I know Can you believe that it’s already February? I know I can’t. But that means it’s a new month with more releases coming out! And that makes me excited. Some fantastic titles releasing this month and I cannot wait to read them. 📚

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. 🖤

What are you looking forward to reading this month? Let’s chat! ✨

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