popular books I hate 

"I can't speak to how Cassandra Clare's writing has improved over time" DON'T WORRY, IT HASN'T 😂

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH "Men, I get it. You love the '80s, you love video games, and you love this book. It's fine. I didn't like it. Please leave me alone." I actually snorted out loud at that.

"A literal human-shaped collection of anger" absolutely golden quote

"Bad stories can always find a way to hurt us worse." Yup, pretty much.

Is it bad that I love the rants about Sarah J. Maas, Ready Player One, and Thirteen Reasons Why? It just makes my soul happy! I have found my people.

SJM witnessed her childhood pet being murdered by a morse code themed supervillain, and from that formative moment she swore she would have her vengeance upon dots and dashes, even if it cost her the readability of every manuscript she would ever write. Or something. I honestly can't figure why she else she abuses em dashes and ellipses so much. Also it kinda boggles my mind how people can read the masturbation screed from rpo and still think of it as a good book. It hurts me just thinking about it.

I don't know if someone has mentioned it but oh my god your books in the background are organized so beautiful. The near pastel look is beautiful and the transitions between colours is amazing.

i so feel you on the sarah j maas stuff! especially with the acotar series. i can't get on board her writing, everything about her writing and plot and character is forced

I, too, couldn't stand Ready Player One. The whole thing just reeked of this consumerist,permanently adolescent bugman power fantasy that I think is actually rather dangerous to men as a whole. I'm a guy who was born in 1990, so one might think that being bombarded with old video-game references or whatever would be fun because it's nostalgic. But that's the problem. "Nostalgia" isn't fun when it's: a) Common knowledge that is readily available that even normies have some tertiary awareness of it (kinda hard to feel "nostalgic" for a show that's on the front page of Netflix) b) Incredibly heavy with references to the point where you feel like the author is constantly nudging you and saying "Heh, us geeks, amirite?" All of the references made in the book would have been better if the author had made up allegories (read: knockoffs) of pre-existing franchises. That would have made them more engaging because there would at least be some fun in connecting the dots.

ugh i seriously never get tired of u + ur opinions. pls talk about books u dislike for forever

Living for all of the saltiness. I have no interest in ever reading any of these books (or reading them again if I have read them before), but I love a good, smart, well thought and well articulated takedown. Also, I love those glasses!

Hahahaha omg you are so hilarious and so intelligent. I love hearing you take down crappy books with your awesome logic and analytical skills. Also, your makeup/outfit/hair are suuuuper cute here!!!

OMG I love this!! I LOVE your rant about A Court of Thorns & Roses. I honestly don't get the love for this book. I read it last month, and it was a spectacularly boring reading experience. The characters are painfully bland, and I was also annoyed by the repeated use of some words like, ''feline''. -He stalked closer with a feline grace... -A feline smile. -With steps that were too graceful, too feline, he approached the dining table. Nope.

This list didn't surprise me at all actually. Your discussion points between the end of miss perigrines about things being overhyped and throne of glass about diehard fans+overhyped was a conversation I was actually having yesterday. I would love another installment in this list.

OMG! That's how I feel about Sarah J Maas. I have never been able to even go past the first three chapters of Throne of Glass. I don't know what possessed me to try and read the other one - I think it's A Court of Thorns and Roses - it was all too... just not my style. I suppose the way you say basic is the best summary of her writing style and the fact that she writes in a way that should make a character badass but it's not. She's more of telling the character is badass than showing.

Okay you’re shelves are so aesthetically pleasing. I’ve never seen color organized shelves look so pretty before.

I feel you on miss perigrines! I recently read it and I thought it was so overhyped... I couldn’t see why it’s so popular

I really appreciate how you do book reviews, particularily the way you break down what you did not (or did) like about a book, and how you go deeper into why you think it is a problem. Keep it up!

