{"id":32795,"date":"2025-01-17T09:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/disappointing-books-by-favourite-authors-stephen-writes\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:29:51","slug":"disappointing-books-by-favourite-authors-stephen-writes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=32795","title":{"rendered":"Disappointing Books By Favourite Authors \u2013 Stephen Writes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

We all have authors whose storytelling is so consistently beautiful that we would read absolutely anything they write. Over the years I have found lots of favourite authors, but in some cases not every one of their books has hit the heights.<\/p>\n

So for my post this week, I have a list of books by some of my favourite authors which fell well short of my expectations or I frankly did not like. Luckily, there are not too many!<\/p>\n\n

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Watching You by Lisa Jewell<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have read more Lisa Jewell books than any other author of fiction aimed at adults, which is testament to how much I enjoy her writing and ability to devise thrilling, mysterious plots.<\/p>\n

However, one exception was\u00a0Watching You<\/em>, which compared to her other novels had a somewhat underwhelming concept, uninteresting characters, and twists that were easy to predict.<\/p>\n

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Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over a year on from reading this book and I still cannot comprehend how the author of some of the most amazing, powerful young adult fiction out there was also responsible for the atrocity that was\u00a0Family Lore<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Reading her earlier books The Poet X<\/em>,\u00a0With The Fire On High<\/em>, and the poignant\u00a0Clap When You Land<\/em> filled me with joy and awe. By contrast, every time I picked this one up was like inflicting physical pain on myself \u2013 it was that bad and trust me, I do not say that lightly.<\/p>\n

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Ruin And Rising by Leigh Bardugo<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book was actually okay, but when you compare it to the other Grishaverse books across three different series, then it pales slightly in comparison. The pacing was off-key and the plot development disjointed until the end, while Bardugo made the surprising decision to sideline Nikolai for most of the piece.<\/p>\n

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Hydra by Matt Wesolowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Six Stories series is incredible. If you like crime and mystery stories and have not read it yet, then you really should. In my opinion five of the six books tick almost all the boxes, with the only exception being\u00a0Hydra<\/em>, the second instalment.<\/p>\n

As ever the concept was fascinating, but it got really bogged down in the middle with too many unnecessary details.<\/p>\n

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One Year Later by Sanjida Kay<\/strong><\/p>\n

I read all of Sanjida Kay\u2019s first three psychological thrillers in the space of just a few months back in 2018, so she quickly became a favourite of mine. However, her next book was not quite as good, mainly due to the fact I could not connect with the characters, and the choice of narrator was \u2013 in my opinion \u2013 a mistake.<\/p>\n

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The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh<\/strong><\/p>\n

After five mostly excellent standalones, Clare Mackintosh began a series with\u00a0The Last Party<\/em> about a impetuous police detective in the Welsh borders. The concept is very good, but the first book in the series was a letdown, partly because I found myself not caring about the mystery.<\/p>\n

The main characters were interesting though, so the series does have potential and I look forward to reading the next one.<\/p>\n

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That Night by Gillian McAllister<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gillian McAllister is easily one of the outstanding and most innovative authors in her genre, with fantastic books including\u00a0The Evidence Against You\u00a0<\/em>and the smash hit\u00a0Wrong Place Wrong Time<\/em>. She rarely allows her standards to slip, but\u00a0That Night\u00a0<\/em>was a bit of a disappointment compared to the rest. It was by no means bad, just clearly not as good.<\/p>\n\n

Let\u2019s Chat<\/h4>\n

Can you think of any books by one of your favourite authors that left you disappointed? Have you read any of the books on my list? Let me know in the comments!<\/p>\n

Happy reading \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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