The 🔥 ROAST🔥 of the worst books I read in 2023 

There’s nothing like waking up on snowy, cozy morning brewing a steamy cup of coffee, toasting Eggo waffles and finding out that Meg has posted a new video!!!!

"If I wanted to sit and suffer through a bunch of things that didn't make sense I would just sit and listen to my own thoughts" HA Amazing I feel this soo much sometimes.

I was recommended Fourth Wing by my cousin who, I feel compelled to point out, is a generally lovely, intelligent, interesting person for whom I have a great deal of respect. She raved about it. RAVED. So despite having heard enough to be wary, I gave it a shot. I lasted two chapters. I wanted to tell her that I'd rather set myself on fire than finish it but I managed to keep it to "Oh sorry I don't think it's for me." I am so baffled by the hype.

Waking up to a new video from you, to start the new year! I love it! 😁

Great and hilarious video as always. Have a happy New Year Meg and viewers.

Oh crap... Almost forget!!!! Meg, i wish you a wonderful New Year, full of better and continuing good health, peace and prosperity, and love and obedience from your doggo!

A cat that reads the Bible? Okay, I’m taking it out of my tbr 😂

You’re so funny 😂 I had a shitty day and watching this made me smile ☺️

Roasting with Meg.

Girl I enjoy your rants on terrible books. My inner thoughts put into video form.

Happy New Year!🎉🥳🎉

You are deadly..in the best way possible ..love your honesty... thank God there was only one book on your list I own..lol..Needless street..lol..Which I haven't read yet and now won't haha..HAPPY NEW YEAR CHEERS FOREVER

Roastmaster Meg! Haha I love these type of videos. The one here I have interest in reading is The Last Word because I thought No Exit was dumb fun. Apparently the last word is "katana" 😂

I completely agree with everything that she has said! Happy my booktube and I have the same opinions!🤘🏼

Awesome video! Thank you for affirming my thoughts on several books. I'm not defending Fourth Wing in any way shape or form. Ever since I heard about that book I was convinced it was hot garbage. But to provide context on what you said about the movie rights and celebrities having the book: Publishers will often send advanced copies to filmmakers and industry folk trying to drum up interest in making a movie or show. It increases profits exponentially. I was briefly married to the daughter of a film director and was even tasked with reading Stephen King's Joyland a few months before release because he got an advanced copy. I had to provide him with notes on whether it could work on screen. It was kinda cool, but I ultimately told him it wasn't gonna amount to much.

I'd like to see more book summaries. With full spoilers!Either with or without your personal review. I'm not going to read a lot of these books. So what I really enjoy is just a little story time by you, Meg. And I hope others agree.

Your taste is so good! I know a few of the list and disliked them for the same reasons as you, so I think you make sense 100%! Thank you for your reviews, it makes me save my time :-)

Oh honey sadly Romantasy isn’t going anywhere. The girlies love it too much 😐

Totally agree with everything you said about Fourth Wing. I thought the same. Also in the synopsis it said that the female MC was 20 years old.

“This is my usual form” and that’s precisely why I’m subbed 😆

What a great start to the New Year with a video from u!! Pete Davidson is a fool if he doesnt notice u! I had to keep pausing ur video cuz i was lmfao!! Thank god i only have 2 of the books on this list just out of pure morbid curiosity. I will NOT be wasting my time on them and will be donating them! Thank u so much for ur honesty and ur gift for words!! U never ever disappoint! Looking forward to a great year of more videos from u - and wishing u an even better year!

"Laws of the skies" is a similar title to "Lord of the flies"

For the new year, I recommend the movie "Black mountain side (2014)" for you. Excellent low-budget cosmic horror.

Watching your video is a great way to start the year🎉😂. I’ve only read Are you happy now? And I absolutely hated it. Love your reviews as always 😊

I read conversations with friends in 2022 and i still have beef with that book

The only one on the list that I’ve read is a court of thorns and roses. I enjoyed it. But I agree about the word romantasy.

I was about to rant about adenomyosis @15:13 and you beat me to it lol, I was very lucky and new how to self advocate to push for continued medical stuff after surgery "came back negative" for endometriosis because I was offered a hysterectomy at 20. I want kids so that was a no but I will later in life.

