This
week’s topic is… Ten
Books I Will Probably Never Read.
This
week’s prompt is a bit of a tricky one.
How to answer these questions without angering fangirls universally? So, instead of doing it as books that I don’t
ever want to read (because you can never say never and I try to be open
minded), I’m doing this as more of a “books that I have no desire to
read/series that I don’t want to finish.
That doesn’t mean that I detest these books. It doesn’t even mean that they aren’t good
books, or that you won’t like them. The
following are just mainly series that I don’t want to
continue/finish/start. Also, keep in
mind that the prompt is “Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read”
The Pirate’s Wish (Strange Chemistry #2) by
Cassandra Rose Clark
This is the second book in the Assassins Curse duology. This is on my list because I don’t really
ever see myself voluntarily going out and buying this book. The first book wasn’t bad, I did like
it. And I’ve heard some good reviews for
this series. But, honestly, I don’t even
remember what happened in the first book.
Maybe I’ll pick it up one day, but for now, there’s too many books to
read and too little time.
The Body At The Tower (The Agency #2) by Y.S. Lee
This is the second book in a YA mystery
series. I love mystery books and YA
mysteries are particularly hard to find.
Well, I didn’t really love the first one. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t blow me away
either. Kind of meh. Once again, not that I’m opposed to reading
more books in this series because I hated the first one. It’s just that I don’t
see myself spending time or money finishing this series anytime in the near
future. Which is a shame, because this
cover is beautiful
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
Okay,
this is one I am opposed to reading.
First of all, I don’t do vampires.
Second, I have absolutely zero interest in reading this series. So, yeah, I’m never going to read this.
Split Second by Kasie West
This
is the second book in the Pivot Point duology.
I’m just not really invested enough in the story or characters to want
to finish this series. It pains me a
little to say that, but I really didn’t enjoy this series. I LOVED Kasie West’s contemporary, On The
Fence. So, this duology must just not be
for me.
Beautiful Days (Bright Young Things #2) by Anna Godbersen
Basically, I read the first book and never EVER
plan to finish this series. Why? I read Anna Godbersen’s Luxe series, which
was four rather large books of pain and disappointment. I spend so much time reading and finishing
that series, to them realize that it was pretty much a waste of time. I know of other people who enjoyed that series,
It just wasn’t right for me. Needless to
say, I’m not going to try to finish this series.
The Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Sheperd
Too
many books, too little time. And this is
a perfect example of too many books. Don’t
get me wrong, I have read several books in this series and had started
collecting these this past year. I do want
to read them. It’s just that am I ever
going to read all 17 of these? No,
probably not.
The Matched
series by Ally Condie
Once
upon a time, I owned the first two books in this series. But, then I got rid of them when I went through
my bookshelves. I just don’t really have
any interest in this series. There are
so many other books/series that I DO want to read that I’ll probably never
read. I’m not going to spend time
reading books that I’m not interested in.
Many people have read this series. Many people don’t like it. From
the reviews and things I’ve seen on this book, I just really don’t think it’s
for me. I honestly think it would frustrate
me so bad and I’d most likely hate the protagonist. Also, I can’t deal with another love
triangle.
Dead Girls Walking (Dead Girls Detective Agency
#2) by Suzy Cox
This
is once again, the second book in a series.
The first book wasn’t bad, it was enjoyable at times. However, am I ever going to continue this
series? No, I’m not.
The Sweet series by Wendy Higgins
I
know this is a semi-popular series, but I’m never going to read this. Once again, zero interest. Also, it just really doesn’t sound like my
thing.
There
are my ten books/series that I probably will never read. Are there any here that I should
reconsider? Let me know and leave me a
link to your top 10.
Matched and Delirium were great! I still haven't read Split Second, but I do want to. I enjoyed Pivot Point. Never say never, right? Great list. I could have easily done a list of series I don't want to continue.
ReplyDeleteMichelle @ Michelle's Minions
My TTT
You never know, I may end up picking some of these up yet. Especially if I can get them at my Library. Thanks! I feel like everything is a series nowadays. There are always so many that I'm in the middle of.
