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It's incredibly frustrating to see Booktubers having to continuously make these big disclaimers all the time. Viewers just need to chill out and stop abusing them for having an opinion that differs from their own. 🙈
Books and reading are very personal . I am not a fan of Fantasy or Sci Fi but other readers may not like Historical Crime novels. .
Agreed
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@@racheldemain1940 most people like fantasy to escape not fking real stuff lol u dont need to harass ppl for not liking what u like just find a new booktuber that agrees
That. Book. Shelf. Is. Slaying. My. Life.
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My grades are higher because of the bookshelf
Same. It’s color coordinated.
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RE: my feelings toward 13 Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places for that matter, please don't say it's because I don't understand mental illness myself. I have had my fair share of struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts in my past, so that is not it. I just believe if you are going write a novel about mental health it should be constructive, and those two books did the opposite for me. Thanks! And always remember you never know what people have gone through so don't assume anything ☺️💜
I totally respect your perspectives on the books!
I have read 13 Reasons why in one sitting over night and it was for me a powerful read (if you know what I mean by that). Although it was quite a while ago (planning on re-reading) I haven't perceived her as blaming them, just the last person was for me portrayed as clearly the guilty part. Anyway I have written something more on my view of the book in some of the comments below.
When I read 13 reasons why,(I was 15/16) I enjoyed it because of the focus on topics like bullying, gossiping, slut shaming and sexual abuse/rape. It even made me think twice before talking shit/gossiping about someone. But when reading the book I never even paid much attention to the mental illness and suicide side of things, if I did I might have been more critical so I get your point of view. I did think that the ending was really bad though, I didn't like the message it was sending.
not all books has to be constructive, if someone get depressed so easily then don't has to read that kind of book.
Hailey In Bookland have you heard of or read the book Atonement by Ian McEwan if not I was wondering what you would think of it:) Warning: it's literature not YA!
I think the "when you read something" matters. Age and point in time can make a difference:)
Omg! Yes ...I'm 16 nd I tried reading percy Jackson books rn and i just can't get into it! Ahhhhh!!....I mean maybe it's because that I'm too old for these children's reads ....i have the same problem with harry potter books ...i know they might be good and has a huge fanbase but i just can't get into it ...
it's hard to write books centered around mental illness because you don't want to turn it into a plot device and it becomes really easy to deviate from the deeply-entrenched complexities of mental illness into simply talking about how falling in love or whatever else makes things better or rosier somehow lol
That is a really good point
ruoweii My problem with writing about metal illness is how its portrayed. I get so scared that my stories are not accurate or realistic enough. I agree on the whole plot device thing.
bresea702 well the issue is too that if someone who has a mental illness and writes a book based of their experiences, there will be people who say the book doesnt accurately represent MI but in reality not everyone experiences things like that the same way due to spectrum and things. It's like if someone wrote a book on Social Anxiety and someone who has 'classic anxiety' (im not really sure how you call it. could just be called Anxiety) will say that that isnt how Anxiety is. I dunno, my cup of tea.
@@bresea702 SAME. Finally someone else. That's why I always refrain from writing about any kind of serious illness or disorder at all. I'm so afraid it's going to be inaccurate and people are going to be (rightfully) offended.
All the bright places is actually one of the best books I've read. I felt really connected to the main character and I thought the mental illness was very well represented without any sugarcoating. And what you mentioned about adults reacting is actually what happens when you think you can get better by yourself and don't ask others fir help. Maybe I liked it a lot because it hit too close to home and put a name (or a sentence) to the feelings I feel and have felt.
fabpotatochip Your words are golden.
Wow I felt the excact opposite.. I felt like no connection (a little bit actually after his death). I've been suicidal too and I just didn't like it...
All the bright places was amazing I have no idea what she is talking about!
True!
I'm reading it rn.
I liked 13 reasons why but you have a good point the way she blamed people wasn't the best was to put things because then those people are gonna have that on their shoulders for the rest of their lives and it just would hurt them to much I think. And some of the reasons they were blamed weren't the best. Although I liked it I completely understand why you didn't and agree with some things which is why this isn't my favorite read but it wasn't my worst.
I loved the book but as soon as I read it I knew people would dislike it for that very reason. To me, it made it atmospheric and creepy, but in real life I would find it a bit unforgiving to do.
I haven't perceived this as blaming others for (ultimately) your decision. It was more like trying to show them how event seemingly little things you do have an impact on someone. Just trying to make them put themselves in someone else's shoes before you just do something.