Oh Love ! That's great that you're making this ,I started reading COTAR because I wanted alight fun book that doesn't need concentration to read, but reading it was torture . Half way through I found your channel and you spared me the rest ,thank you 😘

This video had such a strange effect on me. I have enjoyed a lot of these books, but I totally and COMPLETELY agree with you on multiple of these. First of all, when I read the book Fallen, I absolutely hated it. I thought it was the WORST book and that the plot line was completely ridiculous. When I was younger, I read The Selection and it was one of my favorites. I recently reread it to realize that it wasn’t really written well and it was very simplistic. Personally, I like the book Thirteen Reasons Why but dealing with experiences from suicide, this book was unrealistic and harsh. I thought that the “reasons why she committed suicide” were very minor compared to what other people have dealt with. I also believe that writing this could make teens believe that if someone says the smallest thing about you, you should injure yourself. 2 of my favorite series are City of Bones and ACOTAR. I read Throne of Glass and it was my favorite for a while, but again, while I was rereading it I noticed everything I hated about the book and I haven’t read it since. As you can see, I’ve LOVED several of these series but I thought the way you gave them criticism was very professional and unbiased. I love ACOTAR and City of Bones and I hate to hear it bashed on, but you just gained a new subscriber. Funny how things work😂😂

I agree with you on City of Bones. It took me so long to get through the first book and it was agonizing. I pushed myself through the mortal instruments series and did not actually start loving it until the fourth book which is a lot of people's least favorite in the series. I can say yes the Shadowhunter is my favorite series, but City of Bones was god awful. I also agree with you Miss Perigrines I absolutely could not stand the first book and felt at times that I was falling asleep. I do not plan to continue with the rest of the series and just recently unhauled all of them. As well with the Selection I tried so hard to continue the series only to try to support Kiera Cass who is a Puerto Rican author, but I could not and unhauled it as recently as well.

Your skin is absolutely gorgeous

I agree with you on thirteen reasons why, I thought it depicted suicide really wrongly.

currently snail-reading through Throne of Glass, I hope I will like it... also your smile is the most beautiful thing! ❤

I found your points to be very accurate in each and every book. I agree we need a 2nd part

This is the first video I’ve seen from you and !!! I love the way you articulate your opinions! I can’t wait to watch more videos from you

"At this point I was just a literal human shaped collection of anger"... hahaha, I will have to steal this line and use it whenver I can. Great video, as always! X

OMG where have I been on booktube? I was searching for a new viewpoint and found you are honestly reviewing some of my most hated books and believe me, I won’t pick up any of the books you spoke about that I haven’t tried to read. You speak to my heart, 2020 was a reading mess in my learning how to DNF, (guilt from all my Literature professors when I hated their discussions of ‘meaning’), thank you for the peace of mind in knowing I am not alone after all.

Okay I just found your channel and as soon as I finished listening I hit the sub button so fast. I agree with ALOT of your statements and I love that you're so very frank about your opinions and you have legitimate and thoughtful reasons for feeling the way you do. I can't wait to watch more from you!

Love how you do your reviews! Very elaborate! keep it up!

I just read Ready Player One and I didn’t notice the issues until I watched your review. I’m so happy you did a negative review on A Court Of Thrones And Roses because I was feeling the same way, just not to the level of frustration you were at. But that review really opened my eyes to everything that was problematic in Sarah’s books. 💜

Agree with A Court of Thorns & Roses. I tried continuing the series and I couldn't even finish the 3rd book. Hey, I can see why people like it, but romance-driven fantasy series with too many plot holes and bland characters are not for me.

You are the best in explaining what you disliked in books I listened to this far 😁👍

Oh my god. Your bookshelves are beautiful.

I absolutely love all of your videos. I don’t often comment because I do other things while I’m watching and before I get a chance to comment, it’s switched onto something else, but I find all of your videos so deep and thought provoking, and I can tell that you put so much effort into them. You’re one of my favourite Booktubers and I get so excited to see when you’ve uploaded. Hope you’re having a beaut day and can’t wait for your next video! 💛

Ok but you have the most beautiful shelves I've ever seen!!

You are so well-spoken! I am really impressed by the way you can pinpoint and explain your feelings!

Your bookshelves are sooooooo pretty!!! Like, it’s so aesthetically pleasing!

i felt the miss peregrine part, when i first read it i thought i wasn't that impressive, but since so many were so hyped and i was 11 when i first read it, i just thought i had poor taste, then moved on with life .-.

Ok yes to literally all of this! I love seeing opinions that aren't sugar coated at all on RU-vid ❤️ a part two would be awesome.

Please tell me where you got that shirt. I need it!

