Are there any books you're debating to read because of mixed reviews?

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Siri · Accepted Answer

The rest of the Red Queen series

Dawn · Answer

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I've heard it's brilliant and I've heard it's awful.

Debbie · Answer

The Book Thief.

Carol · Answer

The Nightingale.

Cestiana · Answer

Red queen

Enrico · Answer

The Shipping News

Megan · Answer

Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
I've heard it's unfairly biased 😕

Michelle · Answer

I ignore reviews, they can be misguided at times, I know my tastes vary.

Carys · Answer

Beautiful creatures series

Faith · Answer

The rest of the Red Queen series and Flame in the Mist.

Julie · Answer

Nope, I know what I like and it's how they feel when they read the book, that is how they write the reviews.

Kelsey · Answer

Cinder.

The whole robot theme is really throwing me.

Amanda · Answer

SO MANY lol too many to even name

Hanna · Answer

I tend to ignore negative reviews until I've finished the book because if I don't, I find myself biased. I do like reading the positive reviews beforehand!

Wendy · Answer

Mixed reviews don't bother me. It's when I read a book everyone else gushed all over and I hate it.

Shawntay · Answer

I had apprehensions about The Bone Witch because of the mixed reviews, but I loved it, one of my favorites from this year

Are there any books you’re debating to read because of mixed reviews?

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