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Highly Disappointing and Overhyped Books

These are books that have been recommended to me, or I've seen repeatedly on lists, or in worst cases, such as Jackson Brodie series, books I bought because I loved their previous work.
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Verity (Colleen Hoover)
Verity
1
Colleen Hoover
Not Working (Lisa Owens)
Not Working
2
Lisa Owens
Final Girls (Riley Sager)
Final Girls
3
Riley Sager
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
4
Stuart Turton
The Rosie Result (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Result
5
Graeme Simsion
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock (Imogen Hermes Gowar)
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
6
Imogen Hermes Gowar
Sweet Sorrow (David Nicholls)
Sweet Sorrow
7
David Nicholls
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
8
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
9
Jojo Moyes
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
10
Kate Atkinson
Into the Water (Paula Hawkins)
Into the Water
11
Paula Hawkins
Still Me (Jojo Moyes)
Still Me
12
Jojo Moyes
After You (Jojo Moyes)
After You
13
Jojo Moyes
Nine Perfect Strangers (Liane Moriarty)
Nine Perfect Strangers
14
Liane Moriarty
Everyday Sexism (Laura Bates)
Everyday Sexism
15
Laura Bates
The Conviction of Cora Burns (Carolyn Kirby)
The Conviction of Cora Burns
16
Carolyn Kirby
Opium and Absinthe (Lydia Kang)
Opium and Absinthe
17
Lydia Kang
Big Sky (Kate Atkinson)
Big Sky
18
Kate Atkinson
The Break (Marian Keyes)
The Break
19
Marian Keyes
The Hunting Party (Lucy Foley)
The Hunting Party
20
Lucy Foley
Together (Julie Cohen)
Together
21
Julie Cohen
Copy Cat (Alex Lake)
Copy Cat
22
Alex Lake
The Roanoke Girls (Amy Engel)
The Roanoke Girls
23
Amy Engel
Her Name Was Rose (Claire Allan)
Her Name Was Rose
24
Claire Allan
The Bones of You (Debbie Howells)
The Bones of You
25
Debbie Howells
Greatest Hits (Laura Barnett)
Greatest Hits
26
Laura Barnett
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
27
A.J. Finn
The Chalk Man (C.J. Tudor)
The Chalk Man
28
C.J. Tudor
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
29
E.L. James
Death Comes to Pemberley (P.D James)
Death Comes to Pemberley
30
P.D James
My Not-So-Perfect Life (Sophie Kinsella)
My Not-So-Perfect Life
31
Sophie Kinsella
True Crime Addict (James Renner)
True Crime Addict
32
James Renner
Rachel's Holiday (Marian Keyes)
Rachel's Holiday
33
Marian Keyes
The Girl Before (Delaney)
The Girl Before
34
Delaney
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Ruth Ware)
The Woman in Cabin 10
35
Ruth Ware
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
36
Ruth Ware
The Forgetting Time (Sharon Guskin)
The Forgetting Time
37
Sharon Guskin
The Adversary (Emmanuel Carrère)
The Adversary
38
Emmanuel Carrère
The Millenium Trilogy (Stieg Larsson)
The Millenium Trilogy
39
Stieg Larsson
The Hating Game (Sally Thorne)
The Hating Game
40
Sally Thorne
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