I’m new to booktube and just found your channel and I am loving your opinions!!

Thank you for putting into words all my feelings about Throne of Glass and ACOTAR!! TBH, I think SJM would be fun to hang with, she seems funny and entertaining, but I just don't like her books.

I started reading Throne of Glass because I liked the concept and knew it was popular (I assumed for a good reason). I got through half a chapter before deciding the writing style was not my thing and everything I’ve since learned about it tells me I made the right decision to stop reading it.

You are by far my favorite book reviewer, if only because I think your tastes are as close to mine as possible. I heartily agree about Ready Player One, I did enjoy it but it's nothing I want to go back to over and over, and I feel it included some really interesting elements that ended up abandoned in the end. And yes Miss Peregrine! It was a kind of cool gimmick, but I just remember feeling overall bored by the lack of stories. On the other side I've picked up some excellent books based on your reviews that I otherwise hadn't heard about (Bone Gap, Station Eleven, Vicious). Thanks for your videos!

Girl, I feel the one about Fallen on a spiritual level! I ended up dnfing it at 43% Generally speaking, I am not interested in reading any of the books/series you mentioned, to spare myself the pain

I didnt like 13 reasons why either ugh.

The most frustrating thing about Miss Peregrine’s is that it SHOULD have been great. Kids with powers, boarding school, etc. And in the first book, I felt like the photograph gimmick did work to some extent, even though I was still so bored by it that I had to listen to the audiobooks because every time I picked up the physical copy I would fall asleep. But in the subsequent books it felt like he was trying too hard to weave a narrative around a bunch of creepy pictures rather than write an intriguing and engaging story. Also, I could not agree more re: TOG and ACOTAR. I don’t get the hype, and the more I hear people hyping them the more petty I get about my dislike of them. Whatever. Salt is yummy. 😂

I feel like with Ms. Peregrines, you either love it or you hate it, I personally love the series, but I can see why some people would find it bland.

Did u read the second and third and fourth book of miss peregrines home for peculiar children? because it shows us more about the peculiar world, I now it's slow at the first book but it gets more interesting in the next books and u learn more about the characters

I read throne of glass back when Maas published it on fictionpress and thought it was awful garbage back then (back in 2002 or 2003? ages and ages ago). It really astounds me that the story is so popular now

I have that Sarah J Maas pettiness you talk about towards the Shades of Magic series.

Which book(s) is/are the paragon(s) of Marines virtue? Just wondering.

OMG I love this channel , thanks Marines, that was something, subscribed ❤

My problem with SJM is that for me all her plots are such 2010-2013 fanfiction where main characters are badass over powered people that everyone loves but it’s not actually that well developed cause are readers we only want to read them making out and having babies which wouldn’t be bad if her books where more interesting.

This is my first video of yours that I've seen and can I just say that I absolutely love you. It's a relief to find someone as critical with books as me. I have hated some popular books, even some classics, and I was scared to share my opinions at first, but I'm a super opinionated person so that didn't last very long. If you have an instagram, please share that with me. I would love to hear more about your opinions. Keep being honest.

OMG mad respect for you for reading twilight. I would never dare to read it (I am not a reader, I like to obtain information through reading). It is so not my type of book. But the fact that you read it, makes you a true reader. Readers will read books that are even out of their comfort zone. 💞❤ I love your channel and how eloquent you are. I just recently found you. 💓💗💓💗

I can understand all of your points on each of these books. I have always enjoyed your 1 and 2 star reviews. You always have been very specific with your reasons and points as to what is wrong with the book. I really hope you keep doing these. Just please don't judge me for being a trash can with a couple of these. 😳😳😳

