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Pucking Around by Emily Rath
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@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I think I should start this little comment thread to add in all the stuff I forgot to say. The first is how much the overuse of nicknames got me. Each of her boyfriends have a different nickname for her and they are all terrible??? Seattle Girl? Hurricane??? And it's one of those books where they all just keep using each others' names in dialogue in a very unnatural way, but also it's all of these bad nicknames. Even Rachel's BFF mostly goes "girl!" when she's talking to her. Like 90% of Tess' sentences feature a "girl," and I wanted it to end.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I also want to emphasize how TERRIBLE it was for her boyfriends to come out to the press with the story of her relationship without consulting her, especially knowing that someone outing her brother to the press was a terrible experience for him and their entire family?????? It was another moment where the consent just went out the window. If you want to laugh about this, though, the reason that Rachel didn't hear anything from her boyfriends while she was in LA is because, in a throwaway line, we learn that Mars mirrored her phone and switched them out before she left to LA. HE MIRRORED HER PHONE? DID SHE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND DIDN'T NOTICE? WHY WAS THIS NEEDED?

@alison4dice 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely agree about coming out & revealing their private lives publicly without Rachel’s knowledge or consent. This goes along with every having to be rushed with no time to get used to the situation or think about the implications. Anything done without the time to think about it is doomed to failure, not to mention that people should be entitled to their privacy and not everything has to be public knowledge for all.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

ALSO, I had a couple physical recoil, genuine cringe moments reading this. One was when Jake used the "c" word to describe Caleb's disability/injury. It came out NOWHERE.

@marisagettas 10 месяцев назад

@@mynameismarinesI’m really glad you did this review, because all I’ve heard is “You’ll love it”! I will certainly not love it if my disabled-self were to read that in a book. Thank you 🙏🏼

@ninithenoob900 10 месяцев назад

English isn’t my first language so genuinely want to know what the C word is in this context as to not unknowingly use it in future

@anaclaracobra 10 месяцев назад

NOT ME THINKING "double cancer" meant she had cancer twice and being like "oh that makes sense that she's so emotional and cares about medical issues then!" AND THEN IT BEING AN ASTROLOGY THING

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

This comment made me CACKLE. IT WAS AN ASTROLOGY THING. She used her birth chart to get out of UNETHICAL MEDICAL PRACTICES.

@madisonrose42019 10 месяцев назад

who knew hippa regulators would have such a soft spot for double cancers 😂

@fuunosenshi 10 месяцев назад

I'm a double cancer too, and I'm a psychologist, guess that means I can be as unethical as I want. NOT.

@stardroplet9499 10 месяцев назад

😅

@amychurch 10 месяцев назад

I’m still baffled that people are offended you got paid by supporters to make reading a SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY PAGE book worth your time 💀

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

It's because I suspected I wouldn't like it which is some how really really really evil and bad when it comes to books. I don't know why, but the Internet taught me that.

@moth.03 10 месяцев назад

@@mynameismarinesthere's definitely a defensiveness in the messages you received. reading things you probably won't like gets a lot of backlash on the internet but seriously people can do whatever they want with their free time and reading and other people can do whatever they want with their money and their attention. it's ridiculous the response you got

@pettyella6607 10 месяцев назад

someone saying making a negative review of a published book is a "hate train" while they are being part of a group of people directly accusing a creator of bullying for a content that doesn't even exist yet is... something.

@pettyella6607 10 месяцев назад

like it was genuinely hard to even construct this phrase bc?? that's all so awkward

@arp711 10 месяцев назад

"Funding for your hate train" CHOO-CHOO ALL ABOARD, BITCHES, I'M HAPPILY RIDING THE HATE TRAIN 🚂

@tungstensmum1491 10 месяцев назад

Hate train, toxic gossip train, doesn’t matter either way! I’m ridin’!

@justthetruth3950 10 месяцев назад

ALL ABOARD! The toxic gossip train!

@justwonder1404 6 дней назад

I don't like trains in general, but hate train? Give me my ticket.

@Jamhands9 10 месяцев назад

As someone who is Ace, I have a huge problem with romance novels just relying on sex and sexual tension to compose a relationship. Sex does not equal romance, and I'm tired of romance novels not having actual romance or an actual building of a relationship.

@shanicek5188 10 месяцев назад

So real. It's very exhausting as an aspec to see that sex is like the biggest thing in these relationships that are being written nowadays 😭

@marianamauricio 10 месяцев назад

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! like, that's not a "romance", which is fine, but don't say it's romance when there's no romance to be seen lol

@mimisaur5000 10 месяцев назад

fr like most romances are built like " he's a boy, she's a girl, they want to fuck eachother bexause of that, this is peak romance" like that's so BORINGGGGG

@annelise6720 10 месяцев назад

Literally this is why I’ve started reading more ya again. Sure it can be more juvenile but it’s nice to see main characters that don’t just want to have sex with each other.

