@@thisstoryaintover thanks for putting throne of Glass and Acotar cause some booktuber's love them and some don't they can love whatever they want when teenagers read them they love it but when adults read them they see the red flags and problematic things in them (also you pretty 😍 everyday)
Why does race matter to you at all tho? Why don't you make a booktube channel then?! No one is stopping poc from making channels. No need to be racist against the white people who work hard on their channels. You shouldn't need to put other people down in order to give a compliment
@@WhitneyDahlin Racist against whites? Are you really gonna play that card?? And for the record, I never said that I didn't like white booktubers, what I did say is that I am glad to find a PoC one, because the majority is white and feeling represented is nice. Did I say "white's content sucks" or "black people's content is better"? No. Is reverse racism a thing? Ir course not.
@@WhitneyDahlin I really don't think she was being racist. U clearly don't understand how it feels to not get represented. It's like white boys who love rap finally feeling acknowledged when Eminem came into the hip hop scene. Literally nothing to do with racism. I am sorry u felt attacked though.
Honestly will never consider Cursed Child as canon, which is definitely a popular opinion lol, because it wasn’t written by JK Rowling herself so to me it’s not a part of the actual series. It’s more like a companion book based on a play by a different author. Does anyone like that book btw? I don’t think I’ve heard anyone say they legitimately like it 😄
Exactly. And she’s better at screenwriting too, as seen with Fantastic Beasts. Crimes of Grindelwald was a bit of a mess and hopefully the third movie fixes some of that.
Finally someone who remembers the rise and fall of Maximum Ride! I feel like you could say the same thing about the Uglies series too. I almost rage quit that back in the day. That aside, I actually agree with most of the opinions in this video. Cursed Child shall henceforth be known as The Play Which Shall Not Be Named.
Lol maximum Ride good tell he took on a new to the game co writer, .. Uglies great book. Pretty Wtf ..but ok Specials... No one no one asked for this Scott.
I saw the Maximum Ride movie and thought about reading the books but ended up forgetting about it. And I love your nickname for that book, I pretend it doesn’t exist
Jay G I loved the whole thing originally, only realized after it wasn’t actually that good. I only remember the first book so I think I blocked out the other two lol
I adore Divergent and choose to pretend it is a standalone, I only got maybe halfway through the second I was really disliking her character at that point
Sameee!! I was really curious after reading the negative reviews about it and asked a friend to tell me bits of the story. And I regret even that. It was so confusing and killed the actual Harry Potter vibe for me that I had to stop her. My ears were bleeding maybe. 🤣
For me, the best thing about The Cursed Child was accidentally ending up at a late release party for the book at Barnes and Noble. I never would have been able to do that when the books of the real series came out because we lived too far away to have that late of a night as a kid. They had a lot of cool activities like Hogwarts classes and finding hidden snitches. It was fun seeing younger parents bringing their children to experience Harry Potter magic.
