Hey guys, it’s Tuesday again so it means it’s time for Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is books that I’d gladly throw in the ocean.
This was a topic that I enjoyed coming up with the books for, and I found it quite therapeutic. I can also promise that no books were harmed in the making of this list!
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
I read Murder Most Unladylike as part of Middle Grade Monthly in 2020, and I really didn’t enjoy it. I had so many issues with the way that certain characters were treated and the bullying that was never addressed by adults. The series may get better in later books but I will not be checking them out.
Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
I thought that I would love this book but I just didn’t. Heading into it I had heard nothing but good things, sadly it didn’t live up to the hype for me. I didn’t feel any connection to any of the characters and found all of their choices to be a little bit strange.
This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada
This Mortal Coil was another book that I thought I would love for its Science Fiction elements but I just didn’t end up enjoying it. I found the plot to be a little bit boring and guessed the main plot point pretty early on. I was just very disappointed by it.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
I know. this is a book that most people have enjoyed but I really didn’t. I found the plot to be really boring and didn’t like any of the characters. I also couldn’t get past the fact that Carden has a tail.
Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
Dear Evan Hansen is one of my favourite musicals and I thought that I would love the book. Sadly I was disappointed with the storyline and I found that it didn’t really translate well onto the page. There were quite a few added moments that I didn’t feel were really necessary which kept taking me out of the story.
PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han
While I enjoyed the first book in the To All The Boys I’ve Loved series I hated the second one so much so that I DNFed it. It felt as if all of the characters had regressed backwards and had forgotten everything that they learnt in the first book. It also had the trope that I hate the most, miscommunication so it can gladly go in the ocean.
Supernova by Melissa Meyer
I loved this series but was really disappointed by the final book. I wanted so much more from the ending and it all felt a bit boring. I would gladly throw this book in the ocean if it would get me a re-write.
Where She Went by Gayle Foreman
I enjoyed reading If I Stay but I really didn’t see the point of this book. I liked the ambiguous ending of If I Stay and felt that it should have been left the way it was. It was also told from Adam’s POV which I didn’t like.
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
I absolutely adored Me Before You and it is a story that will always stay with me. But I didn’t see the need for the two sequels that have been released since. I think the story has lost what it used to be about, so I would happily throw the sequels in the ocean.
The Second Shatter Me Trilogy by Taheriah Mafi
I loved the first Shatter Me trilogy, but didn’t see the need for the second trilogy. It undid quite a bit of work that was done in the first half and felt as if we were just reliving the story again. I would gladly throw the second set in the ocean.
There you have it, some of the books that I would gladly throw in the ocean!
Good for you for knowing your limits!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-id-gladly-throw-into-the-ocean/
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Ugh I hated the 2 books after Me Before You. There was literally no need and it completely ruined it for me. Although I am surprised to see The Cruel Prince! I read it recently and I really liked it. You’re right tho, Cardan having a tail was definitely something different 😆 Oh and Ps I Still Love You was also really bad! I didn’t like the first one much either, but the second was another level 😑
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Me Before You is one of my favourite books but it definitely should have stayed as a standalone! I just wasn’t expecting the tail to appear 😆
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I didn’t like The Cruel Prince either. Granted, I own all three books and plan on finishing the series but yeah….I didn’t really enjoy the first one lol BUT YES the tail hahaha I had forgotten all about that!
Here’s my TTT: https://www.mollysbooknook.com/6-books-that-belong-on-the-ocean-floor/
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I did consider carrying on with the series but I knew I would just be putting myself through something that I would hate, so I ended up not doing it!
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Strange to see A Gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue on a hate list. I thought everyone just loved it! I haven’t read it, so I can’t really comment! Haven’t read any of the books on your list. But I’ll try to avoid them!
Ten Books I’d gladly throw into the ocean (for the mermaids to read)
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Have to agree with Where She Went, and the awful photoshopping of her hair on the cover drives me crazy.
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I had forgotten how bad the cover was until I was making this post 😆
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I definitely agree with you on Where She Went! If I Stay should’ve stayed a stand-alone.
My TTT
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I think it would have been such a beautiful story had it been left with an ambiguous ending
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Funny that it bothered you that Carden had a tail in The Cruel Prince. I could never get past the fact that Edward in Twilight was so old!
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I think it was because it took me a long time to realise that they were talking about an actual tail, and when I did I just couldn’t stop laughing!
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Definitely agree with some of these haha!
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I’ve heard really good things about This Mortal Coil but I’ve been put off reading it since the pandemic, I don’t really want to read anything with virus storylines for a while!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/top-ten-tuesday-310/
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I’m the same at the moment, pandemic books are off my TBR!
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I imagine quite a lot of people feel the same! Maybe in a few years time when this whole thing isn’t quite as immediate, but not now!
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So many people are saying about Jojo Moyes’ books! I think maybe I should take it off my tbr list
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I adored Me Before You but I would suggest stopping there! I haven’t read any of her other series but I am considering them!
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I love Dear Evan Hansen (the musical) and felt the same way about the book! here’s my Top Ten Post
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I am glad someone agrees, I had such high expectations and was let down so much!
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Great list – I found the Murder Most Unladylike series less than gripping, but then I am significantly outside the target audience range!
These are the books I chose that belong in the sea, only because they feature the sea prominently!
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I’ve only read P.S. I Still Love You and Where She Went, and while I didn’t enjoy them as much as their predecessors, I DID actually like the final Lara Jean the best out of all three. 🙂
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