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  • @abi_rose
    @abi_rose 6 років тому +6392

    Love it when an author compares being gay and being sent to prison for a heinous crime in the same passage 😩

    • @c0ttage
      @c0ttage 5 років тому +86

      i like this but your like ratio is at 69

    • @Mels0103
      @Mels0103 5 років тому +43

      😣👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

    • @My0ceei
      @My0ceei 5 років тому +14

      Hey

    • @achilles3055
      @achilles3055 5 років тому +49

      I know right? its SO great 😩😩😩

    • @adwoabaah535
      @adwoabaah535 5 років тому +46

      omfg,, that is my FAVORITE shit™

  • @abh1ta
    @abh1ta 2 роки тому +557

    the fact that the book is called ‘ugly love’ is also a big 🚩 because no babe it’s not ugly love this is ugly manipulation and abuse!

    • @idkwhatimdoinghere222
      @idkwhatimdoinghere222 Рік тому +9

      Lmao fr

    • @makeuprudie6540
      @makeuprudie6540 Рік тому

      Nope how TF is that abuse dude. Miles never abused her

    • @abh1ta
      @abh1ta Рік тому +14

      @@makeuprudie6540 abuse is not only physical it can be emotional and verbal as well

    • @makeuprudie6540
      @makeuprudie6540 Рік тому

      @@abh1ta @abh1ta dude think about his past he was totally traumatized anyone with child can understand the pain and talking about tate she presented herself onto miles he never forced upon her. He already cautioned tate about the rules still tate went with their arrangement and got herself hurt

    • @dearlolly2293
      @dearlolly2293 Рік тому +2

      i hate the book but i dont see how miles was abusive? he literally told her that all he could offer was sex, what was she thinking? lmao, she literally knew what she was getting into?

  • @calliescourtofbooks3727
    @calliescourtofbooks3727 6 років тому +3596

    “Oh sorry I fell asleep while I was waiting on you to make me sandwich!”
    “Go back to sleep AND STARVE!”

  • @whatjadecreates
    @whatjadecreates 6 років тому +5658

    you should've titled this disappointed but not surprised lol

  • @LennyGMouse
    @LennyGMouse 6 років тому +4510

    "colleen hoover is a genious! just kidding, she can choke" i just died 😂😂😂

    • @cometfly3247
      @cometfly3247 5 років тому +21

      ROFL!!!!! That was my favorite line in this video. I nearly died laughing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @isabellarussell4407
      @isabellarussell4407 4 роки тому +14

      Same, I wish we could meme format that.

    • @daisy1431
      @daisy1431 4 роки тому +3

      Same 😂😂😂

    • @kaylen4930
      @kaylen4930 4 роки тому +7

      She’ll probably get choked by a guy from her books

    • @LU-qr3kh
      @LU-qr3kh 4 роки тому +7

      Wait... you died.... choking... are you Colleen Hoover??? 😂

  • @nerdyshitwithjess6893
    @nerdyshitwithjess6893 6 років тому +2587

    "We love a good incest plot line can I get a Hooyah." That kills me every single time 😂😂😂

    • @daisy1431
      @daisy1431 4 роки тому +18

      Me too 😂😂😂

  • @ryleesakislopez
    @ryleesakislopez 6 років тому +2766

    We love a king who isn't striving for that toxic masculinity and acknowledges other's rights.

  • @lavaladybug
    @lavaladybug 6 років тому +3033

    The fact that you said "Corbin Bleu from Jump In" and not "Corbin Bleu from HSM" made me laugh so hard for some reason.

    • @KimberlyByrdV
      @KimberlyByrdV 5 років тому +25

      LadyBossNinja I loved that movie!!!

    • @thomascampbell350
      @thomascampbell350 4 роки тому +19

      LadyBossNinja it’s from a vine

    • @siriuslyconfused1
      @siriuslyconfused1 4 роки тому +35

      I’ve never seen the Vine but I firmly believe Jump In was the superior Corbin Bleu film.

    • @thesleepydot
      @thesleepydot 4 роки тому +3

      You stole my burrito, Charlie I’m not in cooking school, never will be and never was, but I also read that as Gordon Bleu...

  • @katiemendoza1211
    @katiemendoza1211 6 років тому +3543

    This book sounds like a Wattpad book

    • @eid6584
      @eid6584 5 років тому +216

      Honestly it does. Those really terrible bad boy,/good girl sort of thing with the 'hot possessive douchbag'

    • @rosaryrose2505
      @rosaryrose2505 5 років тому +359

      Gurl, I read Wattpad books better than this.

    • @joselocalau123
      @joselocalau123 5 років тому +63

      Colleen Hoover's books be like that sometimes

    • @hadild.8007
      @hadild.8007 5 років тому +134

      All of her books are like wattpad stories and not even the good ones

    • @cosmic_bees
      @cosmic_bees 5 років тому +36

      I’ve seen the first chapter of like two of her books as a preview on Wattpad before

  • @rudolfvarga5429
    @rudolfvarga5429 6 років тому +811

    “We both laughed at our sons big balls”
    THIS IS A LINE IN THE BOOK😂😂😂

    • @Sidstar101
      @Sidstar101 Рік тому +28

      WHAT THE HELL

    • @itscherylplayz8925
      @itscherylplayz8925 Рік тому +24

      And it's literally about a baby

    • @smitakumari6527
      @smitakumari6527 Рік тому +8

      @@itscherylplayz8925 ew what

    • @itscherylplayz8925
      @itscherylplayz8925 Рік тому +8

      @Smita Kumari yeah it's disgusting, and nothing to laugh about

    • @dearlolly2293
      @dearlolly2293 Рік тому +20

      the parents are also step siblings laughing at their infant son's "big balls". that's all you need to know about colleen hoover

  • @ondineariel3449
    @ondineariel3449 6 років тому +3452

    I think there's nothing wrong with abusive relationships in books if that's what the story is about. I don't want to just read about positive things, I like books that present the good and bad in our world. BUT, I totally agree with what you said in the end, it has to be written in a way where the relationship is presented as abusive and not as this romantic positive thing.

