a lesbian reads straight romance books and is now traumatised
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I need to have words with whoever recommended you Colleen Hoover because omg her books are horrendous, they're all just incredibly misogynistic and toxic that I'm genuinely baffled at how she's become so successful.
I'm genuinely concerned about straight women if they're lapping her books up like this, the amount of 5 star reviews on November 9 makes me feel sick to my stomach
@@storieswithgeorgiamarie For real! And the fact that her stuff is somehow a TikTok sensation makes me very worried for young girls
Not only that but they seem so popular with young women! My niece is 15 and mentioned the books as she’d seen them on TikTok!
@@_.mxggxn._ That's so concerning, I hope to God that she's aware of how harmful her work is.
@@stroodledoodles Exactly. I just hope that they’ll stop being promoted as much now the positive reviews are starting to be drowned out.
the cover of You and Me on Vacation looks way too much like tampon packaging its so funny
You're so right 😭
I was JUST about to comment that 😭
As a trans person i cannot think of anything more insulting than people not calling me by the name i chose to go by i dont understand why this is supposed to be romantic 😭
My bullies in middle school bullied me by giving me a nickname and then refusing to use my real name. I also can't understand how it's meant to be sexy
I have nothing wrong with random nicknames, my friends and i constantly make new ones for eachother, but yes, i have no idea how that's supposed to be romantic
I'm not trans, but I have a Spanish name of Leah pronounced "Leia" and I don't even think I can be friends with someone named "Lee-uh" because I've heard people call me that so many times even years after I know them and have corrected them and if someone 'teased' me by calling me that, hand are gonna be thrown
@@whiteraven562 The same thing happened to me!! It made me so uncomfortable and everyone thought I'm crazy for being bothered by something so small and laughed it off
bigotry kink? does that even exist?
"after this i'm never reading any colleen hoover book ever again" me watching this in small screen with video recommendation of you reading straight romance books again with ugly love on its thumbnail next to this
that’s what I thought too! LOL
49:35 as a straight cis person, yes a relationship should be about support and genuine care, I have no idea what people are writing
I can only speak for myself but as a straight woman I'd totally agree that men are more into the rock solid muscle-y look than women are. Like my husband seems to think body builders are what he should aspire to look like and I'm like, ew no.
Ugh body builder bodies are the worst. So unnatural and can't possibly be healthy. They actually gross me out. Give me an average dad bod over that any day.
Bi woman here and I used to be married to a man who got OFFENDED when I said I didn't want him to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. And I was like "I'm confused; Why is it BAD that I think you're more attractive the way you are?"
SOME muscle can be attractive, yes, but I don't get the huge muscle man appeal. That being said, the number of romance books written by and aimed at straight women featuring huge muscle men suggests there may be a range of opinions on the subject!
At times I wonder if straight men are more into men than women.
Ugh, the men who _insist_ all women want a bodybuilder piss me off SO MUCH. Now, I'm a lesbian, but not a _single_ female friend or acquaintance of mine has _EVER_ told me they specifically want a guy with big muscles. If anything, I've heard from some that it's a turn-off. But a guy will tell you to your face (a real experience of mine) that he can't get any dates because all women want is a rich man with a six pack. It's just a thing guys tell each other either because it's what _they_ aspire to look like (which is fine, look how you want to look) and/or as an excuse to blame women's "unrealistic expectations" on why they can't get laid... even though it's almost never a woman who tells a man that's what she wants.
16:50 - Yes. Even like 30-40 years ago grad student - professor relationships would get huge side-eye, and now schools often have polices against it even if there isn't a direct supervisory role. As an academic, my jaw drops any time anyone reads out any part of this book, because it is just so far out of what is professional behavior even for people who ARE dating/married! Like, NO, you DO NOT sit on your partners lap during a seminar! WTF?!
as a star wars fan i was getting the biggest ick throughout the love hypothesis section. the BIGGEST case of “he would not f*cking say that” i’ve ever encountered.
