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Amor4Libros
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Bailedbailed

Gave up at almost 60%. Everything in the story feels like a filler right now (after 2 big reveals), and it is dragging.

ManyWordsLater Aw! I loved this book!! But I don‘t remember when the biggest reveal happens… 1d
willaful I bailed too. 1d
BarbaraBB I fingished it but didn‘t like it much. 23h
Lesliereadsalot I liked this one even tho it‘s been years and I can‘t remember that much about it! 18h
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Darklunarose
His Vampyrrhic Bride | Simon Clark
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Bailedbailed

I gave it a good chance. Got to just over page 50 and thought it‘s not worth continuing it.

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rwmg
Lightning Rods | Helen Dewitt
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Bailedbailed

DNF. 13% in and so far nothing but a straight guy complaining how difficult it is to get laid. Not my cup of tea.

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IriDas
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#dnf Life is too short to read books you don‘t like. Unless you‘re in school, then you have no choice.

Texreader Life is too short! Thanks for a thoughtful explanation! As our dear @dabbe puts it: @hailthebail !! 4d
dabbe @Texreader Aww! TY! And you're so right! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4d
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RamsFan1963
The Dante Club: A Novel | Matthew Pearl
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Bailedbailed

My last DNF of 2025. The story is moving too slow to keep my attention. I gave it over 50 pages, but I don't feel it's going to get any better. #hailthebail

Ruthiella I read that a million years ago. I can‘t remember if I liked it or not, which means it was probably only so-so. 😉 5d
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Hooked_on_books
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Bailedbailed

I listened to 2.5 hours of this 25.5 hour audiobook and it just wasn‘t doing anything for me. I hung onto it for a few days, but I have no interest in going back to try to keep going. Thanks to @Suet624 for helping me know bailing was the right choice for me! #TOBlonglist

BarbaraBB Such mixed reviews about this one! One day I‘ll find out where I‘ll end up! 5d
Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Onward! (edited) 5d
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Bookwormjillk Too bad. But good to know for when I try it. 5d
sarahbarnes I really liked this one, but it‘s definitely too long to read if it‘s not working for you! 5d
merelybookish I am curious about this one and Flashlight. Two long books that seem to get a lot of love and exasperation. 5d
BkClubCare Good to know; thanks for sharing 🌟 5d
Hooked_on_books @merelybookish Flashlight I liked, and I hated Choi‘s precious book, so I say definitely give it a try! 4d
Larkken Oh no 🤦🏻‍♀️ I‘ll be putting this further down my list, there are so many in the longlist to try and this one is a chunkster! 4d
squirrelbrain I liked this when I read it, but can‘t remember a thing about it now. 🤷‍♀️ 4d
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain Oh wow, really? That‘s telling! You‘re making me glad I bailed. 4d
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kspenmoll
Rest You Merry | Charlotte MacLeod
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Bailedbailed

Just bored. #DNF #readyourkindle

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Amor4Libros
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Bailedbailed

Sorry, friends. This one didn‘t do it for me. Bailed at 35%.

BookishMarginalia I support that 👍🏼 7d
Lesliereadsalot Oh no! Really liked this one. 7d
Ruthiella Hot take! I have it on hold from the library still. 7d
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BarbaraBB Huh? You bailed and it‘s my favorite of the year? Where did we go wrong?! 😀 6d
Amor4Libros @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot I don‘t know what happened 😩 6d
Reggie Lol what?!!!!!! This is crazy. This is like at bookclub and you think you have a read on everyone and that one person says they hate the book and your mind is blown!!!! Lolol Hopefully your next books are better! 5d
Amor4Libros @Reggie 🤣🤣 5d
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xicanti
Dead Dead Girls | Nekesa Afia
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Bailedbailed

I was so excited when I found DEAD DEAD GIRLS in a Little Free Library near Finian‘s place, and so crushed when I actually dove in. To be generous, this reads like a second draft: flat characters, long paragraphs full of dull sentences that repeat the same thing from three different angles, and consistency errors. It could‘ve been a solid book with a more rigorous editor. As it stands, I bailed at 50 pages. Back into the LFL it goes.

Karisa Looks like the book‘s makers paid more attention to the cover on this one! 😅 (edited) 1w
xicanti @Karisa it has such a great cover! 1w
Karisa @xicanti It really does. Those colors pop! 1w
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BookishMarginalia The series is a miss for me. Such a disappointment— I wanted to love it! 1w
xicanti @BookishMarginalia same. It sounds so good! 1w
DGRachel I only finished it because it was for #lmpbc. I had such high hopes but I thought it was genuinely awful. 1w
dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 💛🐾💛 1w
MemoirsForMe Is this a new fur baby? 🐾❤️💚 1w
xicanti @DGRachel now I feel even better about bailing. 1w
xicanti @dabbe living the bail life over here. 1w
xicanti @MemoirsForMe he‘s a sweet Labradusky I‘ve looked after a couple times now! His people come home tonight. 1w
dabbe @xicanti 💚🤍♥️ 1w
MemoirsForMe He‘s adorable! 7d
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