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@ashleyfox2714 Год назад

I wish romance authors would stop with the whole "she's so petite and small and he's so tall and towers over her" thing. I don't mind it being mentioned a few times, but we get it already!!

@DanielaM367 Год назад

They tend to make it there whole personality 😂 like we need more to a character than their size!

@kellymelo7145 Год назад

My 5"10 ass gets 👺

@KatieColson Год назад

“If there’s one thing my book club is, it’s disappointing.” 😂 oh gabby nooooo

@gabbyreads Год назад

Lol sad but true 😂

@tewsimple Год назад

thank you for saying the twin trope is overdone!! every time there are twins in a thriller, i know they're going to switch places or be revealed as the "other twin" at the end lmao so sick of it

@roxieswonderousworld Год назад

Unpopular opinion I really enjoyed House Across the Lake by Riley Sager. I think I'm easy to please or didn't read enough of that trope. I bust out laughing when the audiobook narrator sounded like a chain smoker. I read it with my eyes not my ears. I also liked Jackal. I gave it 3.5 stars. It was a 5 star but that plot twist threw me off and I knocked a couple stars off. I gave The Book of Cold Cases 5 stars. I may be easy to please. I tend to like the books you love and hate. I did DNF Love on the Brian. I was hard on romance novels this year.

@2charlin Год назад

Me too!

@miquesbookvlogs372 Год назад

I think I enjoyed You've Reached Sam a bit more than you during our buddy read BUT the book was so unmemorable!😅 like I literally forgot we read it together... compared to other books we read like Battle Royale, Ice Planet Barbarians, The Four Winds... heck, even NINE LIVES, Sam is just so meh 😂

@judychapman1868 Год назад

Gabby, your comments about “House Across the Lake” and “The Book of Cold Cases” were spot on; I really like both of these authors but those two books were disappointing! ❤️❤️Judy❤️❤️

@hayleyirvine Год назад

I felt the exact same way about The Butcher and the Wren. I don’t want a thriller series, just something one and done and I HATED that there was no resolve at the end :(

@laurahawkenson Год назад

I was reading The Book of Cold Cases and my Libby hold ran out at 90% but I really have no desire to finish it, so I would agree with you on that one.

@LorenG2_ Год назад

Omg Gaby! I felt the same way about Tomorrow Tomorrow. I thought that I was the only one. To me some of the characters were unlikeable. The end was just rushed. I felt for Mazer though flawed I was rooting for him. I didn’t enjoy it as I thought I would.

@case4147 Год назад

Tomorrow x3 was definitely my biggest disappointment of the year. It felt really overindulgent and emotionally manipulative with the misery these characters experienced. Feels quite overhyped.

@areebasbops Год назад

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was my absolute favorite of this year. I loved reading about the development of video games and the relationship the characters had with the games they developed. Love on the Brain and The Butcher and the Wren were awful. I bought Butcher and the Wren because I love the Morbid podcast...but what did I read? There were times when I felt like the book had lost sight of its own plot line!

@marisolherrera5818 Год назад

Yesssss…I do not get the hype of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. It is beautifully written, but it didn’t really jive with me.

@kenzienoelle124 Год назад

100% agree with Tomorrow x3. Not a horrible book but I do not understand the hype!! Such a middle of the road book to me😅

@emilypeterson1133 Год назад

I loved the Sundown Motel and I hated the Book of Cold Cases. I agree with your stance 100%. I was so disappointed.

@queenkim8631 Год назад

I believe you will get a 5 star read for your bookclub in 2023🤧👏

@gabbyreads Год назад

Yes let’s manifest it!!! 😂

@angeladuckett1531 Год назад

I need to realize if a book has a ton of hype it’s probably not for me. Tomorrow x3 I DNFd. It was literally putting me to sleep. Another overhyped book was Lessons in Chemistry. I finished it but there was nothing about it that made it amazing, it was boring and just fine.

@TheThreeBookshelves Год назад

My most disappointing was Stay Awake by Megan Goldin. It was one of my most anticipated books, I thought it could be five stars, and I bought it at release (something I rarely do anymore, I’m using my library more often lately). And then it was SUCH a huge dumpster fire. So so so so SO bad. My only one-star of the year, which makes it even more infuriating!

