I am sick with the disclaimers. I actually think we got to the point where some people get the fact that we have different opinions and different taste bla bla...seriously. How much untill everyone stops to feel like they need to put a WARNING SIGN before they say the unpopular opinion. I ADORE negative reviews. Really. They are so refreshing. I love the bone season and I saw people talkin bad about it. And that s ooookkk. Like..seriously..how does that affects me? in no way. So I can t understand why some of them still get upset...it.s ok for that unpopular opinion. It.s good to be different.
Omg I totally agree. I hate how people assume that we're either trying to copy something (like the dumb copyright rules) and all that crap. We get it, like can't we just give people the benefit of the doubt for a change? Honestly, it's a waste of everyone's time.
Caroline Taylor yeeeesss. I like how they say that booktube is a peacefull comunity, that everyone is happy happy joy joy....but the moment you have an unpopular opinion/negative review? Boy oh boy u ded. And I don t get it. For exemple.. I said in a comment that I don t like TOG anymore...and the hate started.
Everyone likes something different,dear. If you dont like it well,you can't force yourself to like it. Dont ever let anyone make you feel bad for not liking something. Positive vibes ❤☺
you gave it a 3.75/5 and had to give that huge disclaimer? 3.75 isnt even a bad rating I give books 3 stars all the time. Havent you given negative reviews before?
Katie B. She usually does go lower than a 3. I've always seen her give books 4 and 5 stars mostly and a 3 star means she really didn't like it cos she hardly ever gives that rating to a book
That was me with the fault in our stars. It was okay, but thought it was way too hyped, especially once the movie came out. I thought Looking For Alaska was a lot better
that was me with 'Eleanor & Park'. everyone around me LOVED the book, so when i got around to it, i was really excited to get into it. but i didnt really like it. i kinda felt exhausted after reading the book. but! its not to say i don't like rainbow rowell. i LOVE 'Fangirl', but 'Eleanor & Park' wasnt for me. :)
Agree! Eleanor and Park has been the only book I’ve really struggled to read, it literally took me over 14 months to read because I could not get into it at all
YES THANK YOU, it was so cheesy and awkward, I had to force myself to finish it. I was sad too because I don't usually read contemporaries but I was on a roll with them until I read this.
I’ve been reading all the comments below and I just love that people find this place safe enough to share the books that they didn’t love but others did.
It really sucks when I dont love books as much as other people 😩 one book like that for me was Children of Blood and Bone by tomi adeyemi :( I talked a little about why I didn't like it as much in my May Wrap up but i wish I wouldve loved it like everyone else!!
yeah i feel that, which each book that comes out i feel less and less inclined to read them. it started with city of fallen angels, i just feel like she's writing the same thing in every book, i wish she'd explore more elements in her books or even move on from the mortal instruments world.
Good news, Rosealine600 . She's writing a high fantasy adult (at least I think it's adult) series called Sword Catcher, and it is entirely unrelated from the Shadowhunter world.
I wasn’t a fan of Heartless - it had so much potential, though. Retellings are my favourite, but it drives me nuts when the retelling is barely different from the original. Retellings don’t always have to end the same way. Right? 😩❤️
I feel like there should be an unwritten rule that reviewers (not just for books but for anything like games, clothes stores, makeup etc) shouldn’t have to give disclaimers. Like you are literally a REVIEWER, it still confuses me how some people expect you never to say anything bad. That’s the whole point of a review - to give your opinion. Personally, if a reviewer only ever did positive reviews, I don’t think I would trust them as much as somebody who is open and honest about both good and bad opinions. And as viewers it should be our responsibility to atleast understand that everyone is different and will have different opinions, and that when those unpopular opinions are voiced it’s not out of spite. As long as you are being respectful to the author, having an unpopular opinion shouldn’t need to be cushioned by unnecessary disclaimers.
An Ember in the Ashes was that for me... It was definitely not a bad book, I just felt such a disconnect from it. Everyone else adores this series and it sounded so amazing but like you said, it just wasn't the book for me unfortunately
Same!! I really didn’t connect with the characters which is super rare for me.. Have you read the second book? I’m thinking about giving it a try, maybe it’s better?
Andrea Thorsen I just started reading it actually, mostly because I thought the character Helene showed some promise and I heard her POV was going to be a part of this book. I'm not very far in but so far I'm kind of... meh. I'm still reading because I am curious about what will happen but not in an "OMG I need to know what happens" kinda way, if you know what I mean
I was actually feeling this exactly and I think the reason at least for me is because I read it after I had read all of throne of glass, kiss of deception, shadow and bone and six of crows, etc. just like a lot of fantasy books. so it just felt so predictable. I read the second one recently and I really liked it but again it kind of ended in a really predictable way so I’m just afraid that it’s not gonna surprise at all.
Everybody has different tastes in books. Much rather hear someone say honest opinion on a book good/bad then just like each book. Look forward to more of your video's! !