To each one's own. Me, I love SJM, knowing and acknowledging the problematic things that do come with her books. Especially ACOTAR since I know lots of not great things happened with the third book. Beautiful Creatures. I'm with you there. I loved the first book back when I first read it but after the second book, I just couldn't do it. Divergent....once the hype left so did my love for it. The third book didn't help things. Cursed Child. Pretty sure it's an anonymous decision in the fandom to pretend that play didn't happen. For Carry On, though, that's where you really shook me. That's one of my favs and I'm so excited for the sequel. For me, I can definitely say as a massive drarry shipper, I love snowbaz since they were canon drarry. I love how lighthearted it was. I think the best thing for Carry On is going into it, with the mindset that's it an ode and spoof of HP, making sure not to take things too seriously. I think readers who went in with that mindset ended up enjoying that book a lot more. The one thing I would change about the book, and hope so badly for the sequel, is I would stick to three POVS. Simon, Baz, and Penelope. Those were only POVS I cared about. Everyone else didn't do much, especially Agatha and the Mage who can CHOOOOKE. I would say try reading it again, this time with the physical book. Sometimes second time's the charm with this book
The Raven Cycle is one of my favorite YA series of all time, but I totally respect your opinion 😆 This is the first video I've seen of yours and it was so much fun! You have a new subscriber. 😊
every problem you had with tog is what i've been feeling too 😅 i loved tog, i read up to qos too. then i read acotar (only the first) and i *hated* it. absolutely hated it. i've never actively felt that much hate towards anything let alone a book. i was so polarised like how could the same author write something i liked and hated so much? so i took a break from sjm and i just started thinking about it one day while i was on my break at college. and i was like hmm, there are no poc in tog. and i was like meh, sjm's choice, whatever. then i was HOLD UP. there **are** woc. but all the main woc characters are killed off. to motivate the white protagonists. then i was OHHHHHH so THIS is why people complain about poc dying in movies and tv shows. i never understood it before. i used to just think, well obviously in high stake missions some people just have to die 🤷🏽♀️ as a black woman it took me quite a while to realise how harmful it is to kill off poc, all minorities really, esp when it just futher caters to the white saviour troupe. so the only good thing that ever came out of me reading sjm is that it made me woke 😂
OMG yas. I feel like as POC we are so used to certain types of racism that it doesn't seem like a big deal until we think critically about it and recognize all the things wrong with the way POC are represented! I'm so glad you got something good at least out of sjm lol 😂
I'm in an odd position right now. Context: I like (not love) ACOTAR but cannot stand ACOMAF at all, and mildly tolerate ACOWAR for the secondary characters. Despite my unfavorable history with ACOMAF and ACOWAR, I went on with the series and I read ACOFAS because I am a completionist. It came back and bit me in the ass however, because the way Tamlin is treated in ACOFAS personally hurt me. I had just gotten out of a grueling period of depression and seeing Tamlin treated that way by Rhys was the last straw. Now I have just recently finished my reread analysis of ACOMAF and I have to give credit. Taken as an entity in and of itself the recovery arc Feyra undergoes is very well done, but I cannot stand Feyra and so I see past the author's attempts to make me sympathetic towards her situation. And what I discovered is earth-shatteringly controversial but Feyra is a fucking sociopath. And I mean this because all she ever does in ACOMAF and onward is find people to validate HER wants, HER needs, HER behavior and she is two faced most of the time (Tarquin in ACOMAF and the Spring Court in ACOWAR). I was never cheering for her at the beginning of ACOWAR because she is so narrowminded in her revenge plan against Tamlin that she NEVER considers the consequences of collapsing the Spring Court. She is never held accountable for facilitating Hybern's advance on the wall and hindering Tamlin's spying of Hybern's court, because that was his job!
the ToG series is my favorite book series because of how much it has impacted my life and how i motivated myself to be happier after reading it. that being said, i totally respect your opinion and i actually somewhat agree with you. representation is almost nonexistent in these books. both with skin color AND sexual orientation. for one, the nehemiah crap (i cried for days lmao) and two, maybe in one sentence she brushed on aedion possibly being bisexual. but that was it. and i also honestly feel like nobody can be single. it’s like every person absolutely needs a s/o to function properly. like, come on. i just want ONE strong, independent female. is that too much to ask for? either way, i still do love the series for my own reasons, but i do also acknowledge the good and bad in everything.
I quit the ToG series after CoM and totally lost interest bc of the Nehemia bs... and then never felt the need to pick up the rest of the series or ACOTAR. Maybe SJM just isn’t for me really don’t understood the hype!!
I feel exactly the same way about the Throne of Glass Series! Loved the first three books and the third was my favourite because Celeana had so much character development. SJ Maas made Aelin way too invincible after the 3rd book. The reason Celeana was a great character was because she was very strong but also very flawed.
Ahh Maximum Ride is such a throwback! I never really got into the novels but I've picked up the manga adaptation recently and it's been good imo. Not really sure where it fits into the canon, but since you like manga, thought I'd mention it~ Loving ur vids btw 😘💖
So I think I’m a few years older than you, and also I never got into YA fantasy, but I legit did not realize “Six of Crows” and “The Raven Boys” were part of two separate series. I mean they have different authors, which should have been a clue, but in my mind it’s just “crows/ravens, same thing.” Retreating back to my contemporary world now...
