Plot Twist, Please

The Author Changed the Characters’ NAMES Mid-Series?! | DNF Diaries 🔥

Plot Twist, Please

Show Notes

Our listeners are taking over DNF Diaries and they did NOT hold back! From characters whose names mysteriously changed in the final book to a thriller that wasn’t thrilling, an accidental encounter with childhood smut, and a book that earned a shocking –15/10, we’re reading your most brutal DNFs and painfully finished books.

Which book made you finally give yourself permission to DNF? Send your stories to [email protected] for a chance to be featured in a future episode!

⚠️ Spoiler warning: Books discussed in this episode may be spoiled.

CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 7:47 - The Blood of Hercules 11:17 - I'll Give You The Sun | Beyond the Beach House 16:06 - Eragon | The Silmarillion | Programming Rusr (lol) 25:03 - Klara and The Sun 27:01 - Sorcery of Thorns | The Divorce 29:24 - Of Mice & Murder 32:16 - Beth's Painfully Finished! 33:44 - Susie's Painfully Finished! 34:33 - Lines We Loved!

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