I honestly don't think you should be afraid to express your unpopular opinions. Yes people might get mad- but really who cares, what matters is that you are honest with your viewers.
I agree that it is completely normal and fine not to like books that are popular or that others like, and to share those feelings. What I don't agree with however is when people direct their dislike/hate of a book at the author or at people who did love the book (like shaming them for liking it). Anyways, great video :) and enjoy reading Nevernight (I personally loved it)
OMG I am reading Nevernight right now, and it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! It may take a minute for you to get into it because there is a lot of world building, but once the story starts unfolding it is fantastic
Ahh the Stalking Jack the Ripper series is so good! I can't wait for Escaping from Houdini to come out. I also love the Red Queen series and finally got around to buying all of the books so I can finish the series! I definitely fell out of love with SJM cuz her books had potential in the beginning and even though i read most of the books, I'm stopping because I can't get past some issues.
A book/series most people seem to love is the Infernal devices. And I couldn't finish the first book in that series. So I'm very hesistant to pick up the Mortal instruments
Oh my gosh this totally happened to me with the Raven Cycle, An Enchantment of Ravens, and An Ember in the Ashes. Everyone loved those books and I felt like I should too even though I was hating them.
This was so refreshing for me! I feel like in the book community you feel bad for not loving a popular book. I hated the hating game. 😂 I had no idea why or how it was so popular.
Ooh! 'Nevernight' was my favorite book of last year (which is surprising considering my favorite book of 2016 was 'A Little Life')! I hope that you love it as much as I did!
I felt the same way about Lord of Shadows. I’ve been a Shadowhunters fan since I was 15, but I just didn’t love it like I loved the rest of the series. Some of my favorite book tubers (I’ve only recently started following you so I don’t know your feelings) absolutely loved it, but half way through I was just kind of lukewarm on it.
I LOVED TMI so much and her new series just isn't my favorite. Emma and Julian are just ok to me, and I feel like the books could be 400 pages instead of 500+
That sucks, really wish you enjoyed it more , but unfortunately not every book can be "knock your socks off amazing" I really loved Lord of Shadows (although when it comes to shadowhunters I am pretty biased 😂)
Samantha Jungers the current trilogy is definitely my least favourite of her books, but I’m enjoying being in the world again. I do think that TID has my favourite characters in, so perhaps I’ll like the upcoming trilogy about the kids of those characters more!
Red Queen was the book for me, I infact got into that because of your review. It was good but too predictable. I love some fantasical magical powers, hunger games kinda books but it just the same story line everytime that you can't enjoy it anymore. I hope to find some twist on that storyline, like some crazy twist you can never expect of that storyline. I don't know like the main character joins the villion team willingly? Like a sudden change of character,I mean that would be interesting.
For me it's the Mortal Instruments... I actually love The Infernal Devices, but I just couldn't really enjoy the Mortal Instruments. I really appreciated this video! Everybody has different tastes and that's perfectly normal! Thank you!
I was thinking about this lately.. this obligation.. induced by booktube mostly (in my opinion) I don't think I have to love a book if x did and I don't have to not read a book if y rated it ..2 stars.. shit maybe I will give it 5 stars and that's ok.. plus I don't think a book should be called trash if y didn't like it. People should be more objective with reviewing as long as other people will see the reviews...
I feel the same way about “The Hating Game!” It wasn’t bad and I didn’t hate it at all! But it just wasn’t as good as I was expecting it to be. My momma loves the book and she was shocked that I didn’t like it! I make reading vlogs and I actually vlogged myself reading this book. I really wish I would have loved it as much as everyone else but everyone is different. And like you said that is more than okay! This was a great video!
I'm so excited to hear you mention about a 24 hour readathon!!! Do you have any idea when a 24 hour readathon is taking place? 😊 I'm going into withdrawal lol.
The Darkest Minds everyone loves it and I thought I would too but I thought it was pretty boring. I'm still curious where the series goes but at the same time I have no urge to pick it up....maybe I'll just audiobook it 🙂
I know exactly what you mean. I think that when we listen to the hype around a novel and let it permeate into our expectations, it can really impact the way we think when we read it. I had the exact same thing with Passanger; I picked it up when it came out and everybody seemed to adore it, and I don't know what it was but I just... couldn't make myself love it. I don't know why, I just couldn't. Also I am SO PUMPED to read Escaping from Houdini! I hope it's just as dark and gorgeous as the first two books.
