Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn’t

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme run by The Broke and the Bookish. This week the topic is Top Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn't.

Ok, confession time: I usually try to finish books even if it feels like I’m being tortured by a dentist who is threatening to pull out all my teeth. The word to note here is ‘try’. There have been a few occasions where I just couldn’t read another word, but they are quite rare. This list is a mix of books I wish I put down rather than continuing on, and books I’m glad I continued on reading.

The Host
by Stephanie Meyer

It took me so long to get into this book. I remember the first 150 or so pages being incredibly boring, and I thought about putting it aside, and I’m glad I didn’t. It’s definitely her best writing and once the story got going, I enjoyed it.

The Language of Flowers
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

This book is the opposite of The Host. I loved the beginning, but the middle dragged. The ending picked up a bit, so continuing on was worth it.

Insurgent
by Veronica Roth

This ended up being a little painful. I loved Divergent, and I was expecting more of that level of awesomeness. That’s the reason why I kept reading: I wanted what I experienced in Divergent to happen again. It never did. I don’t think I’d have put the book aside, but I’m left with the impression that Allegiant isn’t going to be worth it.

The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern

Some people I know DNF’d this. I actually did step away when that asshole of a father killed the MC’s pet bird. I wanted to throw the book off the nearest cliff, preferably into a lake of lava! I wish I did actually. I think I’d made my mind up then and there I wasn’t going to like it. I did complete it, but I didn’t think it was worth it.

Dinner with a Vampire
by Abigail Gibbs

This is one of those books I regret I didn’t call it a day. It’s billed as “The sexiest romance you’ll read this year…” *Raises eyebrow* Huh. To each their own, but erm, how do I put this gently… I think a dictionary is needed to look up the word “sexy.”

Glass Houses
by Rachel Caine

I was tempted to quit pretty early on, but since I bought the paperback I wanted to give it a fair shot. I’m glad I did, it turned out much better than I was expecting.

Between the Lines
by Tammara Webber

Easy is one of my all-time favourite contemporary books, and I read Between the Lines hoping for something similar. I felt the same as I did with The Language of Flowers, the beginning was good, the middle was boring, and the ending just sort of saved it from being mediocre.

Death Comes to Pemberley
by P.D. James

I love Pride and Prejudice, so when I saw a copy of Death Come to Pemberly for half-price, I bought it. Do I regret it? Umm, maybe? I remember reading it thinking who in the hell are these people! They aren’t Elizabeth and Darcy, so that made it a little easier to take I suppose. I remember considering ditching it and re-reading P&P instead, but in the end I caved and continued on. I don’t really regret it. It was entertaining fan-fic when I got over the desecration of two of my favourite characters…

Out of Breath
by Rebecca Donovan

I’ll keep this short and simple: I wish I had rage-quit. The first two books in the series were really good; this one was a big let-down.

Sisters Red
by Jackson Pearse

I like fairytale retellings, and I was really looking forward to this one. The beginning started out a slow and I was thinking, “oh no, here we go” The middle was more of the same, but the ending turned out to be really good!

What books made your list? Leave a link you your TTT, or tell us in the comments.