I kinda have the same opinion on Carry on. I feel like Rainbow Rowell's contemporary writing doesn't really match with a fantasy story. I never really cared about what was happening while reading it, the characters and the plot were kind of boring. I still shipped Baz and simon tho lol
Personally what I loved about Carry On, aside from Simon and Baz's relationship, was the deconstruction of fantasy tropes. Though tbh I thought the story in general was pretty great.
I fell out of love with SJM too. I keep going back and forth with Throne Glass series. Part of me feels like I should keep going and finish out the series, but i haven't felt the desire to read Empire of Storms. I don't entirely hate it series and still kind of have fun, but it would be almost a relief to pass it on. At the same I can't entirely let it go.
I agree with you about carry on by rainbow rowell. I thought the story was just eh and I got really annoyed with all of the characters besides baz. I thought they were all super naive and really immature. Love this.
I agree so much about The Raven Cycle series! It was really disappointing! Gansey was the only character I liked too. Adam was extremely unlikeable and Blue was just bland. Oh yeah, I pretend the Cursed Child doesn't exist, haha. Burn in hell, demon book.
Personally I love Sarah J Maas books. Although I did dislike Queen of Shadows but I continued on with the series and loved it. In regards to the ACOTAR Series I really enjoyed them. I know people hate the Novella but personally I think I needed a chill book. I felt the other books were a lot and it was nice to just have something where they were rebuilding. It showed the aftermath of the war and the deep depression that some of the characters fell into. I know some people hated but I felt it was needed to end the series.
Same with the SJM books and Cursed child Can’t stand either and I just haaate cursed child I also feel meh about Carry On I feel like I was just so on the hype train that I convinced myself that I loved it even tho it was just ok at best
Im a massive fan of the raven cycle and I think you’re right about the audiobooks. I’m so glad I read them physically for the first time because there’s so much to notice that is so easy to over look with an audiobook. I do love rereading them through the audiobook though! When I don’t know what to listen to when I’m driving I just put on the audiobooks and get all up in my feels haha. I don’t want to be like OMG GIVE THEM ANOTHER TRY because I know taste is subjective and sometimes it’s difficult to change a first impression, but I do think there’s so much to gain from this series. For me in particular the characters are such a source of joy and comfort, and I know a lot of others feel the same, so I will always recommend this series if there’s even a small chance that someone else will feel even a fraction of the happiness this series gives to me. Great video!!
you and half the people who commented have basically convinced me that I need to re-read raven cycle phsycially lol so hopefully I love it the second time around! :)
I recommend physically reading the raven cycle. I wanted to reread that series and I tried the audiobooks and I DID NOT like the narrator at all. I gave them like fifteen minutes each and decided it was hard pass for me.
I'm so glad someone agrees with me on divergent!!! It started out with so much promise then fell sooooo flat!! Throne of glass i do not agree, I love it and balled my eyes out in the final book haha. I also love the court of thorns and roses series haha. Cant wait for the next one! If you wanna donate me a court of frost and starlight.... haha. I like how it sets up the next series.
I feel like The Raven Cycle is a series that you enjoy more after a reread because you pick up on so many more details the second time around and everything really falls into place. I know that won't be the case for everyone but I've read the series so many times and I'm so in love with everything about it. It's my fave series ever. Also I HATED Carry On with a burning passion, sadly. I really wanted to like it but it was probably my least favorite thing I have ever experienced.