When I first read The Hating Game, I gave it three stars. Now, I'm on my third read, and I am in love with it. 5++/5 stars. I don't know why, though. At first I thought it was really lackluster, but when I came back to it a year later, I fell in deep love with it. It's weird lol
The kind of feeling like the odd one, when it comes to liking /not liking a book/book series. I have felt it. Like when I have been watching booktubers videos on he unpoular opinions book tag, it seems like many disliked the Beautiful Creatures books. Which is one of my favorite fantasy ya series. Which made me feel a bit guilty for liking. Since I didn't see anything wrong with those books. Or when I have not liked books by popular ya authors, which books so many loves and adores. Like Cassandra Clare and Sarah J Maas . I tried to read the Shadowhunter books , but I just couldn't get into them. Also tried SJM'S books , starting with ACOTAR. Which ended with me not liking the male characters. Later I read Throne of Glass. Again with the male characters. The relationships. Wasn't so fond of Celeana. So when I returned the book (i just told you about.) to the library , the woman behind the desk asked me if I liked it. I was very honest with my opinon, and said that I didn't like it. Then she said that the later books in the series were going to be better. But I don't feel like to conntinue with a series ,if I don't like the first book. Have anyone else felt like this? Please share your story. Would love to read it.
This is a really umpopular opinion but I didn’t really like ACOMAF 😅 Your videos are amazing :3 Could you maybe do some more writing videos in the future? Like maybe tips or how do you plot a noverl or make s writers notebook? =)
I also feel the same way about The Hating Game. I thought I would love it because it was so hyped and even my best friend whose book tastes are very similar to mine loved it. But after I read it, I didn’t feel it was as great as everyone said it was. Like you said the writing wasn’t bad but something about the story just didn’t do it for me. It was good enough to keep me reading but not enough for me to love it as much as everyone else does 🤷🏻♀️ I did feel like the odd one out so thanks Sasha for helping me feel not so alone about this book 😂
I feel the same way about the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. I gave the first one 3 stars, and I'm a little over half way through the second book, and it will most likely be getting 3 stars, as well. I almost gave up on it, but around 250 pages in, it got a little more interesting. The same thing happened with the first one. I almost gave up, but kept slogging through because I seem to be the only person on the planet that doesn't really care for the books. Eventually it got a little more interesting, so I stuck it out. We shall see if I bother reading the 3rd one, depending on how exciting the ending of the 2nd one is.
Hey Sasha! I absolutely love your videos, and I have read your book, (Holy molely, it was so good) can’t wait for the next one. Could you please recommend YA Romance/Fantasy books that just makes you feel happy reading (fellow fans make suggestions too) ☺️💕📖
I was with my little sister when I started watching the video and when you said the first sentence, she just stared at me a little scared for a while. 😂 Great video! 💕
Sasha I agree with you on "The Hating Game" I was reading it and not I don't know. I liked the two characters and I liked their romance but it just didn't meet the mark for me either. It might be because I've read a lot of romance books or was just not in the right place to read it but yes I totally know what you are talking about. And it does suck when people are generally loving a book and it just does land the same way with you as them.. I think I ended up giving it like a four but that was also because it was like I didn't think I could give it a 3 or I didn't think that would be well accepted.
One story I feel like everyone else talked so highly about but I had problems with was Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVED the story, the characters, the movie, etc. The one thing I wasn’t crazy about was the writing style. It felt a little immature in my opinion, but everyone else was talking about how great the writing style was. This is in no way meant to talk down on Becky Albertalli. I think she is a fantastic author and I loved the story itself. I just feel like maybe I should read her other stories to see if maybe I can resonate with those more :)
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell was my version of The Hating Game for you. I started reading it and it took me about a month to get through 100 pages. It wasn’t that it was necessarily a bad book, it just did not connect with me, and like you said, that’s perfectly fine. Everybody loves Fangirl though, and maybe I will if I reread it (i’m planning to), but for now I was not crazy about it. But, don’t get me wrong, I really like Rainbow Rowell’s writing, I just couldn’t get into Fangirl.
Ok...I have seen next to none of your videos and I have to admit your video intro made me laugh a lot! I actually saw you at BookCon, I was standing a few feet away from you and Tashapolis completely by accident. I was just waiting for my wife to meet up with me at that moment LOL. We are most likley coming back next year because i just love meeting up with my fellow RUclips community members. Love that you are sitting right in front of your copy of Mistborn. I just read the whole series earlier this year and I thought it was fantastic. Meeting Brandon Sanderson at BookCon was incredible, I could see myself having a beer with the guy and just talking about awesome popular culture. I mean the guy was wearing a Calvin and Hobbes shirt when I met him that's massive brownie points for me. At the moment I am reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower series and I just loving it. Good luck with all your reading!
The Life of Pi - I thought I would love it, I wanted to love it. Was highly recommended to me by a lot of people before the movie even came out. Took me forever to read, was not what I expected and I didn’t really enjoy it.
The gone series by Michael Grant were the same for me. I just found the books kind of slow and boring. It's a great storyline but I didn't enjoy it! Everyone I know LOVED IT but I just didn't 🤷
I feel like a lot of people loved Heartless by Marissa Meyer, but I just thought it was okay. I love the Lunar Chrinicles series, it's one of my all time favourite series, but maybe I had unrealistic expectations for Heartless and thats why I didn't enjoy it has much. The concept is really cool, the idea with the Red and White Queendoms was interesting and I think Marissa Meyer did a great job humanising this infamous villain. The characters felt well developed, but didn't really feel an emotional connection to any of them, which I think is the main reason I didn't love this book as much as a lot of people.
