Beige flag imo, I dislike lot of handmade gifts too because indeed, they're often not practical, it's just more stuff you got to clean and socially unacceptable to get rid of it because it makes you look like the bad person. Unless the person stated they like handmade gifts or you made a handmade version of something they asked for (a knitted hat f......
If you only read limited genres, go look what's outside those genres because you're most likely missing out on great stuff. Also don't judge the cover/description, try thing you think you might not like because it can absolutely surprise you. You can also have better luck with picking out manga/manhwa with more unique art styles.
