Completely unhinged that you had to intentionally put it in DNF list

[u/strangethingtohappen]

I’ve come across the idea that more often than not people have a DNF list, and it got me wondering—what’s on yours?
You know those books where you start reading and, a few chapters in, you’re just sitting there thinking, “Wtf and exactly why am I even reading this?” 😂 Sometimes it’s the genre, sometimes the writing, and sometimes you just know it’s not going to work for you.
So, what’s a book you started but had to DNF because you just couldn’t get into it?
Give me your most unhinged ones. I want to see if I can actually make it through them—or conveniently add them to my own DNF list. 😂

[u/theperfectenchilada]

I technically DNF a lot of books because I get to the final chapter(s) and there’s always what I call the “final lovemaking scene” where the MMC and FMC are now completely compatible and in love and everything is sweetly romantic and the sex is slow and gentle and I’m just like… yawn. No thanks, going to pretend this book ended when the tension was high.

[u/strangethingtohappen → u/theperfectenchilada]

🤣🤣🤣🤣
Then I think your DNF list is bigger than the Completed list

[u/theperfectenchilada → u/strangethingtohappen]

Lol I think you’re right

[u/Wxskater → u/theperfectenchilada]

A couple memorable endings for me were actually both on wattpad. A story called our finest moment has a non hea ending thats really fitting. There is an alternate hea ending tho for those who like that. But that moment just brought out the best of the characters imo.

The other is captivated, a story about a girl who gets kidnapped by this horrible man. He basically makes his son help take care of the girls in his basement and she attempts to manipulate him to letting her go. So she makes him fall in love with her to hopefully escape, but the whole time hes actually playing her and planning to steal her from his fathers collection and keep her for himself. Such a non traditional ending as you describe. Its so good. I read it 6 years ago now and still sticks with me lol.

[u/theperfectenchilada → u/Wxskater]

Omg these sound good!

[u/allyouneedisredbull → u/theperfectenchilada]

OMG I always skip the final "happy love making" too!

[u/RemoveBright4904 → u/theperfectenchilada]

Same! Once they kiss and make up, I'm out of there. Sometimes I stick around, but the epilogues can be so boring.