@tsunaida 10 месяцев назад

Hello fellow ace friend ☺️

@ELoouise323 10 месяцев назад

The irony of “Puck Bunnies” being so degraded in this book but then a lot of behavior from BookTok folks sexualizing players seems more similar to PBs than Rachel.

@laraine2409 10 месяцев назад

As someone who works in mental health, you describing that at least one of her romantic relationships was with her patient (without HRs knowledge) gave me the ick. Those types of relationships are always highly discouraged and considered unethical.

@Atherness 10 месяцев назад

Wouldn't you lose your license if it came out? Or at least have some kind of review? I know there's a lot of consequence ignoring here, but that's the thing I can't stop thinking about. Her partners, who are also her patients, out their relationship to the public and she just gets to go back to being their doctor???

@janetjongebloed6446 6 месяцев назад

@@Atherness Therapist here, and yes, you'd lose your license.

@desireemclaughlin1455 10 месяцев назад

People get so pressed about creators being compensated for the content they make. As long as people aren’t being scammed, why is it anybody’s business what they do with their money? We need to normalize people being compensated for the work they do.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Agreed! I know this happens in other communities too, but seeing a bunch of people say they don't think book reviewers and booktokers should get paid at all recently was so wild to me. Especially when no one is MAKING anyone pay anything!

@Simplyvibing465 10 месяцев назад

I agree!! People seem to think that all content creators are millionaires when that is just rarely the case. Creators need to pay bills! No one is forcing you to pay for the extra stuff. It’s extra infuriating when people complain about adds in/on videos and streams. Like,, you can sit through 30 seconds to a minute of adds for your FREE CONTENT. Adds alone do not generate enough revenue most of the time. It always makes me so angry when people complain about creators doing their jobs.

@elliedee123 10 месяцев назад

Agreed! As long as you're being upfront about it, people shouldn't have a problem. And anyone who actually *watches* Marines's videos would know that her critiques are thoughtful and well-considered reviews that discuss the issues with the text, rather than emote-a-thons.

@tanninsandtales5682 10 месяцев назад

The spiel of "content creators should not feel entitled to financial compensation" is very amusing coming from viewers who feel entitled to free online content.

@madimiss 5 месяцев назад

Isn’t this what capitalism is all about??? Capitalizing on hobbies and ideas so we can survive this hellscape? I’m sorry, but food isn’t free. I gotta make money somehow.

@robgst100 10 месяцев назад

Media criticism is definitely a bit of a dying art, and that’s one of the reasons you are one of my favourite people to watch on RU-vid - your analysis of popular lit is such a refreshing alternative to what most creators are doing (not that I don’t love them as well.) Critique is as important as praise (or probably more important tbh). And though I love watching ppl get excited about things they love, it’s not the main reason I engage with reviews. Criticism isn’t negative, it’s a very good thing. I know you understand all of this, and it must be very frustrating to get mislabeled as “negative” all the time, especially as you bring so much humour and joy to even your most scathing deep dives. I love your work on this platform and will watch anything you put out!

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I love a good juicy critique also, and honestly, it can sell me on a book just as much as glowing praise. And we can even critique things we love! I appreciate the thoughtful comment and the support. And I agree that I follow people for different reasons-- I love the fans, I love people who do aesthetic videos, but I also super love having my go-tos for media criticism.

@dekxu6673 10 месяцев назад

same. I hate when people say they're nitpicking when they point out a valid, yet subtle criticism of a book. Nothing wrong with critiquing the media you consume. It doesn't mean the book itself is horrible, you're just using your brain.

@Jo-dr3en 5 месяцев назад

I feel this so hard. For me, critically engaging with media and sharing thoughts with others who take the same approach is a lot of the fun of consuming media. This is true regardless of how I actually feel about the piece. It's tiring to be told things like you can't let yourself have fun because you enjoy critiquing. Other people aren't wrong for reading and watching things through a different lens, but I'm not wrong for wanting the media I consume to hold up to thought and scrutiny, and I think even media that's just meant to be light, fun, and unserious should still be able to do that. I love people who approach reading with the same level of thought that I do and those are the people whose reviews I most often want to watch.

@equinoxcrow 10 месяцев назад

The plot of this book goes from weird to Twilight Zone real fast.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

The ending of this was just a non-stop ride on a delulu coaster

@everylaurenislemons 10 месяцев назад

It started off as a simple romance, but it quickly turned into a telenovela

@Artbyhurricanyounot 10 месяцев назад

I am still BAFFLED that this book is 750 pages. Love your content!

