Did You DNF?

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“ DNF ” & HERE’S WHY…
Book: The Princess & The PI Author: Nikki Payne Genre: Romance, Romantic Suspense 🌶️ level: Not sure because i didn’t finish. 🌸: Hey Bookish Babes, *Sighs* I decided to DNF The Princess and the Pi around the 40-page mark. While I went in excited by the premise, the story ultimately di
🌸: Your Fav Bookish Babe

🌸: Your Fav Bookish Babe

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What book did you DNF?
These are just my personal opinions on these particular books. There are more books that I DNF’d last year, but these were kind of the top choices. Sometimes I just can’t get into a book because of how boring the start is or how uninterested I get by the first chapter or two. There was an audiob
Monique Gilder

Monique Gilder

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Unhinged DNF👀
Let's stir the pot! What unhinged reason did you DNF a book? ☠️ #letsstirthepot #viral #trending #fyp #booktok
The Twilight Bookworm

The Twilight Bookworm

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DNF Fantasy Series
These Fantasy/Romantasy series are extremely popular, but I just couldn't finish them. #fantasybooks #dnf #books #readin g #booktok
Mae⚔️📚✨️

Mae⚔️📚✨️

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What popular booktok book did you DNF?
What’s been a series or book that has been overly hyped on booktok that wasn’t worth it and you DNF’d? Mine: The Touch Of Darkness series by Scarlett St. Clair #dnf #booktok #reading
Halie Atkinson

Halie Atkinson

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Books I DID NOT expect to DNF
📚 Books I Didn’t Expect to DNF 😭💔 I went in ready to love them. The hype was loud, the covers were cute, the vibes were vibing and then somewhere along the way, I tapped out 👀 ⭐️ Pucking Around – I wanted a hockey romance and spice, but it just kept going and got very messy. ⭐️ The Spanish
reagan westerly

reagan westerly

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Almost DNF… but somehow I did🤷‍♀️
⭐️Overall rating: 2/5:⭐️⭐️ I hate to not like a book but I couldn’t wait for this one to be over. I picked this book up because I saw a review that said it was good but honestly the only good part was the last chapter. The entire book you are waiting for something to go crazy but you just continue
Maddy.walls

Maddy.walls

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What popular book did you DNF?
Have you decided not to finish a book that is popular and extremely hyped up? Unhinged or not, comment what it was and why! 👇 #lemon8contest #AskLemon8 #dnf #bookwormsoflemon8
Liv

Liv

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I HAVE TO DNF THIS BOOK! TOO MUCH 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
📚👀 The book in question : Court Of The Vampire Queen Honestly, I love the book, great story. Good smut it’s just toooo much. 🥵Every chapter is SMUT. Every few pages is SMUT and the conversation is leading to more smut!!🌶️🌶️🔥🔥🔥 I just want more story plot, it’s actually interesting and once i
Valentina📚🌸💕

Valentina📚🌸💕

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Why I DNF’D Ruthless Vows
Reasons why I DNF'D Ruthless Vows! -I was not a fan of the main characters AT ALL -chapters were too long for me -Sooo dragged on to me -I just couldn't get into it! Whats a book you've DNF'D #lemon8partner #lemon8bookclub #lemon8bookchallenge #reading #bo
Daniella Marie

Daniella Marie

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2024 DNFS
What books did you DNF this year? #lemon8bookclub #dnf #books #dnfbooks #2024read
Mom Life with Brittany ❤️

Mom Life with Brittany ❤️

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Books I wish I DNF’d ❌
This was before I knew how to DNF a book and… I wish I had with these. My main reasons were either the book was way too unrealistic for a thriller/unbelievable, not age appropriate or just straight up boring 🥱 No hate if you liked these! They just were my cup of tea and that’s okay! ✨
Tatiana | Books + More 💛