A few books this year so far that I have read and I like both authors but the these books not so much The Art of Running in High Heels by Rachel Gibson and The Woman Left Behind by Linda Howard. I am also reading Nevernight by Jay Kristoff and I like it I like how he writes his characters.
3:40 that's exactly how I felt when I read Children of Blood and Bone. Everyone loved and praised it and I was super hyped to read it, but when I did it was just... meh. And I actually wondered if I'd read the wrong book or if I just didn't get the story or missed out on something, because my opinion was so different from everybody elses... :/
I had the same feelings towards tHG. I gave it 3 stars which usally means 'good book but not outstanding'. I was just really underwhelmed, so you're not alone :)
For me the book that everyone likes/loves but I hated was “The unexpected everything” by Morgan Matson. I’ve heard a lot of booktubers taking about it and when I heard that it involves dogs I knew that I had to buy it. But after reading it for a bit I already knew that this won’t be getting 5 stars from me, and I ended up giving it 2.5 stars. This book felt really dragged out, some scenes that were 4 pages long could’ve easily been written on 1 page and some moments very so cliché and cringy that I closed the book multiple times and couldn’t pick it up for few days. It also got me in a really bad reading slump and even after a month I just can’t pick up another contemporary. So, everyone has that one (or more) book that they didn’t like as much as the rest of people did, and it’s perfectly fine because each one of us has their own opinions and it makes us unique.
I loved the two books in the Never night series, the first one was good but the second one ripped your heart out (in a good way). Although I have to admit that I was not expecting the sexy times (autocorrect changed times to toes, that would have been awkward) and feel like they weren't exactly necessary to the plot. As for book that I didn't enjoy, I stopped reading The Raven Boys a few chapters in and wasn't the biggest fan of The Tethered Mage.
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I am sick with the disclaimers. I actually think we got to the point where some people get the fact that we have different opinions and different taste bla bla...seriously. How much untill everyone stops to feel like they need to put a WARNING SIGN before they say the unpopular opinion. I ADORE negative reviews. Really. They are so refreshing. I love the bone season and I saw people talkin bad about it. And that s ooookkk. Like..seriously..how does that affects me? in no way. So I can t understand why some of them still get upset...it.s ok for that unpopular opinion. It.s good to be different.
Wonderland Br agreed!
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Omg I totally agree. I hate how people assume that we're either trying to copy something (like the dumb copyright rules) and all that crap. We get it, like can't we just give people the benefit of the doubt for a change? Honestly, it's a waste of everyone's time.
Caroline Taylor yeeeesss. I like how they say that booktube is a peacefull comunity, that everyone is happy happy joy joy....but the moment you have an unpopular opinion/negative review? Boy oh boy u ded. And I don t get it. For exemple.. I said in a comment that I don t like TOG anymore...and the hate started.
Is it ok not to like your book?
Everyone likes something different,dear. If you dont like it well,you can't force yourself to like it. Dont ever let anyone make you feel bad for not liking something. Positive vibes ❤☺
you gave it a 3.75/5 and had to give that huge disclaimer? 3.75 isnt even a bad rating I give books 3 stars all the time. Havent you given negative reviews before?
Katie B. She usually does go lower than a 3. I've always seen her give books 4 and 5 stars mostly and a 3 star means she really didn't like it cos she hardly ever gives that rating to a book
That was me with the fault in our stars. It was okay, but thought it was way too hyped, especially once the movie came out. I thought Looking For Alaska was a lot better
Project Red sounds so interesting! We need some more Scottish inspired books! So glad to see another Sasha post out on youtube
that was me with 'Eleanor & Park'. everyone around me LOVED the book, so when i got around to it, i was really excited to get into it. but i didnt really like it. i kinda felt exhausted after reading the book. but! its not to say i don't like rainbow rowell. i LOVE 'Fangirl', but 'Eleanor & Park' wasnt for me. :)
I completely agree with you!
That was exactly what happened to me! With the same books😮
Agree! Eleanor and Park has been the only book I’ve really struggled to read, it literally took me over 14 months to read because I could not get into it at all
YES THANK YOU, it was so cheesy and awkward, I had to force myself to finish it. I was sad too because I don't usually read contemporaries but I was on a roll with them until I read this.
emma p SAME
I’ve been reading all the comments below and I just love that people find this place safe enough to share the books that they didn’t love but others did.
It really sucks when I dont love books as much as other people 😩 one book like that for me was Children of Blood and Bone by tomi adeyemi :( I talked a little about why I didn't like it as much in my May Wrap up but i wish I wouldve loved it like everyone else!!
