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I watched a booktuber vote and was amazed at the process. She states more than once she hadn’t read any of the books in certain categories but she loved a cover or she loved the author. Very much a popularity competition.
This is why I don't really like the good reads awards--because it is just a popularity contest. Especially with TikTok boosting the life out of some books. You can look at the nominees and know who will win just because the author name or series. I always feel really disheartened. For lore Olympus, I've read it and it's fine. Anyone saying it is the best persephone and Hades they've read probably mean it is the ONLY persephone/hades they've read lol Hope you read some good books to make up for all the hate reads 💖
I finished Crying in H-Mart last month and it hit so close to home. I have an Asian immigrant mother and a white American father. Everything Michelle talked about really resonated with me. It made me really see things through my mom's eyes. I have since reevaluated our relationship and I'm working harder to show her how much I love appreciate her. I cried so hard at some parts lol
I'm so glad you felt seen by it! That representation is so important. And the fact that it has shifted how you approach your relationship with your mother is huge. It's such a special book ❤
THANK YOU, I felt like I was going insane when everyone raved about Hail Mary. Crying in H Mart was amazing and almost uncomfortably relatable as a mixed child growing up in a white country, highly recommend for everyone though. 💛
I’m so glad it wasn’t just me!! And I’m so glad to hear Crying in H Mart felt like an accurate representation of the experience of growing up mixed. I thought it was beautiful and painful in equal measure, but I couldn’t speak to the representation ❤️
📚📚as someone who started reading lore Olympus in webtoons, I agree about the first physical volume not being very compelling. With being able to just keep going, the story moves forward more quickly with more interesting plot points, but the physical book suffers because each “chapter” is relatively short and not much happens, and the reader can’t scroll so it feels longer.
@@PlantBasedBride Yes, the format of webtoons often means that the stories are much more drawn out, and told over the course of many many many weeks. It's like trying to adapt a television show to a movie, but instead of condensing the tv show plot, they just turned the first three episodes and put them together and called it a movie.
I appreciate the warnings sections of your books so much! It feels much better adding books to be tbr when I know I'm not gonna get surprised by something I can't handle 💚
Love the challenge based reading, but definitely know it can be taxing so i appreciate you! It feels like you are providing super well rounded advice because you are willing to read the books you are not interested in along side the ones that you know you will love! 📚
I read seven books from the Horror category and in my opinion all of them were better than the winner. I agree with each point you made about "The Final Girl Support Group". I'm also at the point where I won't be reading any more of his books. I was so conflicted after reading my first book by him that I didn't leave a star rating. But after reading this book I can see a clear pattern.
The Webtoon for Lore Olympus is better than the physical copy. I'm not sure why the physicals copy fell flat. The 2nd seasons more story happens and leaves on a cliff hanger to wait for the author/artist to write/draw season 3.
Thank you for another great video ❤️ And oh, finally someone didn't like people we meet on vacation as much as I did (and I actually like reading contemporary romance from time to time). I forced myself through this entire book just so I could understand why is it so popular.
I enjoy watching your book reviews. We have such opposite tastes in books. I often love the books you hate and hate the books you love but I appreciate your thoughts and transparency about the books you read. Thank you for your videos.
📕❣️ Haha I love this so much! I tried to read Beautiful World because I loved Rooney’s first two books, but couldn’t get into it. And had to DNF Hail Mary (and the Martian, though I enjoyed the movie) because I wanted the main character to die after one page :)
okaay so I got my coffee, check; my notebook, check; stationary supplies to write notes, check; phone notes app open to write down the books recommended by you in this video that matches my style or piques my interest, check and the beautiful moon peeping through the window for the aesthetic effect, check....and now I'm all set to watch a 50 min video of Eliz in one go.....🤓🤩😍🥰
Thank you for the review on Project Hail Mary! I goddamn ADORED The Martian and Project Hail Mary has been on my TBR for a while, but yeah, your review is a good reminder to go into it knowing it won't be for everyone. I do have to confess I like a meme reference, haha. 📖 (I did absolutely adore A Psalm For The Wild-Built, though, and would have happily loved to see it win, though!)
I liked Project Hail Mary even more than The Martian!! If you liked The Martian you should like this one too - very similar in the humour, science, and just-in-time saves 💪
Thank you for this video, I completely agree with you!! I find some of the finalists/winners on Goodreads quite good, but I can't understand how others got so many votes. Framing the Goodreads Choice Awards as popularity awards is very accurate.
It’s frustrating, for sure, but I’m not sure how a public vote could ever really be anything but. I may need to stop paying attention in future for my own mental health 😂
I am so relieved you didn't even try to read A Court of Silver Flames, truly. It was AWFUL, so bad that it made me retroactively dislike the first 3 books and every single major character. And for the thousandth year in a row I was really frustrated to see her win the category she was in automatically based on her name alone. It's even more frustrating that now that her books are being categorized as adult fantasy, my favorite genre, no one I read and enjoy will ever win again...
I also did a video reading all the winners and it was... interesting. It's obviously a popularity contest, a lot of books won because of the author or the bookclubs, but then I also found some new favourites so I'm glad I read them!
I mean, the Court of Silver Flames had a little bit more adult feel than the previous parts. It was all about a deep trauma and a redemption arc for Nesta, the hateful tough sister, accepting yourself and dealing with romantic feelings towards someone you don't want to feel vulnerable with because you've been hurt before. It wasn't bad for a 30 yo me ;) The rage at the first boo? Oh so relatable. I didn't read this one but the rage felt familiar :D I personally love Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House is my top 3 fav books and I have 2 books of hers left to read. I am itching to get to them but I know I will be sad to finish all she wrote so I am delaying it.
Rick Riordan is probably one of my favourite authors. I read all of the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus, but I was around 13-15 when I started reading his books. Also I‘ve only read one in the original English version, the rest were translations. A Series I love at the moment is the „traitors trilogy“ by Erin Beaty. But I’m still in my teenage years, don’t know if Someone older would enjoy too. I love the „genders are equal“ thought our main characters Sage and Alex have in a world where that’s just not common. 📖
Not all webtoons are like that- a lot of them aren't actually as "well written" as lore olympus (it used to be that a lot of these comics were written by people whose first language was not english), but as some one who has read them for years (and kept up with at least 10 that post on a each day of the week). They are definitely a different substance entirely than books for me. I read them and have a different set of standards and what im looking for. There is a lot of dissapointment to be found in the romance genre on webtoons- especially the most popular ones, but there is actually a ton of really great adventure and action comics on there. The artwork is also something to be appreciated. Some recommendations: Gul, X and Ash, Nomads, Jungle Juice, Lumine, the lone necromancer, Omniscient reader, the strongest florist, and 66,666 years: advent of the dark mage
It’s my understanding that a 1-star rating means “Hated It,” which seems appropriate for that first book. Jenny (The Bloggess) Lawson is absolutely amazing. I simply adore her. 📚
I am so glad I am not alone in absolutely not enjoying "Beautiful World where are you" and seeing you ranting about it brought me joy! Also I might skip "Project hail mary", although I was kinda excited for it. You brushed some topics I wouldn't like (condescending and convenience of suddenly remembering things). So thanks a lot! 📚📖
haha I'm glad my ranting could entertain you! Yeah, PHM was a big let down for me. Maybe try reading a sample chapter and see if the tone works for you? Lots of people loved it but those of us who didn't *really* didn't 😅
@@ArtyGeek Normal People is currently the most strange and creepy book I read last year (and maybe for my entire life). Sometimes I felt concern and touched by some of the characters' thoughts but most of the Time I felt like these persons were totally UNnormal. They acte so strange and so problematic. At the end of the book, I was'nt in a good mood, I felt myself "dirty" and I was needed a big break by going outside x')
There have been many books that I felt were just generally not well written or good books that had really high ratings - I remember reading ACOTAR (sorry) and could not for the life of me figure out why all the books had such high ratings.
