I've read David Levithan before and I've liked his books in the past so I was surprised that I didn't like Two Boys Kissing. I didn't like the writing style. It came across condescending. I tried skipping past the beginning, but that lingered and I just didn't like it.The Shining Girls was one of my highly anticipated books. A serial killer traveling through time? Sounds awesome, but the traveling through time part was what put me off. I didn't like how the author would just plop the reader down right in the middle of the action with no explanation of what was going on. It was confusing and I had a hard time keeping track of the story line.
Wow, I was really let down by Covet. I loved The Island and had high expectations for this book. It turned out to be whiny, upper middle-class women complaining that their husbands don't pay them enough attention because they're working too hard to make the money to give them their upper middle class lifestyles. Blah.Panopticon: Dialect. This one was like Scottish brogue or something. It regularly has words like didnae, tae, shouldnae, dinnae, wasnae, cannae. I can decipher these words within the context, but it slows down my reading rhythm. I don't like reading dialect.
5 Days at Memorial: I am not a non-fiction person. I was, however, interested in reading a Katrina story. The story of what happened at Memorial hospital was infamous. I think a lot of people were anticipating this book. However, there was just a lot of boring details about the architecture and history of the hospital, which I'm sure had relevance to the story in some way, but made it a total snoozer. People wanted to know about flooding and death and dying and making agonizing choices...not architecture.
Forever Interrupted may be one of the saddest books I ever picked up. Obviously just from reading the back you know it's going to be sad. Couple is married for a week and the husband dies. That's sad. But the story is just way more sad than that. It was just too depressing for me. I couldn't handle it.
The Book of Someday. The premise seemed promising. It's about 3 unconnected women that are moving towards an event that will intertwine their lives. Three women, three viewpoints. It got to be a little much, and it just wasn't holding my interest enough. Maybe at a time, when my life wasn't quite so busy I could handle a slower paced book, but right now I need something that gets to the point...now. This one wasn't it.
Kari: My list isn't nearly as long, but here goes:)
I tried to read Dualed, but I found it dull. I had a hard time orienting myself to the world in the story. I found myself not really caring about what was going on. I am getting tired of books taht take over half the book to build the world for me. I like to be oriented in the beginning. It makes for a more enjoyable book.
Liars and Lovers was my Retro Read selection for the month of October. So far, I have enjoyed the books that Open Road Media has chosen for us bloggers in the program. I finally found one I had a hard time getting through. I felt like there were too many characters in the beginning. It was slow in getting to the point. I found myself putting it down in favor of other books. Not a good sign for me.
I'm honestly not sure what possessed me to try Stealing Harper. I didn't care for Taking Chances, but I am always willing to give a book the benefit of the doubt. Well, reading a story that I didn't' like the first time doesn't make it any better reading it a second time from another person's point of view. I realized I didn't want to go through the story again, so I gave up. 
I know that the "Just One Night" series, beginning with The Stranger, is supposed to be reasonably short stories. I tried to read it, but halfway through The Stranger, I knew I would not like it. I got tired of Kasie saying it was the last time she would sleep with Robert. I also couldn't get over the cheating thing. If you are unhappy, leave first. Otherwise, it's just slimy and sneaky. I won't be finishing the series.
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