@monikaliane Год назад

Disappointed would be It girl, What she found, the swell, upgrade, the last housewife, and my killer vacation

@starkidgirl101 Год назад

Oh I HATED my killer vacation. I was so upset!

@wallacejames221 Год назад

My most disappointing book was The Cartographers. I thought it would be good. I was really excited. And then it was /so bad/ that when I figured out the big twist, long before it gets revealed, I went "that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard" and skipped to the end. And then the ending just. Is so stupid. It has so many plot holes. It makes no sense. The worldbuilding is so stupid. God I regret picking up that book so much.

@tiernanandrews8168 Год назад

I totally agree about Something Wilder

@thestrawberryfeilds2 Год назад

After loving Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances I was very I’m disappointed in The Wilderwomen. I also I feel the same about Book of Cold Cases. I didn’t pick up the Christina Lauren book after the horrible lazy writing in A Holidaze. Also, while l loved TT&T, I understand where you are coming from. There wasn’t much plot and no historical ties to the time period (the 90s) which is disappointing for me since I was born in 73.

@Mano-Wan Год назад

I LOVED Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow... I thought it was BRILLIANT... I did listen to the audiobook which I thought was so well narrated... I bought the hardback and plan to read with my eyeballs and see if it is just as good... I don't play video games at all, so I was hesitant about reading... But the story is so much more than video games... Lessons in Chemistry is my favorite of the year, but this is very close behind 🙌🏽 But I'm right there with ya on House Across the Lake 🤷🏻‍♂

@justinkhchen Год назад

House Across the Lake is my guilty pleasure of the year 😝 But I was disappointed by Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, and Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier-both have premise that sounds great, but the execution is unexciting and a little lazy.

@Madi88886 Год назад

I enjoyed The Book of Cold Cases, but the fact that the plot twist was revealed so early was frustrating. I kept waiting for there to be another plot twist that never happened lol. I didn’t really enjoy reading from the perspective of the supposed killer. I would have much rather had more chapters focused on the present day, reading from Shea’s perspective. I found her life more interesting.

@rebekahmackenzie Год назад

I was so disappointed with How to Fake it in Hollywood. I think I gave it two stars.

@lynnbraden1044 Год назад

Something Wilder - the premise hits all my sweet spots - romance, adventure, treasure hunt, clues. I was sooo looking forward to it. What a let down - one dimensional characters, awkward pacing, odd clues in weird places. By the end, I didn't care if they found the treasure or not. 🤬 Ultimate frustration.

@NakiasHideaway Год назад

Gabby, you KNOW The House Across the Lake was disappointing for me too. And yeah like you I should've known better cause I didn't like Woman in the Window. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Good luck with his 2023 release! 😁

@emperorcupcake Год назад

I loved House Across the Lake but I can see why it would be polarizing lol. For me the ending really made it. I also really enjoyed Book of Cold Cases. My most disappointing reads were probably Flicker in the Dark and Just Like Mother, not that they were bad I just don't get all the hype. They were pretty mid. And Sundial just because Last House on Needless Street was my favourite book of 2021, and Sundial was a 3 star.

@vataidalma6855 Год назад

Flicker in the Dark was so bad lol

@little.prince Год назад

I’m sorry y’all but… tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow’s cover already told me I wouldn’t like it 😂

@jevensg Год назад

I didn’t read any of these on the list but still planning on reading Jackal to see what the deal is lol. Okay thought on the Stranger Things like books…a lot of the show is based on 80s horror and Stephen King. Have you read IT? The friend group is a lot of the inspiration for Stranger Things and I really do love that book. Might be worth checking out even though I know not all Stephen King is your jam. Happy Holidays lady! Love your videos ❤

@RivetingReads Год назад

YES to The House Across the Lake!! It broke my heart 😭

@copascribe7472 Год назад

Yes!! I was so disappointed in Jackal (so much potential to examine society's proclivity to ignore missing minorities). Book of Cold Cases was another disappointment for the same reasons you mentioned, especially after Sun Down Motel! Tomorrow x3 I think takes a reader that looks for the themes in books. This read as a video game with a main story and then side quests, while exploring the decisions we make. It's a great book club pick because there is so much to unpack. But it did go off the rails for me, started as a 5-star and moved to a 3. The Bone Orchard was another huge disappointment-so boring with flat characters.