@slhamm77 10 месяцев назад

I love your content. You’re always thoughtful and constructive. Not liking something doesn’t make you super negative it just makes you a critical reader. If people can’t deal with you not liking the same thing they do that’s not on you. Keep up the great work.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. I promise I know I have support out here in these mean streets. Every once in a while, the hate catches me off guard!!

@orangesegment5674 10 месяцев назад

When you're a woman who speaks with a period (especially a poc woman), I swear that people will always label you "opinionated," "bitchy," or "negative." Sorry we're not apologetic or compromising with our opinions and experiences with a piece of media?

@emilykaulius2883 10 месяцев назад

this plot sounds EXHAUSTING oh my god

@RainE136 10 месяцев назад

I lost it at "everybody in this freaking book was muttering and murmuring all over the place."😂😂😂

@bicho6313 10 месяцев назад

The way that people throw around the word bully to bully people. It's like bully inception. The internet needs to chill, get some perspective, go outside, get a job, etc :). Don't we have bigger stuff to worry about?

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Yes, I was in my own comments like "am I being bullied right now because of some bullying that they think I might do in the future?"

@bicho6313 10 месяцев назад

@mynameismarines Except writing reviews is not bullying, especially if you're not tagging the author or sending it to their DMs. But harassing you en mass is.

@IceRiver1020 10 месяцев назад

The utter hypocrisy of it.

@Nothereforit174 2 месяца назад

I mean bullying is serious and causes suicides regularly. We’ve seen that for years, especially with cyber bullying. So nah not acting like it’s not a real problem. It’s just people shouldn’t misuse the term or attack others as “correction “ because then they’re bullying/harassing themselves

@money1137 10 месяцев назад

It’s incredibly ironic that she makes all these declarations about not wanting to be married with a white picket fence, 2.5 kids , and a dog when their next book *SPOILER ALERT* literally includes all of those things lmao

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

The plot twist that she was in fact like other girls 😭😭😭

@maevem316 10 месяцев назад

RIP, while the not like other girls part of it was obviously bad, I kind of enjoyed that bucking of amatonormative standards... now all we have left is the misogyny

@fuunosenshi 10 месяцев назад

OMG, there's a second part? Like 750 pages of repetitive nonsense wasn't enough?

@money1137 10 месяцев назад

@@fuunosenshi lol yup there’s an epilogue novella with another on the way haha

@Nothereforit174 2 месяца назад

It kind of pisses me off when romance books do that. Nothing is wrong with wanting that. But why does have to be the way we know a female character has really gotten her happy ending? Like the city girl gives up her nice job to live on the farm all of a sudden because she fell in love but it would never be the other way around. Or in this case she never was interested in all that...but suddenly has it all like the idea is being sold to us as women that we don’t really know what we want, it just takes the right man to make us “settle down” or “tame us” as some books put it. Bleh

@taylorgayhart9497 10 месяцев назад

I love how critical of a reader you are, because that means you always have so many more thoughts to share, and they’re thoughtful and educated, and just sometimes snarky!! It honestly gives me so much joy to hear your giggle when you’re snarkly tearing into a book I love, it’s so fun for me!! Lol

@Atherness 10 месяцев назад

Yes!! That's why I like her and ReadswithRachel. I'm a very surface level reader, when I'm reading a movie is happening in my head and I'm having no thoughts. I'm fine with this! BUT!! It's nice to hear from people who do think more critically and notice the things I don't notice (although I think even I'd have issues with this book)

@AGDMD 10 месяцев назад

Oh my god I’m a young physician and I’m super grossed out at this unethical plot. Day 1 of medical training is like “don’t sleep with your patients!” lol. 😮 Thanks for the review!

@AGDMD 10 месяцев назад

Also the math ain’t mathin’ for a 27 year old sports med fellow.

@melleelizabeth2853 10 месяцев назад

@AGDMD who also spent time in rehab?

@tomdelongjohns 10 месяцев назад

god i wish i could fix employment nonsense by telling them i'm a cancer venus and a saggitarius rising 😔 edit: god the talk about puck bunnies threw me back into high school - i was (and still am) a DIEHARD hockey fan and back then, i was ostracized by the girls in my grade because i was weird for liking hockey, and treated like a puck bunny who didn't know her shit by the guys because girls only like sports because the players are sexy, they don't actually like the sport. i was incredibly defensive of it and apparently still am! i hate the "not like other girls" nonsense, but i also understand the need to fight against it to be seen as someone who knows what she's talking about. what a terrible and weird dichotomy that is. incredibly insightful and wonderful review as always, marines!

