It might be controversial, but I still don't understand why contemporary books about normal teenagers having issues with their family, school, friends, or mental illness meet some perfect and amazing cute boys or girls that later love them to death and change their whole lives keep getting published. It's like telling us (teenagers, especially girls since we are the main audiences) that you need another person to change your life, fix your behavior, and solve your own damn problems. I only started reading these types of books this year, and it only took me two tries to realize that these are written so bad. Instead of waiting for a boy who just moved next to your house yesterday to make you feel loved, how about being a mature person and working your way up? Sorry if it sounds harsh, but this is the way I feel. We are portrayed so bad that some people start thinking about teenagers like stupid, ignorant, and materialistic. It's amazing to see Emily as an adult having the same opinion. Thank you. 😄
Han Nguyen I completely agree with you, that's my pet peeve with ya contemporary. I read My Heart and Other Black Holes two years ago and it was all good and nice until the boy came around and magically fixed everything. I felt like throwing the book across the room. NO, that's not how depression goes away, stop telling people they're not enough by themselves and need to be saved and fixed! Hmpf.
I know this is the oldest comment on the internet, but I so agree with you! People have this notion that perfect relationship will solve everything, oh NO it does not!
As someone who suffers with severe anxiety and mild depression i agree with you life’s not like that and for it to always be someone else to save them like why can’t or be a best friend maybe or a family member if they’re going to make it about that
I followed your beauty channel first so I was super happy to find you're in booktube too! But what's best about your channel is that you're not as IN LOVE with YA as literally almost the rest of booktube. I've read quite a few book recommendations by them and I get so frustrated because some of them are so overhyped. Maybe it's an age thing. Keep doing your thang!
kikirockslikecrazy So is it kind of cheezy, not too ambition/teen-ish books ? That's how it sounds to me but I don't know because English is not my first language 😐
I refuse to read HP&The Cursed Child! For me the series ended after Deathly Hallows and reading that book would ruin a perfectly fine endling! And so many people hate that book anyways so I'm not even going to try. From the other books I was only interested in the Neil Gaiman book but now that you're so dissappointed with it I'm not sure...
Honestly you got it right, don't read HP & The Cursed Child! As for Neil Gaiman, it really depends on your taste... I'm not even sure if I'll read more books from him :S
LifewithEmilyFox I really like Neil Gaiman, so I know I'm biased, but you have American Gods behind you on your shelf, and I really think it's worth a read. It's my favourite book. definitely got a lot of fantasy and weird stuff, but I started reading it as something to just read on the train going to uni and ended up reading all of it! if you don't like it, then you probably won't like other Neil Gaiman books, but that's okay 😁
Start with Coraline (absolutely loved it, it's for children, kind of) or one of the shorter ones. American Gods is great, but probably hit or miss, I'd say the others are more accessible.
I completely agree about the love tropes and how falling in love with a boy will magically fix you. As soon as something like that starts to happen in a book, I'm out. being disabled and gay for girls, I can't say that meeting a cute boy has made me better or y'know...done anything for me. and I agree that it is not healthy at all, it freaks me out how much I used to idealise that as a teenager.
See that's exactly why I get frustrated when people tell me I'm just getting too old for YA... No I just see all the issues in YA now that I'm not 14 anymore! I still love plenty of YA books - the ones that aren't problematic and wouldn't have screwed my views, about love for example, as a teenager!
LifewithEmilyFox Yes! I still love YA, and I'll still read some popular stuff, but it can be difficult reading things and knowing that someone younger is reading it and thinking that's how the world is. It's not! That's not even close to real life!
I haven't read Finding Audrey, but TRUST ME when I say that Sophie Kinsella's adult stand alone (because I haven't started the Shopaholic series yet) are SO GOOD. So funny, awkward, lovable. I highly highly recommend them.
LifewithEmilyFox She's actually one of the authors that I trust the most to deliver an incredible story. I suggest either starting with Can You Keep A Secret or I've Got Your Number. They're all heavy in secondhand embarrassment. She's great.
Kinsellas stand alone are so funny. Think Bridget Jones, but well written. My absolute favourite is Can you keep a secret? The shopaholic series is just a pain. I couldn't even get halfway through the first book.
I read Fangirl when I was 18 and liked it, but now at 22 I'm not sure how i'd feel about it. Also I too refuse to get anywhere near the cursed child, I think I'll just stay in my bubble of the actual books/movies and pretend the cursed child just isn't real.