@emaileen Год назад

only five star reads for the book troop next year!! lol😭😭

@pinkskies21 Год назад

Thats so funny beause the kids are definitely my least favorite part of Stranger Things.

@KandraKSwiftie1985 Год назад

I completely agree what you said about You've Reached Sam" especially what you said about the main character. I did not like her at all. It was my most disappointing read of the year because I too thought it was going to make me feel something but it did not.

@angelaholmes8888 Год назад

Here's my disappointing books Rhythm of war by Brandon Sanderson The bone orchard For the throne by hannah whiten Husband material by alexis hall

@nancymello9793 Год назад

Felt same way on the house across the lake..so disappointed.

@beccabee8439 Год назад

My least favorite books this year were probably Hide by Kiersten White and The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig. They were so bad. Definitely agree with you about House Across the Lake, I was so disappointed. Kinda sad you didn't enjoy Book of Cold Cases more, I think I gave it like 4.5 stars.

@DanielaM367 Год назад

I was so disappointed with ‘love on the brain’. It seems like Ali recycles the same characters and story. Even her short stories were so similar to ‘The love hypothesis’ , she needs different characters and more development. Her female leads are so shallow and are all so tiny 🙄 I know she want to repeats the success of her first book but I won’t read her books until she comes out with something different.

@LexieMoon321 Год назад

House Across the Lake wasn’t bad…it was just okay. IMO, that is frustrating when a book is just “okay”

@EbayOwnsYourFace Год назад

I read the 3 STEMist novellas by Ali Hazelwood, and it’s literally The Love Hypothesis over and over again... Good thing they were short! 🥴 Think I’m gonna pass on Love on the Brain 😂

@hannahhelm3770 Год назад

I hated the novellas, they were all identical 😅

@muttmania Год назад

my most disappointing read was You've Lost A Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca, this was super sad to me because I thought I would really mesh with this author. the story-within-a-story was uninteresting and choppy, HOWEVER, the brief sections outside of that I did enjoy. it wasn't a bad book per se, but it was so dissonant.

@misbauman8496 Год назад

I completely agree about Tomorrow x3

@NahomysLibrary Год назад

The book of cold cases was also a disappointment for me 😢

@mushynanners620 Год назад

That's exactly how I felt with Jackal. The first half was sooooo good and then it just plummeted from there.

@ferozabegum7611 Год назад

I love your vibes.😏 I agree with you.💕

@Tarasreadingnook Год назад

House across the Lake is my least like from Sager

@jeanninethompson6243 Год назад

This video is fun!!! I can’t say I agree but I’m here for the tea!

@ashleyfox2714 Год назад

I just finished The Butcher and the Wren yesterday and I was also disappointed. The characters were severely underdeveloped. I wish we would've just gotten the pov of the serial killer and his backstory would've been more fleshed out.

@marisolherrera5818 Год назад

Hide by Kiersten White was definitely the most disappointing read for me this year. I should have DNFed it but I didn’t.

@heth300 Год назад

I've been disappointed with 'Survive the Night' and 'The House Across the Lake' by Riley Sager. I'm starting to feel like he's just not an author for me.

@monicasantos5935 Год назад

Great video, Gabby! I think the book that I was most disappointed with was definitely The Road Trip by Beth O'leary. It was a 1 star for me, which is a bummer because The Flatshare was a 5 star but oh well 😅

@AmandaStephensFeeney Год назад

I loved House Across the Lake!

@LauraSofia071 Год назад

I also listened to the audiobook of The House Across the Lake and I hated the narrator!! I actually liked the book a lot but I wish I read the physical book instead. The narrator made everyone sound like they were in the 50s😂

@tammyripp998 Год назад

I was lukewarm on The Butcher & The Wren, my biggest disappointment/DNF was Upgrade.

@abbisaiya2797 Год назад

Butcher and The Wren.... even series could still tie up each book and have an over arcing storyline. It was clearly self published and needed severe editing.

