I recently read The Book that Wouldn't Burn and I had a really hard time finishing it. I usually spend 3-5 days on a book and this one took a month. I complained about it to my friends/family (non-readers) and they all said something along the lines of "why don't you just DNF it ?"

The thing is I personally don't like DNF'ing books. I feel like I invested time and energy (and also money) and if I DNF, then it's wasted. This means that I will force myself to finish a book even if I hate it, which kinda defeats the purpose of reading for pleasure.

What do you think about DNF'ing books ? Do you do it ? How do you feel about it ?

PS : I am absolutely not judging people who can and do DNF !!

I wish Mona had a role model that was a woman. So far 90% of important people are men. With a book that im assuming is for young girls, why couldnt there be important women as well.

There was the water wizard (kinda forgot his name), the golden general, Joshua, an important guard. Ik the duchess is a woman but mona has expressed that she is disappointed in her because she was a coward and didn't do anything which caused mona to have to do something.

They did mention a woman that was a wizard that grew roses, but she was only mentioned and had passed away (?). There is the aunt but she isnt a wizard so she cant be a wizard role model.

And knackering Molly who is described as crazy. Almost every adult woman in this book has a negative trait beside that one wizard who was only mentioned. You might say it was in the past and men had more control back then. But in a world where a young girl can make a gingerbread man walk, its possible for there to be more important women.