I have come to the conclusion that while I love a lot of YA fantasy or dystopian books, YA contemporary just isn't usually my thing. I have liked a few, but maybe it's just because I'm older, but most of them fall flat or annoy me (some of the frequently used tropes just make me cringe). Fangirl was one of the ones that I actually DNF'ed. I just couldn't get through it. You are not alone my friend. Lol Take care and merry Christmas!!!!
In general I do feel like I might be too old to enjoy them but then once in a while I find an awesome one which makes me think we just become more selective! Merry Christmas :)
I love how blunt and honest you are, its so refreshing! You have some books on here that I really enjoyed, but I can totally see where you are coming from about your criticisms and reasons you didn't like it. A lot of those tropes also don't work for me MOST of the time, but sometimes i still fall in love with the book if its done well or just magically works for me somehow.
HP and the Cursed Child was so awful. I can see how it'd be a great play to see. It seemed like visually, it'd be impressive. But the story was absolutely awful. It didn't feel like Harry Potter. It didn't follow the original canon involving time turners. and WHAT was that with the train trolley witch?! I couldn't even finish it. Totally agree about Fantastic Beasts-the movie was amazing. I will say that I watched it a second time and it was kind of slow BUT I feel like it had to be to set up the next four movies, so I'm still optimistic and Newt was so adorable and cute.
Creating&Co I bought the Cursed Child in the summer and I still haven't finished it, even though I normally finish a book in a few days. I absolutely hate it. I've tried to bring myself to finish it, but I just can't. It feels like reading a 10-year-old's fanfiction.
I really liked Fangirl, but I've skipped almost all fanfiction part. And then, when Carry On come out, I bought it and read it and like it a lot. Where's the logic here? :D
I agree with what you said about YA. I don't understand why it has to be about a boy accepting the girl for who she is and therefore she can now be okay with who she is. I wish it would be more about finding self-love. A quote I think sums it up well is "Real love is responsibility, compromise, selflessness, being present, and all. Fake love is magic, excitement, false hope, infatuation, and getting high off the potential that another person is going to save you from yourself". Video super en passant :) J'adore voir une Quebecoise avec autant de succes!
There's not enough books about girls just doing amazing things on her own or with friends... Idk if authors and publishers think it would be boring or not as interesting but I would love to read more of those! Ah merci :)
Camila Go It was pretty bad. I also was interested enough at first, but then half-way through I was like, "Whatever, it's an easy read, so I'll finish it..." The end was ridiculous to me. And super rushed...!
I agree with eeeeeverything that she said about Fangirl. I forced to read them and it's the only thing that I bought to my grandparents' house and they don't have good internet there so I was stuck with that book😂
I read Clockwork Angel recently and was so disappointed/pissed. I'm having similar experience to you with the super-hyped YA books. Guess I'm getting old! lol
Beshemoth Nah i wouldn't say that, this coming from someone thats not even a senior most YA novels have the same ridiculous cliches and plots but i can see why you'ld think so.
I almost cried out of relief when finding your channel (no kidding I've been looking around for an entire day) - thought it would be impossible to find good booktubers who didn't talk about only Y/A (and the same ones as well). Just can't stand the overused tropes and *ugh* unnecessary/uninteresting romance. Which there's, a lot of. Y/A have made me question if I might be aromantic.
Ella Strandberg oh God yeah! I don't really understand the fuss with YA contemporary, nothing seems to happen and everyone loves them! it's just the same story repeated with different characters. A brilliant contemporary though is A Man Called Ove, truly heartwarming
Ah I know that book! It's from a swedish author (I'm sweidhs!), my mum always rants about how much she loves the book. Should probably check it out. Have you read My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, it's by the same author. Haven't read the book but heard a lot of great things about it. x
Your jumper is so fluffy, I could hug it Totally agree on storyline where literally the solution is only relying on someone else's love or attention... It makes me wonder if the author is desperate about finding "true love" (as opposed to "fake love")...
LOL watching this was an interesting experience. I was all with you and love watching people crap on books they don't like, especially really popular ones. Then you got to The Ocean At The End Of The Lane and I was like ''NOOOOOOOOO not this beautiful gem 😭 '' but I really like your honesty. Also I loved the fact that one other person in this world also didn't like Fangirl. Great video!
I was sooo disappointed with "Everything Everything" too! Thought I was the only one. Love your book reviews! Can you please put the links for each book in the description box?