    • @azadalamiq
      @azadalamiq 5 років тому +505

      only good stories about abusive relationships are thrillers where the victim escapes the abuser or as a cautionary tale to people to show what red flags too look out for.

    • @HisNeverland
      @HisNeverland 4 роки тому +27

      Agreed!!!

    • @_millies_adventures_
      @_millies_adventures_ 4 роки тому +78

      Ondine Ariel this is EXACTLY how I feel as well! Bc I like to read about things that are sad etc but something negative twisted to look positive is not the way to go.... it’s like abusive families in books

    • @barbiekeerth
      @barbiekeerth 4 роки тому +22

      Ugly Love and November 9 are the worst ones written by her. But she did redeem herself in "It ends with us" where abusive relationship is not redeemed or romantized

    • @LU-qr3kh
      @LU-qr3kh 4 роки тому +37

      100% agree. The only time I have enjoyed reading abusive relationships is when it is treated as such, not romanticized and not made to look like something else. Abusive relationships exist, and it is fair to address that, but when it is portrayed as healthy, it doesn't quite make sense to me. I also don't like when the characters themselves don't notice. The only time it's fine for me is when they don't notice at first but slowly come to that realization and escape the relationship.

  • @Onechaoticlibrarian
    @Onechaoticlibrarian 6 років тому +3264

    As a librarian working in high school with 16-18 year olds this is a vey important video and I will pass it on to my partners at work. Awesome job. Respect. :)

  • @reinafis8609
    @reinafis8609 6 років тому +4617

    "We are going to the library to get LIT."
    Only a reader would understand.

    • @angiefayed
      @angiefayed 6 років тому +34

      Will Herondale hello William you are gorgeous as usual. LOL

    • @reinafis8609
      @reinafis8609 6 років тому +18

      angie F Thank you, my lady. I'm flattered.

    • @user-tq2ho1so7l
      @user-tq2ho1so7l 6 років тому +13

      Will Herondale woah back from the dead are you

    • @lolar2626
      @lolar2626 6 років тому +1

      ??

    • @TheAquamarine4
      @TheAquamarine4 6 років тому +3

      Will Herondale haha i love this comment!!

  • @KristixlolL
    @KristixlolL 6 років тому +2765

    About a few months ago my younger cousin read this book and said it was so cute and i should read it (shes 11 so first how did she get her hands on this book) but i got maybe half way through the book and started crying. mY COUSIN THOUGHT THAT- I am so mad. I didn't finish the book and afterwards her and I had conversation, but I was actually sick to my stomach that my little cousin thought that THAT was LOVE? I told her shes not allowed to read anymore Colleen Hoover books, and handed her one of my Percy Jackson books, considering that was more age appropriate and not mentally scarring for me when she talked about it.
    Needless to say, I need therapy, and I'm glad someone is actually firing some shots at Colleen for this depiction of 'love'.

    • @mitchbittercupjonson
      @mitchbittercupjonson 6 років тому +390

      Kristixlol yeees show your cousin what quality literature is

    • @amy233
      @amy233 6 років тому +497

      YES Percy Jackson is perfect for her age. Great characters with GOOD MORAL COMPASSES and great life lessons taught through kick ass adventure stories.

    • @alishbanoreen2874
      @alishbanoreen2874 6 років тому +265

      I am 19 but still couldn't read that book.... it was completely disgusting in my views, never completed it. UGH!!!
      Anyways, thumbs up for Percy Jackson series.

    • @chaeshouldread4752
      @chaeshouldread4752 6 років тому +176

      And once she gets through so good literature, show her some actually cute contemporary. There are so many out there with better romance than this crap.

    • @pachamaridamofasat7803
      @pachamaridamofasat7803 6 років тому +24

      I hate Percy Jackson 😂😂
      It was so annoyingly childish and those mystical creatures just popped out when it was convenient for the plot and the characters were so immature
      Don't give such a shitty overrated series to your poor cousin

  • @yakketyyak6414
    @yakketyyak6414 5 років тому +653

    i could've let the "everyone wants sex" line go because not every character an author writes shares the author's viewpoints, but this lady clearly has some kind of issues with lgbt stuff based on the other jokes about being gay

    • @-dark-paradise
      @-dark-paradise 8 місяців тому +6

      Also everyone wants love line like it was already bad enough with the subtle homophobia and the ace erasure (as often) but also the aro erasure as well (even thou you could argue love is not only romantic one but this is Colleen Hoover we’re talking about I really don’t expect she was meaning that in that line)

    • @yakketyyak6414
      @yakketyyak6414 6 місяців тому +1

      @@-dark-paradiseyeah it’s like. In this case bcuz it’s cropped up a couple times I think this is her own issues w queer ppl instead of her writing a character w issues w queer ppl, whose ideas she disagrees with. Like this is all her lmao

  • @Emu_bird
    @Emu_bird 2 роки тому +933

    Now that Colleen Hoover is very popular again and everyone on Tiktok loves her books, I just keep thinking about your vlogs where you rant about how terrible her books are. Brings me joy

    • @cemeterygxtes
      @cemeterygxtes 2 роки тому +154

      i see 5 star reviews of this book everywhere and it’s genuinely concerning

    • @enjajajajaja
      @enjajajajaja 2 роки тому +177

      Booktok is filled with people obsessing over mediocre books over and over

    • @AM-dd6dx
      @AM-dd6dx 2 роки тому +73

      I genuinely don't understand how people don't see how problematic a book like Ugly Love is.