Great video and I love the way you articulate yourself but just a constructive criticism - would you be able to put up pictures of the books you talk about? It took me a few moments to visualise the books you were talking about and I had to look up a couple of them before recognising what book it was. Sorry, I promise I’m trying to say this in a nice, non-malicious way even though it might not sound that way. Thanks, from a visual learner 😊

my thoughts on the list you provided, based on the books I've read (my taste in books as a teen weren't the greatest lmao) 1.) maybe it's the social circles i'm in (both online and IRL) but I often forget that Fifty Shades and Twilight actually had legitimate, unironic fans. i was in the target demographic when twilight first came out and read it only to be disappointed by how much of a bland slog (not to mention, as you said, racist, sexist, poorly written, and abuse as romance) the series was; i hated 50 shades for exactly the same reasons you did: abusive relationship masquerading as romance, poorly written and everything else you said too. 2.) Much like Twilight, I read City of Bones when O was in the target demographic as a teen. It was a fairly derivative take, and was executed in a horribly unoriginal way which was disappointing because, despite being overwhelmingly plotless (imho), I somehow found the first three books super engaging despite not relating to Clary and outright not liking Jace. Everything that wasn't Clary/Jace related was actually ok. I have no fondness or nostalgia for this series, despite loving the covers and small pockets of worldbuilding. 3.) I took a writing class at my local library and met Jay Asher. Too bad I wasn't invested in reading 13 Reasons Why because he seemed like a nice guy. 4.) Weirdly enough I'm the opposite of you regarding Sarah J Maas' writing: I actually enjoyed it and found it lush/poetic. Despite that disagreement, I did find her characters forgettable. Furthermore I couldn't tell anyone apart because everyone acted/spoke alike plus the morality focused on the main character in a really unrealistic way. The hype doesn't make sense to me, at least for this series. 5.) I wish someone else had written The Selection because the premise intrigued me but the worldbuilding made absolutely zero sense and was so poorly explained that the worldbuilding seemed like a different story than the plot of the actual story. .

Agreed on everything! I love how you dissed these books in a very smart way. Plus it’s fun 😂

I love watching your reviews. You are very articulate and opinionated. But you dont just hate on books, you bring receipts which is refreshing. You add a very critical eye to the community that I think it needs. People often tend to ignore problematic elements of their favorite things and instead just praise it for their enjoyment while taking an aggressive head in the sand approach towards other critical readers. I just wanted to say thank you for your insights in the book community.

I was not surprised by this list and I love listening to you explain why on each of these you are very well spoken. :)

My list of popular books that wasn't my cup of tea Disclaimer: it's just my preference, please don't flog me xD 1. Twilight Saga 2. The Mortal Instruments Series 3. 50 Shades 4. Anna and the French Kiss 5. Sarah J. Maas Books 6. Caraval 7. Nicholas Sparks novels (not all of them though) 8. Insurgent and Allegiant 9. HP and the Cursed Child (I *refuse* to accept it as canon) 10. The Fault of Our Stars 11. Vampire Diaries 12. The Cruel Prince Edit: Whelp, after reading 3 books, I'm gonna add Coleen Hoover's books here cuz O.M.G.

The moment I realized that what I was reading was “basic” was when I finished ACOWAR. I couldn’t deal with any YA for awhile after that. I tried Throne of Glass, thought it was okay. But my problem is that these books are praised to be the best of the best of YA. Like we can do better.

I loved this video and completely agree with you on City of Bones, Ready Player One and Throne of Glass! 😊

I totally get it when you say that the more people hype about throne of glass series the more you start hating it. I personally, think I would not like any of her books especially the court of thorns and roses but my cousin loves the series and the more she talks about it, the more I discouraged I get to read it. 😅😅😂is it just me?

I totally agree with 13 reasons why. Such important and sensitive subject shouldn't be portrayed like that.

I agree you with you on all of them (except for peregrines) 😉! I love hearing negative reviews! You just earned a new subscriber!

I am SO glad I came across your channel

I love watching these kind of videos it helps me see a storie from another angle

I read Ready Player One and I actually kind of liked it, but this review opened my eyes to the issues you mentioned. I can't believe I missed it! Thank you, anyway.

I just found your channel, this is a great video. Thank you.

you are so funny sjkjkksks im so glad i found this channel

Oh my god, Fallen is literally one of the dumbest books I've ever read and I don't think I have seen a lot of people talk about it! Also, the movie on Hulu is like . . . hilariously bad

I agree with most of these, some of them I haven't read though! I'd love to see a part 2. I can't remember why I loved Twilight so much as a preteen haha. I liked the acotar series by Sarah J. Maas but now I'm worried I'll reread it and notice any extra punctuation/drawn out sentences.