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

HONESTLY. If people would give me a pass because of my birth chart, I WOULD USE IT TOO. There is definitely a layer to this all about IRL hockey fans use of puck bunny to put down female hockey fans and how that's translated into these hockey romances in their pursuit of setting up the MC as the Not Like Other Girls ideal. It does leave female hockey fans with few places to go. Thank you for watching!

@solfell_ 10 месяцев назад

you deserve to be compensated for your time. the people complaining are wild to me. glad to see you're sticking to your guns and continuing to approach things with humor!

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the support!

@Imhrien 10 месяцев назад

The idea of a “Bunny” is such a dicey one in general. It’s like a weird three-way of male gaze pandering, “toxic femininity” and prepackaged internalized misogyny. I have yet to see anyone successfully turn the concept around in a romance story, where it is maybe, in fact, a great thing to feel hot, know what your tastes are and not be ashamed of going after them, and reveling in the fact that yes, sex with hot men can be great? Did I not just describe Rachel the female protagonist? 😂 I truly don’t see how her impassioned “not like other girl” speeches aren’t functionally the same as a puck bunny manifesto. Funnily enough there is and artist named Tanner Adell who just released a single called “buckle bunny” that is basically girl-bossifying the term haha

@uzumaki3755 10 месяцев назад

Tanner is so much fun to listen to. Her buckle bunny song is a hoot.

@jessicar2609 10 месяцев назад

The Score by Elle Kennedy does this a bit with the character Sabrina. Before the book, we know that she sleeps around exclusively with athletes and isn't ashamed of it. There are characters that talk down to her about it, but I don't remember her ever not owning that that was just what she liked to do.

@bj71000 10 месяцев назад

Sorry, but I can’t suspend my disbelief at every single player quitting their million dollar job for a doctor.

@kay_luh 10 месяцев назад

oh that excerpt of the "not like other girls" speech she did... i'm in tears, that was so embarrassing to read 😭

@emmal7510 10 месяцев назад

Sheesh. People need to realize that even a negative review can help sell a book. I have picked up books because of negative reviews. Not to hate read either. They just gave me information that the vague "five stars best book ever" reviews didn't.

@CozyReaderKelly 10 месяцев назад

I do not understand how people can be so angry about someone making money from their hobby. If I was a knitter and made a bunch of hats, scarves, etc and sold them on Etsy or at a craft fair, no one would ever make comments like that. People make money on hobbies all the time, so why should reviewing be a special hobby that shouldn't be monetized?

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

There are so many ways that people hold reading as a hobby separately from other hobbies and it is wild. I don't know where those ideas come from but I do know I've been on the receiving end of them!

@palamedes4740 10 месяцев назад

"Nah nah you'll like it, we promise" with the hand movement 😂😂🤣🤣 Honestly how can you disagree after such a strong argument?

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I swear to god that was the basis of their entire argument. I was like MARS. DO YOU NEED HELP BUDDY?

@palamedes4740 10 месяцев назад

@@mynameismarines Blink twice 👀👀

@moustik31 10 месяцев назад

Im so glad, you read and reviewed that book for the rest of us bec. I'm curious but not THAT curious. 750+ of hockey pages is way outside my comfort zone. So, let me settle down and enjoy the ride! 🍿

@moustik31 10 месяцев назад

Edit: the "ally" sticker took me out. I'm also side-eyeing the "right side of history" comment bec. wtf?!

@arp711 10 месяцев назад

OMG this has to be the most inane romance plot I have ever heard. It was bad enough and then the DOUBLE CANCER thing shows up and I'm just like PUT ME IN THE COFFIN PLEASE

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I was genuinely STUNNED during the double cancer speech. Astrology gets brought up a few times before, but always between the characters like ah ah ha you must be moody or whatever. When she tells the general manager she's a double cancer, my soul was sent into orbit.

@arp711 10 месяцев назад

@@mynameismarines I'm waiting for the sequel when one of the guys is accused of unaliving someone and tells the cops "But I couldn't have done this, officers, I'm a pisces and I'm very loving!! That's why I have six romantic partners!"

@ELoouise323 10 месяцев назад

I can’t believe I’m supposed to believe a whole MD said “maybe they shouldn’t let double Cancers go to medical school” to her BOSS

@arp711 10 месяцев назад

@@ELoouise323 You'd think she'd have ended up in oncology. TRIPLE CANCER!!

@moustik31 10 месяцев назад

@@arp711😂🤣 You guys are so snarky in the comment + answers. Marines and her audience are well-matched. 😁

@lauren20007892 10 месяцев назад

I have never felt that you have ever been rude or mean/ anything else these people are saying! We love you content and the best thing about social media is that they don’t have to listen to it, please don’t let this effect you to much! We hope to see a lot more content from you with all your opinions! ❤

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the support! I've got a couple more videos I'm already working on, so August is turning out to be a good video month. ❤❤

@rachael4408 7 месяцев назад

Oh my gosh I'm a huge Felicia Wennberg stan so I am really grateful you made this video

@yapdog 10 месяцев назад

You're darned straight, no reader/reviewer is unbiased! I always say that no novel is complete until the reader reads it, adding their own parts--personal history, experiences, and opinions--to the story.

