Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a good day today. I have been doing something a bit different this year. In my reading journal there is a space to put your favourite and least favourite read of each month and I thought today I would share my least favourite reads this year.
January – An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
This book had a stronger romantic element rather than plot element, compared to margaret rogerson’s other books – both Vespertine and Sorcery of Thorns are some of my favourite books. I enjoyed Isobel, the main character and I liked how the story and the romance progressed but as I say, compared to the author’s other books I went into it with higher expectations.
February – This Is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen
I used this book for a chapter in my PhD, however I did not enjoy it. I felt it was trying to take elements of the cosy and the traditional mysteries but did not mesh them well.
March – The Village Library Demon Hunting Society
This book has to be one of my least favoruite of the year, even now in November of the same year I read it I can’t remember much of it, all I remember is how much I disliked reading it, I remember being both frustrated and confused and thinking there was no plot.
April – The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Having seen the TV show for this book and loving it, I had high expectations for this book and this author who I have read and enjoyed previously. However, I did not love it, I thought it was okay but a little but clumpy and dragged put in places.
May – The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
This is probably my least favourite Agatha Christie book, there’s not much I can say other than I found it a little bit boring.
June – How to Sway A Bard
This book was too short. The premise was excellent, but it wasn’t given enough time and attention to make it amazing.
July – The Mystery of the Painted Dragon
This is a young, middle grade mystery series and it is the third book in that series. I enjoyed the series but I decided to not continue with the fourth book after this one.
August – A Novel Murder
Honestly, I didn’t even reach 100 pages into this book, I did not like the self-pitying main character and I couldn’t imagine growing to like them so this was easily one of my least favourite books of the year.
September – I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan
I finished more than half of this book but I struggled with getting into the story, it just didn’t hold my interest.
October – The Coven by Harper L Woods
This book had a very intriguing premise, it lacked substance for me and felt very rushed but it was still quite enjoyable.
November – The Ripper of Whitechapel by Yvette Fielding
This was a short, engaging, middle grade book which I found good but maybe only a three star read while everything else I read in November was a four or above.
I do not have an answer for December yet as I am still reading for this month, but this is the least favourite books for each month so far this year.
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