I LOVED divergent but completely hated Insurgent and Allegiant! I also agree about the lack of representation in throne of glass but i can't believe you didn't finish empire of storms! the ending of empire of storms DESTROYED me! so in a way, you are lucky 😂
I was exactly the same with ToG! I went off it after QoS as well, and started thinking about the things you mentioned more, and I realised I couldn't just push those things aside. Especially what happened in the second book
We love a sister who can recognize the mediocrity of the raven cycle
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I read Carry On so long ago that I don't even know how I actually felt about it 100% but I definitely remember going into it as if it was a simon x baz fanfiction so I wasn't really didn't pay attention to the plot or world-building of it at all aha
I struggled with Acomaf because she went from one abusive relationship to another. A man who loves you doesn’t...break your arm, put you on “display” in a court where his cousin was assaulted (clearly the men in that court have issues) and then he “allows” her to go off on her own and nearly get killed a few times to show her growth/independence or maybe that he “trusts” her....who knows lol but it’s written as if he is an advocate for women but his actions just don’t coincide with it. With that being said....I still read because I wanted to know what happened with her sister 😂
Yessss same on like all the sjm books. Crown of Midnight is my fave within the series, but they lost me after Queen of Shadows. When I first read CoM Nehemia's death definitely bothered me and it still does (plus the main villain is queer?? and I was salty af) but CoM is still my fave TOG book. For acotar I'm like acomaf + last 1/3 of acotar >> the rest of acotar >>> acowar, acofas. I legit hide acowar and acofas behind the rest of my books and am ok with displaying the first two books. That's how much I don't like being reminded of books 3-4.
I didn’t like the raven boys when it first came out but stumbled upon it again last year and powered through the whole series. Now it’s my favourite series of all time. I’m all about strong character centric books and I feel like now I’m mature enough to appreciate it and the writing style.
I have the whole Beautiful Creatures series along with the two that were written off that series. I just haven't read them yet, but I loved the movie Beautiful Creatures and hope to get to them some time this year. OMG! I loved The Raven Boys series. Noooooooo! Not Carry On! Carry On is my baby. 😭 Tip: Go into all your reads with low expectations. I do this with every book I pick up and find i end up enjoying more books than I thought.
dude i feel the EXACT same about maimum ride! I started read it and i thought it was really good, and then dylan existed. buuuut i kept reading to see if it got better. it didn't, and eventually i just got fed up with it and quit reading. i don't even know which book i stopped in bc i have zero interest in rereading anything to do with the books, even the summaries. all i remember was thinking that it got way too soap opera-y. i don't even know if that's accurate.
I feel the same way about Throne of Glass. Absolutely loved the first few books but I hated where the series was going. I barely remember what happened in EOS because I didn't even care
OFC ITS JAMES PATTERSON DUDE HAS SO MANY BOOKS omg yaaaa beautiful creature movie!! i think i watched it and wasn’t too bad lolll. i didn’t realize people didn’t like divergent till like a week ago hahah. guess she didn’t know what to do with the end... I FINALLY READ THE RAVEN BOYS AFTER A YEAR OF WANTING TO READ IT AND ITS SO GREAT AND I DONT EVEN LIKE PARANOMAL UGH 🥰😭 15:40 THE WRITING IS SO GREAT THO AND BEAUTIFUL UGH
I totally agree with you about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and I think everyone (including the authors) are trying to forget this book ever was written. Also, Divergent lost it's meaning in the second book and the third it is just very bad as you said. As for the Throne of Glass, I have to say that I love this series, but what did helped me getting through the problematics of this story was that I got all the books and read all of them without having to wait... so I got to see how the author solved some of the things the I didn't liked. And I also like the Court series too, but I agree with you that it has a lot of problems in it. The other ones I can't say much since I haven't read, so I will trust your judgement. Love the video! Hope to see you soon!
"I don't like carry on" :OOOOOO how dare you! Just kidding :D As for me I loved all the jokes and the sass and I found the characters to feel... I don't know... Real? Like actual human beings. Also it's so sweet and heartwarming it's my book comfort blanket. Whenever I feel like I can't take it anymore I just read the whole book in one day (sleep is for the weak) so I guess am pretty much biased towards it. :D Anyway, not everybody's cup of tea
I'm so glad to see someone talk about the issues with representation in the Throne of Glass series. That's the exact reason I stopped reading it😔. I don't think I made it past the first two or three.