@lawliet6910 10 месяцев назад

Critical analysis is an art. As a writer myself, I value thoughtful critical judgment that investigates how the work could do what it aspires to do better WAY more than praise that feels like empty calories. Keep doing what you do, please!

@dardenmcdougal3837 10 месяцев назад

This is the first critical review I've seen of this book and I have to say thank you because I DNF'd and felt CRAZY because it seemed like everyone else loved it

@Mc-DonaldsWifi 10 месяцев назад

This book was so Lifetime-y, I think what sent me was the hockey player finding his long lost doctor dad.

@moustik31 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely! 😂

@melleelizabeth2853 10 месяцев назад

The peak of lifetime is everyone also secretly being someone else

@JoannaKimber 10 месяцев назад

Sidebar, your laugh is so contagious ❤

@t.a.summers 10 месяцев назад

I'm planning on reading this myself, but Im all in for hearing what you have to say about it, lol. It's unfortunate that you're getting backlash for giving this a go even with a critical lens. I can't tell you how many books I critiqued over the years and actually had people want to pick up the book anyway. That's an angle many people don't realize because you are still talking about a book and engaging with it, which gives it attention in another way. I appreciate when you do critiques like this one that are invested and thorough.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I agree!! So many times a critical review will actually sell me on a book because we all have different tastes and thresholds for particular things. When you read it, I hope you find it a better experience than I did! ❤

@jayyy903 10 месяцев назад

The way you talked about the repetitiveness of the relationship conversations was the EXACT reason why I DNF’d The Right Move. It was multiple paragraph long monologues of them talking to each other about the same things over and over.

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I haven’t read this but sounds exactly like the kind of romance I should pass on lol 💛

@elizabethnava2802 6 месяцев назад

as a double cancer imma start saying that anytime i call in to work

@AzuraBelle 10 месяцев назад

It takes a strong person to have constructive and well thought out criticism like you provide. You’ve taught me a lot on books I enjoy and why as well as why I didn’t enjoy them without feeling judged for leaning one way or another.

@MsJaytee1975 10 месяцев назад

Earlier this week I read a book about black British history from Roman times to the 21st century and it was shorter than this book, so was the one I read today about the Trojan War. I remember a twitter thread from a couple of years ago about how they should do a version of Grey’s Anatomy from the perspective of HR, I want this book from the perspective of any mature adult. From your description there were several times I was like, wait, what? How were they all not fired? And as someone who regularly watches another team sport, nothing stays secret, because everybody knows who the players are. I don’t believe for a second that main character was respected by any man she wasn’t sleeping with. She sounds like a silly girl. Some men like it, but no-one respects it. And I don’t believe she was respected by any woman, anywhere ever, although I suspect she’d be fine with that.

@ELoouise323 10 месяцев назад

It should be from the perspective of the general manager when the team doctor used the fact that she’s a double Cancer to say maybe she shouldn’t be a doctor!!

@fortunamajor7239 10 месяцев назад

ive been a casual follower of yours for a while and i feel like ppl STAY coming for you over the most benign shit ... good on you for not letting it crush your spirit bc ik all the bad faith actors gotta be exhausting to deal with over and over 😩

@rojenn922 10 месяцев назад

I support you being paid to read Pucking Around. You deserve double. I am glad I read it for free so I could dnf it without guilt. Thanks for all your posts.

@WildeBookGarden 10 месяцев назад

ahaha as soon as you laughed through the word "meanwhile" I was like 🍿🍿🍿

@MegaChadAnakin 10 месяцев назад

why do almost all the badly written books always have ride or die fans 🤔

@WildeBookGarden 10 месяцев назад

I KNEW ABOUT THE ASTROLOGY THING FROM COMMENTS BUT WHEN YOU DESCRIBED IT I STILL LOST IT 😭

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I feel like I will never ever be over the double cancer thing for the rest of my days.

@widgeons 10 месяцев назад

As someone that hasn’t read the book and is only familiar with all the drama surrounding the author, the synopsis had me floored. That is not at ALL what I thought the plot of this book was, like what is going onnnnn 😭

@yapdog 10 месяцев назад

You've been on of my top BookTubers since 2015, Mari. I don't always comment, but I'm always here enjoying your great content. Keep being you 🥰

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Always happy to see you around the comments.