As a woman of the 80s Ready Player One was extremely familiar to me, and the plot points that were confusing for younger readers were implied by the order of the pop culture references. In short, you had to be there to get the War Games, Tron, Dungeons and Dragons, No Batteries Included, and Love Bug stuff in the plot that's nit overtly stated. It's a definite shortcoming of the book.

I really enjoyed your analysis in this video!

Yes please do more!! :) This was great! Agreed with pretty much everything you said :)

I haven't read any of the books you mentioned, only really heard about twilight and the 50 shades of grey series but everything else I've never heard about! BUT I love how articulate you are about why you don't like stories. I also like that you can admit your pettiness!

I haven't read any of the books you discussed. But I did appreciate listening to your criticisms, of which there is much to consider for developing one's skills as a reader (and creative writer, too).

I was so excited to see this video in my feed! I wasn’t surprised by any of these except maybe the one about twilight with angels and a disintegrating girl, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that one 😂😂😂 I agree with all the SJM stuff, I don’t think I’ll ever pick up any more of her books after reading the first two in ToG and being disappointed. One of my unpopular opinions is that I kinda hated Carry On 😅

I'm 100% here for all of this. Also, I've never actually heard about the plot of Fallen and LOL WHUT THAT IS BONKERS AND I AM CRYING WITH LAUGHTER.

Love your glasses :)

Thank you so much for the points you made on twilight/50 shades. I am so angry at both of these authors for these bs stories that glorify violence against women.

Ooooffff. I agree with everything you said about the books I have indeed read like twilight, city of bones, miss peregrines home, etc. thank you for being a critical reader and letting us know the roots of why a book is bad bad bad.

These are books that get very mixed reviews. I read Twilight as a teenager and to be honest it grew my love for reading, but I recognise all the issues you have with it. The thing is, one can see such issues when they are an adult/experienced reader, issues that create a pattern for what young adults are reading and how they create their views, but when you are a young adult or new reader, you don't realise the lasting impression books leave you with and just think of the enjoyment level of such an addicting story (which it is,call it trash, guilty pleasure or whatever). Thus, I can see both why people love it or hate it. (I hope this makes sanse and it's not just rumbling).

Mosquitoland is my Twilight, literally my least favourite book of all time. I think the only book you mentioned that I read was 13 reasons why and you're spot on about it. It just used suicide as a plot device for a story that didn't have any substance. Aaand now it's a whole show...

Didn't mind RP1. I have a soft spot for books my kids will read willingly. Shifting gears. Am currently reading the Space Between Worlds. Highly recommend if you haven't gotten to it yet. Very good

Youre one of the reviewers I look forward to hearing from when I publish my book, if you choose to read it of course. Interesting video, agreed with a few, disagree with 1, but overall, respect your opinion.

when you've been subscribed to marines for so long that you already know most of the list before watching the video :^)

I love that the Grey series and the Bones series were both just bad fanfics that were published lmao 😂 Gone Girl, I’m sorry I know it’s popular and I do like some aspects of the book but I don’t think it was well written. Her writing made me not want to read anything else from her. It was a better movie then book and I never say that!

Oh my gosh I’m so with you on several of these 😂😂😂

I’d love to see more! Great video!

Marines!!! I love how eloquent you are with the words!! I wish I had that type of skill. As for a popular book I didn't like, I did not love Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. For me to was the way the story was told, there were flashbacks that I just didn't really care about and I just wanted to get to the main part of the story, and even that was kind of bland for me.

I felt the same about Twilight the way you feel about Sarah J Mass books. I read it as a teen and thought meh it's okay, a fun adventure. But then it started to get super popular at my school and people were getting obsessed and I was so confused why. Like it wasn't that good to get that hype and then I started to not accept it anymore haha.

basic is a generous description of maas's writing. claire's first three TMI books remind me STRONGLY of mass which means i'm not surprised people like them but i can't help being disappointed that they do xD

i agree with a lot of these, don't agree on some.. but more than anything, WOW i love your shelf!! so many bright books! beautiful.

This is excellent! I have given a few one star reviews in my time. I fully appreciate them coming from others as well! :)

I've read every single one of the books mentioned. The worst for me was Miss Peregrines...I read all 3 books....and by the last book I was so bored I had to get the audio book from my library a quarter of the way through to finish. I'm still not sure why or how I finished.