Book(s) that made your blood boil
Posted: Feb 5th, '22, 16:24
As the title says are there any book(s) that made you feel frustrated to the point of just wanting to throw the book(s) out of a window?
For me two series come to mind.
The first, when I was quite young and my friend recommended to read the House of Night series. Back then I was a completionist and had to finish every series I started no matter how much I disliked it. However, this series was the one to break that cycle. My own personal Herculean task which I failed to conquer. I only made it to the 5th book before I hit a limit. An invisible wall that I'd never met before. Staring blankly at the words on the paper static noise filling my head as my vision filled with vibrant red. I calmly raised the book in my hand and threw it at my beanback chair. I would like to say that the sound of that book hitting the chair brought me catharsis. Alas that was not to be and those emotions I experienced whilst reading the 5 books are seared in my brain. Its been so long that I don't remember other than the basic plot of the books and yet I remember clearly that the books were filled with girl hate, hypocrisy, deus ex machina moments and sl*t shaming. Additionally, the protagonist written as a Mary Sue the likes of I'd never had the displeasure of reading and hopefully never will again.
Even still years later thinking about this series brings back those negative emotions. 0/10 would not recommend.
The second one, Throne of glass. Recommended by an acquaintance with similar reading taste. I've actually written a goodreads review about this one where I let my negative emotions out. So, I don't have as much steam towards this series compared to the previous one. However, boiled down my frustration comes from feeling like the book(s) were falsely advertised as a thrilling murder fantasy with possible political intrique. Yet, the main plot of the book(s) was romance and everything else came secondary. I do have to be fair and disclose that I only made it to the 2nd book of the series before I was done. Still, I have tried the authors other series and they've frustrated me as much as this one. So, overall it's a no from me.
For me two series come to mind.
The first, when I was quite young and my friend recommended to read the House of Night series. Back then I was a completionist and had to finish every series I started no matter how much I disliked it. However, this series was the one to break that cycle. My own personal Herculean task which I failed to conquer. I only made it to the 5th book before I hit a limit. An invisible wall that I'd never met before. Staring blankly at the words on the paper static noise filling my head as my vision filled with vibrant red. I calmly raised the book in my hand and threw it at my beanback chair. I would like to say that the sound of that book hitting the chair brought me catharsis. Alas that was not to be and those emotions I experienced whilst reading the 5 books are seared in my brain. Its been so long that I don't remember other than the basic plot of the books and yet I remember clearly that the books were filled with girl hate, hypocrisy, deus ex machina moments and sl*t shaming. Additionally, the protagonist written as a Mary Sue the likes of I'd never had the displeasure of reading and hopefully never will again.
Even still years later thinking about this series brings back those negative emotions. 0/10 would not recommend.
The second one, Throne of glass. Recommended by an acquaintance with similar reading taste. I've actually written a goodreads review about this one where I let my negative emotions out. So, I don't have as much steam towards this series compared to the previous one. However, boiled down my frustration comes from feeling like the book(s) were falsely advertised as a thrilling murder fantasy with possible political intrique. Yet, the main plot of the book(s) was romance and everything else came secondary. I do have to be fair and disclose that I only made it to the 2nd book of the series before I was done. Still, I have tried the authors other series and they've frustrated me as much as this one. So, overall it's a no from me.