Tatiana | Books + More 💛

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Books I didn’t expect I would DNF 🥺
I was super bummed about DNF’ing all of these books 😭 most of them are super popular and everywhere in my feed!!! I have such a specific style of reading that I prefer. I’ve noticed that I tend to have a hard time reading books that are written by English/Irish/Scottish writers since they tend
Amber

Amber

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Books I DNF &why
Some of these I just could not get into! #booktok #booksididntlike #bookish #dnf #fyp
Caroline 📚🪴

Caroline 📚🪴

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books i DNF-ed 🚫📚
if you’re not sure what DNF means, it means Did Not Finish! i really try to make it a habit of always finishing whatever i’m reading, but these two just have never made me want to pick them back up again! 🌐 Crossings by Alex Landragin: On the brink of the Nazi occupation of Paris, a German-Jewi
ayersellie

ayersellie

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DNFs from this week
DNF in the book world refers to “did/do not finish” these are books you started but ultimately decided we’re not worth your time in the end. I had a high DNF week. I read 4 books and I DNFed 4 books. Two of those books I did not start though because I read book 1 of the trilogy and decided not
wickedreads ❄️

wickedreads ❄️

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What popular booktok book did you want to dnf?
I will go first. The book that I wanted to DNF but didn’t because I felt bad was “ Love and Other Words” by Christina Lauren. This was at the beginning of my reading journey that I created last year because I want to get back into reading and into consistently educating myself as well as having som
Monique Gilder

Monique Gilder

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DNF’d Blood Moon 🩸
I mean the cover is gorgeous… but it’s a no for me. Did you finish? Did you like it? I like inspired fiction like the next person, but there’s a difference between getting inspired by ideas, characters and scenes and copying ideas, characters and scenes. Ugh, I wanted to like this 😕 #lem
Rachel Gwilliam🫸🏻📖🤏🏻✨

Rachel Gwilliam🫸🏻📖🤏🏻✨

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What Books Have You DNF?
Mine is Haunting Adeline! I just couldn’t y’all - share your DNF books below, Ide love to know! #leftbehindbooks #dnfbooks #dnfseries #dnfbook No shame! Just curious ✨ I’ll update the caption as I add to my DNF pile!
✨ Izzie ✨

✨ Izzie ✨

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What book have you DNF?
Do you believe in stopping a book if you’re not interested? Or do you power through? Also second chances? (Sometimes the book isn’t hitting your mood. Might be readers flaw and not the book?) There are just a few I have powered through because I believed that I HAD to finish it. BUT recentl
Bhoku 📚⚡️

Bhoku 📚⚡️

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DNF ‼️‼️
This is one book I could not Get through its to much going on to many characters is the wife telling even lieing like come on .., If you have read this how did you like it ??? #dnfbook #booktok #BookReview #books #book recommendations #bookshelf #bookish
Tymara

Tymara

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A disappointing DNF
I wanted to absolutely LOVE this book! I mean Harry Potter meets Gilmore Girls! What’s not to love?!?! The concept is there! But I DNF’d for these reasons: 1.) too many people introduced at once, I couldn’t keep up with who was who 2.) mythical creatures that I couldn’t picture/ description w
shannell fisher

shannell fisher

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Every book I’ve DNF’ed (reading slump)
Sometimes, it’s not the book. Sometimes, it’s me. I hate not finishing books, but when a reading slump hits? Suddenly, even the best-written stories feel like a chore. These books?? I wanted to love them. Some of them I even got really far into before my brain just noped out and I never picked t
Meredith Jao

Meredith Jao

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Shows I DNF (Did Not Finish)
I’m not saying these shows are good, but they did get on my nerves 😭 You was dragged out completely! And Nah, Pretty Little Liars was doing anything towards the end! Bc wym Alison still alive, Spencer got a twin sister, A went from being one person to a whole group of people! #fandom #lemon8c
L a n a i s Li 🧚🏽‍♀️

