It is a YAWN. So what do you do?

It is a YAWN. So what do you do?

The book does not catch your attention. 

It is a YAWN.  

The characters are – just not interesting.  

The subject is not interesting.

You fall asleep trying to read the book!  

That has happened before to me – I often give a book 3 tries before I give up.  However, I have run into a conundrum.  I have never felt badly giving up on a book, not all books are meant for me to read.  However, recently I have realized that the publishers that I get my ARCs from do hold those DNF against my overall percentages.  Even when I write to the publisher to share why I do not want to leave a review because it will be negative, it is held against me.  Surprisingly if I give the book a negative review, it is not held against me.  You would think that the publishers wouldn’t want a negative review…  OH WELL.  Today I wrote one, I did not put it up on my sites, but did include a goodread’s review.  I am feeling guilty, but not guilty enough to suck it up and read the book.  

Elise also had a different week.  She sent in TWO interviews this week.  One interview is with Tess Cacciatore, a global peace advocate and an award winning writer and director.  She has come up with Yumi’s Universe (www.YumisUniverse.com). The second interview is with Katie Bernet and her book Beth is Dead.  The book is based on Little Women and Beth’s death.  She shook up everything and wrote a murder mystery about Beth.  How creative! 

The next books up for me are two books that go with online book clubs: The One and Only Vivian Stone and Last Twilight in Paris.  I am excited about reading both of them.  The other book I am reading is 1984.  I am reading this book because it is one of the famous banned books (which ticks off a box on my BINGO board).

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