I think that’s what frustrates me the most! It’s one thing if the book is just not my thing; that happens all of the time. But when a book is just badly written and clearly hasn’t been adequately edited, it just becomes painful 😭
@@gabriellenicholas6532 Seriously! It was an absolute slog for me to get through the first book. I get that some tropes are popular in YA novels but the story felt so disjointed and awkward as a whole.
Thanks for all your reviews. I agree with many of your thoughts, and not so much with others. As it should be. BTW - the Green brothers aren’t twins - John is 3 years older.
So happy you loved Winter’s Orbit! I wish there were a YA SF category the same way there is one for YA fantasy. I’m also so relieved you loved Jenny Lawson; I adore her work and often describe her combination of wit and heartache as “shatteringly” funny. Your anti-recs were also super enjoyable in a very different way. 📚
It was so good! I read is as an ebook that I got as an ARC from the publisher and I really want to get a physical copy to reread and keep on my shelf ❤ Oh my gosh, that's the perfect way to put it! It definitely was shatteringly funny 😅
I am actually really glad that you are giving us your opinion! I only read normal people by sally rooney and didnt get the hype (and actually Aclockwork reader recently published a video on some of those favorite sad book tok books where she sad she didnt like it either). If you have the time you should read the poppy war (fantasy!) 📚
Not me literally pushing my hold on The Final Girl Support Group back a few weeks right as your review came up for it lol. I'll still read it probably but will definitely keep the things you pointed out in mind. :) I absolutely loved Crying in H Mart. Books around grief also hit especially hard for me.
Starting this year I’ve taken up book journaling and it has really gotten me to focus and take time for my reading. I really enjoyed hearing your opinions of the books. I saw Billy Summers nominated in the second category, and highly recommend that book. It’s beautifully told. I really loved it!
Hi Elizabeth - I know books / enjoyment is very personal, but you are pretty much 100% on for me in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Contemporary. If you hate something, the odds are very high I will. That said, man, I just feel badly that you read or listened to so many books that weren't enjoyable. Life is too short for spending time on bad books, so in future, if you get into it and DNF, that's good enough for me as your fan! As always, very much enjoyed your video and I thank you for your hard work for us.
As an avid webtoon consumer, I heartily agree that the way webtoons are drawn/written don't translate well into physical books, especially story-driven narratives. Webtoons are comprised of fixed-size, scroll-down panels that don't "flow" like traditional comics/graphic novels do. On top of that, Lore Olympus has been around for 5 years, which is how it has amassed a huge following. It's very much another contender for "voted best because popular" picks.
I loved the Martian :( I haven’t read any of his other books, but the Martian was so funny (it literally made me laugh a lot ), but also a little heartbreaking at points
📚💖 Thanks for always keeping me company when I’m in need for entertainment while doing tasks at home. Your opinions are always so good and I enjoy learning stuff from you ☺️
I’ve never read Sally Rooney, but I have seen the Normal People Hulu show (before I knew there was even a book, I binged the show in one sitting) and I thought it was a masterpiece of a show. so beautifully shot. I don’t think I’ll read the book, because, honestly, the themes were a bit triggering, so I don’t think I need to experience it twice. I’ve heard the show is better than the book, so that has also solidified my thoughts. But after what you said about her other book, I think I’ll steer clear Also! I absolutely love Leigh Bardugo's writing as a YA novelist. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are my two all-time favorite YA fantasy novels! The first three books (Shadow & Bone trilogy) were alright, and obviously important for world building, but I read SOC and CK first, so going back to read S&B trilogy was dull. I love the darkness of the characters, the diversity, the LGTBQ+ rep in mannnny ways, the duality of womanhood (or girlhood?). I think she's an excellent writer. King of Scars and Rule of Wolves were also great books, I liked them better than the trilogy, mainly because it had all the characters I loved and none of the ones I didn't. hahaha
Personally I love romance, but it’s a genre that I’m very picky about as well. “The people we meet on vacation” felt like..a chore to read like my mom was making be read this for summer reading, the writing was messy and I couldn’t comprehend some to most of the parts well. (Also I just don’t like books that write in first person in general so..) I think the characters had a good dynamic(talking the sense of extroverted x introverted) , I could compare them to some other characters that I really like but Poppy and Alex had no chemistry at all and nothing about them stick to me. Also the jumps between the past and present were so annoying an just felt like a filler beach episode.
Genuinely love how you were able to review these books without spoiling anything I love your thoughts and it was very informative personally I hate reading books from the good reads award as most of the times it's biased While I'm not atheist {I'm Christian} I genuinely hate when books shove catholic or Christianity down peoples throats and making them {or trying to} feel guilty for not believing in God which in my opinion is annoying
OH MY GOD... I don't know if you will ever read my comment, but I agree with you ONE HUNDRED PERCENT on Sally Rooney's book review. I just finished her book 'conversations with friends' and for the life of me, I have never felt such hatred towards any book like this before. I was trying to figure where I had seen a bad review of this author and I remembered your video! As I rewatched you reviewing her book, I FELT it in my bones that this is exactly what I would say for her book 'conversations with friends' as well!!!! Even though the books are different, your review feels like it's meant for 'Conversations with Friends'. Pretentious characters who are awful to each other, a lot of miscommunication, PRETENTIOUS (needs to be repeated because who drinks wine and smokes and travels to France and at the same time says they are BROKE with negative balance in their account), dry descriptions of nature, lacking emotion, passion and soul! - truth. (and thank god you didn't read the book, but listened to the audiobook. There are no quotation marks at all and it was so hard to understand whether it was said by someone else, or it was the monologue of the main character. so frustrating)
As a recovering opiate addict, I’ve been recalling wanting to read Empire of Pain. My only problem is I can’t get into books like it, after your review I might just go for it!