I feel like I've definitely fallen out of love with Cassandra Clare...
Tess Avery Books I've definitely never been able to fall in love with her writing (I only ever read tid). It's kind of subpar and overhyped
yeah i feel that, which each book that comes out i feel less and less inclined to read them. it started with city of fallen angels, i just feel like she's writing the same thing in every book, i wish she'd explore more elements in her books or even move on from the mortal instruments world.
YESSSSSSS same.
Good news, Rosealine600
. She's writing a high fantasy adult (at least I think it's adult) series called Sword Catcher, and it is entirely unrelated from the Shadowhunter world.
Funny, I never fell in love with her.
OMG I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR REVIEW ON NEVERNIGHT. Honestly, best fantasy novel I've ever read.
NEVERNIGHT IS SOOOO GOOD!! I just talked about how much I love it in my last video! SO. GOOD.
I am reading that right now!!!
Good luck with the reading this month!!
Ohh I'm looking forward to your writing vlog!
Well said on the unpopular opinion. The Cruel Prince is THAT BOOK for me... : (
I wasn’t a fan of Heartless - it had so much potential, though. Retellings are my favourite, but it drives me nuts when the retelling is barely different from the original. Retellings don’t always have to end the same way. Right? 😩❤️
SO EXCITED FOR PROJECT REDDD !
Nevernight was so good!!! I think its currently my favourite book this year!
I feel like there should be an unwritten rule that reviewers (not just for books but for anything like games, clothes stores, makeup etc) shouldn’t have to give disclaimers. Like you are literally a REVIEWER, it still confuses me how some people expect you never to say anything bad. That’s the whole point of a review - to give your opinion. Personally, if a reviewer only ever did positive reviews, I don’t think I would trust them as much as somebody who is open and honest about both good and bad opinions. And as viewers it should be our responsibility to atleast understand that everyone is different and will have different opinions, and that when those unpopular opinions are voiced it’s not out of spite. As long as you are being respectful to the author, having an unpopular opinion shouldn’t need to be cushioned by unnecessary disclaimers.
I know Im pretty randomly asking but does anybody know a good place to stream new tv shows online?
@Lyric Anakin flixportal :P
@Tony Stanley thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I really appreciate it!
@Lyric Anakin happy to help :)
An Ember in the Ashes was that for me... It was definitely not a bad book, I just felt such a disconnect from it. Everyone else adores this series and it sounded so amazing but like you said, it just wasn't the book for me unfortunately
Same!! I really didn’t connect with the characters which is super rare for me.. Have you read the second book? I’m thinking about giving it a try, maybe it’s better?
Andrea Thorsen I just started reading it actually, mostly because I thought the character Helene showed some promise and I heard her POV was going to be a part of this book. I'm not very far in but so far I'm kind of... meh. I'm still reading because I am curious about what will happen but not in an "OMG I need to know what happens" kinda way, if you know what I mean
Joanne I'm really glad to see I'm not the only one here, was really starting to feel like the odd one out tbh
I was actually feeling this exactly and I think the reason at least for me is because I read it after I had read all of throne of glass, kiss of deception, shadow and bone and six of crows, etc. just like a lot of fantasy books. so it just felt so predictable. I read the second one recently and I really liked it but again it kind of ended in a really predictable way so I’m just afraid that it’s not gonna surprise at all.
OMG same!!!
Oh my gosh!!!! Escaping from Houdini is my most anticipated book of the year!!!!! It's an amazing series!!!!
Everybody has different tastes in books. Much rather hear someone say honest opinion on a book good/bad then just like each book. Look forward to more of your video's! !
Great video. Don't hate me but the Mortal Instrument books. I just couldn't get into it.
Darnell Louis I don’t like them either it’s okay:)
I liked the first 3. After that it's a no.
Darnell Louis Don’t worry. I’m in the same boat. :)
I honestly don't think you should be afraid to express your unpopular opinions. Yes people might get mad- but really who cares, what matters is that you are honest with your viewers.
Exactly!
Omg Nevernight is such an amazing book, I think u will love it!
I can relate to this video. I'm always saddled without unpopular opinions.
I agree that it is completely normal and fine not to like books that are popular or that others like, and to share those feelings. What I don't agree with however is when people direct their dislike/hate of a book at the author or at people who did love the book (like shaming them for liking it).
Anyways, great video :) and enjoy reading Nevernight (I personally loved it)
OMG I am reading Nevernight right now, and it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! It may take a minute for you to get into it because there is a lot of world building, but once the story starts unfolding it is fantastic
Yeahhh I love following Victoria on Twitter, but I've never read any of her books XD One day soon, though! Great to see you posting videos!
i so appreciate how new england-esque your DD iced coffee is in a hot cup 😍😍❤️
You will love Nevernight!!! It's amazing.