Going off of the your comment that some of the reasons weren't the best, I especially hated how Hannah treated every case with the same level of severity. I can understand the idea that to a person battling mental illness many small incidents can add up to a lot, however Hannah treats the boy who submitted her poem anonymously to a school newspaper the same way she treated a boy who sexually assaulted another girl. Asher framed every "wrong" (as I we're both said, some of the reasons were pretty poor) done to Hannah in the same melodramatic light which I felt took away from the moments that actually were serious and dire.
Isn't this going to be a Netflix series? I ask bc I think I saw the ad on UA-cam.
Yes, at the end of March I believe!
I've never understood why people get so offended. I think it's great when someone doesn't like every single book. Where is the fun in that lol. Great video!
Your bookshelf is goals.
I really loved all the bright places it had me ugly crying at the end because it hit so close to home with me when I read it, I might reread it and see how I feel about it now
The thing with All the bright places is its very down to interpretation. I understand why people find it problematic because the romance sticks out far over the subject matter but I think its important that the adults were shown as oblivious. In no way should Niven have had to make them intervene because everyone's experience of mental illness is different and in a lot of cases, the adults close by don't understand, have no idea or (horribly) don't care. I think in fiction, its important for a certain situation to occur because its a horrible truth, not a poor writing choice :) but thats just my picked apart thoughts on it because I really enjoyed it. Great video! xx
Weirdly though, I didn't like thirteen reasons why but I think that was because I was much younger but also, thinking of it now, it was very threadbare on the mental health part and the main character kinda made people with mental health look shitty. But again, maybe it needed to steer in the direction of saying some people are bitter and blame others and that could've been an interesting to play out in YA x
Noo :(( I absolutely loved all the bright places. I see what you're saying with the parents not getting involved but Finch's Dad didn't care about him and abused him and his Mom was in such a fragile and broken state that she just accepted that Finch came and went as he pleased. Violet's parents tried to get help for Finch but he just left before they could. The author of the book has dealt with many of the same things in her own past so I thought it was a very realistic portrayal of what mental illness can look like. Anyways, everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I still like your channel. :)
this is a REALLY unpopular opinion but I didn't like Everything Everything. I didn't hate it, I think I gave it 3 stars but it was so predictable and wasn't anything special or unique at all in my opinion. I'm still excited for the film tho, I think it'll be better as a film
aquarius Yep, same. Reallllly didn't like the book at all.
aquarius I really liked the idea of it first but the plot ended up being really predictable and a little boring. It was a really "light" read though so in the end I didn't regret reading it
aquarius I didn't like it either and a big part of that, for me at least, was the romance (I'm not convinced in the least that Maddie is in love). I also hated the ending (not the twist, which I didn't like either, but the actual ending).
aquarius I agree, I gave it 3 stars too but thinking back I didn't really enjoy it much
It was totally predictable, but that part didn't bother me. I think Yoon has a very easy-to-read writing style and I really keep meaning to pick up another of her books!
I respect your opinion of course, but I love all the bright places so much. I've read it so many times😂. I have had many experiences with mental illness, but I still loved iy
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The Matched trilogy for me is a perfect example of how absurd it is that almost everything in YA is stretched into a series. Like, I get it, more books means more money, but there are a lot of series that would have been just fine, and in fact better, as a long-ish standalone novel. I liked Matched well enough, Crossed was meh, and Reached pretty much sucked. I feel like it would have been so much stronger as just one book without a lot of the excess tangents and such. But authors and publishers seem too often to care more about making as much money as they can, so they look at how well other series do and they're like LET'S MAKE IT A TRILOGY when it reeeeeeally does not need to be.
Alison Rose yesss I feel like matched was a good book, crossed seemed like a watt pad fan fiction honestly, and reached just had a bunch of extra problems and dragged on and on and suddenly solved all the them at the end and it was very overwhelming
lol I'm going to get hate for this but I don't really like Divergent. The first book was good, I rated it 3.5 stars but the second book I literally could not get into, I might try to read it again some day but in general it wasn't my thing I guess
thatgirlcarmen I used to love the series but then the movies came out and it ruined my love for the series.
SAME
That's how I feel about Hunger games, I watched the movies, they were ok. But I can't get past the 1st book, I get easily bored....
I'm strangling you through my phone. Sorry about that.
dorita ely I agree I read the serises but I didn't like it I don't even own them.
I honestly dislike every John Green book. Like I really tried but no.
