You wanted to read the book, you were excited to crack it open, you came into it with good faith and anticipation… but you ended up dnf-ing it. Which book and why?
Mine was The Maid by Nita Prose. It was for my book club and looked like a fun murder mystery. Instead I got instant manic-pixie-dream-neurodivergent-girl vibes, and I noped out before the crime scene was even found.
This is kind of a dumb DNF, but a couple years ago, when I first got into romance books, I picked up one by an author that I’d tried and liked. They weren’t great, but I’d enjoyed one of their other books, and the premise was interesting, so I figured I’d like the next one too.
A few pages in, the MC referred to their college, Arizona State University, as “Arizona U”.
Unfortunately for the author, I’ve lived my entire life in AZ - worse, my family are die-hard ASU fans. I have never heard anyone call it that. Instantly cringed, my soul departed from my body like a bat out of hell. I don’t think I’ve ever DNF’d a book I actually wanted to read that fast.