Candy Bunny Reader

  Just another chill reading month...   The single DNF was so disappointing because it came from an author where I normally love her books. But this one was so...lackluster? It had an interesting premise but the characters were just not interesting. It's hard to care about the plot when you can't care about the characters. 

  Y'know what time it is! I didn't read a lot this month but that's okay--quality over quantity y'all.   It's actually kind of hard to explain why I didn't like the original book version of Juliet Takes a Breath . 

  I had a great reading month! I read a total of 11 books and DNF 6 . Links to reviews if applicable. 5 stars: 1. The Awakening of Roku by Randy Ribay 2. A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll 3. Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi 4. Somali and the Forest Spirit Volume 4 by Yako Gureishi 5. She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Volume 3 by Sakaomi Yuzaki 6. Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's World Volumes 1-4 by Asaya Miyanagi (I reviewed the first two volumes)   The 4.5 star book: One Piece Heroines Volume 2 by several authors (original creator Eichiro Oda)   The 4 star book:  In Over Their Heads by Margaret Peterson Haddix    Books I DNF because I thought they were bad:  1. Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree 2. Sorceline by Sylvia Douye 3. Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley.     Books I DNF because I thought they were boring: 1. The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan 2. The Queer Girl is Going to by Okay by Dale Walls ...

  I read a total of 12 books and I DNF 7 . Reviews are linked when applicable.   The following books got 5 stars from me: 1.  Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston . Full review here . 2. Basil and Oregano by Melissa Caprigione . Full review here . 3. Moment of Truth by Kasie West . Full review here . 4. Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo . Full review here . 5. Witch Hat Kitchen Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama 6. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Volumes 4 and 5 by Saki Mikami 7. Neighborhood Story Volumes 1 and 2 by Ai Yazawa . Full review here .   The following books got 4.5 stars: 1. I Hope this Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang . Full review here . 2. A Sign of Affection Volume 8 by Suu Morishita .   This book got 4 stars: Greenglass House by Kate Milford . Full review here .   The following books I DNF because I thought the story was bad/didn't enjoy them: 1. When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin 2. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls 3. Don't...

  I read a total of 23 books this month. And starting this year, I will also report on all the books I DNF (did not finish). I DNF 16 books.  Since this is a long list, I have decided to instead list the books based on their rankings. And I split the DNF pile into two based on why I DNF'd them.  I put links to full reviews when applicable and if you're interested. Books I gave 5 stars to: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo-full review here . The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews-full review here . Avatar the Last Airbender: The Bounty Hunter and Tea Brewer by Faith Erin Hicks Ferris by Kate DiCamillo-full review here .  My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows-full review here . Call the Name of the Night Volume 4 by Tama Mitsuboshi The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Volume 3 by Saka Mikami I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver-full review here Yotsuba&! Volumes 9 and 10 by Kiyohiko Azuma Books I gave 4.5 sta...

  There weren't many books that I gave a low rating, but there are waaaay more books that I DNF (did not finish). I guess you can consider this an unpopular opinions post. Luckily tomorrow I will post the best books of the year which includes new favorites! Worst Books (all 2 stars): 1. Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 2. To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han 3. Magic for Marigold by LM Montgomery I decided this year to split the DNF list into 3 categories. From books I thought were boring,  books I thought were bad, and nonfiction books that were actually pretty interesting, but made their points very early on and could've been shortened down.  Here are the books I DNF because I found them boring/couldn't get into them: 1. Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman 2. To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 3. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 4. Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth 5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 6. Rickety Stitch Volume 1 by Ben Costa a...

 😑 Yeah, only guess what? I DNF (did not finish) everything I read! I DNF Crying in H Mart because it was too sad, and then I DNF The Hidden Life of Trees because it was too boring. For real, do I even like nonfiction anymore?! Pretty much everything I picked up this year was a disappointment. Except for They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. I think I am going to take a break from reading nonfiction for a while. I will still participate in the Nonfiction November prompts for this year, but I won't actually be reading any nonfiction books. I don't know when I will pick up another nonfiction book, but for now I'd rather read fiction.  What's been your most disappointing book so far (fiction or nonfiction) this year?

MAJOR TRIGGER WARNINGS:  Animal cruelty, death, s3xual harassment, kidnapping, gaslighting, and predatory behavior are all mentioned in this post. Please be cautious!   Well, there's a reason I didn't talk about any of the books on this list. Since I DNF them! And in my own humble opinion, I don't recommend any of these either. 1. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.   This is a middle grade novel about four sisters and their father spending their summer at a cottage. It seemed like a cute book at first, but I was really disturbed at the way the characters were treating their pet dog. They kept on feeding him non food items such as a paper map. It seemed like animal cruelty to me.  2. The Big One Oh by Dean Pitchford This is a middle grade novel about a ten year old kid named Charley who is trying to make friends so he can invite them to his first birthday party ever that is horror-themed. It was okay for the most part but there is a subplot were Charle...