DNF Books Revisited: Will I Continue?

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

      Occasionally, I start a book and do not finished it. There are varying reasons why. One of my notorious DNF books was Whispering Shadows by Jan-Phillip Sendker. It started it twice and left it for another three years. In the end, I gave it four stars, wondering why I did not finish it in the first place.

  This year I repurchased one DNF, and added several more. As the list got bigger, I decided to challenge myself. 

  What if I made a list in July and revisited it in December to track my progress? 

  I am curious to see if the following books will be finished.

DNF List Stats

  1. Murder Road by Simone St. James (started April 2024/ DNF'd May 2024/repurchased when I found it 60% off at a sale/ original reason: lost interest. But I did like what I read.)
  2. The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart (started August 2025/ DNF'd September 2025/ reason: distraction. I was attending a convention.)
  3. Game Changer by Rachel Reid (started  January 2026/DNF February 2026/ reason: lost interest)
  4. Holly by Stephen King (started February 2026/ DNF'd February 2026/ reason: subject matter)
  5. The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz (started May 2026/ DNF'd May 2026/ reason: too similar to other books I have read.)
  6. The Last One by Riley Sager (started May 2026/ DNF'd June 2026/ reason: a new release caught my attention. But I liked what I read.)

     There you have it. My DNF'd books list and my challenge. 

Let me know in the comments below what DNF books have you finished?

 Because there is always time to read,

 Xepherus3

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