Winter Tide

The main character almost exclusively tells you what is going on in her head instead of you seeing it, which is unsatisfying, like eating a picture of a cookie. Add to that what seems like a cast of thousands - there are probably twice as many named characters as the action warrants. And then the final reason to give up about 70% through is that the setting is the first half of the 20th century and the dialogue both external and in her extensive internal monologue, is entirely 2017.