It’s possibly the most gripping nonfiction book I’ve ever read. Especially if you have personal experience with the subject matter, I think you’ll be drawn in immediately. The audiobook is also excellent, so maybe try that! I’m so glad that you’re in recovery ❤️
📚Elizabeth, I give you lots of credit for sticking with most of these books even if you didn't care for them. I'd be abandoning the ship so fast. I might miss out on some good parts by stopping books so fast but I think life is too short. lol
How I've waited for this video! Though I don't read as much now as I use to do (studing at university so it's alot of reading anyway) I still enjoy listening to all your book reviews and adding books to my TBR list. I have some of the winners on my TBR so it will be interesting to see if I share the same oppinion as you do 🙂 I just have to say, even though romance/YA isn't your preference, I think you really should read The fault in our stars by John Green. I'm 27, and its my favorite book. I can't tell you how many times I've read it, both in swedish and in english. It is soul tearing, heart warming (and breaking), making me bawl my eyes out and also gives me a huge smile and fuzzy feelings, all the feels in one book. 📚
As someone who likes lore Olympus: it does read better in a week by week format, very little happens in any episode but just enough to keep you hooked. And yeah, it is for a young adult demographic. If you didn't like it so far I don't recommend reading the rest; It get's better but it still the same story
📚 Thank you for enduring the pain so we don’t have to if we don’t want to. I had considered reading the winners, but I think I’ll pass for most of them. Particularly that 80s one. I already lived through the decade once. I’ll pass on reliving it.
I haven't read any of the winners, which happens to me every year. From what I hear, I feel like every year they're a very mixed bag. 📖 I also would like to thank you because I recently read The house in the cerulean sea because you loved it so much last year, and I really enjoyed it!
Thanks for being honest with your reviews! I've only read 1 of the winners, but even hearing this helps me be more objective about stories I read. I also find that I'm usually averse to reading books (or even watching shows) that are very popular unless I found out about them on my own... Idk what it is lol. I HIGHLY recommend We Free the Stars (and the first book),the second book in particular is just so beautifully done, the characters have real conflict with each other (family or otherwise) while they try to defeat the "great evil" and even the antagonist has depth to him, and they make real true mistakes with consequences. It honestly didn't read as YA to me, because the characters are so nuanced, and although the protagonist is 17, the rest are older. Sabaa Tahir's series is also decent, the last book most of all
Your examples from The Last Thing He Told Me sound so annoying to read omg kudos to you for finishing it. “Melodramatic” sounds about right. I would’ve dropped that book SO fast 🏃♀️🏃♀️
I’m SO glad I’m not the only one who feels negatively towards people we meet on vacation and lore Olympus!!! I gave both of them 2 stars, and honestly I was being unnecessarily generous with those lol. I completelyyyy agree with all of your thoughts on both of them!! I also am not personally a big fan of romance in general, so me not getting the hype of PWMOV isn’t the biggest shocker, but I do NOTTTT understand the hype of lore Olympus. At all. Besides the art style being gorgeous. But even then, the over sexualization of the women annoyed me so so much. I was on the fence about continuing to read the next volumes just to see if it got better, but hearing you talk about it has me maybe realizing I’ll spare myself from that experience lol…
I'm glad I could show you you aren't alone 😅 I've heard Lore Olympus picks up after the first volume but honestly I'm irritated they would compile what amounts to a brief introduction into a volume that cost almost $30. If they'd included more and delivered some kind of hook to catch my attention I'd be willing to read more, but in this case I'm done.
📖📚This was awesome!! I love have a better idea of which are worth it and which to skip! Girl you went off on that Sally Rooney book and I am here for it! Another book I would recommend from the Debut Novel category is The Five Wounds!
Oh! And I LOVE me some Jenny Lawson. I’m super grateful to live in San Antonio where she has her own independent bookstore! I was thinking the other day, wouldn’t it be awesome if Elizabeth came to Nowhere Bookshop to teach a class on reading journaling!! Just a thought :)
I’m glad I could potentially save you the pain of reading books you won’t enjoy! Oo, I’ll have to check that one out. Also, oh my God, I would adore that! 🥺
I haven't read any of the books mentioned here, I don't care about awards, but as always I enjoy so much hearing you talk about books that I'm so happy you continue to make these videos 📚 Also, as my recommendation to you, I think you should try sci-fi romance, for example, Ruby Dixon 😉
Aw thanks! I don’t really care about the awards much, either, but I do love a reading challenge! I think I’ve heard that name before but I can’t conjure up a title. I’ll have to look them up!
@@PlantBasedBride Ruby Dixon is very prolific so she has many series. Because de world-building and the character's background it is best to read them in order. So, I would recommend Corsairs, because it is only four books. If you like it, it has a spinoff and it is set in the same universe as other series by the same author ;)
Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦👋👍❤️👋 really glad to see you post your opinion rather than rubber stamp it...there are several books out there in the romance and historical romance I read because of hype that were a complete waste of paper ink and time😜🤪🤬thank you thank you thank you
i once got project hail mary from my library and i read like two pages and immediately dnfed it because the protagonist was already so insufferable (just from the way he thought) i’m glad i didn’t force myself to continue because i probably wouldn’t have liked it
I wasn’t even 50 pages into PHM and I said to myself “this reads like it was meant to be turned into a movie”. At that point I didn’t even know Weir wrote the Martian or that he sold the movie rights to this book before it was even published. MC reads like a condescending redditor and the plot and secondary character stereotypes are like something out of a Marvel movie (yet somehow even cheesier). The cutesy alien stuff *might* have worked if weir did literally anything else right. But I hated the MC, didn’t buy any of the other characters, and the “problem arises-problem instantly solved” formula got old after the first few chapters Really the intrigue of the astrophage and Eridian were the only things that kept me interested. and then the Eridian just turns out to be a 5 legged version of Grace! You can’t make this stuff up. I like a good cheesy popcorn movie every now and then, but man oh man do I hate reading one. Worst book I’ve ever finished
I would love to know your opinions on a coupe of my favourites that were nominated but didn’t make it. For Horror/New Fiction, I absolutely LOVED The Push (do not recommend if you have any thoughts or hopes of parenthood, as it’s all the worst fears of that come true) and The Personal Librarian for Historical Fiction. Highly recommend those if you need more to add to your TBR 📚
I recently signed up on Goodreads and received an email to vote. I deleted it since I hadn't read any of the books. Crazy me for thinking that was the reasonable thing to do!
I was thinking of reading of Sally Rooney just to see what all the hype was about (much like half the people picking up the books now I feel😅), but after that gem about religious beliefs - being an Atheist myself - I think I'll be too pissed to continue any further than that point. 😵
From what I hear her other two books don't have the same religious content so they might work better for you! This one was definitely frustrating to read as an atheist.
📙📙🖋✒️ I love Malibu Rising even though I don’t normally love family drama books. I mean I loved it so much that I told my husband we would name our next dog Nina Riva! 😂😂 Jenny Lawson is great, but I have only read her first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. It was great! Totally agree with you on Firekeeper’s Daughter! This video was fun to listen to-I appreciate your putting it out there!
Was The Final Girls Support Group my favorite horror last year? No. But I was just really happy to see other authors recognized because Stephen King has had a lock on that category for the last decade lol. Thanks for your thoughts on Sally Rooney, I've been wanting to try her for FOMO, but this makes me want to pass lol. Sorry you had so many hate reads, I probably would have given up.