@Vickynger 8 месяцев назад

like, those ppl calling you negative ABSOLUTELY also watch take downs of books they themselves hate! they just didnt like you did it to a book they love lmao you can tell that theyre not these perfect zen masters of positivity and peace who just ignore the things they dislike and focus on the things they love instead bc theyre the ones who go and bother creators for having opinions they disagree with! anyway, i do appreciate your content bc whenever i hear you talk about books i feel like you actually know what youre talking about and have interesting things to say about the books in question. to me theres no merit in listening to someone say "yeah it was a good book! really reccommend! next. yeah so this one wasnt really my taste but maybe youll like it. check it out!" ad nauseum. i know that when i click on one of your videos ill hear something i havent personally thought about yet and for that im a grateful subscriber :)

@themusicsnob 10 месяцев назад

Joining your patreon to thank you for the public service you have done for romance readers who were curious about this book and not ready to invest 750 pages of time 😅

@Bella-pb6uk 5 месяцев назад

I love that you said "and then I hit the 170-page mark and it all went downhill" about a 750-PAGE BOOK FKDNVJKFD

@user-zx2oo5go8d 8 месяцев назад

I'm sorry if this comes off weird but you have a very pretty voice, it's like flowy and light if that makes any sense? Again, so sorry if this comes off weird. :)

@PistachioGold 10 месяцев назад

Your giggling in the first 15 minutes is so infectious that I laughed each time too. I watched a different video about the kraken hockey stuff, so I'm glad youtube showed me this today 😂 I had such a fun time, and I hope you wont have to deal with negativity in the future.

@immateriaIboy 10 месяцев назад

i'm so sorry you had to experience that

@NateReadsDiversely 10 месяцев назад

Booktok reacting to you that way is absolutely wild to me and why I stay very far away from it. XD I've been a fan of yours since your City of Bones review. I have so much respect for you. Keep being great!

@alison4dice 10 месяцев назад

You are strong, beautiful, & put thought & detail into your content. Never apologize for these qualities. ❤

@tiredcerulean 10 месяцев назад

@carililyyarbrough2305 10 месяцев назад

it’s very wild how people are mad at you for trying to get extra means of income, acting as if famous RU-vidrs don’t have Patreons, Kofis, sponsorships or even merchandise they sell!

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I know!! 😭😭 People were coming for me like I invented multiple streams of income and was charging $1000.

@bookishcreature8907 10 месяцев назад

If I could afford things in dollars I would definitely support you girl, you are the best reviewer that I follow, and it’s so clear that you spend sooo much of your time not only reading, but thinking about the things that you read, and looking around to also know how the text is being received by other readers, and on top of that there’s the content production, I know it’s fun to you, but is also work, so thank youuu for blessing us with the excellent content 💙💙 even though you have to also put up with weird people on the internet disrespecting your work

@civilg4850 10 месяцев назад

I love your content and I am so grateful for your honest reviews! You are always so bubbly too!

@yapdog 10 месяцев назад

I'm a 3rd of the way though listening to this video, and I find myself grateful. Baring my soul a bit, I used to feel... down about not getting readers _(I've tried, but people aren't even willing to read blurb)._ But the more I've leaned about these social media dramas, the more grateful I have become for my obscurity. I'll keep writing and publishing my series as a personal hobby. Would I like to be read? *_Certainly!_* But I've become too attached to my no-drama lifestyle.

@TuesdaysArt 10 месяцев назад

What are your books/fics about?

@yapdog 10 месяцев назад

@@TuesdaysArt Here's my novel's logline: _Jesse Davenport, private detective, goes through hell as he tries to solve a copycat case of his daughter's murder. But can this be murder if the victim was an android?_ The title is *_"Loophole of the Gods"_*

@joylynn0620 10 месяцев назад

😆😁🤣 I read an enjoyed Pucking Around. It was a guilty pleasure. I like how you couldn't recap the end of the book without laughing. It was ridiculous. I was rolling my eyes heavily right around that part. I read it randomly in April because I was in the mood for a spicy romance and I was watching the hockey playoffs. I have liked and watched hockey for years. Well before the current fascination with hockey romances. I think I'm more forgiving of contemporary romances than romantasy. I couldn't get through Zodiac Academy. DNF'd after 100 pages or so. But Fantasy/Scifi is my favorite genre so I'm more critical.

@moustik31 10 месяцев назад

I get it! It has a lot of good stuff, according to Marines' review: celebrity culture, tragic childhood, polyamory, etc.

@BlueDub42 8 месяцев назад

As someone who had to spend way too much time searching for well-rounded critical reviews specifically, keep doing you. You are needed out here.