Omg I know this comment is two years old but I relate so hard! Everyone hypes him up and I read the fault in our stars because it happened to be $2 at the library and thought it was an ok book but I probably would never read another one from him
His characters all sound like a bunch of pretentious naval gazing twats
I read all of his books and only liked paper towns.
@@mihael2800 yeah, the rest is so slow and boring :(
me too, except for the fault in our stars
Divergent is really the only series I can think of that I just really was like, "Omg I just cannot finish this" bad. And once I found out how the series ended, I was so glad that I stopped after the first book!
The only one I liked was four but I loved the movies
Allison P I stopped after the second one
APeculiarReader yeah I only like the first book the other ones just aren’t it tbh
super unpopular opinion but I hate everything John Green writes. his style is just annoying to read for me.
The Fairy Lolita Reads have you read Will Grayson, Will Grayson? I think it's pretty good, but it's also cowritten by David Leviathan. If not, depending on what kind of books you like to read, you should pick it up
hahahah SAME, Coming from someone who once RAVED & RAVED about his work once. In retrospect his narrative voice just comes across very smarmy & pretentious.
kelllsey12000 I tried reading his stuff because everyone was obsessed with him but I just couldn't do it
The Fairy Lolita Reads i 100% agree. I like him, I've watched his videos and he is really smart and funny. It just doesn't translate to his writing
I read looking for Alaska and I didn't like it at all. so I'm not eager to read his other books. I guess it's not my cup of tea.
Hailey, which is the best suscription box you've tried???? I want to get a suscription box and i don't know wich box i should buy
The main reason i disliked The Selection series was America, she is the most annoying character ever😫
Maliiiha Well you haven't seen her daughter ahah (in the last two books). She's far more annoying than America in my opinion☺
Maliiiha Yeah haha I really liked everything about the selection except America, and that became a problem since she was the main character😫
Maliiiha America's a sweetheart compared to her daughter 😂
I understand your frustration.
Maliiiha People complain about her, but still give those books 4 stars and 90+%'s and I'm like, 😕😕😕 Also, I refuse to read those books because of how bad the series sounds and also the bad reviews it has.
LOL I low key get excited when I see these types of videos so I appreciate that you made this!! And I agree with what you said about reading negative reviews to gain new perspectives. They can help us think critically about the books we read.
How do you get your hair like that? I know your hair is naturally curly, but do you put product in it to keep it bouncy? My hair is naturally wavy, but throughout the day it just drops, like the gravity makes my hair look straighter, either that or it goes super frizzy!
I love love love your bookshelves in the background!! I love how they're colour-coded and the pop figures that go with the colours and everything too!!!
I went into matched after receiving it as a birthday present but I heard many bad things about it. I went into it thinking 'errr what do I expect?' I ended up absolutely loving it and selling my soul to it.
A lot of people hate Divergent but I loved the first book! I didn't like any other books in the series but I really enjoyed the first book :)
Did you read the whole series for Matched? There are 2 other books before it and I was wondering if it didn't make sense to you, or if you didn't like the material. I've been wanting to read the series, but I wasn't sure if it was good.
So happy (?) to hear someone else say that they didn't like Me and Earl and the Dying girl. I hated all the characters and the narration just grated on me so much! Still can't put a finger on why I didn't like All the Bright Places because I can't be bothered investing energy in thinking about it. Loved this video, I hope that you don't get hate for it because everyone should be able to have their own opinion!
I think the movie was so much better !
Awesome, I might check it out sometime - the book put me off so much that I never bothered with it! :')
i read the first few pages of all the bright places and then kind of abandoned it because i just Could Not get into it and it was so pretentious
I haven't read the book (me and earl and the dying girl) but I've re-watched the movie so many times. It never fails to make me sob. Please spare some time to watch the film, I think it's better than the book :)
Ya I didn't like it either
You are really close to 100k! xxx eek I am really excited for you 😇👌😁
*dude, I've never met someone who has had such a similar **_"dislike"_** taste as my self.* Of the 96% of these books that I've read, I've 100% disliked those for similar reasons.
(excepting Vampire Academy + Lux but that too, I see why a younger audience _would_ love them more, I read both series when I was 12 & tbh I would not *AT ALL* pick them up at _this_ point in my life)
are there any good (in your opinion) mental illnesses books you would recommend? (also personality disorders would be awesome since I have never heard of one)
I love your videos, Hailey!!! You're such a great UA-camr❤❤
So many people don't like the Matched series! I don't get it😂 I actually liked it! I can't understand why it gets so much hate.