That’s a good point about King! I’ve never read his work but have heard mixed things. I’d love to see a non white male author getting recognition in the horror genre! There are so many interesting stories being told.
@@PlantBasedBride I had to do some research cause I was curious lol. Silvia Moreno Garcia won last year for Mexican Gothic, which makes her the only woman and POC winner of the category! Of course, Grady won this year. Dean Koontz won in 2015. King has won every other year since the awards started. He has NINE awards lol. I've read a handful of his with mixed results, but it is absolutely a popularity contest that needs to be addressed. Maas, Bardugo, Riordan, and Colleen Hoover seem to dominate in their categories as well.
I can understand your reasons for why Lore Olympus didn't vibe with you, I have friends that don't like it either. It is one of those stories that either you can relate, or not. And that is totally fine! I will tell you that the story does get better, at least from my perspective. I personally loved the art style and color palette, but again, not everyone agrees. I love this story and all of the drama. It has this way of mixing the modern world with the Greek history and making it a type of love story that, again, you can relate to, or not. I still loved hearing your opinion on it regardless, can't wait to watch your next video. 💚
Love a good bookish video! Does this one count as your January reading wrap-up? And will you ever do a wrap-up for Dec 2021? Also, since I saw it in the nominees when you were scrolling through, I highly recommend Detransition, Baby--though I also really liked the Sally Rooney book so our tastes probably don't align in the slow-paced, reflective, character-driven fiction realm lol
I actually adore slow paced, reflective, character driven fiction! I just have to enjoy the writing style and the characters, as well, and unfortunately Rooney didn’t deliver for me in that department. I’ve had that one on my TBR for a while so hopefully I’ll get around to it soon!
@@PlantBasedBride that is fair! I think Torrey Peters' style (and her characters, for that matter) has a lot more "personality" than Rooney's--definitely less Siri-like haha
Are you doing Canada Reads? I've dived in for the first time ever, focusing on the short list - and have read books I'd never have read otherwise. Mind blown, some tears, and many opinions later, I am one book off from having read all 5 books. Very much looking forward to the debates on CBC.
@@PlantBasedBride Still working my way through the video... ;) I very much agree with you about People We Meet on Vacation - very much didn't enjoy it, especially due to how young the characters seemed. That said, I had a blast with Emily Henry's other book Beach Read. Might be worth a try for you if you ever want to try another romance. PS Also try John Green's The Fault in Our Stars for a master class of how male authors can write women (OK, teenaged girls) well.
Having read The Martian before, hearing that there wasn't any swearing in project hail mary was odd. There was a decent amount of swearing in The Martian and i thought that would've continued through the authors other work. I also felt that it was a bit monotonous to read. Granted I read The Martian for school so that might've been a factor. 📖📚
That’s so interesting! I found it jarring, honestly, though I certainly don’t need characters to swear (and sometimes too much swearing or awkwardly inserted swearing can take me out of the narrative, as well!) It just really added to the juvenile quality of the book and the character, in my opinion.
@@PlantBasedBride I also don't need swearing in really any of my entertainment but, from what I remember, The Martian used swears where a normal person might. Like when getting badly injured or told really bad news. I personally feel that in the case of The Martian the movie is better but that could just be me.
I don't know if you'll see this but... what's the best way to review a book? I feel like I'm just completely unable to review books but I want to. Also I might try reading all the winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards but I suspect I'll feel much the same way you have about all of them lol.
Are you reviewing just for yourself or to inform others? I try to touch on pacing, writing style, characters, plot, and my enjoyment as well as compiling potential triggers. Though really I just talk about the books the way I would to a friend who asked me what I thought!
@@PlantBasedBride I'm reviewing for both reasons! I want to be able to review it so I better understand it myself as well as inform others. Thank you so much for the tips!
I had to DNF The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires. I hated the main protagonist, she kept tearing herself down and it made me angry that the story couldn't decide whether or not she was strong or that she couldn't do anything because she was just a "dumb simple housewife" and from then on I decided not to read anything from Grady Hendrix.
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You are intelligent, girl.
I watched a booktuber vote and was amazed at the process. She states more than once she hadn’t read any of the books in certain categories but she loved a cover or she loved the author. Very much a popularity competition.
What! 😳 that’s ridiculous
15:34 is giving “the poison. The poison for kuzco. The poison chosen especially to kill kuzco. Kuzco’s poison”
The Sally Rooney rant was truly the highlight of this video, I felt so seen for those 8 and a half minutes 😂 will also be checking out Broken! 📖📚📖📚
Haha I’m so glad 😂
This is why I don't really like the good reads awards--because it is just a popularity contest. Especially with TikTok boosting the life out of some books. You can look at the nominees and know who will win just because the author name or series. I always feel really disheartened.
For lore Olympus, I've read it and it's fine. Anyone saying it is the best persephone and Hades they've read probably mean it is the ONLY persephone/hades they've read lol
Hope you read some good books to make up for all the hate reads 💖
Lol re: Lore Olympus, I didn’t want to say it but that’s what I was thinking 👀😅 I totally agree and I hope so too!
I adore Hadestown - what Hades/Persephone fiction should I read?
I finished Crying in H-Mart last month and it hit so close to home. I have an Asian immigrant mother and a white American father. Everything Michelle talked about really resonated with me. It made me really see things through my mom's eyes. I have since reevaluated our relationship and I'm working harder to show her how much I love appreciate her. I cried so hard at some parts lol
I'm so glad you felt seen by it! That representation is so important. And the fact that it has shifted how you approach your relationship with your mother is huge. It's such a special book ❤
THANK YOU, I felt like I was going insane when everyone raved about Hail Mary. Crying in H Mart was amazing and almost uncomfortably relatable as a mixed child growing up in a white country, highly recommend for everyone though. 💛
I’m so glad it wasn’t just me!! And I’m so glad to hear Crying in H Mart felt like an accurate representation of the experience of growing up mixed. I thought it was beautiful and painful in equal measure, but I couldn’t speak to the representation ❤️
📚📚as someone who started reading lore Olympus in webtoons, I agree about the first physical volume not being very compelling. With being able to just keep going, the story moves forward more quickly with more interesting plot points, but the physical book suffers because each “chapter” is relatively short and not much happens, and the reader can’t scroll so it feels longer.
It would have been nice if they'd included more of the story into the volume! At least enough to hook the reader a bit more.
@@PlantBasedBride Yes, the format of webtoons often means that the stories are much more drawn out, and told over the course of many many many weeks. It's like trying to adapt a television show to a movie, but instead of condensing the tv show plot, they just turned the first three episodes and put them together and called it a movie.
Every time I see your notification, my happy time begins and I am really exited to watch it.
Aw I love that 🥺❤️
I appreciate the warnings sections of your books so much! It feels much better adding books to be tbr when I know I'm not gonna get surprised by something I can't handle 💚
Love the challenge based reading, but definitely know it can be taxing so i appreciate you! It feels like you are providing super well rounded advice because you are willing to read the books you are not interested in along side the ones that you know you will love! 📚
I read seven books from the Horror category and in my opinion all of them were better than the winner. I agree with each point you made about "The Final Girl Support Group". I'm also at the point where I won't be reading any more of his books. I was so conflicted after reading my first book by him that I didn't leave a star rating. But after reading this book I can see a clear pattern.
