A 2024 Retrospective: TrueLit's Worst 2024 Books Thread

In contrast to the "Favorite" Books Thread of 2024, we are now asking you to recount some unpleasant memories. A chance to even the score...

We want to know which books you read in 2024 that you'd deem as your least favorite, most painful or just outright worst reads.* This is your opportunity to blast a book you deem overrated, unworthy, a failure, and more importantly, to save your co-users from wasting their time reading it.

Please provide some context/background for why the book is just terrible. Do NOT just list them.