@almadejesus199 10 месяцев назад

You put so much time into your reviews, they are educational, funny, and entertaining. You definitely deserve to get paid. I’ve seen people get paid for doing the bare minimum. I’ll support because I absolutely adore your content 😊

@vicenterosa25 10 месяцев назад

"""funny""" how you and withcindy get a lot of comments saying you're too harsh/negative on your reviews, and I don't see the for sarawithoutanh, for example. hm, why do you think that is? 🤨 /s seriously, you are so thoughtful and insightful with your reviews, and never trash talk people who don't deserve it. sometimes the hate can absolutely get to us, but know that the majority of your audience loves your videos and supports you ❤❤❤

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

😬😬😬 I can say something in the nicest way possible with a big ole smile on my face and people will still talk about “aggressive,” “negative” and all those microaggressions.

@WinterKnits 10 месяцев назад

I love this commentary, Thank you for all you share!

@Hey-ry3re 10 месяцев назад

Hearing you describe this I think this story would be more successful as a manga, the reverse harem, the slapstick, the ridiculousness of it all (endearing), definitely would work in a visual medium

@hostofwords 10 месяцев назад

your incredulous giggle fits at the wildness you read is so fun!

@thatgirlconnor 10 месяцев назад

Your content, you well researched and worded reviews inspired me to make videos about book. Appreciate you thoughts and videos and I’m sorry that other people refuse to be kind

@crystalsbookishlife 10 месяцев назад

I love your content so much Mari ❤ Been checking for new videos from you every day 🥰

@Strawbibble 10 месяцев назад

This book just sounds like too much. Too much plot, too many characters, too many goals and underbaked obstacles.

@somestuff3912 6 месяцев назад

Just wanted to say that your laughs are adorable ❤

@LilyEvans1996 9 месяцев назад

Don’t let people tell you you can’t earn money ❤❤❤❤

@erica_alexa 10 месяцев назад

I am so happy to have found you as a reviewer!! So real!!❤❤❤

@angryotter9129 10 месяцев назад

You’re wonderful and amazing and deserve to get paid and those people criticizing you for a ko-fi fund are so out of touch with reality their opinions bear no weight.

@taylorgayhart9497 10 месяцев назад

I’m really fucking sick of people being so dramatic about negative reviews of media. Unless you’re speaking negatively about a human being, then you’re not doing anything wrong. These people just can not watch the content.

@julibaro575 10 месяцев назад

I love your channel and your critical approach to media. I usually don't read the books you talk about, but I watch every video anyways because I want to hear your insights. If I was able to, I would definitely contribute finnancially for you to make more snarky reviews ✨

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

I know not everyone can!! Watching, commenting, and your kind words also mean the world ❤️❤️

@money1137 10 месяцев назад

You are my favorite book reviewer by FAR! I wish you so much success 🥰🥰🥰

@shelbybryson 10 месяцев назад

i just found you a week ago when i was desperately searching for someone who DIDNT think fourth wing was heaven sent soo i’m here for any and all hate train content💀

@maryanne1830 10 месяцев назад

I had to 2xspeed the plot summary because i cant deal with this. I know romance isnt for me but omg this is wild.

@dree1801 6 месяцев назад

During the plot recap, when you started talking about double cancer, I got HELLA confused because I wasn't reading the text on the screen. I thought the protagonist had cancer, I backtracked and read that paragraph in the video (after many puzzled attempts to comprehend what you were saying) AND SOMEHOW THE WRITER MANAGED TO MAKE IT ABOUT ASTROLOGY ALL OF A SUDDEN! AND THE FACT THAT I ONLY REALISED IT WAS ABOUT ASTROLOGY BECAUSE OF THE CAPITALISED 'C' IN CANCER-

@TheNovelSanctuary 10 месяцев назад

What is this synopsis!!!!! lmaoooo

@reFRESHhe 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for reviewing, I saw it on goodreads but didn’t know it was 750 pages 💀 also just a note that Rachel isn’t a medical doctor/physician, she’s a physical therapist and most likely has a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree which takes about 3 years!

@mynameismarines 10 месяцев назад

She's an MD! It's specified in the book that she's an MD but also a licensed physical therapist.

@BookChats 10 месяцев назад

@@mynameismarineswait... How. That's SEVEN YEARS of professional school. Are we sure she wasn't an MD and a Personal Trainer??? Edit to say I meant Athletic Trainer. Maybe she did her undergrad in athletic trainer and then went to med school

@katekursive1370 10 месяцев назад

People are deranged and will complain about anything except like, real shit.