It's too bad because he clearly has interesting ideas, but his execution leaves much to be desired.
The Webtoon for Lore Olympus is better than the physical copy. I'm not sure why the physicals copy fell flat. The 2nd seasons more story happens and leaves on a cliff hanger to wait for the author/artist to write/draw season 3.
Thank you for another great video ❤️
And oh, finally someone didn't like people we meet on vacation as much as I did (and I actually like reading contemporary romance from time to time). I forced myself through this entire book just so I could understand why is it so popular.
Yeah, I didn’t get the appeal. It felt pretty pointless 😅
I enjoy watching your book reviews. We have such opposite tastes in books. I often love the books you hate and hate the books you love but I appreciate your thoughts and transparency about the books you read. Thank you for your videos.
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Haha I love this so much! I tried to read Beautiful World because I loved Rooney’s first two books, but couldn’t get into it. And had to DNF Hail Mary (and the Martian, though I enjoyed the movie) because I wanted the main character to die after one page :)
Lol I’m glad I’m not the only one!😅
John and Hank Green aren’t twins btw, John is 3 years or so older!
okaay so I got my coffee, check; my notebook, check; stationary supplies to write notes, check; phone notes app open to write down the books recommended by you in this video that matches my style or piques my interest, check and the beautiful moon peeping through the window for the aesthetic effect, check....and now I'm all set to watch a 50 min video of Eliz in one go.....🤓🤩😍🥰
Thank you for the review on Project Hail Mary! I goddamn ADORED The Martian and Project Hail Mary has been on my TBR for a while, but yeah, your review is a good reminder to go into it knowing it won't be for everyone. I do have to confess I like a meme reference, haha. 📖
(I did absolutely adore A Psalm For The Wild-Built, though, and would have happily loved to see it win, though!)
I liked Project Hail Mary even more than The Martian!! If you liked The Martian you should like this one too - very similar in the humour, science, and just-in-time saves 💪
Thank you for this video, I completely agree with you!! I find some of the finalists/winners on Goodreads quite good, but I can't understand how others got so many votes. Framing the Goodreads Choice Awards as popularity awards is very accurate.
It’s frustrating, for sure, but I’m not sure how a public vote could ever really be anything but. I may need to stop paying attention in future for my own mental health 😂
I am so blown away by the fact that you finished all these books you hated??? Like how did you make yourself do that.
I was truly hoping they’d turn around for the most part! I’d heard so many good things that I thought for sure they’d get better at some point 😅
I am so relieved you didn't even try to read A Court of Silver Flames, truly. It was AWFUL, so bad that it made me retroactively dislike the first 3 books and every single major character. And for the thousandth year in a row I was really frustrated to see her win the category she was in automatically based on her name alone. It's even more frustrating that now that her books are being categorized as adult fantasy, my favorite genre, no one I read and enjoy will ever win again...
Definitely very frustrating! There are so many incredible authors in the adult fantasy genre that don’t get nearly as much recognition 😞
I also did a video reading all the winners and it was... interesting. It's obviously a popularity contest, a lot of books won because of the author or the bookclubs, but then I also found some new favourites so I'm glad I read them!
Haha yup interesting is a good word for it 👀
I mean, the Court of Silver Flames had a little bit more adult feel than the previous parts. It was all about a deep trauma and a redemption arc for Nesta, the hateful tough sister, accepting yourself and dealing with romantic feelings towards someone you don't want to feel vulnerable with because you've been hurt before. It wasn't bad for a 30 yo me ;) The rage at the first boo? Oh so relatable. I didn't read this one but the rage felt familiar :D I personally love Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House is my top 3 fav books and I have 2 books of hers left to read. I am itching to get to them but I know I will be sad to finish all she wrote so I am delaying it.
That’s good to hear! I honestly don’t even remember who Nesta is so I definitely would have been lost if I’d read it 😅
Rick Riordan is probably one of my favourite authors. I read all of the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus, but I was around 13-15 when I started reading his books. Also I‘ve only read one in the original English version, the rest were translations.
A Series I love at the moment is the „traitors trilogy“ by Erin Beaty. But I’m still in my teenage years, don’t know if Someone older would enjoy too. I love the „genders are equal“ thought our main characters Sage and Alex have in a world where that’s just not common. 📖
📖hearing you describe how the books were really not your alley for most of the video but I'm glad that you found some that you enjoyed!
As a fairly new goodreads user, I love these videos that you make!
I’m glad you enjoy them!
Not all webtoons are like that- a lot of them aren't actually as "well written" as lore olympus (it used to be that a lot of these comics were written by people whose first language was not english), but as some one who has read them for years (and kept up with at least 10 that post on a each day of the week). They are definitely a different substance entirely than books for me. I read them and have a different set of standards and what im looking for. There is a lot of dissapointment to be found in the romance genre on webtoons- especially the most popular ones, but there is actually a ton of really great adventure and action comics on there. The artwork is also something to be appreciated. Some recommendations: Gul, X and Ash, Nomads, Jungle Juice, Lumine, the lone necromancer, Omniscient reader, the strongest florist, and 66,666 years: advent of the dark mage
It’s my understanding that a 1-star rating means “Hated It,” which seems appropriate for that first book.
Jenny (The Bloggess) Lawson is absolutely amazing. I simply adore her.
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I definitely try to reserve 1 stars for books I hate! They don't come around too often, though this video would beg to differ 😂
I am so glad I am not alone in absolutely not enjoying "Beautiful World where are you" and seeing you ranting about it brought me joy! Also I might skip "Project hail mary", although I was kinda excited for it. You brushed some topics I wouldn't like (condescending and convenience of suddenly remembering things). So thanks a lot! 📚📖
haha I'm glad my ranting could entertain you! Yeah, PHM was a big let down for me. Maybe try reading a sample chapter and see if the tone works for you? Lots of people loved it but those of us who didn't *really* didn't 😅
@@PlantBasedBride I will try! Thank you :D
Feeling like you're missing some context is exactly how I felt when I read normal people by Sally Rooney
I really did feel like I was an alien (or maybe Rooney was) while reading 😅
@@PlantBasedBride everyone loves Sally Rooney's books so much and I felt like I was missing out, glad to know I'm not alone
@@ArtyGeek Normal People is currently the most strange and creepy book I read last year (and maybe for my entire life). Sometimes I felt concern and touched by some of the characters' thoughts but most of the Time I felt like these persons were totally UNnormal. They acte so strange and so problematic. At the end of the book, I was'nt in a good mood, I felt myself "dirty" and I was needed a big break by going outside x')
There have been many books that I felt were just generally not well written or good books that had really high ratings - I remember reading ACOTAR (sorry) and could not for the life of me figure out why all the books had such high ratings.
I think that’s what frustrates me the most! It’s one thing if the book is just not my thing; that happens all of the time. But when a book is just badly written and clearly hasn’t been adequately edited, it just becomes painful 😭
I feel about ACOTAR the way Elizabeth feels about Beautiful World, Where Are You 😂 I do not get it.