Savi Spice I just read Matched and I really liked it!
Ok so I'm not the only one 😂 It really feels like the only people who liked it are the people who blurbed it. I don't really get why tho
Vampire Academy is one of my most favorite series ever. However, I understand why someone would dislike it. I agree with what you said about the age at which that series is read. Even though I'm going to be a college sophomore soon, I still love the series and that is perhaps because the first time I read it I was 12!
Candid Tales I listened to the audio books for the first time at 24. I loved it. The characters have a lot of depth, the mythology is pretty unique, badass main characters, and there's so much growth. I also appreciated that the story was well planned over the 6 books.
What sites do you guys use to read free online books?
Is "all the bright places" worth reading? Should I give it a shot?
All The Bright Places is actually my favorite book :):
Mine too❤
It's a lovely book 💖
The noises in this video 😂😂
I'm so confused I just watched a different vid where you say 13 reasons why in in your top 10? What made you change your mind:)
What did you think of the Beautiful Creatures movie (if you have seen it)?
Did you think it was better or worse than the book?
I admit to reading just over half of All The Bright Places before having to stop. As someone who has issues with mental health like you mentioned, it just rubbed me up the wrong way. I really wasn't a fan.
Also disliked Me and Earl and The Dying Girl - it just wasn't as funny as it thought it was, it was very much like American Pie kind of humour which I didn't enjoy. The characters were genuinely dislikeable, not even in a way that you loved to hate them.
Loved seeing someone else share these opinions!
I agree about Matched. I couldn't finish the first book. I absolutely hate it. It is on my # 1 spot of hate list
Im currently reading Its kind of a funny story and im just wondering how far into the book does the mental hospital stuff happen? No spoilers please it's just the mental hospital is why i picked up the book.. :)
Dealing with mental illness is hard, and dealing with a friend who has mental illness is even harder. I am now 49, and I have my own business. I am a indie perfumer, so you might be able to understand where I coming from about comments etc lol. But there was a women who just recently moved into my building. She is retired (64), and she has taken a liking to me, almost to much that now it scares me. Her sister and daughter thank me for helping her, and being a friend etc. They also informed me that they had to get her out of her last place because they felt she might have ended up being put away etc. What scares me about being friends with her is that she seems to think my stuff is also hers. Here are some examples I have a dog, and she says our dog, our books, our this that and the other thing etc. There is no our anything and her doing this is very off putting. I also find myself now becoming more critical about her, she doesn't fix herself up when she goes out, and she moans, groans, farts and even has messed herself while in Walmart. She carries a diaper bag with her everywhere etc. I find myself now wanting to distant myself from her but I don't know how. Very difficult, and moving forward I am going to have to be more careful who I make myself available to.
I'm probably,the only person in the world who hates paper towns by john green lol.
Just Jessica lol I'm with u
At least someone else agrees with me. lol it was so boring, and just thought it was way too over hyped.
m8 that was literally the most mediocre book I have ever read oml even the movie was boring. The only book of his I enjoyed was Looking for Alaska. The rest were badddd
Just Jessica o god this book was so horrible....
Just Jessica I think he tries to hard to be deep and relatable and fails with both
i think that the whole Angels/ Demons plot has been so badly done in YA literature. i havent read a single one that has been remotly decent. not even daughter of smoke and bone.
also, i agree on matched. i didnt like It when i was 14, so im not gonna like It now that im nearly 20.
Alessandra Santamaría Have you tried Penrynn and the end of days? I enjoyed that one, maybe you'll like it too.
OMG read Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Alessandra Santamaría Have you tried the Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick?
I really really liked the format you used for this video. I've noticed that a lot of the time when Booktubers are talking about books they dislike they explain the plot of the book more than they explain their feelings towards the book. Great job :D
I think it's really nice that you are doing this kind of videos. Everyone has a different opinion and it's really interesting to hear yours!
I would just like to mention that when a person is depressed and suicidal, they try to think why. A lot of times it's the people around them. Things people say tend to stick with them more. The whole message of Thirteen Reasons Why is that your actions affect others. It's ok that you didn't like the book I just wanted to mention that.