@nooralhayaassif4837 6 месяцев назад

I really love ur content cause you truly read the book and talk anout. Usually people let things slide in books cause of the romance but u always bring it up. I ususally get fed up of normal romance books and hearing ur review on it makes it better cause its not just me. I love ur recmomendations and i just wanted to say that u should continue with ur content no matter what the haters say

@Flareontoast 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoy your manner of speaking and critical view, hello new subscription :D (not finished with the actual video yet) as someone who consumes tiktoks through other media, I'm always very interested in the different communities. The kind of booktok videos I get on Instagram are very similar, mostly ideas for books or "imagine a book where...", "The main character*insert plot line here*" and stock images with music. Also , people who talk about books on RU-vid - books that are widely loved by tiktokers - these books do really always have a lot in common. Most beloved booktok books are one of a few select genres of novels, written mostly in first person - which is very reminiscent of fanfiction and earlier 2000s YA (Twilight, hunger games come to mind) There's definitely a strong bias towards a type of content. I look forward to listening to the review part of the book after work today!!

@KatwinKennedy 10 месяцев назад

Get what can for your hard work. I admire your work. Great stuff ❤

@emmacozby 6 месяцев назад

As someone who works in HR for a professional hockey team it felt like an absolute nightmare beginning to end. Separately, I cannot suspend reality for these kinds of hockey lit/hockey romance books. Couldn’t do it for Icebreakers and couldn’t do it for this one. Also, under literally zero circumstances would she keep her job. She’s a DOCTOR, she will find another job. I hate how these books just use very basic/common hockey terminology and beat it to death. Again, I have zero ability to suspend reality with these novels. I am too close to what is and has been my reality for decades. These books often read as people who like the idea of hockey and hockey players without doing any research into how important pieces of the journey work. I’m sure people feel the same way in other types of novels with their interests or professions.

@misskindly4580 10 месяцев назад

I'm just loving the makeup and the matching outfit today. And thanks for talking my through book a book that I'm not just gonna pick up.

@halochromatium4485 10 месяцев назад

I absolutely love your critical reviews. They are always very clear, well articulated and you always back up your opinions. Also, I love your earrings, they are so cool

@seriouslybookedup 10 месяцев назад

Longtime lurker chiming in: just wanted to voice my support for you, your content and perspective. I always find your insight on popular "Booktok" books fascinating because I think your analysis is truly thoughtful, well-referenced and fair. Also because I will never read this caliber of books and need them explained to me so I can try and understand the mass appeal. (I know I'm being incredibly snobby right now...) Even though sometimes I feel like reviewing these kinds of titles is like analyzing the health benefits of a bag of Doritos (snobby, I know), your voice is a valuable and necessary one in the echo-chamber that is BookTube and BookTok. Thanks for doing what you do!

@glitchmon97 10 месяцев назад

i've been watching your videos for years now and i really appreciate the reviews you put out, i don't think there is nothing wrong about being critical of books and that we should all be open to hear out others opinions and critics - it's such a shame people spread negativity because their feelings get easily hurt

@shilo6914 10 месяцев назад

I have audio on mine thankfully! Came at a perfect time, lunch break!

@justwonder1404 6 дней назад

'I care about my patients so much I fell in love with them' is a wild argument. That book should've ended with her losing her license.

@nathalietheestallion312 10 месяцев назад

This is a great video. Thanks for making it. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Your tastes really run similar to mine so I appreciate it 🧡

@indubitablyzara 10 месяцев назад

I watched this while washing a baking sheet and making pizza for dinner, and it was highly entertaining. I'm often not that interested in watching reviews of super popular books/booktok books (romance particularly because it's not something I read much), but I always enjoy yours. I think partly because you take the books seriously both in their potential to be better than you expected and in their potential to be much worse 😆

@MsKnowItAll26 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate your frank and honest opinions over false positivity any day! You put such thought and attention into what you read and I enjoy listening to what your critiques are. People turn critical thinking into such a negative thing nowadays. But it’s an important part of the literature space and always has been.

@fast_cats 10 месяцев назад

This was a great breakdown and review. There were aspects of the plot that make this sound like it could have been a pretty intriguing novel except for the fact that it was ultimately bogged down by an excessive word count and lack of consistent (or perhaps just believable/reasonable) characterization. I didn't expect the bit about dialogue tags though; that sent me right into the stratosphere! How can anyone write a novel with "said" being used so few times? Truly mind-blowing. I feel like this alone would ruin the book for me. Thank you for your sacrifice in reading this, and for the fun video. :)

@millennialscribbles 10 месяцев назад

It is so wild to me that you continue to receive those kinds of comments and questions. You do so much of this for the enjoyment of it and you also deserve to receive financial compensation that people want to give!!

@Blindfold-Me 2 месяца назад

Tbh as someone new to your channel and never got a negative vibe from your channel. If anything you have a classy-college professor with a sense of humor vibe. Frankly I love your channel lol.