There are some books that are just not for you. It’s allowed, it’s reality and it can be disappointing – especially when a lot of others have loved the book. That’s what this post is for, to share the books that gave me so much ick, that I couldn’t continue.
*If you liked these books, that’s great, this was just my experience with them.

Powerless – Lauren Roberts

Stopped at 55%.

DNF just after halfway 

So, banter was amazing, characters were interesting, similarities between red queen and hunger games were there but it was still distinct to its own story. 
There was a large focus on torture and it was quite dark overall (almost expected when you consider the hunger games aspect). That was a large reason why I stopped reading. It wasn’t too bad, but there was something a little too dark for me in this story to keep reading. 

Scarecrow – Matthew Rilley

Stopped at 10%.

Too much gore and violence for me

The Naturals – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Stopped at 35%.

The description of criminal minds for teenagers is accurate, unfortunately it also has the dark and icky feeling that CM had too. So I had to DNF. I watched that show way longer than I should have, and I was not going to make the same mistake with this book. 
Those “you” pages were intense as. 
I liked the characters and the way they engaged, but once they started putting themselves into someone else’s “skin” as it were, and diving in a little too deep for me, I was done. 
I can appreciate what this series is, and that it is done pretty well, I’m just not going anywhere near it. 

Winter – Marissa Meyer

Stopped at 50%.

I enjoyed Cinder – the first book in this series – but once we kept going, things started to get creepier the further we got. I kept on as best I could, but we were really getting into some of the powers and a creepy mental health space, so I decided it was best for me to stop reading.

Rock Paper Scissors – Alice Feeney

Stopped at 43%.

DNF almost half way. It was creepy and that wasn’t what I was looking for 

Vicious – V. E. Schwab

Stopped at 20%.

Bad guys with the superpowers was exactly why I tried to read this book, unfortunately it was not just “bad guys” it was evil with creepy as powers. Dark and disturbing meant DNF for me.

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A common theme in this experiment was when these books started to get a little too creepy for me. Powers that were icky, mental health that was too far, evil that was just a bit too much and more were some of the reasons I didn’t finish these books. They aren’t a full list, and sometimes you don’t even know exactly why you don’t like a book, but either way, have you read these books all the way through? How did they end? Were they a good experience for you?

See You in The Adventures!
Christy Grace