Neil Gaiman is my favourite author and he is someone who writes scary, spooky fairytales for adults, if that makes sense. For me he reminds that not all fairytales need to be beautiful and have happy endings. Having said that I really hope that you like his other books. Happy Reading!!
I actually liked HP and The Cursed Child! I was sceptical and I was told that it was okay so I read it not expecting to be in the world of the books. That's a theatre play and it hasn't been written by JK Rowling only so of course, it's different from the books. Being in this state if mind before reading it, I really enjoyed it.
I've been watching your channel for a few months, but your feelings on Everything, Everything just made you my favorite booktuber. I'm so GLAD someone finally understands why it just wasn't that great. :)
Ugh! Totally agree about the Cursed Child! Didn't like Albus's character and I was so disappointed with the portrayal of the other characters as well (Ron especially). Also Finding Audrey- I love most of Sophie Kinsellas stand alones but I didn't enjoy it at all.
You have a couple books on this list that I really enjoyed this year, but I definitely have to agree on The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It was just weird! It was my first Gaiman book, but I'm still interested in reading more from him. As for HP, I've heard lots of people say they didn't enjoy it that I'm not even going to attempt it. The series ended so great why ruin it for myself. Great video👍🏼
I read Annihilation when you talked about it back in October and wow, that book was just confusing. It was definitely suspenseful but I had a hard time with the authors descriptions. He tried to paint a vivid picture in your mind but gave you too much information that left you confused about what you had just read. And the ending was super weird! I'm still not even sure that I understood half of the book!
I liked Fangirl a lot because I used to be like Cath when I was 15 y/o, the actual plot if very simple and unoriginal but the memories it gave me... anyway, hope 2017 is full of good reads! :)
I guess part of getting old is having lesser tolerance for the usual YA novels (at least for me). Looking for Alaska by John Green remains to be my favorite YA because it's so unlike the others that we're used to hearing about. You should also check out Rainbow Rowell's non-YA books and those by David Levithan. :)
Hi Emily! I really like your channel, and I appreciate how honest you are with your reviews. I know YA can sometimes be quite derivative, but I think you would really enjoy the Six of Crows duology. It does get a lot of hype on book tube, but they are some of the few YA books that I think deserve the hype. Have a wonderful holiday season!
I really liked Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I don't know whether it is because I am an actor myself but I feel that the main problem people have with it is that plays have to be written to novels. Plays have a time limit (Usually 90 - 120 minutes) whereas books can take whatever time limit they want so they have to fit more into a short space of time plus an interval so there has to be a half-point break in the story as well.
I didn't hate HP&TheCursedChild as the rest of the world seems to, but I really can see its problems. However, I went to the play in London at the beginning of the month and it was absolutely amazing! It is so mindblowing that you don't have time to think about character development or whether characters were acting like they normally would do. It was more of a what if story and at the same time very nostalgic. I laughed out loud and cried my eyes out. It was really magic on a stage. So if you ever have the chance to see it, do it. It is worth every single minute of it (and I promise you won't mind the book so much after it). And Scorpius is actually the funniest character in the entire HP universe :) Love your chanel!
I Love Neil Gaiman's story concepts, but for some reason (With 2 exceptions.) I have yet to be able to finish a book/story by him, whether it's for kids or not. I have no interest in giving up yet, but it's kind of frustrating. Was not crazy about 'Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins, I didn't like the lead character for various reasons, the story was fairly predictable...it did have some good suspense parts, and it was well written enough that I would willingly read other books by Paula Hawkins. The only other book wasn't one I disliked, it just wasn't what I expected though I do plan on buying the next book when it comes out: Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour bookstore.
I agree about Fangirl..did not like it. On the other hand, Eleanor and Park was fantastic, loved that book so much. And I liked Landline, too! Still must read Attachments by RR. I think I will skip Carry On.
I have read the Annihilation book and I really liked it. For me it was the weirdest book of 2016. Those open ends and mysteries scared me a lot more than other books. Have you read something from Jodi Picoult? I suggest you to read a Storyteller by her.
Annihilation has 2 other books in the series, maybe that’s why the story was kind of left open at the end. I haven’t read them but maybe it all ties together?
