If I start a book, I have to finish it no matter how bad it is. There are a few exceptions. I could not finish The Host by Stephanie Meyer or The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling. This book almost became an exception to my always finish rule. The plot was blah. I found myself wanting to skip pages just to find out if Catherine and Owain ever actually get together. Anyone who knows anything about 15th century England knows that's how this book has to end but the author sure took her sweet time getting there. This story could have been told in about 200 pages less than it was.
