YA Must-Reads discussion

Hey! Haven't had a lot of activity here in a while so I started a new topic. Share the books you find boring, dull, etc.

IMO, I could not grow to like Knight Angels by Abra Ebner


or

(as much as I hate to say it)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins



Mockingjay was a big let down for me. Anyone else want to share?

Oh, there's too much to put down.

Bahaha...

The Seven Deadly Sins series! I got to the 3rd book and haven't finished them! ...

Or Wintergirls. I just couldn't get into it! I didn't like how it was written. ...

But that's just my opinion.

I've had Wintergirls on my shelf since April...I took one look at the first couple of pages and have been procrastinating ever since. I like the cover though...main reason I bought it. Guess I really shouldn't judge a book by it's cover?

Lol...some times judging a book by the cover works out for me. I am a sucker for beautiful covers! But with Wintergirls, I just couldn't get into it. Oh, well! That's why I won't usually buy a book just by looking at the cover. I have to read the 1st chapter! People in the book stores look at me weird when I grab a book off the shelf and sit down right there and start reading!

That last sentence really made me laugh! It takes me forever to pick out books. Usually walking back and forth between the aisles for an hour. I always go in with a twenty and nothing else in my purse so that I don't go overboard, but that makes it harder because I can never choose!

Another crash and burn...or maybe crash and incinerate. Once again, bought it for the cover >.<

I completely understand where you are coming from, Patti! And that book ... it is on my to-read list! Why is it a bad apple?

Patti wrote: "That last sentence really made me laugh! It takes me forever to pick out books. Usually walking back and forth between the aisles for an hour. I always go in with a twenty and nothing else in my pu..."

I read the ending to that book...and it sucked.

Sad face on Camilla tonight! Booo!

The ending just ruined everything for me. It felt sloppily put together. And some of the things I just couldn't believe. It was too far fetched.

I didn't like that much . It was highly disturbing...so P&P fans: don't you ever read it!

Thanks for the heads-up!

Gosh, you should've seen my bff when she finished the book. She went crazy on me. She said it was blaphemy-which I couldn't but agree that it was.
It was really amusing her reaction though.

Haha!

I was excited for Zombies vs. Unicorns. The cover is amazing but when I finally got it, I was very disappointed. It bore me to death.

Seriously? I was gonna look into that book... How bad is it???

That's just my opinion because it was boring. Most of the stories. But opinions may differ according to individuals.

I didn't like The Forest of Hands and Teeth or Wintergirls. I have heard other people say how much they loved them. I read all of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, and I don't know, it was just kind of weird. And I could even get halfway through Wintergirls.

Erin wrote: "I didn't like The Forest of Hands and Teeth or Wintergirls. I have heard other people say how much they loved them. I read all of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, and I ..."


I agree with you completely. The main character in FOHT bothered me so much. She was just so whiny. I have wintergirls but I just can't get past the format to read it.

I hated Mary in FOHT, but I did like the guy characters whose names I can't remember right now.

FOHT was like that for me too. It was a bit slow at times. But is better.

Did NOT like . Gah. SLOW and boring.

Blindfolds. It wasn't at all what I expected.

Joy wrote: "I was excited for Zombies vs. Unicorns. The cover is amazing but when I finally got it, I was very disappointed. It bore me to death.
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I agree with you on this one. I was excited to get it, but couldn't even get halfway through it.

The description doesn't sound very...put together.

Ugh…I just can't get through Unearthly. I don't know why. Maybe the first person present tense?

The Wake Trilogy... Such a pathetic books in my opinon.

^ I just read the first Wake book. I thought it was ok but not something I'd run out to get the sequel for.

Could not grow to like . Just something about it….irked me.

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!! I absolutely adored that book!!!!

I just couldnt get into it. "omg its totally him. no its not him. wait yes it is. he's so scary!' Thats what my summary of the book is.

Well, at least there was an "omg" in it. =^)

Across the Universe

of the YA series I have read this is definitely one I won't continue. I had really high hopes for it too :(

I really wanted to like this book, but it was dreadful. It seemed like it was written by a 10 year old. I guess I was expecting some more like:

. I'm still reading this one, but, for once, it's not as good as the movie.

I saw this book on the Dark Days of Supernatural tour with Across the Universe and Matched. Thought I would give it a try. Just didn't interest me at all. Finished it, but can't say I would recommend it.

Nooooooooooooooo! Not the Replacement! I was looking forward to good reviews on it. =^(

I personally absolutely did not like "Life in the Fat Lane" by Cherie Bennett Life in the Fat Lane. This book had such a horrible story! It made me actually feel bad about myself! She put down every girl that might be a little bigger out there. Even though I expected the character to learn to respect bigger people, after finding out what it felt like herself, she never did! She was just a pure witch with a B, until the very end. She didn't learn anything! It was terrible! And I was really glad to read many reviews on this book that said the same thing, because at first I thought I had missed something while reading it, and was the only one who hated it!

And I am seriously not a difficult person to please when it comes to Young Adult and romance novels! I was expecting to read a good inspiring story about a girl who knew what it felt like when people made fun of someone who might be a little bigger, but learning to deal with it, and become a better person because of it, but NO! She didn't!

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every1 will hate me for saying this but I HATE the book Twilight. ugh! vampires, really?? so dumb.

@Amanda- Do you mind me asking why you disliked Percy Jackson?

@Anne- I agree with you about Twilight. Well mostly the hype. There should be a thread for overrated books!

To me the Percy Jackson series was boring... I mean I like the first one, but then I read the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th book... and I just couldn't get into it :(

Well, I at least thought the Host was good. But everyone has their own tastes. =^)

Did you really not enjoy Harry Potter? That is certainly interesting... ',=^)

Yeah i didn't like harry potter:(

What about the movies? I found them to be interesting! ^-^

I love harry potter!!!!

Caryn wrote: "

I really wanted to like this book, but it was dreadful. It seemed like it was written by a 10 year old. I guess I was expecting some more like:

[bookcover:The Time Tr..."

TIMELESS???!!?? REALLY?? I thought that book was AMAZZINGGG!!

I absolutly HATE all of Stephanie myers books. I tried reading twilight but I hated it. I also started reading the host, but it got SOOOOOOOOOOO BOORING!!!!!!! I'm sorry to all the twilight fans out there, but I hate Stephanie myers!!!!!!!

noughts and crosses worst book ever worse than twilight which is saying something. it was just terrible didn't make sense,bad writing and inappropriate

A Northern Light. I wanted to like it beacaus I like Jennifer Donnely but it was so boring!!!

I did not like the Twilight series. Bella was to whiny for my taste.
I also did not care for Untamed (House of Night #4), this book just seemed to lose focus of the main story line. I couldn't finish the book.

Ugh I recently read . So many plot holes! If he's a ghost and can't touch anything, how can he eat cookies and change his clothes daily?

Or, a book I really had hopes for: . I think I just don't like Gena Showalter.

Twilight got on my nerves, especially Breaking Dawn. The only somewhat redeemable character for me, Jacob, was turned into a pedophile…but that's another rant for another day.