    • @clariskitty7525
      @clariskitty7525 2 роки тому +21

      @@AM-dd6dx I'm on a side of tiktok where people slander Miles.

    • @AM-dd6dx
      @AM-dd6dx 2 роки тому +1

      @@clariskitty7525 I need to see them both slandered!!

  • @jennawilson_
    @jennawilson_ 6 років тому +785

    I walked into Barnes & Noble the other day and under "Our Staff Recommends" was November 9. I almost screamed.

    • @oliviagreen8853
      @oliviagreen8853 5 років тому +78

      I would have taken all those books and moved it to another section, that book shouldn't be reccomend lol

    • @salmaa.6363
      @salmaa.6363 2 роки тому +18

      I literally saw a bookseller recommending it to a customer… All in front of my eyes.

    • @angelapetkovska191
      @angelapetkovska191 2 роки тому +13

      3 years later and everyone in my country loves that book and i just dont get it. not just november 9 but all other of her books. im so dissapointed but not surprised.

  • @CaptainLelo
    @CaptainLelo 6 років тому +723

    "He's good lookin' so it's okay right." I WAS WEEZINGGGGGGG 😂😂😂

  • @tayruto2514
    @tayruto2514 6 років тому +1512

    "Just kidding, she can choke" bless 😂

  • @krystalwithak2889
    @krystalwithak2889 6 років тому +602

    "Colleen Hoover and her dumb little book " lol that made me laugh so hard.

  • @manmehakkaur2354
    @manmehakkaur2354 6 років тому +689

    "They do the nasty and she starts crying and he just runs away" i was drinking water and I actually choked

  • @saferapocalypse17
    @saferapocalypse17 6 років тому +1367

    the angles in this video are on point

  • @catrocks7180
    @catrocks7180 6 років тому +406

    Drinking game: Take a shot every time there's 'DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT SURPRISED'.

    • @mariesummers.
      @mariesummers. 5 років тому +4

      cat rocks - You mean ever time he's disappointed but not surprised, or in general? He was pretty light on the disappointment, in my opinion. The whole video could have had that for its background.

    • @Spookdog
      @Spookdog 4 роки тому +2

      Thanks I was wanting to die after learning about this sad excuse for a romance book

  • @jamielester4127
    @jamielester4127 6 років тому +2184

    Wow according to Colleen Hoover I am simultaneously a joke and nonexistent I love some good representation

    • @matinamnl9354
      @matinamnl9354 6 років тому +22

      Jamie Lester samee

    • @Swamp_fairy
      @Swamp_fairy 5 років тому +7

      Same girl

    • @oceanfloor3524
      @oceanfloor3524 5 років тому +7

      I guess I am too. Well crap

    • @evies.1018
      @evies.1018 5 років тому +15

      Dang, so am I!!
      Guess I know what author I’m not gonna support!

    • @katie5998
      @katie5998 5 років тому +1

      Same

  • @hehehe1389
    @hehehe1389 5 років тому +500

    the straights are wildin

    • @sunnysside6709
      @sunnysside6709 4 роки тому +68

      me when i read oversexualized descriptions of abs

    • @yakketyyak6414
      @yakketyyak6414 4 роки тому +44

      Bro legit I’m bi which is basically half straight and ladies like Colleen really out here tryna make me full gay 😩

  • @tessavery2151
    @tessavery2151 6 років тому +683

    I haven't read November 9th, an I'm not planning on it after you talked about how the love interest BURNS DOWN the main character's house.

    • @xRaiofSunshine
      @xRaiofSunshine 6 років тому +93

      I guess they don't like KFC either (☞ຈل͜ຈ)☞

    • @reginawohletz6250
      @reginawohletz6250 6 років тому +6

      It was a decent book. I think about it every once and a while...
      Like it's just there, stuck.

    • @lowkeylonely4265
      @lowkeylonely4265 5 років тому +131

      *BUT HE HAS A TrAGiC PAAAAAASST!*

    • @BL00DYR0S31
      @BL00DYR0S31 5 років тому +9

      Lowkey Lonely So he goes ahead and burn down some else’s house? Why can’t he just burn down his house?!🤔

    • @proseb4bros976
      @proseb4bros976 5 років тому

      RaiOfSunshine LMAO

  • @cecillbill
    @cecillbill 4 роки тому +143

    Her books aren't romances. They're horror novels where the scary shit is the relationships, lol.

    • @katybreen2939
      @katybreen2939 4 роки тому +18

      cecillbill they are targeted to teens, its a book romanticising abuse for teens, that could make the teens think that that is how relationships work. Why doesnt she just target them to adults?

