I read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and take enjoyed it. Read another book, then started reading Devil and the Dark Water by the same author. I got about 25% through and just decided to drop it for something else. I’m not an avid reader so i never know if I should stay committed or not.
I generally give up after 100 pages or so if it hasn’t caught my interest by then.
Life is too short to slog through a book just because other people liked it.