Hey, guys!
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a bookish favorites post. Top 5 Tuesday is hosted by Meeghan over on Meeghan Reads and is quite simple: check out the topic and write a post with your picks.
Today is going to be the final day of our little hyped books mini-series. Let’s talk about some hyped books I didn’t enjoy!
#1 A Court of Thornes and Roses
Hear me out on this one! ACOTAR was pretty much everywhere so I succumbed and checked it out. The first novel was very underwhelming to me. I was intrigued enough to read the next books, which I really enjoyed. But the first ACOTAR book is a bit of a disappointment.
#2 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
This might be the most controverisal book on this list. I know many people love The Perks of Being a Wallflower but for me, there was practically nothing about this novel that I enjoyed. Just nope.
#3 The Devil Wears Prada
You might have seen the movie based on this book which is funny and charming. That led me to give the novel a shot but, oh boy, I shouldn’t have. I wanted to fling this book out the damn window. While the film deserves all the hype, the book, most certainly, does not.
#4 The Girl on the Train
I remember being at the cinema and seing the trailer for the upcoming adaptation of The Girl on the Train. I was intrigued but because I am me, I just had to read the book first. Everybody seemed to love it, so how bad could it be?
Maybe the what I refer to as “crazy bitch” genre just isn’t for me, but this novel was not working for me in any capacity.
#5 Paper Towns
I’ve talked about this before but other than The Fault in Our Stars there isn’t a single John Green book I have ever enjoyed. In fact, I read Paper Towns just after that, thinking I would love it. Wrong. This book was so fucking annoying, there are few characters I hate more than Margo. This really did not live up to the hype at all.
What’s a hyped book you didn’t like? Let me know in the comments!
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I found the perks of being a wallflower so boring.
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Right?! With some books you can tell what the hype is about but it just isn’t for you. With this one I couldn’t even see the appeal.
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I heard The Devil Wears Prada was a major improvement on the book as it’s one of those rare cases where the film is better than the book. I usually don’t read books that are adapted into film as I think they’re just different mediums as the film can sometimes improve on the book.
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The book drove me quite mad and pissed me off *so* much and that rarely happens. Anne Hathaway’s character on screen is amazing while in the book you just want to slap her. 😂
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I was expecting to see more John Green on lists today… but apart from my own and Kaya’s, yours is the first one I’ve seen!! You’ve also got allies with a few of the others as I’ve seen ACOTAR a couple of times today. It’s definitely not for everyone!! 😂
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I always thought everybody except me loves John Green, I’m glad to see I’m not alone 😂
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I don’t mind some of his books, but they are not great (I definitely hated Turtles though). Although, it’s been a LOT of years since I’ve read any, so it’s possible I could shove them further down the dislike line now. 😂
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