THIS IS THE ONE WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

I also have NO memory of The Spite House. Not one bit.

lol I was just waiting for ACOTAR 😂

You are dead on about "Fourth Wing".

I had the last world in my faves of the year... but I did have one complaint about it, and it was the cat and mouse chasing scenes. It got boring... and long winded.

I had to Google House on Needless Street to figure out what was happening. I quite enjoyed The Last Word, but I think the book was too long. Taylor Adams seems to struggle to actually finish a story off. And don't get me started on Ms McFadden.

If my math is mathing, 40% of your worst 10 had HOUSE in the title. Needless Street was my 2nd fav of the year, but I love the passion in your hate of it, LOL. Also, had no idea that endometriosis diagnosis was such a shit show. I love that you shared that. Starting the year out entertained AND educated .

Last House...I agree, Sarah J Maas... I agree, Fourth Wing....OMG sooo Bad youre almost too kind to it.... The rest I havent read and dont feel the need to so thanks for confirming my suspicions, except maybe Laws of the Skies since I already own it and it looks short. He chased her around with a Katana hah I feel like a 14 year old boy with bad social skills wrote that book as a way to strike out against the girl in school who ignored the love letter he put in her locker.

I hated The Last Word too! Everyone seems to love it too, and I DNFed it so early. It was driving me crazy.

My controversial book opinion from what I read in 2023 is after waiting months for it on the Libby app I thought The Troop was mid. It had some interesting body horror but idk with how much everyone raves about it I just had higher expectations and it was nothing special. Also, I have never read anything else by her but I recently read little Eve by Catriona Ward and I thought it was pretty interesting although it did have some moments where I picked up on the same vibe you had with the last house on needless street

"I'm just a baby. I dont have any money" is that Broad City 😂

Great video! The Last Word also made my list of the worst reads of last year. I feel like Taylor Adams has such potential with his stories and then just takes a hard left and veers into the ridiculous. I honestly think had he written campy slasher movies in the late '80s or early '90s he would have been super successful.

Thank you for these reviews. Have really lost faith in some of these booktubers that all hawk the same books and they are absolute trash when I read them. The Spite House one was so abysmal, and it’s not like books are cheap. I have, gave up on any of those popular fantasy ones, straight trash! However I have to hear about them because my sister still reads them 😂

Lmao I read and really liked 6 of these books so now I’m considering reading the other ones on this list that I haven’t read 😂😂😂 maybe we just have opposite taste! great content!

Love the sarcasam

"random birds outside had POVs" 🎶🐦 😂🤣💀

I HATED THE house at the Bottom of the Lake too😤 it was sooooo boring

just got to #6. lmfao two of our three buddy reads this year making this list, I feel honored

lmaoo the way I read The Housemaid and also was like "hm i feel like i've read this book before" I don't get the hype!!!

Why is this so funny 🤣

I love The Law of the Skies! It's designed to be a cautionary tale, like a fable designed to teach you a lesson that everything will kill you. I found myself laughing when I knew I shouldn't have been while reading it. No hate from me, we don't have to like the same books! Life would be so boring if that was the case!

The laws of the sky was a pretty big disappointment I guess after reading playground the shock value of kids getting killed lost it's punch it does not help that until the very end of laws of sky it felt very tame.

You are hilarious....loved your roast!!!

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I'm canceling HULU because of Sally's book of lies!

Why you coming at ACOTAR like that....😂 I loved this series, but I definitely fought through the first one. The second book is my favorite. You have to like Smutt though😂😂

Laws of the skies was such a let down!! I was so hyped for it, but I honestly didnt care a bit about any of the characters and it was just annoying to read. im actually so surprised House Of Leaves wasnt on here hahha I was waiting for it

the giant eggplant emoji killed me

“Roast Master Meg” took me out. 😂😂 Edit: the roast of “TLHONS”…amen sister friend! Them: “No one could see that twist coming.” I saw “that” twist coming from a mile away and I can’t be the only one. 😂😂

I ended up giving ACOTAR 3 stars, but you're quickly reminding me it should have really been given 2 stars LOL!