Totally agree with you on HP and everything everything! I was also disappointed by the firebird series by Claudia grey, fan girl and 3 dark crowns weren't my fav
I agree there isn't enough recognition for other books other than YA. I love other books such as new adult books and adult books, it just makes me sad because adult books don't have cute covers like YA books do & im a pretty cover junkie. 😅
loved hearing your thoughts on these and I completely agree, I hate that whole 'saviour' trope in romance. I'd love to hear some of your all time favourite adult fiction books. All time favourite sci fi books as well :)
I have found that no matter how well a book is written, sometimes you just don't like it. I know that may seem strange but it's true for me. I'm not really interested in any of the Hunger Games books. I had read some of the first chapters in the first book. They are very well written, but the premise doesn't appeal to me. Same with Game of Thrones. Perhaps it was because I read sooooo much middle ages stuff back in the day that again, the premise doesn't interest me. However, I would recommend these series to anyone that likes that type of genre. Both series are extremely well done and the characters are fantastic. LOL I'm reminded of 'Watership Down' and how it was all the rage when I was in high school. Everyone was reading it! Again, the writing is absolutely fantastic, but I just could never get into the lives of rabbits. Wind in the Willows though? That was right up my street! LOL It's not that a book is necessarily badly written, it's sometimes the premise is just not appealing.
SOMEONE FINALLY ADRESSED HOW DIFFERENT RON WAS!! It was bugging me so much he wasn't acting like himself at all! The whole book was sad to read and I barely could finish it :(
I haven't read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, but The Graveyard Book was a very good read. I loved that book. American Gods wasn't too bad, but I highly recommend The Graveyard Book. :)
I didn't like Fangirl either, it was definitely one of the books that disappointed me last year. This year I was disappointed by Chew Vol. 1, Where things come back, The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian, and The knife of never letting go.
LifewithEmilyFox It was so hyped that I was expecting to be blown away as I was with A monster calls and The rest of us just live here, but it was sooooooo unrealistic, lots of tropes I don't enjoy. I think that the plot twist was really cheap and unnecessary. Im going to continue with the series tho. I would say give it a try, hahaha, but it is definitely up to you, it's very dystopian-ish in my opinion.
I totally agree with HP & the cursed child! I totally felt like I'm reading a fanfic. Btw, may I know what lipstick are u wearing in this video? I love how it works with you.
Dumplin by Julie Murphy.I was hyped about the book when I read the synopsis and I thought I could relate myself to the main character. I thought the character could motivate me in some ways. Turns out the character annoyed me so much and the character demotivated me even more. and I just hate the plot because I don't think the story line is realistic. It took me forever to finish reading it and I'm not even happy when I finished it.
I have the same issue with Neil Gaiman. I read Coraline, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Graveyard Book, but none of them was as good as I imagined. The Graveyard Book was the only "okay" of them. My Most Disappointing Books of this year: - Jojo Moyes: Me Before You - Marie Rutkoski: The Winner's Curse - Sophie Kinsella: Can You Keep a Secret - Jasmine Warga: My Heart and Other Black Holes - Anthony Doerr: All the Light We Cannot See (for me it was too long and boring, but the writting was excellent I can admit)
I've heard that Harry Potter and the cursed child is an amazing play (like the actual stage production) and the bindup of the play doesn't compared. At the same time I read the play as kind of a fanfiction type of thing that wasn't connected to the books since JK didn't actually write it. So that was just my perspective on it.
Ohhhhhh I just got an illumination about one of my fav books this past year or so: Reboot by Amy Tintera. At first, I was: this is way too weird, but I ended up so into it, I can't wait for the tome2... Even though I like Audrey Retrouvée so far, I kinda agree with you with the boy being the savior and all, but I still really enjoy it... but the fact that we dont know the big trauma, it's annoying... I hate not knowing things, which explain why I always read the last pages first... and i didn't mind the last pages of the curse child so I'll give it a go, even thought I know it won't be as good as the original HP. I've always liked screenplay manuscripts (the taming of the shrew is one of my all time fav), so we will see. Like on your main channel, I like "negative" videos so we know on what not spending money!!
My most disappointing books were Fangirl, The Sun Is Also A Star (I actually did like Everything Everything though, which was kind of strange for me, since, in essence, they were very similar). Also, every John Green Book I read (besides TFIOS - read that two years ago and despised it. After trying my fourth JG, I realized he wasn't for me). Oh, and Clockwork Angel/Clockwork Prince. It's kind of sad to hear all these people raving about books I hated. I always feel like I missed something...
I did not like the Ocean at the End of the Lane as well. I have not given up on the author. I have heard that his other books are definitely better and more character driven.