@nance12 Год назад

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren was a disappointment for me. It’s got great ratings on Goodreads and everybody rants and raves how great it is. So it must be a me thing. I was just so bored, and the ending wrapped up a little too quickly for me…

@simplyyonce Год назад

there is a horror movie called “the night house” that sounds so familiar to the premise of the house across the lake by riley sager. I haven’t read the book but the description and the small cliff note summary I read sounds exactly that movie

@simplyyonce Год назад

I mean , some parts are not the same but like it’s so familiar to the movie

@gabbyreads Год назад

I love that movie!! 😍

@itsashley1 Год назад

Most disappointing book for me so far this year is Stay Awake. Just finished it last night and it was fine but I thought it was gonna be an all time favorite of mine.

@copascribe7472 Год назад

Yes!! I forgot about that one (😝)...I also was super disappointed and wish I would've DNF'd.

@itsashley1 Год назад

@@copascribe7472 me too! I wish I dnf'd it too. But I didn't cause I thought it was gonna be my vibe but it was a huge let down

@17caria Год назад

I'm surprised Things we do in the dark wasn't on here; I personally liked the house across the lake more than survive the night.

@gabbyreads Год назад

You’ll see why in my next video lol 😅

@NahomysLibrary Год назад

Oh no I loved tomorrow ❤

@karamerik9576 Год назад

Same, my top 3 of the year!

@lionheart3290 Год назад

The Butcher and the wren a stand-alone

@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm Год назад

Lol I was waiting for Jackal

@tinadoesntreadthatmuch Год назад

My most disappointing books were Dowry of blood, This thing between us, Comfort me with apples, Detransition baby, Notes on an execution, Crossroads, We need to do something, and The dark descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein. So quite a lot actually. I was incredibly hyped for all of these and they were all 1 or 2 stars for me 😢 especially We need to do something and Detransistion baby - they were my 5 star predictions but I gave them both 2 stars 😩

@copascribe7472 Год назад

Just goes to show how subjective reading is-Notes on am Execution was a 5-star read for me! 😆

@tinadoesntreadthatmuch Год назад

@@copascribe7472 of course! My favourite book of the year is My heart is a chainsaw - and Gabby dnf’ed it 😅 to each their own 💜

@copascribe7472 Год назад

@@tinadoesntreadthatmuch lol, that one wasn't for me either! 😂 But I'm glad you enjoyed it. Happy holidays!

@amarashiq5501 Год назад

Book of cold case was an 5 star read for me

@vataidalma6855 Год назад

I thought The House Across the Lake was so boring and repetitive, I did actually also like the plot twist but then he randomly threw in 4 more plot twists at the end that were so stupid and it felt like he just thought "well I'll just shove all the twists I can think of into this book".

@robinmixon6999 Год назад

I thought First Born sucked!

@crazeekids9744 Год назад

I think you have to be a little older to truly appreciate Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. I’m in my mid 40’s, so the same age as Sadie and San through the timeline. I absolutely loved it.

@josieann4390 Год назад

💜💜

@Itsjustaboutleaf Год назад

❤️❤️

@panesso99 Год назад

Oye hablas muy rápido .

@emarielalmazar1965 Год назад

Hey gabby reads I love your vlogs so much and please put a heart on this comment and I’m currently reading this book called the cousins by Karen m McManus.😊

@JamieReads_1 Год назад

💚😊🖤

@tonicajenkins3273 Год назад

The House Across the Lake was one of my biggest disappointments as well. So over the drunk, unreliable female narrator. I love Riley Sager's writing, but like enough already🙄

@brijenmakwana2040 Год назад

You should not do this type of video, it's a bad publicity for authors

@aprilhutchens2105 Год назад

Maybe they should just write better books

@case4147 Год назад

We follow BookTubers for their honest reviews and opinions, not so they can be PR mouthpieces for authors.

@copascribe7472 Год назад

I appreciate Gabby's commentary to find new books or to avoid books since we have similar reading styles. The authors will survive.

@LilMissSmartyPants.922 Год назад

i got "Eyeshot" by taylor adams because i loved "no exit" by him and on the cover it said "the most intense suspense story you will ever read" i got bored of it and quit halfway through