Top 5 Disappointing Books of 2025

Most of these books I gave 3-ish stars to, so not too bad, but they were books I was excited to read. There was one book I gave 2 stars to that isn't listed here because it really wasn't a disappointment when my expectations for it weren't set that high 😂 I also don't want to talk about that book anymore 😆 Lol.
Previous Top 10 Posts of 2025:
Top 10 Books I Wish I'd Read in 2025 Top 10 Favorite Characters of 2025

  

There was something just very boring about Salvation Day. I had previously DNFd a different book by this author for the same reason, so even though they had great premises, I guess now I know that her books are just not for me 🤷‍♀️
I loved League of Liars! I gave it 5 stars! Unfortunately I gave the sequel only 3.5 stars. I just found it to be a lot less intriguing than the previous book. It made me so sad ☹️
The Deep was another book with a good premise and a meh execution. Another uninteresting, slow one.

 

These next two books are both cozy mysteries, and I'm starting to wonder if they're just not for me. The first book is set in a town that is Halloween-themed all year round! A town that was inspired by the irl town where Halloweentown (one of my favorite Halloween movies) was filmed! So yeah, I was disappointed when the mystery was predictable and the overall book was just kinda boring. Not even the setting saved it 😩
As for the last book, the two things that excited me about this book was the library society and the demon hunting. Friends, neither of those things really happened! It was wild! There was no actual society (they met, like, once!), and the demon plot line was relegated to back burner stuff! And it was also boring 🤷‍♀️ So much lost potential 😩

Were there any books you read this year that were disappointing? Let me know (so I can stay away from them 😆)!
Happy Holidays! 😊