Personally, The Raven Cycle is one of my all time favorite book series ever, but I can understand why someone wouldn’t really like it. I actually think you’re the only person I’ve met with a “meh” reaction, most are either all in or want every copy burned.
I'm reading the third book and so far, I really love the series. Yeah, it's confusing but I do love all those complicated details. And I really hate Adam.
Honestly, Adam is awful in the middle books. You just have to keep in mind that he’s going through his character arc and he eventually gets over himself.
I finished the 4th book and Idk what to think of the ending. Should I be happy? Should I be frustrated? I kinda understand that meh now lol. Also, I just realized that I finished 2 books in 5 hours. Annnnd, I did not expect that pairing.
Even people who love the series think the ending is disappointing, so I definitely understand. Honestly, I was more invested in the characters than the story so I didn’t really care.
I don't get why they have to do the road trip as three people. I mean, why would Henry be the third wheel? I know the psychics think that 3 is a good number but come on, Gansey died too many times to deserve this kind of ending. Also, I wish Blue got more action, I mean she's part tree, there's potential. All she ever did was tagging along with the boys, being the battery/amplifier and figuring out her love life. If Henry can suddenly be important in the freaking final book because he can do what they've been trying to do since the first book, so does Blue!
I loved the first two TOG books so much! I thought the third book was okay, and Queen of Shadows was good (like some aspects of it were), but then it kinda started going to shit for me. Chaol was so out of character and Dorian basically became kind of irrelevant tbh. Rowan is like my least favorite character of all time. He's just annoying and controlling, and I just hate him. I gave up on the books after I finished EOS and even as i was reading it, I didn't even care about what was going on. I liked Carry On when I first read it, but I just recently unhauled it because I am never going to re-read it. I liked the first two ACOTAR books. I can recognize what is problematic in them, but I still enjoyed reading the story. ACOMAF was great! ACOWAR wasn't terrible, but I feel like Sarah J Maas was trying to do too many things at once with all her series and she just kind of let all of them flop (especially the TOG series). It's sad too, because these characters deserved so much more in their storylines. ACOFAS sucked ass and it was a total cash grab and I regret buying it. Nothing happened in it, and it was just a pointless bridge between books. Divergent, I loved the first book (but I was also really high on pain meds when I read it lol) but the rest of them were shitty IMO. I didn't even finish Allegiant. I just looked up the ending. Personally, I love The Raven Cycle, but I can honestly see why people might not. Especially if you're not a magical realism fan. The books can be confusing at times, and there were even some times I didn't know what was going on. Everybody has their own tastes, don't be afraid to dislike popular things! Popular books I didn't like: Children of Blood and Bone, Illuminae, Maze Runner, etc.
ahhh i have to read cursed child even though i know i probably won't like it. i might have thought differently but after that last fantastic beasts movie i just know that I'm not gna be the person that loves everything jk rowling puts out anymore! and your reaction to acofas cracked me up 😂
Please elaborate. Personally I'm with the popular opinion that HG series > Divergent series. The writing is better, the world is bigger, the characters are more interesting, and the plot is more dynamic and grounded. It's not perfect by any means, but it's my preference. But I'd love to know your reasons for the preference.
@@kb-ih7ni I guess I couldn't connect to Katniss like I did with Tris. The narrative made Katniss up as the underdog while always giving her the best of the best(the best designer, the best dress, the best weapons,etc.) and the upper hand(she knows archery better than the career kids and snuffed half of them). Tris, who was tiny and had to trust her wits in a fight and had ptsd from holding a gun after shooting her friend came off more natural to me. Also, while I'm not the biggest Four fan, I always hated Peeta(another unpopular opinion, I know. Not like I'm team Gale, but Peeta's fixation on Katniss came off creepy to me. He forced her into stiations she didn't had the power to say "no"-him being in love with her doesn't makes it okay, it makes him a bigger creep- and had the gall to be offended when she didn't fell for him. Peeta wasn't a good person, he was a textbook example of The Nice Guy.
