Litsy

The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen | Karen Harper

bailed

I had to. The premise of the book was interesting but I couldn‘t get past the writing, which was simplistic at best and the “secret”, which is mentioned in the first chapter, is merely a rumour. I usually love #wwii #historicalfiction, but this one I couldn‘t get beyond 20% of the book. I‘m equally frustrated because I paid over $20 CDN for my copy. #2022 #fiction #bailed Was my #bookspin book for February

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CarolynM I hate it when that happens😫 Hope you like your next book 3y

melissajayne @CarolynM me too 3y

TheAromaofBooks So frustrating!!! Sorry this one was a bust!! 3y

melissajayne @TheAromaofBooks It‘s why I generally borrow my books from the library instead of buying them. And I had hoped it would be better. 3y

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TheBee

A Slow Fire Burning: The Scorching New Thriller from the Author of the Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins

Half way through and unfortunately more than slightly bored. A slow fire indeed! I did enjoy her first two books though. I rather enjoy the amazing view of shallow Caribbean waters 💕 #paulahawking #aslowfireburning #bahamas #vacation #bailed #notforme

SRWCF That view is amazing!!! 3y

TheBee @SRWCF yes it‘s a magical place 💕 #outisland of the #bahamas 3y

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BookishBelle

Exit West | Mohsin Hamid

bailed

I really wanted to like this. The premise of taking magical doorways to escape a war torn home sounded great but I just couldn‘t finish it. It felt like not much happened. His voice was great but it felt like he went on a lot of tangents. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Made it to 40% on the #audiobook. #bailed

Alfoster Rats! Have this but now not excited to read!😢 3y

BookishBelle @Alfoster A lot of other people loved it. I believe I am in the minority here with my opinion. You may still like it. 3y

Alfoster Ok, thanks! I‘ll let you know!🤞 3y

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batsy I bailed on this too! It seems wrong to say it but the tone felt too twee for such a serious theme. 3y

kellyann28 I bailed on this also. I got just a few chapters before I decide the writing style was not for me! 3y

BookishBelle @batsy @kellyann28 I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 3y

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JaneyWaneyB

Heroes | Stephen Fry

bailed

Nope 😕 the style of writing feels childish and patronising. There is no flair or intelligence in the writing, I expected more from Mr Fry. Into the DNF bucket you go 👎

#Bailed #DidNotGetTo100Pages #OhDear #NoForMe

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JaneyWaneyB

The Confessions of Frannie Langton | Sara Collins

bailed

Well...this isn t my kind of book. It's not badly written I was just bored and life is too short to be stuck reading a book I couldn't get into or find myself caring what happened next. I think this is a case of historical fiction mismatch.

#NotForMe #Bailed #Historical #FindMeAnotherBookToRead #BookMismatch #Books #LifeIsTooShort #Reading

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Chelleo

Garden of Small Beginnings | Abbi Waxman

🎧 #currentlylistening to this #audiobook after a series of books that I #bailed on.

Lreads I want to read this! I thought The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill was so good! ☺️ 5y

marleed I hope you like this one! 5y

ShyBookOwl I bailed on a few recently too. I hope this one is a win for you! 5y

KMM I read this a couple months ago and let me tell you, I wanted to go out and create a garden, lol 5y

Chelleo @KMM Yassss! And I‘m not sure that‘s a good idea at all!! Would love to have my crew come and build a garden in my yard though! Welcome to Litsy! 5y

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kspenmoll

Murder by the Book: A Sensational Chapter in Victorian Crime | Claire Harman

#bailed
This book sounded so so good. Tried reading the book,listening to the audio version,-nothing worked for me. Maybe it‘s my mood, attention span, time- whatever. Just not for me right now, so back to the library it goes!

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