The WORST Books of 2016! 

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. ... that you wish never existed.

Why do I have a feeling that Cursed Child will be on this list...

I refuse to read Cursed Child.

Do you keep the books you don't like or do you sell/donate them?

Cursed Child was so unnecessary, it could've remained a play and didn't need to at all be marketed. It felt like such a fanfiction to me and disappointed so many. At least we had Fantastic Beasts.

I liked the idea for Cursed Child , loved Scorpious...what I didn't like was ALL the adult characters (Harry, Ron, Minerva even) being so out of character and the fanfiction vibe was waaaay to much. I wish it would have been marketed as just a play, something for fun, instead of being like "This IS Harry Potter 8", because as a side play it is a nice addition to the story and feels pretty magical, but it's no continuation of THE Harry Potter series.

I think I'd be here for an hour typing a comment about how much I hate the Cursed Child. It's barely fit to be used in a fire. The story was horrendous, the characters were ripped to shreds, the way it smacked canon and tossed it to the side was ridiculous. I have more respect for 50 Shades of Grey as a fanfic for Twilight than I do for the Cursed Child play. (And trust me, I'm so not fond of 50 shades either--yeesh!) The only redemption to the play was Scorpius. And the fact that Albus was in Slytherin (But um, can we please hear exactly WHY JKR thought it'd be a good idea for Harry to name his son after the two people who he had the most complicated relationships with? It makes zero sense to me to this day.)

i was so excited when this video popped up in my notifs. girl i LIVE for these videos

I think the advertising of the Cursed Child was ridiculous. It is not the eighth Harry Potter book at all so stop telling people it is. I absolutely loved Scorpius too, he stole the show. The plot was obviously a ridiculous fanfiction, but after I accepted it wasn't cannon I found it quite humorous.

People are going to hate me, but I really didn't like Eleanor&Park and Fangirl this year. Not saying they're bad, but I read some pretty great books this year, so they were just like 'meh'... Also Cursed Child of course. This was probably the worst book I've ever read. And I was pretty disappointed by Queen of Shadows, though it was still good.

I don't read books but I am interested in videos of things I'm not interested in since I like hearing people talk about them. And this is a great video in my opinion so I subscribed.

Cursed Child was such a disappointment ugh

GIRL I SO FEEL YOU WHEN IT COMES TO CURSED CHILD

I love how petty you are with the cursed child

Worst books I read this year were Divergent and Shatter Me. 2 way overhyped books that I did not like and couldn't finish the series for.

I completely agree that HP & the CC wasn't great. But I have tickets to see it on stage in July and I'm unbelievably excited for that, it's meant to be incredible! ❤

I felt the same way about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I just wanted to comment and say that I really enjoy your videos. I just discovered "booktube" as a whole about a week ago, and you are my favorite to watch. My favorite genres are usually epic fantasy, adult fiction, classics, and a little bit of YA thrown in. It is surprising how few people on here (that I've come across) actually talk about adult fiction and classics. I really appreciate that. 😊

Love your channel so much!!

You make that top looks so stunning (it's lovely on it's own too) !

im reading every heart a doorway right now (because i need one last book for my goodreads reading challenge and it's a short read) but i'm like ????? the whole time. it feels like the writing is trying very hard to be quirky or whatever and the world building is leaving something to be desired. there's so much more backstory to be explored here!!!

I'm aiming to read more books this upcoming year because I'm a huge fan of reading and have a collection of books. I might start with Anna and the French Kiss since I have two copies, one that got signed a year or two ago and one that I got from grandma. I have read Lola and the Boy Next Door. Recently got Isla and the Happily Ever After. So excited.

my most disapointed read of 2016 is 100% cursed child

Yup. I haven't read the first one you mentioned because I haven't finished Harry Potter yet, but I've heard a lot of the hate. I think a lot of people forget that IT WASN'T WRITTEN BY J.K. ROWLING. It was based on her story and written with her permission, but it was written by two other people and so it fell short for a lot of people.