L a n a i s Li 🧚🏽‍♀️

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Watch me DNF the Inheritance Games😢✨📖
Don't hate me lol🫶🏾❤️ the problem is me, not the book…I think I would have enjoyed it more at 14 or 15 idkkk, I think my expectations were too high from the start🥹 but I will say it helped me confirm why I do not like love triangles all over again… Unless it is The Shatter Me series ofc or The
Maraya

Maraya

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giving a book i dnf a second chance
my ADHD has been the cause of many dropped books lol. but now that I'm on medication I figure I could go through my dnf books and see if I actually like them after all. most of the time I drop a book it's bc I find something else that grabs my attention 🤭 so far I'm enjoying myself!
Mercedes

Mercedes

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Why I DNF’D TWISTED LOVE
Just a warning, I’m going to be very blunt in how I explain this: when I first started the book, I thought it was decent. Not great, but not the worst writing. And then I got halfway through and the more I kept reading the more it felt like a badly scripted p*rn I was honestly really disappointe
Kbenzinger2230

Kbenzinger2230

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What On Your DNF List
im gonna start it off when DEEP END, i really did try with this book about 5 times but tbh i just couldn't get into it. honestly what got me what the cover it looked so tea and what not, but has i got to reading it i found myself just not really getting into it. just the fact that it was mostly
Cece 🩷

Cece 🩷

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DNF | What it really means…
Started it. Didn't like it. Closed it. 📖 BookTok 101: What DNF really means? #BookTok #viral #fyp #dnf #lemon8bookclub #tiktokpartner #books #read #Bookish #bookrec #howtostartabooktokaccount
jolieeggs_Books

jolieeggs_Books

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Viral Books I DNF’d
All three of these books I wanted to love so bad!! They all were concepts that I loved but the pacing, character development, writing style, and length didn’t do it for me. I’m not out here to yuck anyone’s yum, so if you liked these ones- I love that for you!! I’m really glad everyone can find boo
megan witt

megan witt

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Do you DNF books?
For those who don’t know, DNF refers to “DID NOT FINISH” when you start a book but don’t finish for any reason. What I want to know is how long do you give a book before you DNF? 25 pages? 50? 100? I liked the premise of this book but I’m really struggling because the beginning is so slow…
wickedreads ❄️

wickedreads ❄️

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Books I DNF’d!
Please check triggers before reading these books! 📕 Satan’s Affair by: HD Carlton 📕 The Offering by: Layla Moon 📕 There are no Saints by: Sophie Lark 📕 Blood Orange by: Karina Halle Ok ok DO NOT COME AT ME! Or do I don’t really care😜 I want to say I am a HUGE mood reader and there is a
CanieshiaPowell

CanieshiaPowell

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✨three 5⭐️ & 3 DNFs
To the girlies who want some recs: My latest 5⭐️ reads include... If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin ✨ a story about the relationship between main characters Autumn and Phineas during their high school years, with lots of backstory from their childhood. ✨such a real experience, showin
Jessie

Jessie

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What book did you DNF in 2024? I DNF'ed Daydream
I couldnt get into it like i did Hannah Grace's other books #foryou #2024books #dnfbook #bookrecommendations #booktok
Kendall 🫧🎀

Kendall 🫧🎀

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DNF at chapter 7 😣 was it just me?
I really tried to push through, but I could NOT get past chapter 7 😣 This one ended up being a DNF for me. The biggest issue was the writing style. It felt super repetitive… short sentences, the “not this but that” structure over and over. I honestly felt like I was reading the same thing eve
Courtney ❤️‍🔥

Courtney ❤️‍🔥

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DNF🤦🏾‍♀️
I’m sorry I just could not get through this book, I tried to like it, matter of fact I wanted to like it. I heard so many good reviews on TikTok but it disappointed me so bad. I just didn’t like how Winter was so grown at an early age🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️. What are your thoughts? #lemon8bookclub #blac
Neshab

Neshab

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DNF
Yeaaa soo I knew that I didn’t like romance books but this book really sealed the deal for me. I honestly feel like the author put wayy too much detail into the paragraphs (idk if that makes sense). Like she would spend one paragraph just talking about what a side character was wearing. Like okay.?
Aslan🤎