DeleteI DNF Matched after read a few chapters! It was boring for me, and I didn't understand it world.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! :)
Thanks <3
DeleteI just don't know if I can handle a love triangle right now. Or ever, really.
Interesting list of books this week!
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/05/top-ten-tuesday-ten-books-i-will.html
I do try to keep things interesting ;)
DeleteTwilight: Haha...this has been on a lot of people's lists this week. ;) And I totally don't blame you - I doubt I'll ever read this one either. It just doesn't sound appealing, especially after the movie hype.
ReplyDeleteSplit Second: I think you've made a good choice here Olivia. I liked Pivot Point decently enough, but this one felt a bit disappointing to me. Whereas Pivot Point was, at the very least, an original story, this one seemed to revolve more around popular dystopian & paranormal cliches. It almost felt like Kasie West utilized all her ideas in Pivot Point and didn't have enough to use here. *sighs*
Panic, Matched & Delirium: I read these and felt mediocre about all three of them. They all focus more on the romance than the actually dystopian elements, which really bugged me. I don't really think you'll be missing much if you decide not to read them. ;)
Thanks for sharing and, as always, great post! ♥
Yeah, with Twilight its two main things 1) I have no interest in the story or vampires and 2) I have a feeling that Bella would drive me absolutely INSANE. I don't have the patience for that.
DeleteI feel bad, because Pivot Point wasn't BAD. I just wasn't really that into it. It was an intriguing enough concept, but it just felt confusing after a while.
That's good. I know there are people who do like these series, I just don't think they are for me. Like I said, I really don't want to get tangled up in more love triangles and I feel frustrating protagonists coming on.
Thank you <3
Twilight is the only one I have read from your list lol! But I just don't think I'd read them again today, nope. Also, I didn't know PLL had so many books OMG I've found a series I dont' really have an interest for, lol
ReplyDeleteIt's insane right? The first 5 or so PLL books aren't too bad, I imagine. But once you get to like, the 15th i'm assuming it just kind of drags. How long can you keep a series going? I think the PLL book series is finally done though.
DeleteI agree- Pretty Little Liars has way too many books! It has to be an amazing story to capture me for that long. Great list!!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a huge series to invest in. Thanks!
DeleteA great list of books; I have read and enjoyed a few of them. I agree with you about Matched and Delirium.
ReplyDeleteSharon – Obsession with Books
Thanks! I'm glad you agree. If I'm going to start a trilogy, I want to make sure that i'm interested in completing it. Even three books is a lot.
DeleteHi! I sometimes actually regret reading Twilight haha but I then I remember that my initial like for the series is what introduced me to science fiction so I can't totally regret it. I read Matched and you made the right decision in getting rid of it. It had a solid concept but the execution was very poor, especially when compared to so many other dystopians out there. I really liked Delirium haha, it's one of my favorites actually. I'm not going to convince you to read it because you don't seem like you want to read it haha but I understand why it's on your list :D
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DeleteYeah, science fiction is the best. I'm actually read The Fifth Wave right now and it's soooo good!
I feel like that's the general feeling on the Matched series. I like to read books for myself, rather than just listening to what people say. but the are SO MANY other books/series that sound amazing and i've heard great things about that i'd rather read.
I've just heard that a lot of people find Delirium and the main character frustrating. And there's some kind of big deal about one of the later books in the series. I don't know what it's about because, spoilers. I still may read it one day. I've been tempted to borrow it in ebook format from my library.
Thanks! <3
Matched isn't worth reading. I read book one, thought it was okay. Got to book two, got bored. Bought book three because I obviously lost my mind and haven't read it.
ReplyDeleteNow, Sweet Evil I did enjoy. I loved Kaidan but hey, to each his own, right? Great list!
Yeah, there was a time when I thought I wanted to read the Matched series, but I just don't know if it's worth it. a whole trilogy is quite a commitment,
DeleteI've heard some good things about the Sweet Evil series. I just don't think it's very likely that i'll ever read them.
Thanks <3