@@gabriellenicholas6532 Seriously! It was an absolute slog for me to get through the first book. I get that some tropes are popular in YA novels but the story felt so disjointed and awkward as a whole.
I absolutely loved this video and your straightforward opinions!!
Glad you enjoyed! 😊❤
I came here after DNFing Hail Mary at 100 pages. I just couldn’t stomach anymore. Thank you for validating my feelings 🤣
One of my favorite videos recently, I love your rants!!!
Haha I’m glad you enjoyed it 😂
Thanks for all your reviews. I agree with many of your thoughts, and not so much with others. As it should be. BTW - the Green brothers aren’t twins - John is 3 years older.
Really?? I definitely thought they were haha 😅
📖📚📘 I could listen to you talk about books all day 💖
So happy you loved Winter’s Orbit! I wish there were a YA SF category the same way there is one for YA fantasy. I’m also so relieved you loved Jenny Lawson; I adore her work and often describe her combination of wit and heartache as “shatteringly” funny. Your anti-recs were also super enjoyable in a very different way. 📚
It was so good! I read is as an ebook that I got as an ARC from the publisher and I really want to get a physical copy to reread and keep on my shelf ❤ Oh my gosh, that's the perfect way to put it! It definitely was shatteringly funny 😅
I am actually really glad that you are giving us your opinion! I only read normal people by sally rooney and didnt get the hype (and actually Aclockwork reader recently published a video on some of those favorite sad book tok books where she sad she didnt like it either). If you have the time you should read the poppy war (fantasy!) 📚
I’ve been wanting to read The Poppy War for so long but keep forgetting to get a copy! I should do that now while I’m thinking about it haha
Not me literally pushing my hold on The Final Girl Support Group back a few weeks right as your review came up for it lol. I'll still read it probably but will definitely keep the things you pointed out in mind. :)
I absolutely loved Crying in H Mart. Books around grief also hit especially hard for me.
I hope you enjoy it more than I did! And I’m the same way ❤️
A court of silver flames loved it
Starting this year I’ve taken up book journaling and it has really gotten me to focus and take time for my reading. I really enjoyed hearing your opinions of the books. I saw Billy Summers nominated in the second category, and highly recommend that book. It’s beautifully told. I really loved it!
I don't think I've heard much about that one! I'll have to look it up ❤
Hi Elizabeth - I know books / enjoyment is very personal, but you are pretty much 100% on for me in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Contemporary. If you hate something, the odds are very high I will. That said, man, I just feel badly that you read or listened to so many books that weren't enjoyable. Life is too short for spending time on bad books, so in future, if you get into it and DNF, that's good enough for me as your fan! As always, very much enjoyed your video and I thank you for your hard work for us.
As an avid webtoon consumer, I heartily agree that the way webtoons are drawn/written don't translate well into physical books, especially story-driven narratives. Webtoons are comprised of fixed-size, scroll-down panels that don't "flow" like traditional comics/graphic novels do. On top of that, Lore Olympus has been around for 5 years, which is how it has amassed a huge following. It's very much another contender for "voted best because popular" picks.
That context helps, thank you!
I loved the Martian :( I haven’t read any of his other books, but the Martian was so funny (it literally made me laugh a lot ), but also a little heartbreaking at points
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Thanks for always keeping me company when I’m in need for entertainment while doing tasks at home. Your opinions are always so good and I enjoy learning stuff from you ☺️
I’ve never read Sally Rooney, but I have seen the Normal People Hulu show (before I knew there was even a book, I binged the show in one sitting) and I thought it was a masterpiece of a show. so beautifully shot. I don’t think I’ll read the book, because, honestly, the themes were a bit triggering, so I don’t think I need to experience it twice. I’ve heard the show is better than the book, so that has also solidified my thoughts. But after what you said about her other book, I think I’ll steer clear
Also! I absolutely love Leigh Bardugo's writing as a YA novelist. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are my two all-time favorite YA fantasy novels! The first three books (Shadow & Bone trilogy) were alright, and obviously important for world building, but I read SOC and CK first, so going back to read S&B trilogy was dull. I love the darkness of the characters, the diversity, the LGTBQ+ rep in mannnny ways, the duality of womanhood (or girlhood?). I think she's an excellent writer. King of Scars and Rule of Wolves were also great books, I liked them better than the trilogy, mainly because it had all the characters I loved and none of the ones I didn't. hahaha
This video made my morning so much better! Thank you 📚
Haha I’m so glad! ❤️
Personally I love romance, but it’s a genre that I’m very picky about as well. “The people we meet on vacation” felt like..a chore to read like my mom was making be read this for summer reading, the writing was messy and I couldn’t comprehend some to most of the parts well. (Also I just don’t like books that write in first person in general so..) I think the characters had a good dynamic(talking the sense of extroverted x introverted) , I could compare them to some other characters that I really like but Poppy and Alex had no chemistry at all and nothing about them stick to me. Also the jumps between the past and present were so annoying an just felt like a filler beach episode.
Genuinely love how you were able to review these books without spoiling anything I love your thoughts and it was very informative personally I hate reading books from the good reads award as most of the times it's biased
While I'm not atheist {I'm Christian} I genuinely hate when books shove catholic or Christianity down peoples throats and making them {or trying to} feel guilty for not believing in God which in my opinion is annoying
OH MY GOD... I don't know if you will ever read my comment, but I agree with you ONE HUNDRED PERCENT on Sally Rooney's book review.
I just finished her book 'conversations with friends' and for the life of me, I have never felt such hatred towards any book like this before. I was trying to figure where I had seen a bad review of this author and I remembered your video!
As I rewatched you reviewing her book, I FELT it in my bones that this is exactly what I would say for her book 'conversations with friends' as well!!!! Even though the books are different, your review feels like it's meant for 'Conversations with Friends'.
Pretentious characters who are awful to each other, a lot of miscommunication, PRETENTIOUS (needs to be repeated because who drinks wine and smokes and travels to France and at the same time says they are BROKE with negative balance in their account), dry descriptions of nature, lacking emotion, passion and soul! - truth.
(and thank god you didn't read the book, but listened to the audiobook. There are no quotation marks at all and it was so hard to understand whether it was said by someone else, or it was the monologue of the main character. so frustrating)
📘 I love how honest you are! Greetings from Austria!💜💜💜💜💜
omg "narrated by siri" made me laugh lmao
Your nails are always on point! I remember you said you did them yourself.... I know this is a bit niche but vid or igtv of how you do your nails?
I have a Tik Tok showing the process! It’s linked in the description 💅🏻
As a recovering opiate addict, I’ve been recalling wanting to read Empire of Pain. My only problem is I can’t get into books like it, after your review I might just go for it!
