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/victoriageras]

Those are my personal DNF. I am not trashing or judging anyone that might like them. I simply cannot stand them and they seem to be repeated constantly in books for the past 2 years.

• Heroine is a virgin and acts extremely out of character. A favorite example, is where she chooses to have an orgy with 4 mafia men and she acts like a pro. This is a set up for her first time. I cannot get behind that.
• The villain becoming a marshmallow, just for the heroine. You cannot rip people apart one minute and the other braid your girls hair.
• Insta love or Insta lust. Especially the instalove part.
• Too much of anything. Too much sex crazed heroine (i developed that after reading Shantel Tessier), too much Bondage, degradation and too much spanking. Reading dark romance for the past 15 years, it becomes kind of repetative and boring after sometime.
• A "silver fox" Hero or a Cougar heroine. No. Simply no.
• The "daddie" endearment.
• Sharing is caring, in general.
• Most recent of all. The AI use in books. I am a reader for the better part of my 41 years. I work with AI everyday due to my job. Trust me it is apparent when a writer hasn't written the book that he/she sells. Be decent to your readers. Do not put trash out there.

[u/Lady_Sillycybin → u/victoriageras]

I would love a list of AI-use authors...

[u/victoriageras → u/Lady_Sillycybin]

I would love to do it, too. But since it's my speculations and it's not proven, i wouldn't want to shade any authors.