DNF @ 39% - I really wanted to enjoy this but not only do I feel no chemistry between the main character and the man who is supposed to be his love inDNF @ 39% - I really wanted to enjoy this but not only do I feel no chemistry between the main character and the man who is supposed to be his love interest, this book is also just a major bummer. stories about found family, grief, and the struggles of being queer are so important and honestly, this book does it well... it's just not what i signed up for. ...more
DNF @ 33% - goddamn, this is my third dnf in a row - honestly, it just wasn't striking my interest but i don't think that was the books faultDNF @ 33% - goddamn, this is my third dnf in a row - honestly, it just wasn't striking my interest but i don't think that was the books fault...more
DNF @ 25% - geez, it is just not a good day for m/m romance. this was... really bad. full of mildly offensive stereotypes, irritating cliches, and chaDNF @ 25% - geez, it is just not a good day for m/m romance. this was... really bad. full of mildly offensive stereotypes, irritating cliches, and characters dryer than sawdust in the Sahara. i am honestly shocked that this was written by a gay man because it reads like it was written by a middle aged white woman who's never met a queer person in her life....more
DNF @ 15% - this book clearly isn't for me. it initially caught my attention because of the magical realism. then when i realized they're'd be an ownvDNF @ 15% - this book clearly isn't for me. it initially caught my attention because of the magical realism. then when i realized they're'd be an ownvoices focus on Judiasm and the jewish experience, I was excited because I don't have much knowledge in that area.
unfortunately, it felt a bit heavy handed. anti-semitism is a very real, dangerous, and scary thing that i can never understand because i am not jewish. that being said, i felt that that and other topics were tossed in too early in a very clunky way.
it was the same for the issues about the american healthcare system which, trust me, i understand. but the author kept just throwing in the phrase "the american healthcare system" + [insert negative adjective] without really diving into the issue (at least in the parts i read). it lacked subtly and was rather painful to read.
additionally, rather than feeling like i was getting to opportunity learn about a people and their culture, i felt as though i was on the outside of a club being told i wasn't welcome. don't get me wrong - i am not in any way saying i am entitled to anything from any people group... but when an author wants to break down issues such as these and educate readers (which it felt like this author did), it should be done in a way that makes the reader feel welcomed in. i just felt a sense of exclusion and exclusivity.
my final straw was the absolute lack of realism. and no, i'm not referring to the magic. i can suspend my disbelief for that. what i can't let go is the fact that a hospital just took at her word and released a potentially brain-damaged amnesiac hours after a potential TBI? Like what?
overall, this book had a lot of potential and honestly felt like a first draft that could have easily been a five star read had it been cleaned up a bit...more
DNF @ 45% - nope, life's too short for a book that hasn't even hit it's inciting incident at almost halfway through. maybe the people who liked this cDNF @ 45% - nope, life's too short for a book that hasn't even hit it's inciting incident at almost halfway through. maybe the people who liked this can handle books that take a lonnggg time to get started but i can't. bye....more
DNF @ 50% - i'm sorry. i just can't continue. maybe i was only able to get through mistlefoe because it was so short because i just can't overlook howDNF @ 50% - i'm sorry. i just can't continue. maybe i was only able to get through mistlefoe because it was so short because i just can't overlook how poorly written this is. it's disorganized and shallow. there's no real story here or depth. just sex. if that's what you're looking for, great. but not me. i'm out...more
dnf @ 20% - sigh, how tiresome. i had such high hopes but the spark just... went out. today has clearly shown that 2009 was not a good year for the wednf @ 20% - sigh, how tiresome. i had such high hopes but the spark just... went out. today has clearly shown that 2009 was not a good year for the werewolves....more
DNF @ 25% - I’m sorry. I can’t. It’s just too boring. I loved the idea and could tell the author was going for an early Covid reminiscence (which… whyDNF @ 25% - I’m sorry. I can’t. It’s just too boring. I loved the idea and could tell the author was going for an early Covid reminiscence (which… why? Who wants to relive that) but I could not stand the tell don’t show style of writing where the author basically listed everything.
“Character sees XYZ. Character takes two steps forward. Character feels sadness”
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