  • @montanac533
    @montanac533 6 років тому +532

    You're so underrated oh my god

  • @Intuitive_Ang_ASMR
    @Intuitive_Ang_ASMR 6 років тому +729

    I basically choked watching this, especially at the “disappointed but not surprised” parts 😂😂

  • @xTheMazeRunner
    @xTheMazeRunner 6 років тому +575

    thank u caleb for taking this sacrifice for all of us so we dont have to read colleen hoover books ourselves. you are the real MVP

  • @salmaxx1477
    @salmaxx1477 6 років тому +194

    Your sense of humor thooo
    "He killed someone but he won't goto jail cuz he's good looking"
    Lololol

  • @katiehicks3535
    @katiehicks3535 5 років тому +417

    TW: domestic abuse
    I think the problem with books like these are twofold: 1. the message that emotional abuse is wrong unless A. they are dealing with their own "issues" and B. they are attractive. If this is the case, then they are not "abusive" they are just "damaged" and that is somehow hot and romantic (which means they are in a roundabout way equating "abusive" to "sexy" which is not only gross, its dangerous especially to young girls). It seems to me that this idea of "damaged" being a "sexy" way of saying "abusive" is a common trend in erotica, and that especially problematic given - 2. The idea that if a person is merely "damaged" then you can "fix" them with enough love. These messages are not only problematic, as you pointed out, but can lead someone to stay in an abusive relationship in the hopes that their abuser will one day love them enough to "get over" their trauma and stop abusing them. And that's something that can literally get someone killed. These book are not only bad, they are dangerously irresponsible. Say it with me-- your abuser's trauma does not justify their abuse.

    • @JackedThor-so
      @JackedThor-so 4 роки тому +54

      "Trauma doesn't justify being abusive," very well said. I hate the "daddy hit me when I was younger" trope that automatically absolves the male lead of all "problematic" tendencies! 🤮

    • @lxxy05
      @lxxy05 2 роки тому +4

      yes yes yes!! perfectly said

    • @idkwhatimdoinghere222
      @idkwhatimdoinghere222 Рік тому +3

      Omg I've been arguing with people abt this thing for like FOREVER. like so on point

  • @amakel4365
    @amakel4365 2 роки тому +122

    and now, in the year of our lord 2022, booktok has popularised colleen hoover again... pls help

  • @jadefitch3114
    @jadefitch3114 6 років тому +509

    Is that Corbin Blue from Jump In

  • @rse3560
    @rse3560 2 роки тому +131

    needed to rewatch this video after how much she’s blowing up on tiktok lmao. a bit of me dies whenever i see some teenager gushing over her books.

  • @marienamiah2497
    @marienamiah2497 6 років тому +1108

    I love how you’re able to make a serious video entertaining while still providing FACTS. It kinda sucked how you had to keep on giving disclaimers before saying something but unfortunately that’s just how the world is right now. Definitely don’t feel forced to read things you feel like you won’t like because of UA-cam (for a rant video or whatever)! I absolutely love the videos where you’re giving your live reaction to the book as you read it so keep it up! :)

    • @WarKeineAbsicht
      @WarKeineAbsicht 5 років тому +11

      Marie Namiah If you don’t have any squicks and triggers that’s great for you and all, but you don’t need to be so condescending and dismissive about it.

    • @naomithomas9613
      @naomithomas9613 5 років тому +31

      @@WarKeineAbsicht I don't think they were talking about disclaimers for things that could be disturbing or triggering. A lot of people now put disclaimers before expressing their (usually not even offensive) opinion on a book. Usually something along the lines of "I'm not saying that it's a bad thing if you have a different opinion on this book. Everyone can have opinions so please don't attack me because I promise I'm not attacking you."

  • @mybirthwrite
    @mybirthwrite 6 років тому +1424

    This video solidified the fact that I'm never going to read a Colleen Hoover book lmao 😂

  • @teatimewitht6937
    @teatimewitht6937 6 років тому +282

    Everytime “Disappointed but not surprised.” Came on the screen I cackled LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. I love your ability to recognise problematic issues in the book and make me laugh simultaneously

  • @shiteater-lz4gr
    @shiteater-lz4gr 6 років тому +235

    "...Just kidding she can choke."
    I legit bursted out laughing.

  • @abigailscupoftea
    @abigailscupoftea 6 років тому +711

    This is my favorite video on UA-cam.

  • @taylorrigsby2152
    @taylorrigsby2152 6 років тому +303

    I felt a single tear of joy run down my face from laughter.

  • @ingtapoot
    @ingtapoot 2 роки тому +51

    I walked into Barnes and Noble today, and the first thing I saw was a display with all of her books and a sign that read, "Just because they do bad things sometimes doesn't mean they're a bad person."
    I about died.

  • @hansooled
    @hansooled Рік тому +52

    now that colleen hoover is popular again , i feel so good coming here and satisfying my hater self

    • @hansooled
      @hansooled Рік тому +2

      teenage you was so fun

  • @micky1390
    @micky1390 6 років тому +777

    i can't believe this book was shelved in the YA section of your library. eek.
    and maybe someday is shite. don't listen to anyone.

    • @kaeleadesilva8469
      @kaeleadesilva8469 6 років тому +67

      legit tho, That relationship, whilst not as bad as this one, is equally as cooked. It's seriously strange how this woman makes money and writing all these relationships that are always so problematic.

    • @micky1390
      @micky1390 6 років тому +7

      Page Turner it’s maddening!

    • @kaeleadesilva8469
      @kaeleadesilva8469 6 років тому +4

      Lol never seen your channel before haha, just subscribed you’re pretty cool😄😄

    • @micky1390
      @micky1390 6 років тому +1

      aww, thanks!

    • @LifeInAConcreteBox
      @LifeInAConcreteBox 6 років тому +8

      There’s a weird process to cataloging and most of the time the librarians who interact with the public don’t determine where items are shelved. There have been times that my co-workers and I have actually sent items back requesting they be placed elsewhere. Ha ha!

