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Littlewolf1
Unknown Book 7535597 | Unknown Unknown
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Bailedbailed

Someone ruined this and told me it wasn‘t an HEA while I was in the middle of reading it. Well, I‘m not necessarily in need of a happily ever after, the way this book was going. I was just done. This was also a #Roll100 for April.

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Rissreadswithcats
The Twyford Code | Janice Hallett
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Bailedbailed

I gave this way too much time to get better.
Moving on………

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NikkiCureton
Bailedbailed

DNF for me. I just could not get into this one - didn‘t particularly enjoy the writing or the story itself. Just wasn‘t my cup of tea.

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Amiable
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Bailedbailed

Tried to read this for #BookedinTime, but I have to throw in the towel. The narrative is plodding and pedantic and the dialogue comes across as lectures by the characters. Life is too short —moving on.

Cuilin #HailTheBail I completely get it!!! I seem to be doing this a lot lately, myself. Here‘s hoping your next read is five stars. 3d
Amiable @Cuilin I was listening to a podcast and someone made a comment that we are only here for a finite time and can only read so many books, so why waste that time on a book you aren‘t enjoying? It was like she was speaking directly to me and telling me to ditch this book. 😀 2d
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Hooked_on_books
The Names: A Novel | Florence Knapp
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Bailedbailed

The first hour of this 9.5 hour audiobook is full on physical and verbal domestic abuse, and I am not here for it. It feels like this is less how a boy‘s life is impacted by different potential names and more the impact of his abusive father‘s reaction to said names. I don‘t care to read a book that gives an abuser that kind of power.

Aims42 I second @Dabbe ☝️🚀 6d
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BkClubCare
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Bailedbailed

I‘m sorry, it‘s probably me. I can‘t figure out what is happening and I don‘t care. Where is this going?! I am bailing at page 105 - if you can‘t capture my heart or curiosity by page 100, I am outtahere. I have too many books 📚 coming off hold and not enough time! 🕰️
#May2025 Book46 (Going to go watch Murderbot now 🤖)

Aims42 I give books 100 pages to hook me too #HailtheBail 🚀 1w
mcctrish This one really seems to be a love it or hate it 1w
DogMomIrene Good call! I was super meh on this one. It‘s such a cool premise that‘s executed like 💩😂 1w
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sarahbarnes I haven‘t felt compelled to read this one. 1w
BkClubCare @sarahbarnes - I had it on my holds list and let it lapse and THEN! I dunno 🤷🏻‍♀️ I read a good review and thought I would try again? Maybe wrong time. Maybe will give it a few years 😂 1w
BkClubCare @Aims42 - I am sad, but getting better and better abt bailing 💪 1w
BkClubCare @mcctrish - IKR? 😅 1w
BkClubCare @DogMomIrene - maybe I can talk my book club into it for next year just so I can find out what happens?! 1w
DogMomIrene @BkClubCare 😂😂😂 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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BiblioLitten
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I tried not to, but I‘ll have to bail on this one (gave it 100 pages). Perhaps it‘s the timing. The plot is promising, the characters have potential but the writing feels clichéd and unnatural. It maybe unrelated (or not) but I read two pages of Ann Patchett and I can‘t stop thinking about that book now. #currentlynotreading

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DieAReader
Bailedbailed

#Read2025 #Wardens2025 #ShelfSweep #Elizabeth #UnpopularOpinion

With 76% read & 9 chapters remaining…this is a solid DNF for me. No matter what I did, I could not focus or keep track of everything that was going on. Too wordy for my tastes - reminded me of reading Shakespeare in HS😬🫨

I very much enjoyed the group read setting, just not this book😂🤭

IMASLOWREADER love the powet of DNF lol 1w
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Andrew65 Better to focus on books you are enjoying. 1w
Cuilin #hailthebail seriously life‘s too short. I hope your next book is more enjoyable. 1w
DieAReader @Cuilin 💖Thanks! 🤓So very true! 1w
CoverToCoverGirl Lol! I quite liked Shakespeare. 🤭 I just read Huck Finn and didn‘t really care for it. I‘ll have to put this one my classic to read list. I really liked the movie. Daniel Day Lewis wasn‘t hard on the eyes either. 😁 1w
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 😁Chances are you‘ll enjoy this one more than I did. Never saw the movie unfortunately. 1w
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