Ahh the Stalking Jack the Ripper series is so good! I can't wait for Escaping from Houdini to come out. I also love the Red Queen series and finally got around to buying all of the books so I can finish the series! I definitely fell out of love with SJM cuz her books had potential in the beginning and even though i read most of the books, I'm stopping because I can't get past some issues.
Nevernight is amazing! I really hope you like it.
YAAAASSS NEVERNIGHT IS THE BESSSTTT
A book/series most people seem to love is the Infernal devices. And I couldn't finish the first book in that series. So I'm very hesistant to pick up the Mortal instruments
Oh my gosh this totally happened to me with the Raven Cycle, An Enchantment of Ravens, and An Ember in the Ashes. Everyone loved those books and I felt like I should too even though I was hating them.
I love your red hair, it’s so beautiful and you are too. But you writing a book has inspired me to continue my writing!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This was so refreshing for me! I feel like in the book community you feel bad for not loving a popular book. I hated the hating game. 😂 I had no idea why or how it was so popular.
Ooh! 'Nevernight' was my favorite book of last year (which is surprising considering my favorite book of 2016 was 'A Little Life')! I hope that you love it as much as I did!
The Maze Runner .... I tried reading it 3 times but can’t get through it because the writing style throws me off hahah
Me with Legendary, The Infernal Devices, Eleanor and Park
I need to get on the stalking jack the ripper series!
I felt the same way about Lord of Shadows. I’ve been a Shadowhunters fan since I was 15, but I just didn’t love it like I loved the rest of the series. Some of my favorite book tubers (I’ve only recently started following you so I don’t know your feelings) absolutely loved it, but half way through I was just kind of lukewarm on it.
Samantha Jungers you're not the only one!
I haven't read it yet! (And thanks for following me!!)
I LOVED TMI so much and her new series just isn't my favorite. Emma and Julian are just ok to me, and I feel like the books could be 400 pages instead of 500+
That sucks, really wish you enjoyed it more , but unfortunately not every book can be "knock your socks off amazing" I really loved Lord of Shadows (although when it comes to shadowhunters I am pretty biased 😂)
Samantha Jungers the current trilogy is definitely my least favourite of her books, but I’m enjoying being in the world again. I do think that TID has my favourite characters in, so perhaps I’ll like the upcoming trilogy about the kids of those characters more!
Red Queen was the book for me, I infact got into that because of your review. It was good but too predictable. I love some fantasical magical powers, hunger games kinda books but it just the same story line everytime that you can't enjoy it anymore. I hope to find some twist on that storyline, like some crazy twist you can never expect of that storyline. I don't know like the main character joins the villion team willingly? Like a sudden change of character,I mean that would be interesting.
Love the glasses. What about Outlander? Have you finished the series?
I genuinely thought you were naked, I was like "wow... booktube's really changed"
For me it's the Mortal Instruments... I actually love The Infernal Devices, but I just couldn't really enjoy the Mortal Instruments. I really appreciated this video! Everybody has different tastes and that's perfectly normal! Thank you!
I'm going to buy Zenith soon!! 😊
I just couldn’t get into Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell which was so disappointing because I LOVED Eleanor and Park
I was thinking about this lately.. this obligation.. induced by booktube mostly (in my opinion) I don't think I have to love a book if x did and I don't have to not read a book if y rated it ..2 stars.. shit maybe I will give it 5 stars and that's ok.. plus I don't think a book should be called trash if y didn't like it. People should be more objective with reviewing as long as other people will see the reviews...
Also project red characters look identical to ross and demelza from poldark!!
Eliana Ozin That's it! I knew they reminded me of something. !
I feel the same way about “The Hating Game!” It wasn’t bad and I didn’t hate it at all! But it just wasn’t as good as I was expecting it to be. My momma loves the book and she was shocked that I didn’t like it! I make reading vlogs and I actually vlogged myself reading this book. I really wish I would have loved it as much as everyone else but everyone is different. And like you said that is more than okay! This was a great video!
I'm so excited to hear you mention about a 24 hour readathon!!! Do you have any idea when a 24 hour readathon is taking place? 😊 I'm going into withdrawal lol.
Ill be doing it this week but the video will be up next week!
I REALLY WANNA READ ESCAPING FROM HOUDINI!!! and I’d love some movies based on this series!
Loooooove your aesthetic 😍 so gorgeous!
Thank you!!!
The Darkest Minds everyone loves it and I thought I would too but I thought it was pretty boring. I'm still curious where the series goes but at the same time I have no urge to pick it up....maybe I'll just audiobook it 🙂
I love your hair color :)
Can you do a video talking about all you books and your favourite book set in Scotland
I felt the same about The Hating Game. Also, can we get some Book Beaus in your life?? 😂😂😂
I know exactly what you mean. I think that when we listen to the hype around a novel and let it permeate into our expectations, it can really impact the way we think when we read it. I had the exact same thing with Passanger; I picked it up when it came out and everybody seemed to adore it, and I don't know what it was but I just... couldn't make myself love it. I don't know why, I just couldn't.