The fact that I haven’t read any of these makes me happy☺️ Also where’s your trophy for best roast? Come on!!👏🏽

Always here for Meg's slander. And I'm so glad to see The Housemaid on this list. I too have seen the allegations and will NOT be partaking. Too many other thrillers out there that are at least original works. I'm not a fantasy girlie but I want to be so I have ACOTAR and Fourth Wing on my TBR...we'll see if the hype is legit but I have my reservations!

The math ain’t mathin’ and the romance ain’t romancin’. I actually liked The Last Word, not because I thought it was a work of literary genius, but because it was just like the made for tv scary movies I used to watch with my sister when our dad wasn’t home 😂

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"These two teenagers find a house at the bottom of the lake." 🏊🏠😆

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Strong start with "I'm a human being" 😂 and then "I'm in rare form today" to let us really know it's only a skin suit I loved No Exit by Taylor Adams, but Hairpin Bridge was a big letdown, and The Last Word doesn't even sound that interesting.

“Why are these 6 year olds having philosophical thoughts?” “The bird’s had POV’s” I love your comments😂😂

Thank you calling out Frieda Mcfadden. I read The Housemaid before The Last Mrs. Parrish. It annoyed me when I realized she almost copied the book. From the story down to the twist and sudden change of perspective. I was like "what the heck!!!" I will never read a book from Frieda ever again. I can never support an author like her.

I read the Last Mrs. Parrish and the housemaid in one weekend... 😬😬😬🤥🤥🤥

Meg remember! Even in the darkest moments of your life I'm your friend.

I’m too dumb for fantasy books

paragraphs of shit and depression potatoes, thanks for warning us.

Wait - explicit s3x scenes with minors?! uh.. nope. Unhauling A House at the Bottom of a Lake right now. Not even reading it. WHY does NOBODY tell us these things?? Thank You!!

Stephen kings cell people basically take on bird mentality

I feel like you did not mention ''Katana'' enough in this video. Are you sure it was that word?

You are looking amazing in your outfit I hope you are doing well with your health as well and I have stopped this video at 1.30 in to say I am very excited for this video and can’t wait to see what celebrities 😂😂turn up and what books 📚 are on here prayers and blessings for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤please take care

What a great way to start the year! “Roasting with Meg” 100% agree about the fourth wing. I regret spending money on this teenage girl fantasy diary .

Here for the Fourth Wing hate lol Really started to feel so alone in this.

Lol as an indie author...kinda glad I wasn't in this at all. XD

look at me actually giving a proper response as opposed to a joke. so while I agree with a lot of your criticisms about Laws of the Skies, it is definitely pretentious and philosophical and the meaning isn't super obvious, I read that as being rather the point - we're brought into the world, the way we exit it, or the age at which it happens, does it have any meaning? Is there a point to survival when we're going to die some way or another? I thought highlighting these young kids being murdered or finding various ways to die when put in dangerous situations or surroundings was an interesting way to analyze the purpose of existence. but yeah, it's not extreme horror and I'd call this a survival/philosophical horror. that translation was a goddamn mess and the text deserves a better one. now let's see the rest of the video lol

no because how much did they pay stephen king to blurb the last house on needless street LOL

Anyone else see that big eggplant or did I freak out for a second? Anyway hater Meg is the best ever

Thanks for the advice. I hate wasting time on crap. On Veteran's Day weekend, all the libraries were closed and I had nothing. I actually bought The Housemaid at Walmart in desperation. My review: Better than housework. A low bar. All of the Amazon reviews I read afterwards screamed "Plagiarism!" The rest sounded boring or cringey, and there is no excuse for those. You know what one I DNF'd that other people love? The One. Oh for God's sake, how ridiculous.

I hated law of the skies it was ridiculous and the way the kids died i feel like they should shock you but they were so dumb they were funny. Im evil sorry not sorry.

Is Pete Davidson a celebrity? lol

Love the vid 🤘 please roast me 🔥

Being suuuper condescending about people leaving hate comments is only going to make them leave more lmfao. Never feed the trolls.

I don't know if she really read The Last Word.. because the villain with the Katana is NOT the real killer... Like duh...