Billur Aral the writer didn’t giver her the weapons to an under dog, she gave food to an animal that was about to get slaughtered all for the entertainment of the capital. Peeta wasn’t necessarily a “good guy” he was put in a situation where he had to survive and he used his previous relationship with her to do it. They got close yeah but it wasn’t cause he was a good guy. The only thing I like about divergent was that whole faction thing, like their own sorting hat. Otherwise take that away and it’s just another post apocalyptic based book.
@@joshuaadi2754 I wouldn't mind Peeta's sleazy ideas that much if both every character and the narrative itself didn't paint him as a paragorn of virtue (almost every character who talks about him mentions what a pure and swell guy he is), insisted him forcing Katniss into the starcrossed lovers act without her consent (and I don't buy the "but she's a terrible liar" crap. She gives out Oscar-worthy performences in front of the cameras and makes up lies on a whim, unless the plot needs her to be a bad liar) and calls Katniss cruel for leading him on and not falling for him, even thought she risked life and limb just to keep him alive. If the book acknowled this instead of calling Peeta the best guy ever, it would be fine. I'd buy he was only trying to survive in his own way, but as the reader, we know he's in love with Katniss and his method of survival is basically have her kiss him on camera if she wants to get sponsors. That's Christian Grey levels of creeply controlling. He was fully expecting her to love him back when they returned and actually had the atrocity to be offended when no, she was just rolling with his dumpass plan because why and how the hell she'd love him, they were on a murder tournement. He had no right to be upset eith her, when he should have been apolozing for everything and thanking her for saving him even thought leaving him would be easier for her. Katniss had nothing to apolizige or feel guilty for, yet he made her feel like shit for months. If Peeta's guile hero tendercies were more explored rather than his "camuflage" (painting cakes, right) and he actually felt guilty for what he had put Katniss throught, I think his character would have more potential. Their romance would feel more natural, with two of them getting to know each other without being forced by the cameras. Instead, his entire character is his obsession over his childhood crush he never got over. He has no goals or ambitions other than keeping Katniss alive. No friends he wants to protect from Capitol, no word about how he copes about his abusive mother, even his ptsd incuded nightmares are about losing Katniss and not how he almost died in seven different ways.
The thing with the Raven Cycle is, that I can’t let go of loving it 🙈 even tho I know that it’s problematic, there are issues with the authors and there were racist parts (and she “stole” the genre magical realism of Latinx people), I still consider it a guilty pleasure 😂
I totally agreed with your opinion of Maximum Ride. I loved the first few books in the series, but then things got very odd and strange. It was the series that really got me into reading so I look back on it fondly but the series certainly didn't get better as it went on.
I really didn't like Beautiful Creatures because it made my brain hurt reading it, but I kinda liked the movie... I loved the Southern setting, so gorgeous! They really did a good job with it, the visuals were stunning... So yeah I stan the movie but hate the book hahaha I love your channel btw, just subscribed 😊
I loved Maximum Ride and I still feel a bit nostalgic thinking back to the trilogy (which it was SUPPOSED to be.) However, that nostalgia is quickly followed by a souring at the thought of the Books that Followed. They were obvious cash grabs and I haven't read Fang or Angel because I just have no desire to. James Patterson lost my respect and my readership after the fourth one.
Tbh I originally assumed you were filming from the states but then I saw the "Indigo" sticker on one of the books and did a double take since I was pretty sure that was a Canadian chain and then I saw your description and now I am riding high on my deductive skills :P But I love seeing some Canadian booktubers of colour
All the ones you mentioned that I did read I could see my thoughts reflect back at me in your critics! Oh boy specially cruse prince and divergent, oh the rage !! You see my soul
I read 3 of the books of the raven boys series and I was so disappointed of every book. Everyone said that this is an amazing series but the story is so slow. The divergent series I agree too.