Ever since I heard of Every Heart a Doorway I have been looking forward to it, but what you say about it being too short sounds like a very real possibility. Something about such a topic should be huge! but I will still read it, keeping my expectations in check thanks to you!

I just subscribed! This was such a great video!

I feel like I'm the only one who was disappointed with the Young Elites. Like the story idea was amazing and it did have a lot of interesting events but I just felt like someone took the best events from a book and smashed them together. The characterization kinda fell flat and it was hard for me to connect with any of them. And that ending really threw me since I felt like I was barely starting to like a couple characters :/

The way you explain your opinions is so intelligently put that one can't help but listen and appreciate what you have to say! Completely understand what you're saying when it comes to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

"Integrity of the original series" In the final book there's a protection shield spell that could have been used all along to protect Harry and the school and keep him away from the abusive family. And most of the problems could have been avoided by just being straight forward with Harry at the start.

There's going to be a sequel novella for Every Heart a Doorway coming out in June I believe, Among the Sticks and Bones, which I think features Jack and Jill. I appreciated your thoughts on the book, I read it last week and it's on my top list of this year.

Aww that sucks you didn't like Every Heart a Doorway that much. I haven't read it yet but I've heard good things and was planning on reading it in 2017. I still want to read it though to see what I think of it myself.

I loved the Cursed Child, but it had a ton of flaws. I can admit that. But it was still pretty awesome to me.

I was pretty disappointed with Theft of Swords as well. I feel like the synopsis promised a great book, and then at some point it all reverted to generic fantasy tropes. Elves? Check. Dragon? Check. Damsel in distress? Check. Magical swords? Check. And so on. I've read so much fantasy at this point that if an author is going to chuck all of that into his novel, it better be done *well*. Theft of Swords was just kind of... average.

This is going to be very random, but I just wanted to say you speak so well! It is obvious you are very intelligent while your vocabulary is enormous! Have a great New Years :)

I stopped reading The Cursed Child after a about 20 pages. I knew it wouldn't do anything except make me feel icky about my favourite characters! I know you sort of have to read it as a booktuber, but I think you can probably just file it under "Not Canon" and try to forget it lol.

Fun fact about the Riyira Revelations books, the author originally made them for his daughter to help her get into reading, and then it ended up becoming his debut novel

I listened to The Gracekeepers audiobook and I loved it. I think it might be an easier way to get though a book like this with a slower pace and I could really appreciate the beautiful writing. It's narrated by the author as well and she does a great job. It was one of my favourite books I read this year :)

WoW I read Theft of Swords this year too and it was one of my favorites.

You're brave talking about the worst books. I stopped writing reviews about anything that I couldn't recommend because authors started sending me nasty emails. I don't need that in my life. Hopefully the authors won't see this and if they do, hopefully they'll be professional enough to not act like a toddler. I do leave written reviews on Amazon for books that are really badly written or edited though, for the sake of readers.

Honestly plays are not meant to be read. That includes Shakespeare. That's why most people hate Shakespeare in high school. It is meant to be watched, not read. The Cursed Child is NOT a book, but a script. That is why you were disappointed.

every heart a doorway looks to be a trilogy at the point. second one slated for 2017. it left me wanting more as well.

Thanks for this video! It is so refreshing. The worst books I read this year: - The Summer Games: Out of Bounds by RS Grey. It encouraged rape culture -- ick. - Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes. Pointless and plotless. - Hopeless by Colleen Hoover. Creepy, stalkerish love interest -- no thanks. - Dead to You by Lisa McMann. Full of plot holes and absolutely no answers to the central mystery.

Happy New Year everyone!

I totally agree about "Every Heart a Doorway". It didn't feel finished

ULTIMATELY, this is the best video of 2016. Haha

"ultimately"

Every Heart a Doorway needed more details andddddd elaboration, I think, but I also found it haunting and whimsical. I think there's so much potential for the world and desperately want more world building. However, I went into it knowing there was a planned sequel, which may be why I wasn't that disappointed.