I myself have been in that situation before so I know what happens and how you feel. That being said if you are writing a book about mental illness I feel it should be constructive and that book was just the opposite. ☺️
I can understand why you feel that way but that's because everybody reacts a different way when it comes to mental illness. That's why you actually can't compare your struggles with mental illness with those of others. It's oke you don't like the book because you might not be able to understand their form of mental illness. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the one writing that book doesn't know what they are talking about, because like I said, everyone reacts in a different way.. It doesn't have to be this or that, when it comes to mental illness I don't think there is a right or a wrong way to portray it..
guys, chill. she's just sharing her opinion. no need to jump on her and lecture. she's probably seen a thousand other comments just like this. not trying to be rude but chill.
I agree. It's also annoys me when people say she has no reason to get upset for this and I get where they coming from but she was already depressed. Any little thing will affect an already depressed person. That's what people need to understand. It doesn't matter if the thing they do is small.
bridgidthepirate personally, I don't like it because in the end it seems like Hannah got everything she wanted out of killing herself. I know of the first amendment and all that, but I also know that things with such sensitive topics (i only think suicide for this case) should be approved by a company or something. This sounds dumb, i know, but i watched the 13 reasons why series before i was suicidal, and thinkung about everything on that show, i would probably hurt myself in some way if i was suicidal at that time. It's such a trigger for so many people, myself included, that I think the topic should be monitored for other's safety. I know other things like sexual assault can be very big triggers as well, but i feel like there's a line, and suicide can sometimes cross that line. I guess the line is the average suicidal human's breaking point. I dont know. This is only my opinion.
I felt the same way about TFIOS as you did about All The Bright Places. I loved it while reading it, then I realized how much I hated it. The characters were nothing more than their disease, the dialogue was horrible and they connected over literature, which is something they didn't even have in common in the first place. I also hate Kasie West. Every single character in The Fill In Boyfriend was a douche bag, they were all horrible people. And I read te first half of By Your Side and ugh, the characters had literally no personality besides her anxiety and him being a misunderstood foster kid. Oh and I can't stand when the MC has the people pleaser complex, like stop making characters that are overly nice so everyone loves them. Barf. Those are the ones I feel pusses mr off the most of any YA book I've read. Oh and Steel by Carrie Vaughn was just bad all around.
I think The Fault in our Stars bothered me more than All The Bright Places. I'm not sure why. It may have been the cigarette metaphor and the dick author in the former.
Sophie Birch Me it was definitely the fact that their relationship was built on a love for literature where the guy's favourite book before was based on a video game for crying out loud. And how their entire personality is their illness.
I love John Green as a person (Vlogbrothers, Nerdfighteria, etc) but TFOIS drives me nuts! I enjoy PT and LFA, but haven't been able to get through AOK or WGWG (so many acronyms!). It tries to be a "realistic" representation of living with cancer, but I feel like it is the opposite. I first read it, expecting some comfort, when my mother had cancer and was going through chemo and radiation, and it ended up just making me feel frustrated and let down by John Green.
Cady with Kaleidoscope Eyes Completely agreed
Cady with Kaleidoscope Eyes this exactly! I read TFioS while taking my mom to and from chemo, and my reaction to it was very tainted by that for a while. I ended up re-reading it and not being able to stomach how out-of-touch it seemed.
I'm currently reading Thirteen Reasons Why and was pretty surprised to hear you say you didn't like it! I do agree with the fact that Hannah (the girl who died) was approaching the situation by blaming people and I wasn't fond of that either. But, at the same time, I felt it was something that had to be done because I think it shows a valuable lesson and how words and actions can affect people more than you could ever imagine. I still do think the concept of the book is pretty cool. It was interesting to hear your opinion though!
Ive nvr read it but why didnt u like matched? In future could u say at least 1 specific thing you didn't like about the book not just you didn't like it and it wasn't for you. Cause im super curious about that kinda stuff.
When I hear someone say they don't like a book that I am planning on reading I am like. Nope not gonna read it. Even if I've seen many people like it. Hailey you are one of my favorite youtubers! You are so amazing. I became a reader recently and all the books I have read I liked. But I did start fangirl and stopped very soon. It was just a little boring. Keep up the good work and please make more videos where you compare covers. They are sooo much fun!
