So this year, I finished a great amount of books, but I also DNF’d a pretty large amount too! There were 12 books I did not finish this year, due to one reason or another.

Keep reading to find out which books I couldn’t finish, and why!

(These are in no particular order)

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Infinite Ground by Martin MacInnes

I couldn’t finish this one simply because it was so confusing! I really couldn’t wrap my head around it, even though I really, really wanted to like it!

Read my full DNF review here.

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The Doll Funeral by Kate Hamer

I was so ready to love this one after I had read Hamer’s The Girl in the Red Coat, but this was too airy-fairy for me.

Read my full DNF review here.

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The Mercy of the Tide by Keith Rosson

This came at the wrong time for me. I was looking for something fast-paced after reading a similar slow-paced emotional mystery, Idaho, before this one. I would like to try and read this one again at some point, but I probably won’t get round to it!

Read my full DNF review here.

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Black Water Lilies by Michel Bussi

I wasn’t enjoying this one when I read it, I found the writing really clunky, but then I happened to stumble upon someone’s review where they hadn’t tagged their spoilers, so I found out the conclusion… helpful!

Read my full DNF review here.

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Butterfly on the Storm by Walter Lucius

Eugh, this book just didn’t sit right with me at all. The main character, Farah, was made out to be some sort of goddess who didn’t wear a bra and it all made me feel very uncomfortable.

Read my full DNF review here.

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The Search by Howard Linskey

I couldn’t find the motivation to pick up this book when I was reading it. The characters didn’t gel with me and I couldn’t get my interest up for the story.

Read my full DNF review here.

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Roses of May by Dot Hutchison

I really didn’t like this one! The writing was totally YA, even though it’s not advertised as such, and the story was weird. The relationship between fully adult FBI agent and teenage girl was just creepy, and nothing happened within 100 pages. Boring.

Read my full DNF review here.

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One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus

I gave this YA mystery a try because I thought I might like it, but I didn’t. Turns out I can’t read YA even when it’s mystery/thriller orientated.

Read my full DNF review here.

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You Don’t Know Me by Imran Mahmood

I really, really wanted to love this one but I couldn’t get past the colloquial language! It did my head in and made me completely detached from the story. I also found this book really dull, not a lot happened even after reading over half the book!

Read my full DNF review here.

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The Walls by Hollie Overton

I have decided I just cannot get on with Overton’s writing! This totally lost my interest within like 20 pages. I found the bit of the story I did read completely unrealistic and boring.

Read my full DNF review here.

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The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb

It’s a shame I didn’t like this one because I was really looking forward to it. Unfortunately I found the writing clunky and the main character annoying!

Read my full DNF review here.

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The Wardrobe Mistress by Patrick McGrath

I did take a gamble by requesting this one on Netgalley, and unfortunately it didn’t pay off! I was interested in this one but it wasn’t ominous and fast-paced enough for my liking and lost my interest quite quickly.

Read my full DNF review here.

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So there you have it! Those are the books I’ve marked down as DNF this year. Hopefully I won’t DNF anymore before the year is up!

I’d love to know which books have you DNF’d this year? Did you enjoy any of these books that I didn’t?