Break Up's Book Style

Sometimes things just don't work out the way you want them to.  You think something is going to be good for you and then it turns out it wasn't what you expected.  You may use the line it's not you it's me, or, vise versa.  No, i'm not talking about relationships, i'm talking about books.  This year I made an informed decision that I wouldn't finish every book that I picked up.  Gone are the days where I will sit with a dead weight in my hand, aimlessly trying to connect with the words on the page.  So far this year, I have abandoned three books.  And I'm going to tell you why.

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Goodreads Summary

This book irritated me.  I'm not quite sure why, because I was sure I was going to love it.  I can describe it like ordering your favourite meal at a restaurant, but when it turns up it's cold and doesn't taste quite right.  I found Grace as a character to be quite two dimensional and truly didn't understand her relationship with her family nor with Daniel.  The beginning of the story started off quite slow and built up as pieces of the jigsaw started slotting into place.  The problem was I finished the jugsaw puzzle before it was laid out, so the twists and turns had little effect on me.  The mystery was lost on me, but the whole mythology wove into the story was really magical, I just didn't connect with the characters.

It's not you, it's me (links to positive reviews)
Jenny from Wondrous Reads - review 
Khy from Frenetic Reader - review

A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
Goodreads Summary

I expected to love this book and i'm not quite sure why I didn't.  The premise sounds amazing and I think the author could have done a lot more with this story.  The whole aspect of having to get married in school as a project sounds fun, but it was stretched into something I couldn't find beleiveable, I just couldn't conceive how high school students had to take a school project that far as part of their grades.  It seemed a little unfair.  Plus, this was a little too unpredictable for my liking, and the dialogue wasn't something I particularly enjoyed.  

It's not you, it's me (links to positive reviews)
Shooting Stars Mag - review
Adele from Persnickety Snark - review

Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti
Goodreads Summary

I read and loved When It Happens.  It made me giggle and I connected with the characters on an emotional level.  This didn't happen for me this time around, which is a shame, because Colasanti is a fabulous writer, this just didn't click for me.  The story centres around Marisa, who she's waiting for the boy of her dreams to stroll into her life.  I was waiting for the plot to kick into high drive and give me what I needed from the book, but it didn't happen.  The pacing was slow, we are introduced to a plethora of characters who have little or no importance to the actual plotline, and I found myself drifting off.  This by no means is the mark of a bad book, it just wasn't a book for me.  Am I going to read more of her work? too right!

It's not you, it's me (links to positive reviews)
Erica from The Book Cellarx - review
Teen Reads - review

Okay, so what about you? Any books that you didn't quite manage to connect with?