Also I am SO PUMPED to read Escaping from Houdini! I hope it's just as dark and gorgeous as the first two books.
I get way too excited whenever you post a new video 💕
Ahh yay!!!
I love the art you drew for "Project Red"!
When I first read The Hating Game, I gave it three stars. Now, I'm on my third read, and I am in love with it. 5++/5 stars. I don't know why, though. At first I thought it was really lackluster, but when I came back to it a year later, I fell in deep love with it. It's weird lol
i love your glasses so much!! (also i need to add escaping from houdini to my tbr omg)
The kind of feeling like the odd one, when it comes to liking /not liking a book/book series. I have felt it. Like when I have been watching booktubers videos on he unpoular opinions book tag, it seems like many disliked the Beautiful Creatures books. Which is one of my favorite fantasy ya series. Which made me feel a bit guilty for liking. Since I didn't see anything wrong with those books.
Or when I have not liked books by popular ya authors, which books so many loves and adores.
Like Cassandra Clare and Sarah J Maas . I tried to read the Shadowhunter books , but I just couldn't get into them. Also tried SJM'S books , starting with ACOTAR. Which ended with me not liking the male characters. Later I read Throne of Glass. Again with the male characters. The relationships. Wasn't so fond of Celeana. So when I returned the book (i just told you about.) to the library , the woman behind the desk asked me if I liked it. I was very honest with my opinon, and said that I didn't like it. Then she said that the later books in the series were going to be better. But I don't feel like to conntinue with a series ,if I don't like the first book. Have anyone else felt like this? Please share your story. Would love to read it.
Lol ~ haven’t read this one ~ but you make me wanna ~ 😂😂😂
Always love your video ~
This is a really umpopular opinion but I didn’t really like ACOMAF 😅
Your videos are amazing :3 Could you maybe do some more writing videos in the future? Like maybe tips or how do you plot a noverl or make s writers notebook? =)
Yayy I’m so excited for project red!
Thank you!!!
When you said your book smelled like beef, I instantly thought of 'I smell like beef ' vine. 😅
I also feel the same way about The Hating Game. I thought I would love it because it was so hyped and even my best friend whose book tastes are very similar to mine loved it. But after I read it, I didn’t feel it was as great as everyone said it was. Like you said the writing wasn’t bad but something about the story just didn’t do it for me. It was good enough to keep me reading but not enough for me to love it as much as everyone else does 🤷🏻♀️ I did feel like the odd one out so thanks Sasha for helping me feel not so alone about this book 😂
I feel the same way about the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. I gave the first one 3 stars, and I'm a little over half way through the second book, and it will most likely be getting 3 stars, as well. I almost gave up on it, but around 250 pages in, it got a little more interesting. The same thing happened with the first one. I almost gave up, but kept slogging through because I seem to be the only person on the planet that doesn't really care for the books. Eventually it got a little more interesting, so I stuck it out. We shall see if I bother reading the 3rd one, depending on how exciting the ending of the 2nd one is.
City of Ghosts sounds really interesting! I hope you enjoy it.
Hey Sasha! I absolutely love your videos, and I have read your book, (Holy molely, it was so good) can’t wait for the next one. Could you please recommend YA Romance/Fantasy books that just makes you feel happy reading (fellow fans make suggestions too) ☺️💕📖
You have to read the wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas
I was with my little sister when I started watching the video and when you said the first sentence, she just stared at me a little scared for a while. 😂 Great video! 💕
Naked😂😂😂 YAY!!! I love all your videos and I’m excited to know what you’re reading next so I can read them with you!! Sending love from KY!!❤️❤️
Sasha I agree with you on "The Hating Game" I was reading it and not I don't know. I liked the two characters and I liked their romance but it just didn't meet the mark for me either. It might be because I've read a lot of romance books or was just not in the right place to read it but yes I totally know what you are talking about. And it does suck when people are generally loving a book and it just does land the same way with you as them.. I think I ended up giving it like a four but that was also because it was like I didn't think I could give it a 3 or I didn't think that would be well accepted.
I almost had a heart attack in those first 5 seconds of the video
LOLOLOL
I felt that way with Red Queen. It was fine, honestly and I’m glad that other people liked it but I just... eh
Same! It got better half way through, so I stuck with it, but I couldn't even finish the second book.
KoopaSan02 I couldn’t even start the second one XD
One story I feel like everyone else talked so highly about but I had problems with was Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVED the story, the characters, the movie, etc. The one thing I wasn’t crazy about was the writing style. It felt a little immature in my opinion, but everyone else was talking about how great the writing style was. This is in no way meant to talk down on Becky Albertalli. I think she is a fantastic author and I loved the story itself. I just feel like maybe I should read her other stories to see if maybe I can resonate with those more :)
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell was my version of The Hating Game for you. I started reading it and it took me about a month to get through 100 pages. It wasn’t that it was necessarily a bad book, it just did not connect with me, and like you said, that’s perfectly fine. Everybody loves Fangirl though, and maybe I will if I reread it (i’m planning to), but for now I was not crazy about it. But, don’t get me wrong, I really like Rainbow Rowell’s writing, I just couldn’t get into Fangirl.
