Okay, I’m over-exaggerating a little 👌🏻 here since 2022 has been good for me reads-wise buuuut still, among the 3 to 5 star reads are some books that were underwhelming, misses or just straight up ???
That said, here’s the 12 books that weren’t for me this year 😶
2 Star Reads – Terribly Close, But Not Close Enough
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Published – 2021 by Macmillan Children’s Books
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical
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Little Bird by Tiffany Meuret
Published – 2022 by Black Spot Books
Genre(s) – Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Published – 2020 by Viking
Genre(s) – Fiction, Magical Realism
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Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun
Published – 2021 by Head of Zeus
Genre(s) – Mystery, Asian Literature, Crime
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Friends Like These by Meg Rosoff
Published – 2022 by Bloomsbury YA
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Contemporary, Coming of Age
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Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino
Published – 2022 by Titan Books
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy, Retelling, LGBTQ+
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The End of the Moment We Had by Toshiki Okada
Published – 2018 by Pushkin Press
Genre(s) – Asian Literature, Contemporary, Short Story
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Galatea by Madeline Miller
Published – 2022 by Bloomsbury
Genre(s) – Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Short Story
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1 Star Reads – Horribly Did Not Meet Expectations
Dead Lucky by Andreina Cordani
Published – 2022 by Atom
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Thriller, Contemporary
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Published – 2014 by Indigo
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy
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DNFed – So No Good, Very Bad That I Had to Quit
Girl in a Bad Place by Kaitlin Ward
Published – 2017 by Point
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Thriller, Contemporary
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Soundless by Richelle Mead
Published – 2015 by Razorbill
Genre(s) – Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
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What were your terrible, horrible, no good very bad reads this year?
Merry Christmas!! And, as always, thank you so much for popping by 💜
Until next time~
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