Worst Book of the Year+All the Books I DNF (so far)

 Luckily, there is only one book I gave a low rating to this year, but it wasn't even that bad. But it was still disappointing! In other words, it was 3 stars. That book is...

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.

I still love the Studio Ghibli movie this book is based off of! Just not the book. This is a case where I found the movie to be waaay better than the book. 

 

But there are lot of books I DNF'd so far. 

 

Here are the ones I DNF because I found them boring/couldn't get into them:

1. Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

2. The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech

3. Honey Lemon Soda Volume 1 by Mayu Murata

4. Act Cool by Tobly McSmith

5. Mitch and Amy by Beverly Cleary

6. Dear Mr. Earnshaw by Beverly Cleary

7. Save the Date by Morgan Matson

8. A Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland by Catherynne Valante

9. Hold Still by Nina LaCour

10. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

11. Mao Vol 1 by Rumiko Takahashi 

12. Blue Flag Volume 1 by Kaito

13. To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers

14. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

15. Coral's Reef by David Lumsdon

16. Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

17. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

18. Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

19. Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver

20.  The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

21.  The Always War by Margaret Peterson Haddix

22. Tales from Earthsea 1 by Ursula K Le Guin

23. Library Wars Volume 1 by Kiiro Yumi

24. White Snake by Sher Lee

25. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan

26. Mistress Pat by LM Montgomery

27. War Hour by Lauren Loscig

28. Fame Fate and First Kiss by Kasie West

29. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

30. A Magic Stepped in Poison by Judy Lin 


The books I DNF because I thought they were bad:

1. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

2. One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon

3. Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

4. When the Sea Turned Silver by Grace Lin

5.  Don't Sleep There are Snakes by David Everett

6. If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

7. A Silent Voice Volume 1 by Yoshitoki Oima 

8. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

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