I completely agree with what you said on The Cursed Child. I wish I had been able to see it on stage because I've heard it was MUCH better like that.

There will be another book of Every Heart a Doorway. It will focus on Jack and Jill, so I'm not sure when exactly the book takes place

What light was probably my least favourite book of the year. And I only finished it a couple of hours ago 💔😂

A lot of people didn't like the Harry Potter cursed child

Worst book I read this year was empire of storms

I just bought Theft of Swords. Hopefully I enjoy it!

It blows my mind that you not only disliked Theft of Swords but you put it in the "worst books" you read this year. I wouldn't say I love the book as much as my favorites because I agree that you don't get a strong emotional connection with the main characters at first because we don't get to really know them (they seem more like clichés of themselves than like full-blown characters if that makes sense?) but I still like this series a whole lot! The humor cracks me up, the plot is surprising and the characters (especially a couple of them) start to really tug at your heart strings in the following books. To me, this series is an amazing take on classic "sword and sorcery" which made me laugh a lot and kept taking me by surprise. I really hope you give the next book a chance and others don't write off the seriers before having read it (thank you for reminding us at the end to be our own judges about books). But anyway: loved the video as always, love your channel! Can't wait for more in this new year!

I enjoyed the Cursed Child when I read it in like an hour the day it came out, but I'm never going to read it again because I'm sure that upon further examination it'll disappoint me too

I had to read The Chocolate War in English and I just did not like it. However I had to also read Unbroken for the same English class this year and i thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audio book but I didn't enjoy actually reading it myself, could that count actually?

A book I didn't like this year was Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. Idk I just couldn't get into the book and found it boring. I asked my friends who were also reading the book and they said they also didn't like it and found it boring. I liked the grandfather character that they mentioned in the story that unfortunately died .. but that was about it.

I know that Every Heart A Doorway is going to have a sequel and I believe it's supposed to be a trilogy. And I sure hope it is because, like you said, the idea is so awesome but the book was way too short and just flew by (not really in a positive way). Like, I finished it and was like, "Wait, that's it?"

Worst books I read last year 1.) All the Bright Places (it started out as my new favorite book but the end was just disappointing and shitty writing) 2.) Goldfinch (the book was poorly executed and extremely boring and drawn out)

i think there is a sequel for every heart a doorway!

My main (and probably stupid) problems of The Cursed Child: -Still not over Ron being drunk at Hermione's wedding. It just isn't right. Why the Hell would he throw away the moment he'd been waiting for for LITERALLY YEARS?? -Why did Voldermort have a child with Bellatrix? What even... -The lack of development between Rose and Scorpius. It kinda felt out of nowhere. Scorbus would've made more sense -Going back to Godric's Hollow was stupid -The plot was stupid -It was all stupid -Send help

Awesome video Regan. Absolutely love your opinions! One of my worst books this year is actually the whole Red Rising trilogy. =\ While I enjoyed the first book, Golden Son and Morning Star were incredibly hard for me to get through.

Cursed child, the kill order, isle of the lost, where things come back... when you read 100 books you find a lot of bad ones.

Ditto on Tell the Wind and Fire.

Every Heart A Doorway is the first book in the Wayward Children series! :)

Disappointing books I read this year: - The Crown - I Was Here - Throne of Glass - Heir of Fire - Fallen - The Lost Hero - Mark of Athena - Son of Neptune

I plan to read "Every heart a doorway" and I'll let you know if I agree with your opinion of it.

If you're still wanting to check out Michael J Sullivan's books I suggest you check out the Riyria prequels first (The Crown Tower, The Rose and the Thorn, and the Death of Dulgath). I enjoyed the Theft of Swords, and the following books, but have to say I liked the prequels more. Found I got a little more attached to the characters with the extra backstory they gave. That and they are a good deal shorter haha.