Alicia Melchiot u should read it if u have them and wanted to read it in first place and make your opinion
honestly i read the book fangirl and at the time i enjoyed it but then looking back at it i realised how much i disliked it
Alicia Melchiot I'm the same. I could hear 100 good reviews of a book but give me one bad one of the same book and I'm like "maybe I shouldn't read it"
You are being rude though...It's okay. I will answer your question. It is not that we can't make our own opinions, hearing someone say they didn't like a book you wanted to read makes you kinda scared to pay for it because you might not like it. Especialy for me, I haven't read any BAD books and I don't want that to change
I totally feel you. I can make my own decisions but hearing other people say how much they disliked it and why really sticks with you and going in thinking its gonna be bad itll be all Ill be thinking about throughout the entire book until I finish it and make MY OWN decision. Even if I actually end up liking it, the fact the entire book I spent thinking about how and why other people didn't makes for a bad reading experience. I love her videos but Im glad I skipped through this one because most of these are on my TBR which Ive been genuinely excited to read 😅
You kill me with the VA! 😂 But I totally agree with you on Beautiful Creatures!
Totally the same opinion! 😂 Absolutely love VA and hate Beautiful Creatures
Lauren Coleman VAMPIRE ACADEMY!!!!!! MY PEOPLE!!!!!!!! ROMITRI!!! SYDRIAN!!!! LISSTIAN!!!! sorry... I fangirled. my absolute favorite series❤
Michelle Schocklin I love VA
I don’t understand how people can hate beautiful creatures. Sure, the movie sucked, but the book was amazing, different and unlike anything I’ve read
Lauren Coleman
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who liked the series lol. I loved the first three books. The rest were just bleh and felt like they just wanted to make more money. But the first three books hold a special place in my heart. I love the characters, the setting, the romance, and the magic. Also loved how grounded in diverse and varying roots the story was. I also enjoyed the writing style and villains, even side characters held a spot in my heart...as for the movie...NO. They cut out characters, changed characters and created a whole new plot and ending and set up for the future of the story. It was stupid. It wasn’t even beautiful creatures. It was a whole new story that was just a joke.
When it comes to Fallen by Lauren Kate I know many people do not like it. The book has been sitting on my shelf for ages but I don't know if I should read it. The plot sounds interesting enough. Is it worth it?
Sarah Portlock I read a long time ago and liked, but today I wouldn't reread it.... My friend still like the whole series though, so maybe you'll enjoy as well
Sarah Portlock It's good, I own the whole series, it's an interesting read . For me I read it when I was kinda in my dark Angel faze, and as far as that category, I would say it was good. I probably won't ever re- read it, because it was cheesy and I don't think I would enjoy it as much now. So I would say if you think the start sounds interesting read it, but be prepared for cheesiness lol. Hope this helps.
Sarah Portlock I enjoyed Fallen so much! I've read the whole series and I have to admit the first and last one are the best but the storyline was quit interesting :)
Hello hailey , what is the full form of YA and TBR?
okay but am I the only one who disliked Fangirl??
nope, me too. It's makes the cut for my 10 most _BLAH_ book I've read in all my life.
same, i bought it because of the hype and I actually enjoyed the character cath but the story was really..bland and boring? like I didnt get where it was going...or didnt understand what was the reason for it overall... :/
I love fangirl lol
The relationship annoyed me.
i didnt like it either. didnt hate it but to me it wasnt as amazing as everyone said :| i found it to be a very average YA book
I'm 23 & I'm the mother of a 3 year old and it takes me forever to find a book I like, I want to read young adult books but all the teenage dramas and the sappy romances, it's so tough for me to read them without thinking "wait until you have kids and bills and all that crap and then come talk to me about your problems" 😂 I'm trying to get past that but as soon as it gets to soppy romances or teenage Romance that's all about texting I just want to scratch my eyes out!
Miss Julia Amy Try the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. It is amazing!
Oh my gosh. I LOVE your hair! It looks so cute!!!
Where did you get your top!?
YAS! Matched had soo much potential, but the series just went downhill, it was a total waste of time and i absolutly hated it!
I didn't like all the bright places either. As someone who has severe mental health issues/bipolar I didn't like the portrayal. But, I tend to not like books about mental health because the portrayal isn't good.
Great video! I can't believe there are some people out there who go out of their way to make to feel you have to explain yourself.
For my personally, I hate how relationships are depicted in YA genre books. It's idealistic and overly romanticised, especially the love triangles. There are moments in these instances where there may be situations of where the protagonist is being mentally abused etc .i.e. Fire by Kirstin Cashore for example. The protagonist comes to love her abuser and doesn't seem to understand that this is not how a person shows love and respect for another, nor does she challenge him. I remember a video that you did awhile back about this topic and if I remember correctly, you mentioned that the same character template is used: 2 males. One who is moody, not talkative and mysterious and the other is shy, friendly but is keeping dark secrets. Whereas the female tends to be of teen age, naive and indecisive. I'm in full agreement with you there! It's a shame really... a lot of people have recommended the Clockwork Princess books by Cassandre Claire to me but a friend of mine told me there's vampires/werewolves and a love triangle in it which has put me off greatly. In honesty, I liked Brom Stroker's Dracula as it's a classic and the lore surrounding it is quite complex and rich. Yet I fear there are some YA authors out there who use vampire's/werewolves as an alternative yet similar structure to that of the typical love triangle. This I believe has given this area of literature a bad name.