  • @sanjanarajesh7359
    @sanjanarajesh7359 2 роки тому +79

    it really feels like you're being gaslit by the whole world when you don't like colleen hoover's books and everyone else does. "all your perfects' literally traumatised me; apart from the cringey lines, the portrayal of love and infertility and mental illness in that book? horrifying. the couple's relationship is strained because of their fertility issues, she spirals into depression and gets no help for it, the mmc cheats on her (and claims he did it because he missed her and loved her so much), and everything is solved in the last few pages. i am still reeling from the horrid experience that was that book.

  • @amaradominica
    @amaradominica 2 роки тому +163

    I came back to this video because I remember this so vividly from years ago when the booktube community was pointing out the problematic writing of Colleen Hoover. Now, her books are undeniably trendy and popular like what….

    • @Dee-ux4vq
      @Dee-ux4vq 2 роки тому +9

      Well her books are targeted to teens and most teenage girls are on tiktok so I guess that's why. I'm a teenage girl and I also got introduced to her from friends I quite like some of them tbh

    • @RachelLidya
      @RachelLidya 2 роки тому +31

      It’s all because of the damn TikTok

    • @lunaeverIy
      @lunaeverIy 2 роки тому +20

      Idk why teenage girls love toxic men🤦🏻‍♀️ This is why I don't read romance books anymore.

    • @steamyvegetables1445
      @steamyvegetables1445 Рік тому +2

      @@lunaeverIy Then they grow up adult women into toxic relationships. ie, my sister.

  • @plazy._.8094
    @plazy._.8094 6 років тому +469

    *is an asexual*
    *_disappears_*

    • @emdove
      @emdove 4 роки тому +21

      I wish my asexuality gave me that superpower.

    • @Grumplebumple
      @Grumplebumple 4 роки тому +14

      @@emdove Wait you're visible?! I thought we were all invisible

    • @emdove
      @emdove 4 роки тому +8

      Lin C. I’ve crafted myself a custom portable closet to live in, the straight pride flag I painted the outside with seems to trick people into noticing me 🙃

    • @CruelestChris
      @CruelestChris 4 роки тому +9

      You're not supposed to disappear, you're supposed to divide into two of yourself. You are clearly bad at this asexual thing.

  • @prerza
    @prerza 6 років тому +434

    I read Slammed by Collen Hoover last year, and I utterly HATED it. I don't know, I just couldn't stand it. It was so juvenile, hypocritical & manipulative. Maybe I should give her books another shot too?
    NOT.

    • @orangetrees167
      @orangetrees167 6 років тому +9

      Prer Tae for some reason i kind of liked slammed, but the 2nd book was trash and she tried to drag the success out. overall she’s pretty fucking juvenile as a writer.

    • @prerza
      @prerza 6 років тому +2

      Layla Hasanzadah I've heard smilar thoughts about it too.

    • @catrocks7180
      @catrocks7180 6 років тому +24

      The only book by her that is actually good and has a good message and made me cry was It Ends With Us. That's good, in my honest opinion.

    • @daymalyrodriguez3272
      @daymalyrodriguez3272 6 років тому +12

      The first book that I ever read by Colleen Hoover was It Ends With Us. And it was actually one of my favorite book that stuck with me. It made me feel a lot of things. I thought it was pretty amazing. Now, Ugly Love seems completely different (in a bad way) xD not interest on reading that one.

    • @catrocks7180
      @catrocks7180 6 років тому +37

      I guess it was because It Ends With Us was something that Hoover herself had gone through. Her parents had abusive relationship and she hasn't, in any way, romanticized domestic violence and that's why it was so good.

  • @Nopi9
    @Nopi9 Рік тому +29

    You were ahead of your time

  • @niki4686
    @niki4686 2 роки тому +67

    i keep coming back 2 this video whenever the booktok colleen hype gets on my nerves a bit too much

    • @naaat3278
      @naaat3278 2 роки тому +12

      Same!! They’re starting to dislike it though so we are getting there lmao

    • @smellydonut5088
      @smellydonut5088 Рік тому +4

      agh yess!! the whole coho booktok cult is the bane of my existence

    • @idkwhatimdoinghere222
      @idkwhatimdoinghere222 Рік тому +4

      I'm almost at the point where i wanna create a hate club for her books 😍😍😍

  • @simplyjay4365
    @simplyjay4365 6 років тому +228

    Caleb would really hate After by Anna Todd

    • @Michelle-je9jk
      @Michelle-je9jk 6 років тому +8

      Jayrisss .Vasquez that book😂 it's so thick😂

    • @sora1498
      @sora1498 4 роки тому +29

      u saw the future

  • @fitzsimmonsftw7270
    @fitzsimmonsftw7270 6 років тому +168

    Yes!!! I haven't read this (and not planning on it) but how many woman have been through relationships like this and have come through the other end with scars, and then this chick is writing relationships like that and acting like its love and making them for young adults and teens to learn about love, and seeing this shit. No. Pls authors, write healthy relationships when writing for young adults and teens.

    • @mercedemarie5612
      @mercedemarie5612 6 років тому

      Natasha Moore Not all of her books are for younger audiences(i.e. Too Late) and not all of her books have terrible relationships(i.e. Without Merit)

    • @pikapower_kirby
      @pikapower_kirby 4 роки тому +20

      To be fair, I think authors should be able to write about abusive relationships so long as it's clear that the relationship is unhealthy. So long as it isn't romanticized I think it's fine to write about it.

