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A review by pagesplotsandpints
Hysteria by Megan Miranda
Did not finish book.
eGalley received from Netgally/publisher
Did not finish - Gave up on 12/24/12
This was definitely an interesting concept for a book but I made absolutely no connection with any of the characters and after 75 pages in, I still didn't care about the story at all. I was bored, it was a struggle to continue, and I have so many books to read that I can't take up so much time working on a book that I'm not interested in. I decided not to finish it and move on to something I will enjoy.
DNF Thoughts originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: I picked this up and put it down several times before I decided not to finish it (so to speak, since it was an ebook). I was over a quarter of the way through and I was still struggling to find anything enjoyable about it. I didn’t like Mallory (the main character), I didn’t like her family, I didn’t like her friends, I didn’t like any of the possible love interests or the former love interest. I was bored with the setting and the mysteries of the plot remained mysteries too long. I didn’t see it going anywhere and Megan Miranda didn’t drop any clues to really hold my interest. I kept waiting for anything to get interesting and I was just more and more annoyed with the book instead of growing more interested.
I’ve been struggling with my decisions recently with what books I decide to mark as “DNF” and what I should push myself to keep reading. Starting with HYSTERIA, I really decided that I have way too many exciting books to read that I don’t want to waste time forcing myself to read something that I’m just not interested in. I gave it until after a quarter of the way through the book and I still didn’t see any hook. Mallory insists she was innocent of the crime – Was she innocent? Was it self-defense? We barely even touch on ANY of the details to even give me a taste of what’s going on.
Overall, I just felt like I was too much in the dark and I needed a bit more to even start to like Mallory much less be interested in rooting for her. I just decided not to keep going. I have too many books that I’m interested in reading to take so much time with one that I have no interest in. Usually I save my ARC reviews until closer to the pub date but since this one is a negative review, I think it would nicer to post further away from the pub date so as not to discourage people from reading. I’d say my review is more just “Here’s what I thought” and I don’t want to say “Read it” or “Don’t read it”. For HYSTERIA, I would say try it. It wasn’t a bad story — I just wasn’t hooked!
Did not finish - Gave up on 12/24/12
This was definitely an interesting concept for a book but I made absolutely no connection with any of the characters and after 75 pages in, I still didn't care about the story at all. I was bored, it was a struggle to continue, and I have so many books to read that I can't take up so much time working on a book that I'm not interested in. I decided not to finish it and move on to something I will enjoy.
DNF Thoughts originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: I picked this up and put it down several times before I decided not to finish it (so to speak, since it was an ebook). I was over a quarter of the way through and I was still struggling to find anything enjoyable about it. I didn’t like Mallory (the main character), I didn’t like her family, I didn’t like her friends, I didn’t like any of the possible love interests or the former love interest. I was bored with the setting and the mysteries of the plot remained mysteries too long. I didn’t see it going anywhere and Megan Miranda didn’t drop any clues to really hold my interest. I kept waiting for anything to get interesting and I was just more and more annoyed with the book instead of growing more interested.
I’ve been struggling with my decisions recently with what books I decide to mark as “DNF” and what I should push myself to keep reading. Starting with HYSTERIA, I really decided that I have way too many exciting books to read that I don’t want to waste time forcing myself to read something that I’m just not interested in. I gave it until after a quarter of the way through the book and I still didn’t see any hook. Mallory insists she was innocent of the crime – Was she innocent? Was it self-defense? We barely even touch on ANY of the details to even give me a taste of what’s going on.
Overall, I just felt like I was too much in the dark and I needed a bit more to even start to like Mallory much less be interested in rooting for her. I just decided not to keep going. I have too many books that I’m interested in reading to take so much time with one that I have no interest in. Usually I save my ARC reviews until closer to the pub date but since this one is a negative review, I think it would nicer to post further away from the pub date so as not to discourage people from reading. I’d say my review is more just “Here’s what I thought” and I don’t want to say “Read it” or “Don’t read it”. For HYSTERIA, I would say try it. It wasn’t a bad story — I just wasn’t hooked!