Cursed Child was literally a well-written fan fiction it made me laugh

ugh HP and the Cursed Child 😷 sooo disappointing

I think my most disappointing reads of 2016 were: Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 Doctor Strange Season One Wonder Woman: Earth One Cursed Child Teen Titans: Earth One

The idea that Cedric Diggory would become a death eater because he was embarrassed or failed at the Triwizard tournament was just RIDICULOUS and SILLY! Also Hermione being bitter if she and Ron didn't end up?! Wtf that's not Hermione: she would still be kind and I believe she would have moved on with dignity. There are so many flaws in this book. I did like Draco and his love for his dead wife and Scorpius is precious.

this sees like a silly question but does anyone know the name of the book in the shelf with the skulls on the cover

Where did you get your necklace from? ❤️

I pretty much just blocked out the cursed child and pretended it was just fan fiction haha. Which ultimately is what it felt like.

I love how you hated the Cursed Child 😂

Vicious disappointed me, the hype really killed it for me

The worst books I read this year (not in order) Shatter Me Painless Highly Illogical Behavior Empire Of Storms (I didn't really hate this one I was just really disappointed with it)

I'm really scared to read Harry Potter and The Cursed Child now. I got it because you know Harry Potter but have been putting it off for months. Also, what book is above Uprooted on your shelf?? The spine looks so pretty but I can't tell what it is.

have you read any other michael j sullivan? i only just read age of myth and i thought it was good and was excited to try theft of swords 😛 guess i'll see!

I second the Gracekeepers. It was SO boring.

I bet my entire bookshelves that HP&TCC will be high on this list.

I was so disappointed with The Cursed Child. I hated what was done in the parallel universes, especially with Ron and Hermione.

2016: the year "dark lord's secret love child" became the new "jumped the shark".

whats the book on the left side of ilumanae

The Cursed Child was a let down I'll agree :( Love these more unpopular-type booktube videos!

I've never read a Harry Potter book, nor have i read cursed child, but just from what I'm hearing people say about CC is actually upsetting me greatly despite the fact I've never read HP XD.

The worst book I "read" in 2016 was Truthwitch by Susan Dennard. I got through like 3 chapters before I decided to DNF it and it sucks because it was my most anticipated book of 2016 and it was awful! There was no world building whatsoever! I honestly felt like I was being thrown into a maze blindfolded while reading that book.

SO GLAD I DID NOT BOTHER TO READ CURSED CHILD 😜

Every Heart A Doorway is going to have a second book, which comes out in 2017, and a third coming out in 2018!

Well, I did read The Crown Tower and The Rose and the Thorn first, but I absolutely loved Theft of Swords, still do. I think the Riyria Revelations are some of the most enjoyable books I have ever read in my life. What a surprise to see that one here!

Every Heart a Doorway is going to be a trilogy.

So glad I'm not the only one who disliked Every Heart a Doorway. I did NOT get it. The concept is amazing, but I hated the murder mystery. It felt too random and the characters didn't get any real development either, except for the fact that they were transsexual and asexual.

Oh no that's so disappointing that Every Heart A Doorway isn't that great - I've been excited for that one for a while!

My dog could hear Matilda running around and perked up

I loved the harry potter book. But also, I enjoyed every heart a doorway. I did feel like the problems in it were solved way too quickly but it was still a good read. And it's the first in a series. The next one comes out in June. It's all about Jack and Jill's story.

unfortunately "Grace Keepers" was on my most disappointing list for this year too - it was my only 1/5 star for the year! So I totally feel you on everything you said on it!

really did not like The Crown's Game and Glass Sword.

Cursed Child just felt like the weirdest fanfic I've ever read.

I'm seriously debating just looking up the Cursed Child synopsis on Wikipedia instead of actually reading it since I'd still like to know what it's about

Do you (creator or anyone reading comments) know of any other YT etc creator doing reviews for a genre outside of YA or even adult fiction? Something that strives to be a little more like timeless art and not so much of a ... product ...? I've just tried Top 43 Novels You Have to Read Because So Many People Say They're So Amazing lists' suggestions and IF their synopses were intriguing enough, their prose wasn't... and I need so much help with a good story...