    • @idkwhatimdoinghere222
      @idkwhatimdoinghere222 Рік тому +3

      @@pikapower_kirby that's the point. She romanticizes cheating/drama /abuse etc

  • @OliviaRoseInBloom
    @OliviaRoseInBloom 6 років тому +282

    I love the fact you explicitly said don't recommend me anymore Colleen Hoover books and don't go buy them and half these comments are saying how they love the books and just bought some and are recommending you more😂👌

    • @toodleloo5257
      @toodleloo5257 6 років тому +16

      Olivia Rose In Bloom ugh ik, people are fucking dumb.

  • @kate___lynch
    @kate___lynch 2 роки тому +46

    After your review I cannot believe how many booktubers says it’s their favourite book and giving it 5 stars…

  • @imnothere6696
    @imnothere6696 5 років тому +294

    It's sad that this is written by a WOMAN.

    • @almourie
      @almourie 4 роки тому +33

      I'm not here right!!!! I feel like half of the time it’s women putting us down!!

    • @mittag983
      @mittag983 Рік тому +1

      She's a pick-me femcel so ofc

  • @WhittyNovels
    @WhittyNovels 6 років тому +416

    i saw the thumbnail for this and am commenting before the video even starts just so i can comment nO

    • @shainav3326
      @shainav3326 6 років тому +2

      I wanted to watch this because of the thumbnail. It was perfect!

  • @christinap8122
    @christinap8122 2 роки тому +110

    Everyone on booktube and booktok recommends her books like they’re must reads and I REFUSE to read them because I watched this video 2 years ago LOL I’ve never read a single thing written by Colleen Hoover and I am proud of it thank you Caleb

  • @LastDr3am3r445
    @LastDr3am3r445 5 років тому +40

    I tried the Ox line with my fiance, and now my next therapy appointment has been moved up to Friday.

  • @miguelconamor6687
    @miguelconamor6687 5 років тому +49

    His channel is literally a digital book club, and I'm HERE for it!

  • @mirgeo083
    @mirgeo083 2 роки тому +46

    Here three years later after reading two Colleen Hoover books because of tiktok. I only read the second one because I thought they all couldn’t be that awful with such good reviews, right? I’m in full agreement, all her romances are toxic abusive relationships, based purely on lust being disguised as love, zero character development and a “twist” ending that is lame and predictable.

  • @changedbybooks665
    @changedbybooks665 6 років тому +86

    I’ve never read a book from colleen hoover and I’m so glad I haven’t!! Honestly all the things you say are true! Thankyou I won’t ever read her books

  • @Christine41110
    @Christine41110 6 років тому +216

    Boy: I make all the rules
    Girl: oh okay yeah I guess I’m okay with that.
    Low key Tamlin and Feyre.

    • @danigreene598
      @danigreene598 5 років тому +33

      Christine Roland agreed but thankfully Sarah shows how that is abusive later unlike in this book

    • @lesmortimers4791
      @lesmortimers4791 5 років тому +8

      Christine Roland except that Feyre was never ok with that

    • @katie5998
      @katie5998 5 років тому +20

      I agree, and that’s how Rhys kind of was in the recent novella. He didn’t make rules for her like this, but he did oversexualize and control her. Like them bitches couldn’t even look at one another without fucking. What kind of relationship??

    • @WolfJulia2001
      @WolfJulia2001 5 років тому

      I've only read the first book but if this comment pertaining to that 1 then he definitely had a reason to control her like that. He was trying to save a whole country

    • @katie5998
      @katie5998 5 років тому +4

      Um actually Girl... I wouldn’t comment until you’ve read the second book at least. I’m not going to try and sway your opinion, but def read the second book before deciding if Tamlins rule making is... good, I guess.

  • @fangirlk6610
    @fangirlk6610 6 років тому +69

    Also all those “disappointed but not surprised” keep killing me😂😂😂

    • @fangirlk6610
      @fangirlk6610 6 років тому +3

      Just bless you for posting these videos! You always make my day

  • @petitchocobo2905
    @petitchocobo2905 6 років тому +37

    "we both laughed at our son's big balls" WTF I'm dying x'D

  • @gracefredheim8992
    @gracefredheim8992 6 років тому +152

    What I think it is funny is that in 'this is how it ends', she writes about an abusive relationship even though her other relationships are just as bad 😬

    • @blending_in
      @blending_in 2 роки тому +6

      It Ends With Us, not This is How it Ends, but yeah I agree with you

    • @blending_in
      @blending_in 2 роки тому

      Ik this comment is 4 years old lmao

    • @onsrejeb6083
      @onsrejeb6083 2 роки тому +6

      At this point i think she needs therapy

    • @arminarlert6011
      @arminarlert6011 2 роки тому +6

      @@onsrejeb6083 I have read a bunch of her books for the hype and to get an idea of her stories and writing style and stuff. And I have the same concerns. I feel like she didn't get the mental help and therapy when it was really necessary and now I'm just worried about her

  • @hihello-7396
    @hihello-7396 2 роки тому +28

    I feel like the main guy being a walking red flag is a common theme in her books. It was the same with Ryle in It Ends With Us. Back then I wrote it off as CoHo making him creepy on purpose (as he ends up as an abuser), but then in her note at the end she was discussing how she had a hard time because even she kind of fell for him in the beginning? Um he was literally creepy as hell from the get go and idk what about him was EVER lovable??? That's when I decided I'll never read a book from her again lmao

  • @madelynhanes5759
    @madelynhanes5759 6 років тому +104

    I’ve seen her books around multiple book communities, and honestly, from what you’ve quoted, I’m disgusted 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @jacullyhunter3975
    @jacullyhunter3975 6 років тому +205

    I wished you read "It Ends With Us" its the only book I ever read from her and it's really good and handles the abusive relationship the way it should be handled. I have never seen anyone mark a library book LOL. I love how much you look out for women characters!!!!!!!