Aslan🤎

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I’ve already dnf’d three books this year…
I guess I've decided that 2025 is the year I'm done wasting my time lol? I didn't set out to do this but I think I'm simply so busy that if a book doesn't draw me in by at least 30 pages then I can't find the motivation to keep going. However a DNF is not a DNF forever! What
bookrvws

bookrvws

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I DNF Seven Days In June by Tia Williams😅
HEAR ME OUT! If there’s a book that I don’t necessarily feel the excitement for reading & it doesn’t catch my attention by chapter 3 or 4, I DNF it 🤷🏽‍♀️. Some books are just not for everyone & I’m not saying she’s not a great author, i just think THIS book wasn’t for me. Nothing wrong wit
EnJae Rose 🥀✨

EnJae Rose 🥀✨

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Book I DNF 🌸✨
I adored The Coldest Winter Ever, READ IT several times at different points in my life, so I went into this one with high hopes. But it just didn’t give what it needed to give. DNF at 40%, because life’s too short for books that don’t pull you in 🤎📖 but I’m picking it up again. What did yall think
🌞rae | 2026 bride 💍

🌞rae | 2026 bride 💍

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are you a book DNF-er? 👀
For anyone unaware, “DNF” stands for “did not finish” and is when readers dislike a book so much they just stop reading it in the middle and never finish it… 😬 Do you ever DNF books? Let us know if you do and why or why not in the comments below! ⬇️ I honestly really struggle with DNF-ing books…
Lemon8 Book Club

Lemon8 Book Club

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GET TO KNOW ME!! (info, dnf, otf, etc)
hello! you can call me aubs or astrid. im new to lemon8 and am excited to post and meet new people!! #newtolemon8 #firstlemon8post #firstpost #intro #introducingmyself #grunge #rockstargf #rockstargfvibes #aesthetic
astrid! 🍉

astrid! 🍉

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A book I dnf..
this book was just not for me #dnfbook #bookaesthetic #dnf
bella sandoval

bella sandoval

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Books I had to DNF 😬
#books 🫶🏼 #dnf #reading #lemon8bookclub #book
Sofi’s grwm 🌀

Sofi’s grwm 🌀

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Books I DNF’ed & Why
Two books I did not finish and why. 1. You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao This book was really hyped up on Tiktok, but it felt repetitive and just wasn’t for me. 2. Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering I loved the show and was excited for the book, but it honestly didn’t measure up to the show.
Khloemyers

Khloemyers

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Books I DNF’ed/Hated😭💀
These are some books so far that just really did not give for me. What books have yall DNF’ed? #dnfbook #bookish #booktube #bookgirlie
DRÈA

DRÈA

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Webcomics I DNF & Why
While I work on putting together a list of webcomics I’m currently reading, here’s a few I put in the DNF list and why. ⚠️⚠️ Spoilers ahead ⚠️⚠️ 💔 As if Love Doesn’t Exist - This was a big let down because the artwork and premise was really good. The plot is the female lead was switched at b
🌻ChromaGlitch

🌻ChromaGlitch

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Quicksilver trying not to DNF
I’m trying, I swear but the more I read the more I can’t stand it aside from the very small interactions that are actually really good, someone give me a reason to keep reading, or to at least try and finish it because every 5 chapters and I’m only on 10 makes me question myself. And I’m not sure a
XxHannyxX

XxHannyxX

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DNF? ✨🤦‍♀️
What are your thoughts? Did you like it? #anahuang #romancebookrecommendations #soccer #books #love
Sofi’s grwm 🌀

Sofi’s grwm 🌀

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I DNF Happy Place by Emily Henry
Yes I did DNF this book. I started it a few days before April started. I just couldn’t get into the book. I know a lot of people love this book and I so wanted to love this book also. But… I just hated the back and fourth of present day and the flashbacks. I get that it is a big component of this b
Hasina

Hasina

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