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THE WITCH ELM (DNF Book Review)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
You guys. This is the second book that I’ve added to my DNF pile in one month. I am not liking this trend. I am sorry to tell you that The Witch Elm by Tana French has the dubious honor of being another book that I will never finish. Which is incredibly disappointing because I had heard such good things about it. There are rave reviews about her previous work, In the Woods, which is part of a series, and The Witch Elm (I believe) is her first...

MELMOTH Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Sometimes, the books we look forward to the most leave us the most disappointed. *cries* I’m sure I’m in the minority on this, but Melmoth has been put on my DNF list. You all know about my 50-page rule: the book has 50 pages to suck me in, or I drop it. Melmoth was kind of a backwards read for me.  I started off really into this book. It’s very atmospheric, and I flew past the first 50 pages without even realizing it. I have no...