    • @reginawohletz6250
      @reginawohletz6250 6 років тому +5

      I didn't like that one as much.
      I read Maybe Someday when I was like 11, and thought about it just recently and read all of her books almost, and I've only read like 3 I absolutely hated.

    • @ilana3122
      @ilana3122 6 років тому +35

      It Ends With Us is also the only Colleen Hoover book that i've ever read, and until I saw this review I also thought that it was a good example of gender equality, exploring relationships. However, listening to this review I realise now that 'oh no, that book is also really messed up'.

    • @hadild.8007
      @hadild.8007 5 років тому +19

      I recently read “It ends with us” and it was like also my first time reading a Colleen Hoover book and I was just so disappointed because it definitely is better than what “Ugly Love” sounds like but like it was also very messed up and her writing style and the characters made me hate myself. They acted like 10 year olds and the dialogue sounded like a bad wattpad story. Other than that it had a good message and somewhat good plot which was like the only good part about the book so yea read on your own risk🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @Rammohan-gt8ew
      @Rammohan-gt8ew Рік тому

      @@reginawohletz6250 My first Colleen Hoover book was "Maybe Someday" and I loved it so much that I couldn't wait to read her other books .. And then I read Ugly Love and couldn't force myself to read more than 120 pages 🤮... I felt characters in "Maybe Someday" were using their brains, but Characters in Ugly love doesn't even seem to have a common sense 🤦

  • @bimbolecter9764
    @bimbolecter9764 4 роки тому +21

    "we both laughed at our son's big balls" this is straight up heinous Chile 💀

  • @tracy2919
    @tracy2919 6 років тому +92

    LOL Colleen Hoover books sound like my life “She’s gonna have some insecurities and some drunk guy is gonna be like “You’re pretty!’ and she’s gonna be like ‘You’re right take advantage of me!!!’” DATS MY LYFE 😂😂😂

  • @greyscaleanon7551
    @greyscaleanon7551 Рік тому +25

    Just came over to rewatch this book review after seeing Caleb's newest video about Colleen Hoover and...I don't think he gave his teenaged self enough credit in the newest video.
    In this video he straight-up says that he would have had a higher opinion of this book if there was an epilogue that acknowledged that this was an abusive relationship. Which is exactly the case with the only Colleen Hoover book that he's had any positive thoughts about.

  • @theessenceofbeauty1g
    @theessenceofbeauty1g 6 років тому +68

    *I AM HOWLING*

  • @amordesdemona
    @amordesdemona 6 років тому +62

    omg He HaS tHe V!!!

  • @danilincks5809
    @danilincks5809 3 роки тому +61

    Maybe this comment will get lost among all your other comments, but if you ever read this I’d like to tell you that as the mom of a teenager who likes to read I cannot tell you enough how much I appreciate your candid review and making me aware that this garbage glorifying abuse is out there and being recommended. Thanks for letting your viewers know that this is NOT cute. I will talk to my kid about it. Also, you’re hilarious, keep up the great work

  • @erinmariecece
    @erinmariecece 6 років тому +199

    I feel like Colleen Hoover books are just over, like they are SUPER problematic and our society now just shouldn't stand for it. Don't we have enough sexism and abuse in EVERYDAY LIFE?!?!?! I'm glad you made this video to shut down the haters and verify your feelings, which I think is actually a very well-thought idea. Also shout-out to you for not giving her money and supporting your local library! :)

    • @erinmariecece
      @erinmariecece 6 років тому +23

      also the ace erasure makes me want to scream

  • @rachelburns1461
    @rachelburns1461 4 роки тому +18

    The way I JUMPED when he said “You’re going to fall in love with me, Rachel.” I was really looking around like, “who said that?”

    • @mukta4689
      @mukta4689 Рік тому

      It's there everywhere in the flashbacks and its creepy how he's obsessed with her when he doesn't even know her

  • @Klebkatt
    @Klebkatt 5 років тому +26

    "Say the word ox, cause that's my new favorite word from you~!"
    Uhhhhhhh...are you high, Main Character?

  • @steph2994
    @steph2994 6 років тому +105

    This book sounds awful. I don't have a problem if people like a book. that's there right. But ignoring the very obvious red flag behavior is an issue. Thanks for pointing out all the problems with the book.

  • @ikeachickennuggets9767
    @ikeachickennuggets9767 2 роки тому +26

    I hated this book so much I started doing push ups and hysterically laughing

  • @paterister4107
    @paterister4107 5 років тому +41

    "caleb judging peoples driving for 10 minutes straight"

  • @abominablebookgirl7197
    @abominablebookgirl7197 6 років тому +69

    Dear Caleb,
    Please don't change. I absolutely adore you rofl! I feel sad that you have to use disclaimers because people refuse to just...click...x...
    Anywho, I am always entertained when you say how you feel about things. You're just the bee's knees.
    Sincerely,
    The Abominable Book Girl

  • @user-lq3rs6rc4w
    @user-lq3rs6rc4w 8 місяців тому +7

    you really were the og coho hater and i respect that

  • @minoriteabooks2665
    @minoriteabooks2665 6 років тому +23

    the amount of times the disappointed but not surprised slide comes up
    kills. me.