If you like characters who overcome great hardships and abuse, written well and richly atmosphered, I would heavily recommend all of the Chinese Cinderella books by Adeline Yen Mah and Ruth Ozeki's Tale of a Time Being :)
I typically enjoy all books , but I never really enjoyed the illuminae series. I'm not sure why I felt the way I did when I read it , but it might have something to do with the writing style? I wanna give it another try though, since it's been a while. ☺️✨
Well, I did not like the Mortal Instruments or Outlander so there is that.... :/
The people that get offended probably need to grow up just a tiny lil bit (or a lot). I love these videos, myself, it's always interesting hearing other people's opinions, so thank you for making this video!
EllieCeeJay yeah, same! I love these vids.
can i just say, i love how you have colour coordinated your books and pop figures. it is honestly so pleasing, i love it!!
can someone please tell me what the series is called where one of the books is called cinder about cyborg cinderella lol i can't remember it for the life of me
Well... I really hate throne of glass. *runs away*
sadaf diamandis I loved ToG but it's okay :) You don't have to run away for an opinion
I love those books, I like how I could read them easily with out my dyslexia getting in the way.
I found it boring and the characters predictable
Sadaf S I hate throne of glass as well.
I LOVE throne of glass. But I agree that it’s not for everyone and I see why people hate it. But I will forever love it 😍
I dislike ToG series besides the second book and also ACOTAR series. I can never understand why every single character needed to be paired up
maru peng exactly! And it's like the characters change into new people in every book and it's so annoying!
maru peng AGREE
Same about ACOTAR! I think the hype got to me and I expected more, ending up really underwhelmed. SJM just keeps rewriting the same characters and story that wasn't even developed well in the first place.
Tbhhhh!!!
maru peng I hate that series as well.
I was wondering if you could do a video on travelling in europe either before or after you go. please could you say how long you stayed in each country, also how you travelled from one country to another and how you managed a budget sort of thing. i'm really intrigued as I have my heart set on travelling around europe when i'm older xx
@Hailey In Bookland: Do you have any plans to do a video on books you dnf'ed?
When everybody hated your favourite series xD
I have serious hair envy rn girl, you look amazing. Great video Hailey! (:
I read Matched at a point where I was really controlled by my OCD and I felt the need to have to finish the series. I hated them and dragged myself through them. Needless to say, I didn't read another book for a year after that
I'm trying to read more YA books so this is really helpful. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is one I've already read and is one if my favorite books ever. I think it's much deeper than his earlier works. I'm guessing you may not like Vassa in the Night since you didn't like the Gaiman. I'd be interested to see your review of it to see if I'm getting a feel for your style.
This literally made me want to read all the books listed that I haven't read already xD
I detested 13 Reasons Why and All The Bright Places, honestly, ugh.
Hailey, have you tried reading the bloodline series? It's the branch off series to vampire academy, it's much better in my opinion and is the only reason I even read the VA series lol
Ive been watching your videos waiting for you to mention fallen and then you mentioned it in this video 😭 you should really try to finish the fallen series because its SO FUDGING GOOD. The last book puts so many things into perspective
Yes!! I H A T E D 13 Reasons Why!!
That awkward moment when I loved most of these lol. Especially Thirteen Reasons Why.
Hey Hailey! I just wanted to tell you that I love your channel and that you're an amazing booktuber! Continue like this!!! :D
I love your sound effects - that's exactly the way I'm expressing myself :D
I hated The Fault In Our Stars so badly I threw it across the room then went and chucked it into the recycle.
Phoebe Hodgson
Damn
OMG I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T CLICK WITH ME EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
I was wondering, have you read Serafina and the Black Cloak? I just finished it and it was superrrrrr good. I was wondering if you could do a review on it:)
Why are your books sorted by color?
HOW DARE YOU... to publish such a cool video! hahaha
I think Throne of Glass is ok, Celeana is horrible! I can't deal with her! She doesn't even deserve the title of assassin.
LeaTheHatless How does she not deserve the title. she was a trained Assassin and did it for years.....