It’s possibly the most gripping nonfiction book I’ve ever read. Especially if you have personal experience with the subject matter, I think you’ll be drawn in immediately. The audiobook is also excellent, so maybe try that! I’m so glad that you’re in recovery ❤️
@@PlantBasedBride Thank you, it’s been a constant struggle but I’m glad too ❤️
📚Elizabeth, I give you lots of credit for sticking with most of these books even if you didn't care for them. I'd be abandoning the ship so fast. I might miss out on some good parts by stopping books so fast but I think life is too short. lol
How I've waited for this video! Though I don't read as much now as I use to do (studing at university so it's alot of reading anyway) I still enjoy listening to all your book reviews and adding books to my TBR list. I have some of the winners on my TBR so it will be interesting to see if I share the same oppinion as you do 🙂 I just have to say, even though romance/YA isn't your preference, I think you really should read The fault in our stars by John Green. I'm 27, and its my favorite book. I can't tell you how many times I've read it, both in swedish and in english. It is soul tearing, heart warming (and breaking), making me bawl my eyes out and also gives me a huge smile and fuzzy feelings, all the feels in one book. 📚
I’m loosely familiar with the story of that one! Maybe I’ll read it now that I’ve had a good experience with John Green’s writing ☺️
I’m so sad UA-cam unsubscribed me from your channel but I’m glad to be resubscribed and seeing your videos again.
As someone who likes lore Olympus: it does read better in a week by week format, very little happens in any episode but just enough to keep you hooked. And yeah, it is for a young adult demographic. If you didn't like it so far I don't recommend reading the rest; It get's better but it still the same story
📚 Thank you for enduring the pain so we don’t have to if we don’t want to. I had considered reading the winners, but I think I’ll pass for most of them. Particularly that 80s one. I already lived through the decade once. I’ll pass on reliving it.
I'm a bit surprised that The Spanish Love Deception won! I haven't read it myself but I've only seen negative reviews on booktube lol
I haven't read any of the winners, which happens to me every year. From what I hear, I feel like every year they're a very mixed bag. 📖
I also would like to thank you because I recently read The house in the cerulean sea because you loved it so much last year, and I really enjoyed it!
Thanks for being honest with your reviews! I've only read 1 of the winners, but even hearing this helps me be more objective about stories I read. I also find that I'm usually averse to reading books (or even watching shows) that are very popular unless I found out about them on my own... Idk what it is lol.
I HIGHLY recommend We Free the Stars (and the first book),the second book in particular is just so beautifully done, the characters have real conflict with each other (family or otherwise) while they try to defeat the "great evil" and even the antagonist has depth to him, and they make real true mistakes with consequences. It honestly didn't read as YA to me, because the characters are so nuanced, and although the protagonist is 17, the rest are older.
Sabaa Tahir's series is also decent, the last book most of all
Thank you for the recommendations! And I can totally relate lol if a book becomes super popular or hyped I feel a lot less interested in reading it 😂
Your examples from The Last Thing He Told Me sound so annoying to read omg kudos to you for finishing it. “Melodramatic” sounds about right. I would’ve dropped that book SO fast 🏃♀️🏃♀️
I love your energy in this video btw 😂 your very specific “scenario” for how you felt about People We Meet on Vacation cracked me up
I definitely rolled my eyes a lot while reading that one 😂
I read an ARC of Love in Pajamas and really enjoyed it. Malibu Rising was a surprise. I liked the soapy plot.
Yeah, I was really surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did!
I’m SO glad I’m not the only one who feels negatively towards people we meet on vacation and lore Olympus!!! I gave both of them 2 stars, and honestly I was being unnecessarily generous with those lol. I completelyyyy agree with all of your thoughts on both of them!! I also am not personally a big fan of romance in general, so me not getting the hype of PWMOV isn’t the biggest shocker, but I do NOTTTT understand the hype of lore Olympus. At all. Besides the art style being gorgeous. But even then, the over sexualization of the women annoyed me so so much. I was on the fence about continuing to read the next volumes just to see if it got better, but hearing you talk about it has me maybe realizing I’ll spare myself from that experience lol…
I'm glad I could show you you aren't alone 😅 I've heard Lore Olympus picks up after the first volume but honestly I'm irritated they would compile what amounts to a brief introduction into a volume that cost almost $30. If they'd included more and delivered some kind of hook to catch my attention I'd be willing to read more, but in this case I'm done.
📖📚This was awesome!! I love have a better idea of which are worth it and which to skip! Girl you went off on that Sally Rooney book and I am here for it! Another book I would recommend from the Debut Novel category is The Five Wounds!
Oh! And I LOVE me some Jenny Lawson. I’m super grateful to live in San Antonio where she has her own independent bookstore! I was thinking the other day, wouldn’t it be awesome if Elizabeth came to Nowhere Bookshop to teach a class on reading journaling!! Just a thought :)
I’m glad I could potentially save you the pain of reading books you won’t enjoy! Oo, I’ll have to check that one out. Also, oh my God, I would adore that! 🥺
I haven't read any of the books mentioned here, I don't care about awards, but as always I enjoy so much hearing you talk about books that I'm so happy you continue to make these videos 📚 Also, as my recommendation to you, I think you should try sci-fi romance, for example, Ruby Dixon 😉
Aw thanks! I don’t really care about the awards much, either, but I do love a reading challenge! I think I’ve heard that name before but I can’t conjure up a title. I’ll have to look them up!
@@PlantBasedBride Ruby Dixon is very prolific so she has many series. Because de world-building and the character's background it is best to read them in order. So, I would recommend Corsairs, because it is only four books. If you like it, it has a spinoff and it is set in the same universe as other series by the same author ;)
You should definitely start to read books by Leigh Bardugo. Six of crows is amazing! The characters will always be in my heart, I love them so much 📚
I’ve read six of crows but it wasn’t really my cup of tea. I don’t have any plans to read more by Bardugo!
Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦👋👍❤️👋 really glad to see you post your opinion rather than rubber stamp it...there are several books out there in the romance and historical romance I read because of hype that were a complete waste of paper ink and time😜🤪🤬thank you thank you thank you
i totally recommend reading open water! it didn't win the best debut category but i personally think it's worth a read
Oo I’ll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation ❤️
35:54 John and Hank Green aren't twins 🥲, just brothers
I legitimately thought they were the same person for years 😂 what do I know lol
i once got project hail mary from my library and i read like two pages and immediately dnfed it because the protagonist was already so insufferable (just from the way he thought)
i’m glad i didn’t force myself to continue because i probably wouldn’t have liked it
I hated firekeeper's daughter because it made me really anxious. But maybe I read it in a bad state of mind.
I wasn’t even 50 pages into PHM and I said to myself “this reads like it was meant to be turned into a movie”.
At that point I didn’t even know Weir wrote the Martian or that he sold the movie rights to this book before it was even published.
MC reads like a condescending redditor and the plot and secondary character stereotypes are like something out of a Marvel movie (yet somehow even cheesier).
The cutesy alien stuff *might* have worked if weir did literally anything else right. But I hated the MC, didn’t buy any of the other characters, and the “problem arises-problem instantly solved” formula got old after the first few chapters
Really the intrigue of the astrophage and Eridian were the only things that kept me interested. and then the Eridian just turns out to be a 5 legged version of Grace! You can’t make this stuff up.
