I’m not sure why I thought it was a good idea to try this one. If the idea of a fake dating f/nb historical romance sounds appealing to you, you’ll probably like it, but I’m out.Ĭontent warnings: abuse The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni No matter how realistic, it’s anxiety-inducing and it grates. I hate fake dating and I hate reading about women being extremely constrained by society and forced to find a man to marry even more. I was looking forward to reading a f/nb historical romance SO much, but…nope, not for me. The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley Really wanted to make it to at least that book in the series where they go to Vienna, but welp. Referencing characters from various classics felt a little lazy and pointless, but that I can easily forgive if the story is good. It interrupted the story, broke my immersion, and added absolutely nothing. I usually give books at least 20% before I quit, but the meta commentary in the form of dialogue randomly inserted in the text was driving me absolutely bonkers. The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss No quicker way to knock a couple books off the TBR. Spanning the whole spectrum from the books that were just kinda mediocre, to those others might like but I very much didn’t, a betrayal leading to a rage quit, and a couple genuinely bad stinkers. My choices were questionable and my luck was worse, ending in a staggering six DNFs, which is more than the rest of the year combined. December was not a good month for reading.
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