Yeah but Saraj J Maas comits a serious mistake in narrative. She tells instead of showing.
I'm not saying she was not an assassin, or maybe we can see her better in action on later books, but since I am judging only from th book I've read Throne of Glass, Celeana is a stuck up, anoying and arrogant idiot that gets her ass delivered to her in the end, and it's saved by deus ex machina.
She claims that she is the best assassin in the land, someone is killing the contestants outside of the competion and she eats candy that were delivered as a gift, never considering they might be poisoned. She never feels people coming in and out of her room, big no for someone that kills others for a living, that can get you killed.
She only cares about how much she can walk on the castle, how many pretty dresses she has and how she hates girls of upper class. How is this an assassin?
LeaTheHatless Considering you have never read the other books it's hard to consider your opinion. and why would the Prince poison her with chocolate. that doesn't make sense.
she does prove she was an amazing assassins. if u were paying attention when you were reading. she was beating everyone easily in that competition. the only guy she had a problem with had something inside him which if I if they tell u that book. don't forget that she was just in prison starving and being beaten so God forbid she's not on her game....
she deserves her arrogance after all she's been through and there's still a lot you don't know so...
I understand your points and I agree. But it gets to a point that is just repetitive hearing the same thing over and over again and never seeing much happening. Dunno, I did liked the story and other characters but it's hard to continue a series when you don't like the main character.
For me a series should stand out on the first novel and start in a fantastic way. I don't need to read the other books to get a feeling or actually seeing Celeana be stealthy and ruthless.
Is the same thing as saying Harry Potter and Hogwarts are awesome but you have to read the entire series to understand why. I don't have to. I get in the the first novel.
At the same time, we are free to have diferent opinions about books. I'm glad you found Throne of Glass amazing. I wish I did too. Sadly, I didn't. :/
I loved Celaena in the first 3 books and the prequel, then the 4th is meh, she started to irritate me... Now I hate her, but... I really like the plot, so I will continue until end.😂
tbh i didn't like six of crows, i was just very confused through out the whole time and didn't know what was going on most of the time. i'm reading the second one, hopefully it'll close the series for me in a good way
Chub Chubs I had the same problem. The second one I found much more enjoyable. It was more focused on the plot rather than the world building.
ohh really? I have six of crows on my tbr list for a verry long time and everybody who have read it says its amazing but now seeing this comment I started questioning it lol.. I was very excited for reading it I hope I ended up liking it..
Chub Chubs Did you read the Shadow and Bone series first? They explain the world sooo much better than Six of Crows and my friend recommends reading that series before Six of Crows 😊
I didn't really like it either. It was fine but kinda boring
Kiara Camara Six of Crows is literally the best YA book out there, I love it so much, but I think it's too smart for young girls, all they want is high school drama, cliche teen girls, and boys fighting over them, they don't like depth.
Did you try the TV show of Thirteen Reasons Why and did you like it? :)
What does that tattoo mean on your wrist?
where are my 13 reasons why fans at???
Tbh I liked matched by ally condie😂
Brayden Wilson Me too, I read all three books actually with Matched probably being my favorite.
Alexia Walke same it just seems like everyone hated them
I loved it... it was sorta like divergent but I honestly think I may have liked it better 😂
Brayden Wilson
I liked the first
Yeah I think the books got worse as the series went on though
I love this video so much!
I agree with you about 13 Reasons Why. I actually read it when I was 15 when it came out and liked it because of the tape thing. Well, not the content of the tape but the idea of leaving messages as clues to solve some kind of mystery or find something or whatever after you're dead...kind of like P.S I Love You haha. At that age, I just kind of ignored all the problematic parts.
I tried rereading it when I started book blogging a few years ago so that I could write a review on it and I just can't get myself to finish the book.
I had the EXACT same thoughts and feels with Vampire Academy and Fallen omg. I got three books into the Fallen series before I just couldn't finish it, I loved the first book when I read it but now I have no idea how or why!
I've tried to read Matched about 3 times. And failed. Just a bore really. Beautiful Creatures was okay at best, I fell asleep during the film. Anything but TFIOS that John Green writes is a massive pile of shite
I hate Twilight with a passion.
Twilight was okay IMO, however it didn't deserve all the hype it got.
Awwww I love it but I respect your opinion!
IrOnIcJoKe me too
But ... Taylor’s van 😢
I hate it too😂😂
Hailey can you tell me is the book wonder a good book
how can you stand to not have your books in series order?