I like a good cheesy popcorn movie every now and then, but man oh man do I hate reading one. Worst book I’ve ever finished
I relate 100% about Beautiful World haha
I would love to know your opinions on a coupe of my favourites that were nominated but didn’t make it. For Horror/New Fiction, I absolutely LOVED The Push (do not recommend if you have any thoughts or hopes of parenthood, as it’s all the worst fears of that come true) and The Personal Librarian for Historical Fiction. Highly recommend those if you need more to add to your TBR 📚
I’ll have to add those to my TBR!
I recently signed up on Goodreads and received an email to vote. I deleted it since I hadn't read any of the books. Crazy me for thinking that was the reasonable thing to do!
I was thinking of reading of Sally Rooney just to see what all the hype was about (much like half the people picking up the books now I feel😅), but after that gem about religious beliefs - being an Atheist myself - I think I'll be too pissed to continue any further than that point. 😵
From what I hear her other two books don't have the same religious content so they might work better for you! This one was definitely frustrating to read as an atheist.
📙📙🖋✒️ I love Malibu Rising even though I don’t normally love family drama books. I mean I loved it so much that I told my husband we would name our next dog Nina Riva! 😂😂 Jenny Lawson is great, but I have only read her first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. It was great! Totally agree with you on Firekeeper’s Daughter! This video was fun to listen to-I appreciate your putting it out there!
Was The Final Girls Support Group my favorite horror last year? No. But I was just really happy to see other authors recognized because Stephen King has had a lock on that category for the last decade lol. Thanks for your thoughts on Sally Rooney, I've been wanting to try her for FOMO, but this makes me want to pass lol. Sorry you had so many hate reads, I probably would have given up.
That’s a good point about King! I’ve never read his work but have heard mixed things. I’d love to see a non white male author getting recognition in the horror genre! There are so many interesting stories being told.
@@PlantBasedBride I had to do some research cause I was curious lol. Silvia Moreno Garcia won last year for Mexican Gothic, which makes her the only woman and POC winner of the category! Of course, Grady won this year. Dean Koontz won in 2015. King has won every other year since the awards started. He has NINE awards lol. I've read a handful of his with mixed results, but it is absolutely a popularity contest that needs to be addressed. Maas, Bardugo, Riordan, and Colleen Hoover seem to dominate in their categories as well.
Interesting, thank you for sharing your thoughts on these reads. 📚
📚 I’m so glad this video was recommended to me. Thank you for such honest reviews.
Exactly! I think beautiful world succeeded in the 'hate reading' genre hehe. I hated the book too but I had to read it because of work.
Haha oh no, I’m sorry you had to struggle through it like I did 😅
I can understand your reasons for why Lore Olympus didn't vibe with you, I have friends that don't like it either. It is one of those stories that either you can relate, or not. And that is totally fine! I will tell you that the story does get better, at least from my perspective. I personally loved the art style and color palette, but again, not everyone agrees. I love this story and all of the drama. It has this way of mixing the modern world with the Greek history and making it a type of love story that, again, you can relate to, or not. I still loved hearing your opinion on it regardless, can't wait to watch your next video. 💚
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I agree that the art style and colour palette was beautiful. It just didn’t grab me at all ❤️
📘don’t really do much on good reads. But I do enjoy you monthly book videos.
loved this video! such a great idea📚
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🥰
📚📚 loved hearing your opinions as a fellow Canadian. I definitely need to steer clear of project hail Mary! I'll read the fire keeper's daughter
the spanish love deception winning anything is actually insane 👁👁 there is zero character in that whole thing
I didn’t read much of it, but what I did was… less than stellar quality 😅
Love a good bookish video! Does this one count as your January reading wrap-up? And will you ever do a wrap-up for Dec 2021? Also, since I saw it in the nominees when you were scrolling through, I highly recommend Detransition, Baby--though I also really liked the Sally Rooney book so our tastes probably don't align in the slow-paced, reflective, character-driven fiction realm lol
I actually adore slow paced, reflective, character driven fiction! I just have to enjoy the writing style and the characters, as well, and unfortunately Rooney didn’t deliver for me in that department. I’ve had that one on my TBR for a while so hopefully I’ll get around to it soon!
@@PlantBasedBride that is fair! I think Torrey Peters' style (and her characters, for that matter) has a lot more "personality" than Rooney's--definitely less Siri-like haha
Love a long bookish video 😍😍😍😍📚📚📚👩🏻🏫
Same! They're my favourite to put on while I do chores or work on the computer 😊❤
Are you doing Canada Reads? I've dived in for the first time ever, focusing on the short list - and have read books I'd never have read otherwise. Mind blown, some tears, and many opinions later, I am one book off from having read all 5 books. Very much looking forward to the debates on CBC.
I’ve never heard of this but now I’m so excited to participate! Thank you for sharing 🥰
@@PlantBasedBride Still working my way through the video... ;) I very much agree with you about People We Meet on Vacation - very much didn't enjoy it, especially due to how young the characters seemed. That said, I had a blast with Emily Henry's other book Beach Read. Might be worth a try for you if you ever want to try another romance. PS Also try John Green's The Fault in Our Stars for a master class of how male authors can write women (OK, teenaged girls) well.
Having read The Martian before, hearing that there wasn't any swearing in project hail mary was odd. There was a decent amount of swearing in The Martian and i thought that would've continued through the authors other work. I also felt that it was a bit monotonous to read. Granted I read The Martian for school so that might've been a factor. 📖📚
That’s so interesting! I found it jarring, honestly, though I certainly don’t need characters to swear (and sometimes too much swearing or awkwardly inserted swearing can take me out of the narrative, as well!) It just really added to the juvenile quality of the book and the character, in my opinion.
@@PlantBasedBride I also don't need swearing in really any of my entertainment but, from what I remember, The Martian used swears where a normal person might. Like when getting badly injured or told really bad news. I personally feel that in the case of The Martian the movie is better but that could just be me.
Great video! 📚
Are Hank and John twins???
I loved this video! ✨📖
I’m so glad! 🥰
I don't know if you'll see this but... what's the best way to review a book? I feel like I'm just completely unable to review books but I want to.
Also I might try reading all the winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards but I suspect I'll feel much the same way you have about all of them lol.
Are you reviewing just for yourself or to inform others? I try to touch on pacing, writing style, characters, plot, and my enjoyment as well as compiling potential triggers. Though really I just talk about the books the way I would to a friend who asked me what I thought!
@@PlantBasedBride I'm reviewing for both reasons! I want to be able to review it so I better understand it myself as well as inform others. Thank you so much for the tips!
💕💗 I identify with your thoughts. Thank you 🌸🌿
I’ve left Goodreads for good for The StoryGraph. I haven’t deleted my account but I no longer track my books there no leave my reviews there.
I had to DNF The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires. I hated the main protagonist, she kept tearing herself down and it made me angry that the story couldn't decide whether or not she was strong or that she couldn't do anything because she was just a "dumb simple housewife" and from then on I decided not to read anything from Grady Hendrix.