Ok...I have seen next to none of your videos and I have to admit your video intro made me laugh a lot! I actually saw you at BookCon, I was standing a few feet away from you and Tashapolis completely by accident. I was just waiting for my wife to meet up with me at that moment LOL. We are most likley coming back next year because i just love meeting up with my fellow RUclips community members. Love that you are sitting right in front of your copy of Mistborn. I just read the whole series earlier this year and I thought it was fantastic. Meeting Brandon Sanderson at BookCon was incredible, I could see myself having a beer with the guy and just talking about awesome popular culture. I mean the guy was wearing a Calvin and Hobbes shirt when I met him that's massive brownie points for me. At the moment I am reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower series and I just loving it.
Good luck with all your reading!
Furyborn. I just can’t get into it. I am about 30 pages in and I think it’s such a drag of a book.
The Life of Pi - I thought I would love it, I wanted to love it. Was highly recommended to me by a lot of people before the movie even came out. Took me forever to read, was not what I expected and I didn’t really enjoy it.
when are you gonna do the 24 hours readathon??
Probably this week or next week, still planning out my schedule!
I think you should read The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken if you haven't already. It absolutely amazing!!!
What 24 hour readathon are you participating in?
im so glad that someone else didn't like the hating game - and i read a lot of those kind of romances. i just could not deal with the characters!
The gone series by Michael Grant were the same for me. I just found the books kind of slow and boring. It's a great storyline but I didn't enjoy it! Everyone I know LOVED IT but I just didn't 🤷
Books I don’t like that most people do: After series, Shatter Me series, Red Queen series... 😬
I feel like a lot of people loved Heartless by Marissa Meyer, but I just thought it was okay. I love the Lunar Chrinicles series, it's one of my all time favourite series, but maybe I had unrealistic expectations for Heartless and thats why I didn't enjoy it has much. The concept is really cool, the idea with the Red and White Queendoms was interesting and I think Marissa Meyer did a great job humanising this infamous villain. The characters felt well developed, but didn't really feel an emotional connection to any of them, which I think is the main reason I didn't love this book as much as a lot of people.
OMG SAME I FELT VERY "JUST OKAY" ABOUT THE HATING GAME TOO
A few books this year so far that I have read and I like both authors but the these books not so much The Art of Running in High Heels by Rachel Gibson and The Woman Left Behind by Linda Howard. I am also reading Nevernight by Jay Kristoff and I like it I like how he writes his characters.
omg sasha i haven't seen a vid of yours in like a year and i missed it! you remind me of the true old booktube days.
Have you read Anna dressed in blood? The book about ghosts made me think of it it's a really good book!
i have tried SO HARD to get into the Hunger Games, but i just can't.
3:40 that's exactly how I felt when I read Children of Blood and Bone. Everyone loved and praised it and I was super hyped to read it, but when I did it was just... meh. And I actually wondered if I'd read the wrong book or if I just didn't get the story or missed out on something, because my opinion was so different from everybody elses... :/
I had the same feelings towards tHG. I gave it 3 stars which usally means 'good book but not outstanding'. I was just really underwhelmed, so you're not alone :)
Is THG the hunger games or another book? 😄
H N lol no I mean the Hating game
Alexa B ok thanks for replying
me too!! i didn't really love the hating game like most people
For me the book that everyone likes/loves but I hated was “The unexpected everything” by Morgan Matson. I’ve heard a lot of booktubers taking about it and when I heard that it involves dogs I knew that I had to buy it. But after reading it for a bit I already knew that this won’t be getting 5 stars from me, and I ended up giving it 2.5 stars. This book felt really dragged out, some scenes that were 4 pages long could’ve easily been written on 1 page and some moments very so cliché and cringy that I closed the book multiple times and couldn’t pick it up for few days. It also got me in a really bad reading slump and even after a month I just can’t pick up another contemporary. So, everyone has that one (or more) book that they didn’t like as much as the rest of people did, and it’s perfectly fine because each one of us has their own opinions and it makes us unique.
I loved the two books in the Never night series, the first one was good but the second one ripped your heart out (in a good way). Although I have to admit that I was not expecting the sexy times (autocorrect changed times to toes, that would have been awkward) and feel like they weren't exactly necessary to the plot. As for book that I didn't enjoy, I stopped reading The Raven Boys a few chapters in and wasn't the biggest fan of The Tethered Mage.
I didn't really like daughter of smoke and bone🤷♀️🙈
Same! I'm reading the second one at this moment and I'm like... Meh.