Especially with horror books, I find that leaving stuff to the imagination helps, not hinders, a story's creep factor. Because as what people say, what we imagine is definitely worse than what we actually see. It may be lazy writing sure, but writers should treat the readers as intelligent, right? Anyways, really enjoying your videos. I just thought I'd like to join in on the discussion 😊
That's why I was excited to read them... but I didn't end up loving them sadly! Not that they were "absolutely horrible" (most disappointing books of the year doesn't mean that for me!), they just weren't for me :S
UGH IKR Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows wrapped up the series. It wrapped up all 7 books, it gave us closure. "All was well" you here that ? All was well. Why did they have to open up the series again. Why? To know that all was well, gave me closure for the series, it made me feel warm and safe? And just calm, to know that Harry, Ron, and Hermione's life weren't shit anymore. Why did they have to make Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
I've wanted to read Ocean at the End of the Lane for a while. All the reviews I've seen are great! Good to hear your opinion. I also hate the "guy changes girl's life" troupe, that's too overrated especially in the present day.
I'm so glad I've found someone who didn't like Fangirl, too! I've felt like I was the only one who was let down by the book. I've read Eleanor & Park, too, and I've come to the that conclusion Rainbow Rowell just isn't for me.
I'm totally with you on books heavily relying on a boy being the reason a girls "gets better" or whatever the case may be. I was disappointed in Finding Audrey too for that reason! I do like fangirl, but I also didn't like the fan fic! I hated it and ended up skipping them too lol. I had absolutely zero interest in picked up Carry On.
I totally appreciate you saying that about Finding Audrey. I love reading books with my 16 year old daughter. (only because I have a 16 year old little girl in my soul that refuses to grow up) I considered getting that book for us to read/discuss, as my daughter also deals with anxiety, ptsd, and a bit of agoraphobia. But, you are absolutely right. No one else, (love) can fix your problems it helps to have loving relationships, but it is dangerous to assume, a boy/girl can fix all your problems. I look forward to reading a story that accurately represents mental illness and trauma. Perhaps, my daughter and I can write it! ;-)
It's not the worst case of the genre but I think it's important to remind people that a relationship isn't the solution to everything! You might need to :)
My first Niel Gailman was the graveyard book which I absolutely LOVED. I loved it so much I had to read more by him and started the ocean at the end of the lane which bored me and I struggled to finish. however knowing how amazing his story telling can be I will be picking up something else by him soon hopefully I will be sucked in like ibwas for the graveyard book. highly recommend the graveyard book!!
(I understand your opinion completely- this is just me stating mine about the subject).I think having someone in your life that understands you and makes you happy can help with mental illness, definitely. At 15, I suffered from extreme depression and anxiety. Then I met my boyfriend. While some days are still hard, they were easier then usual. He made me laugh and made me happy. And made me realize that I had a lot more to be happy about in my life then I originally thought. At 15, I didn't care about my grades or really have interest in anything. I didn't really have any friends either. The only reason I felt like I had to keep going was because I have two younger siblings who needed me and I loved. My life wasn't perfect and still isn't but when I got with my boyfriend it helped so much. He was also suffering with depression from the loss of his mother. I guess we kind of helped one another. I started caring more and ended up graduating with a great GPA. Now at 22 I'm in a much better place and am honestly so happy with my life, they are days that I feel depression creeping up but it's definitely not even as close to being as bad as it was. While it sounds cliché I'm glad I had my now husband help me when I was younger. (Again I'm not trying to be rude just stating my experience and opinion on the YA contemporary trope :D we all have different opinions and different reading experiences :D. Although I'm not much of a contemporary lover, I guess I can kind of connect with them) ( I also realize that not every high school relationship works out the way mine has)
To be honest it sounds like you're the exception not the rule :) There's a reason people that aren't in a stable place will be recommended to avoid relationships (think AA that have to wait 12 months) simply because they're in a fragile state. Doesn't mean it's not nice to have someone there for you, nor that it won't work out for everyone but in general chances are the relationship won't last and the person will end up at square one or worst!
I havent enjoyed many of the popular YA romance novels. And I am glad I am not the only one. If you haven't read Flipped try to read it. Its one of the sweetest books I have ever read.
Sorry ANNIHILATION didn't work for you. I've been meaning to get to that for a couple of years and hopefully I'll get to it this new year. Great video! 😊
I have the Southern Reach trilogy or Area X in the omnibus but I can't get passed the first part (Annihilation), so how can I read the remainder lol. I'm a grown ass woman of 48 and just last year started reading some YA books, some I love, others I cannot stand but then I don't read ahead to see what type they are beforehand and maybe its the same for me as you with the boy saves all. Thanks for sharing.