Oooohhh the teaaaa I looooove!!! Divergent was such a bust. I loved the first book but the other two make me wanna rip my hair off. (Especially Allegiant, I hated that it was told in Tris and Four’s perspective but they sounded the same the whole time, there was no distinction in their voices) I think you’re the first person I see that doesn’t like the raven cycle, how refreshing lol. It’s just a series I’ve never been interested in :P
I totally agree with the Maximum Ride series, but I only stick to the first 2 books! I don't think James Patterson knows how to stop when things should be stopped lol. Also I couldn't even finish the first Raven Boys book, I got bored xD
I feel like James Patterson makes the first 3 books series he wrights good and the other books just shouldn't be there I really love his story's though
I respect you opinions! I haven't read some of them but I've heard similar reviews (throne of Glass) and haven't been able to try it. HP, I finished the 6th book and have been living vicariously through fan fics. ACoTR I read the first 2 and then couldn't....I noticed most of the issues in the first one, but I like retellings and thought this was a set up for something else...I didn't realize it was fanfic. That's how the second book came off to me, and the power imbalance for humans and fae I couldn't see actually working. The Divergent series I liked for the emotional growth for Tris. That's what made the series for me, but yeah plot wise I feel the author didn't want to redo the destroy the government and create a new one, and didn't quite have a world outside really thought out to be believable. For Beautiful Creatures I couldn't get into the world. Raven Boys, didn't care for the story, but I REALLY liked the author's writing style. I felt like the character's were like stereotypes of what they should be....doses that make sense? And all the parts that should have been exciting came off as a bit bland. I say this because I usually try to turn it into a movie in my head and I realized that none of the stuff I liked would actually be there, and it would be really boring. I will say I would love if the author would invest in having the 'murder squash' song made XD Carry On felt like fanfic. I felt like she knew what specific things she did and did not want and wrote it even if it didn't mesh. Like the divide between magic and non magic people felt forgotten in some parts. Didn't hate it, but didn't love it. Kinda curious how the sequel is even supposed to work... So there's my rant. Hope it gave you some amusement :)
You should really read Tower of Dawn from the Throne of Glass series. It was one of my favorite books of the whole series and it had a better representation. You should give it a try. I really love your channel 🥰🥰 / a die hard fan ❤️
The Raven Boys were interesting at 1st but became too convoluted and confusing. The same with the Court of Thorn and Roses series. I really liked the first two books but 3rd book was crap.
I also didn’t like carry on but I still bought wayward son bc it’s so pretty but if I still don’t like that one I’m unhauling. If anything it would put my energy more towards rereading the raven cycle series bc the friend group in that one is ✨immaculate✨
Oh my god, Max Ride... I relate so hard. I went through a Max Ride phase. I got some good things out of it, and the first three were good, but then it didn't just go to shit it plunged headfirst into shit.
So true the 2nd book of Divergent was boring and the last book ended badly. I stopped reading the throne of glass after the 6th book because it became a mess. Queen of shadows was kind of disappointed.
I read Carry On because the fanfiction parts were actually my favorite in Fangirl (I didn't like that book too much though) but what I got was so... simply weak. Nothing in it was really developed, the plot, worldbuilding nor the characters. First half of it was boring and it only got interesting when Baz came in. Overall, I never understood the craze about it and I'm completely on your side with this
God I loved Maximum Ride when I was a kid, but wow what a turn it took! I'm very aware that I wouldn't enjoy them as much if I read them now, but those first few books were great at the time. I don't hear a lot of people talking about it so I'm glad to find someone else who read them and understands the disappointment haha!
Children of blood and bone needs to be added to the list. Yeah, I know unpopular opinion but I struggled in the first one then took myself like a fool and got number two COVF which was a total bust too I’m so disappointed ☹️
I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE THAT UNDERSTANDS ME! I read The Raven Boys long ago and couldn't get to the third book. I just didn't connect with the characters, or the story, or anything. I can see why people like the series (the narrative it's sublime), but I just couldn't 😭😭😭😭 I said I would try again on the future but I'm not interested in rereading the first two books, soooo... Yeah. Subscribed! Kisses from Venezuela.
I honestly don't remember if I ever read the cursed child???? like, I remember buying it and the plot and the first pages but I just CANT REMEMBER if I finished it, if I gave it away, if I sold the book or whatever
