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Soubhiville
Like Happiness: A Novel | Ursula Villarreal-Moura
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Bailedbailed

Well unfortunately I got about 2/3 through and was just not interested in the rest. I read through a bunch of reviews and many folks said it started strong and weakened in the middle, without a clear or strong conclusion.

It‘s about a Latina reader writing to an older Latino writer she admired greatly and had a confusing relationship with 10 years prior, after being contacted by a reporter about said author being charged with sexual assault.

Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks this was March‘s #bookspin 2d
Jas16 Sorry it didn‘t work for you! 2d
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Soubhiville @Jas16 I‘m glad to have tried it! Thanks for sharing it with me! 2d
Yenya1954 It‘s okay not to finish a book because you know there are lots of books you‘re going to love❣️ 2d
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 19h
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monalyisha
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Congratulations on reaching 500,000 Litfluence, @Texreader — and thanks for hosting a giveaway!

One of the things about Litsy that makes me smile is encountering all of the quirky little niche interests in people‘s reading lives (and beyond) and seeing how they get represented in tags: from #nunlit to #naturalitsy, and #rabbitsoflitsy to #hailthebail! It‘s all in such good, nerdy fun. 🤓📚

Texreader Yes! Nerdy fun is such a great description for us! 🤓🤣 3d
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Amor4Libros
Dream Count | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Bailedbailed

This started so well for me, but I find myself struggling with the current (very long) section that I‘m on. Not enjoying myself anymore, so I‘m bailing on this one 😩

IMASLOWREADER the power of DNF lol 1w
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michellelav
For the Wolf | Hannah Whitten
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Bailedbailed

I tried so hard but had to DNF.. I read 165 pages and feel like the story is going no where and is SO boring 🥲 It was in my TBR list so atleast there‘s that 🤣 #catsoflitsy

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1w
Leftcoastzen Cutie pie!😻 1w
dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 🖤🐾🖤 1w
michellelav @dabbe I love that!! #hailthebail that‘s too good! 🤣❤️ 5d
dabbe @michellelav 🤩🤣🤗 5d
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Nessavamusic
Art of Starting Over | Heidi McLaughlin
Bailedbailed

I think this was a freebie on Kindle and thank goodness it was free. This is really not good. I am bailing because the writing style really needs some editing. Not for me and I would not recommend to others. #hailthebail

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RamsFan1963
The Zero Stone | Andre Norton
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Bailedbailed

Sadly, my first DNF for 2025 is also #ClassicLSFBC selection for February. I tried to get into it, but it just wasn't for me. I've read and enjoyed several of Andre Norton's novels & short stories, but this one I'll have to bail on.

Aims42 You did amazing for making it to the end of February before bailing on a book 👏👏👏 #HailtheBail 🚀 2w
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Anna40
The Divorce: A Novel | Moa Herngren
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Bailedbailed

Divorce is a difficult topic for a book& although the writing is good, it feels too much like a reality tv show where we get too close to a couple &witness something that should be private. It doesn‘t help that Bea &Niklas are both unlikeable characters.Bea “sacrificed” career for the sake of family & with divorce looming has financial worries, that feel very real for many women even today.Yet she also loves luxury items

Anna40 &spends too much money. Financial responsibility weighs on Niklas & forces him to take on a job he doesn‘t want. There‘s a lot of ranting & ugliness that is normal perhaps when two people separate but do I want to read about it? No. Really disappointed as I was looking forward to the novel. Not sure if it could have been a better book if the story had been written differently. Is it even possible? Divorce is not a good topic for a novel, I guess 2w
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BookBr
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules | Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
Bailedbailed

This just didn‘t fulfill its potential, in my opinion, and I feel like 40% through is a fair shake. The characters felt really surface-level, and the situations were more silly than entertaining. The book felt more like a series of loosely connected short stories that weren‘t that great — this may be a translation issue, or maybe this one just isn‘t for me. There are just a lot of books I‘d rather be reading.

#dnf #hailthebail

Gleefulreader Love the hashtag! 2w
BookBr @Gleefulreader It makes me laugh😊 2w
Bette Someone once told me to subtract my age from 100, take the remainder, if I‘ve read that many pages and hate it, then quit. The older I get, the better that works! 😊🤭👍 1w
BookBr @Bette I love that! 😂 I think I shall adopt it… 1w
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Aims42
Bailedbailed

Based on what @TEArificbooks said in their review, I went into this with low expectations. I was just looking for a fluffy, non-challenging read, and I still bailed 😑 I agree with Melanie 100%, the trivia bits were fun but there wasn‘t a single character I cared about. I love this premise, but I feel like Clare Pooley or Freya Sampson could‘ve done it better. Definitely check out their books for great characters and a fun plot! #Hailthebail 🚀