  • @megansabodee
    @megansabodee Рік тому +29

    i would like to personally thank Colleen Hoover for confirming i do not exist and that if i were gay (im still in the process of figuring out my sexuality) i should be in prison. thanks

    • @smaragdapapadopoulou7807
      @smaragdapapadopoulou7807 Рік тому +15

      Isn't it so heartwarming when an author who's so loved by *so* many people just insults you like that? I personally love it 🥰

    • @megansabodee
      @megansabodee Рік тому +9

      @@smaragdapapadopoulou7807 i know! its the best feeling ever, isnt it?

  • @rana-ws8dd
    @rana-ws8dd 2 роки тому +20

    this is the best video i have ever watched. the fact that everyone loves this book is insanity. thank you for slandering this book & coho ur my fav person ever

  • @winju2757
    @winju2757 6 років тому +28

    Can I get a HOAEYAH? 😂 and I guess I'm not a human......I knew it.

  • @brandiway9110
    @brandiway9110 6 років тому +24

    your voice would be greatttt as an audio book, honestly that would be one audio book I'd pay to listen to *not an Audiobook for this book but just a book in general* seriously, consider it id pay money for that

  • @azadalamiq
    @azadalamiq 5 років тому +51

    last comment, 50 shades was a POOR example of bdsm. it was just abuse guised as bdsm. subs make most of the choices for the doms, and its about trust and consent.
    In fact imo a video game portrayed it best -_-;;

    • @thesleepydot
      @thesleepydot 4 роки тому

      Azazura-daro as a kink newbie, thanks! This is really important information! Also, what video game are you talking about, if I may ask 👀👀👀👀👀 For research-

  • @marijam6455
    @marijam6455 6 років тому +40

    I've never read any of her books, and now I'm traumatized by the quotes from this one 😂 how does this have a 4.3 on Goodreads?!

  • @beckya368
    @beckya368 6 років тому +41

    I feel like you gave it an honest chance. And now I don't have to try to read her books. Thank you.

  • @phoenixshadow1290
    @phoenixshadow1290 5 років тому +16

    “Can I get fiery chicken nuggets?” 😂I’m screaming

  • @amazingly_bookish
    @amazingly_bookish 4 роки тому +15

    It's so refreshing to see someone with a following this big who doesn't like her books either!

  • @dantesgarbagefire4844
    @dantesgarbagefire4844 4 роки тому +22

    On this episode of Are The Straights Okay?™️ There’s this freaking book. Holy hell.

  • @chelseacooper7270
    @chelseacooper7270 6 років тому +51

    This was one of the best videos I've ever watched

  • @Sambookish
    @Sambookish 6 років тому +28

    Everytime you showed that meme I died

  • @jennamichelle5043
    @jennamichelle5043 2 роки тому +25

    I always wondered what you were talking about when you said people loved these books… flash forward to 2021 and she’s all ppl on tik tok talk about

    • @jaishalba8519
      @jaishalba8519 2 роки тому

      True. I'm eager to read Colleen's book despite the fact that it might/is problematic because of the hype and everything going on in the internet. I gotta judge it with myself 😂

    • @jaishalba8519
      @jaishalba8519 2 роки тому +7

      Okay. It's only been 2 minutes amd I changed my mind 😂 Nope. I'm not gonna read books that romanticize abuse and sexism. Disgusting.

    • @jennamichelle5043
      @jennamichelle5043 2 роки тому +1

      @@jaishalba8519 i just looked up someone review to see what they were talking about and it was bad

    • @jennamichelle5043
      @jennamichelle5043 2 роки тому +2

      @@jaishalba8519 went back to watch this video again. I listened to it ends with us on audiobook and the writing is terrible for one, it sounds like a fan fiction/wattpad. The things that happen are so unrealistic are just weird, he knocks on every door in the building to find hers just for sex. The actual plot isn’t terrible but the writing is so bad and stuff is so forced like the Mc relationship with atlas. Ugh

    • @jaishalba8519
      @jaishalba8519 2 роки тому +1

      @@jennamichelle5043 well, totally forgot about the book but thanks for the heads-up!

  • @rowenmae9976
    @rowenmae9976 5 років тому +24

    "page 1, things seem to be going good so far so i'm feeling pretty confident--"
    _30 seconds later_
    THIS IS ALREADY STARTING OUT IN A REALLY BAD WAY

  • @nicolesreadingnook9586
    @nicolesreadingnook9586 6 років тому +50

    I was heated just listening to all the problems with the book :/

  • @RealVintageVibes
    @RealVintageVibes 2 роки тому +10

    Tysm for the honesty!! Everyone loves this book, like wtf, I get everyone has their own opinions but it honestly made me feel kinda crazy that I was the only person I know who doesn’t like this book. It isn’t romance its abuse and that ain’t cute. I’m not gunna be a hypocrite I probably would’ve enjoyed this book when I was 14, however I feel this is the kind of book you would like if your new to reading. Now I’m so much more mature and can see the red flags. To be fair if it was labelled as a toxic relationship then it wouldn’t be so bad but it’s promoted as a love story. My one big concern is that its targeted to young impressionable people who may then in return think it’s okay to be used instead of someone getting therapy.💀

  • @jessicaschramm5142
    @jessicaschramm5142 6 років тому +39

    You are literally my favorite book tuber!! You’re so hilarious
    Can you do Vlogs they are so fun to watch