You aren't alone on fangirl. I didn't like it either probably because I didn't relate to Cath as a main character and I also thought the side characters were one dimensional. Also the fanfiction aspect. I've read tons of great fanfictions and fanfiction on here and this one fell flat for me as well as the betrayal of anxiety because not all people who have anxiety are like that. I have anxiety and I only get that way sometimes when I'm having a really bad episode of it but everyone's anxiety is different and I felt the betrayal of social anxiety was just a textbook case here and didn't offer a realistic viewpoint of it, but maybe that's just me.
I skipped fan-fiction in Fangirl, it wasn´t interesting :-/ and I totally agree with the "virginal-girl-saving-life" thing and "mystical-open-end" thing :D
SAME! I also don't like FANGIRL. I am sooooo bored throughout. The fanfiction is just THERE to exist not to affect the story. I also forced myself to finish it because I feel guilty for spending whole price for it.
I completely agree with Fangirl being disappointing. There was good parts about it, but I just didn't fall in love with it. I just didn't exactly like Levi's character. Nor, the side story in between that Cath was writing. But, the roommate was pretty great. Overall, just a bit over-hyped.
Losing It by Emma Rathbone was the worst book I read in 2016. Honestly this book would make all your disappointing books of 2016 look like best sellers. It's an adult fiction book that is all about a 26 year old woman complain about being a virgin. She not only decides to lose her virginity but feels the only way to do so is quit her job and travel to her 50-something aunt to help her lose her virginity too... Talk about unrealistic.
I feel very similarly about Evertything Everyhing and Fangirl. In Everything Everything I felt like the main character was very childish about her love for the boy, which is kinda acceptable since she had no life outside her mum and her nurse, but also it felt kinda stupid. With Fangirl it's not that I didn't enjoy it at all, but with all the hype, I just don't get it.
I agree with you about Fangirl. I didn't hate it but I didn't think it wasn't as great as everyone else was saying. For me, it was very forgettable. The fanfiction part especially irritated me because I felt like I was reading a fanfiction about a fanfiction about Harry Potter.....just too much!!
I love (good) YA books, but last year, I ended up putting them down for more Adult books. Hope to return to them this year as like you, alot of my most disappointing book were in YA. :(
I definitely agree with you on a lot of your points. I hate the trope that love heals all. It is annoying to constantly read about it because it isn't realistic and it's not at all healthy.
Talking about Fangirl and Everything, Everything! Those are amazing books but not because of the story [which is kinda cliche] but because of the meaning. Let's use EE as an example: the story is the dull YA love story kind and it bored me but, if we add the thing that she try to find herself in her little bubble, it can get really emotional especially if you are in a bad moment of your life. Fangirl helped me so much when i read it because i was working on a short story for a contest and i thought that i would never finish the story and things like that but the book helped me writing it and i entered the contest (still waiting for the results hahhaha). If you don't like that much the YA love story genere you should try All the bright places by Jennifer Niven because it is just a m a z i n g and If I was your girl. In ATBP the story is so unique and touching and i would recommend it to everybody with mental illnesses. IIWYG is more of a cliche love story but, i don't know if i stressed this how much i want, the meaning is just so good for people that, in that time, are having problems.
I KNOW I'M SUPER LATE TO THIS VIDEO BUT OH GOD FINALLY SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T LIKE "EVERYTHING EVERYTHING" EITHER AND FOR THE SAME REASON AS ME!!! Honestly, the whole "girl's life is terrible - girl meets cute boy - girl's life changes because of boy and is suddenly great" is my most hated trope ever bc it's so harmful! A great video
I thought anhilation was ok, I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either. I gave it 3 stars and I'm gonna try the second one and they are making a movie too so that might be better than he book.
Ok so I havent read any of these. BUT the Neil Gaiman book is one of the top books on my tbr list and that Harry Potter script will NEVER be on my list. Here's what I like about videos like this, when people admit to disliking books that EVERYONE is overhyping. It shows to me (who has unpopular opinions on a lot of popular books) that you don't have to like a book just because everyone is ALL OVER it.
i really didnt like Everything Everything either. It was a good concept, i thought, but i hated the ending and also how the main character and her love interest developed their relationship? I just didnt enjoy it. Fangirl, however i loved it, not for the love interest, but because i was interested in cat and wren's lives and that situation.