As a mostly straight woman who is trying to read straight romance, I still haven't found anything I would say I've actually enjoyed. The other day I told my friend that I "endured" the book she recommended, and that earned me a laugh. I realize that these romance books are meant to be a fantasy so you can escape from your life, but I don't get it because these men are such cardboard cut-outs that I'm just bored. It's also the same formula: meet-cute, misunderstanding occurs, separation, understanding occurs, reconciliation, realization that true love has been achieved, happily ever after. Yawn. Oh, yes, and awkward sex. I'm in the "fade to black" camp when it comes to written sex scenes, and if it doesn't I just flip through until I return to story. I'm not sure I'm cut out for romance novels. Also, when I read my grandmother's Harlequin romance books as a teenager I would chuckle over "his manhood" and "tumescence" because it sounds so clinical but now every time I see "came undone" or "shattered" I just roll my eyes. It's almost gross how cringy it is.
If you're not sure that you're cut out for romance novels, try reading "The Cruel Prince" series, which has a pretty good enemies to lovers romance sub plot. Most good romance books I've read have been male/male romances or bi woman/male, like "The Song of Achillies" was a very good tragic love story between male characters. Shatter me series is pretty good but I personally didn't like it since there was a bit of spice in it.
one of my fav straight romances is Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola! but yeah i mostly only read queer romances for this reason 😭 it feels like in straight romances the love interest has no personality and they’re focused on being self-insertable
also gonna recommend Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert! really the whole Brown Sisters trilogy. also, this isn’t a straight romance but i love The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun! i’m literally about to reread it for the 3rd time!!
@@Emika_12332 Thank you for the recommend! I do like things that are adventure stories with a side romance. :D
@@lilacfields Apologies if this is a double-post... my reply got eaten by the internet, but wanted to say thank you for the recommends, I will check them out including F/F recommends, especially one you like enough to read more than once! :)
I'm obviously overgeneralising, but I find often that straight romances don't focus on motivation or any real chemistry because they know that the target audience has so much material to work with that they don't care all that much. Which isn't fair to the audience, as plenty do appreciate good lit, but plenty also just want unmotivaed smut. I pretty much only read and write queer fiction, and have found that most of the time, the chemistry and motivations, as well as characters in general, are developed beyond belief and that's why they stick in your head so much. Queer stories, particularly made by queer people, have a lot of love and care behind them.
the whole "i own you" stuff is very much more of a kink thing and i really wish straight books would actually treat it as such (i.e.: have the characters both agree its something theyre into first) instead of the male love interests just assuming and somehow always being right
being both queer and autistic i really hate how often straight romance novels have the couple just magically know what each other r into based purely on gender roles/stereotypes (its suspiciously never the woman who says all that dom-y stuff)
Romanticizing possessiveness and ab*se is disgusting.
this is so accurate. What even IS an 8 pack? Like, I like that someone is in shape, but like. . . can go on hikes with me, is generally healthy. perfect abs would be completely wasted on me at best, just make me insecure about my own body at worst (Also so sick of Colleen hoover)
An 8 pack is what happens when you are very lucky Genetically, Where they have a rectus abdomis with four intersections instead of three.
It's all genetic. Like curling your tongue or wiggling your ears.
@@CharlieConcepts-pw9ur is more than that, you may genetically have an 8 pack but in order to show it your fat percentage has to be low , someone with an 8 pack is either a model , fit trainer, atlete , someone who their whole lives revolves around exercise in a way
“I have a lot of criticisms of straight culture”
As an Asexual/aromantic, I feel you on this but I also have a lot of criticism when it comes to all romance/erotica genres, though I will give them a chance from time to time and I admit there’s been a few times (rare as it is) that I would like a romance book. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your video.
Edit: FINALLY SOMEONE ALSO AGREES THAT ADAM FROM LOVE HYPOTHESIS WAS S*XUALLY Assa*lted I WAS HELLA MAD ABOUT THAT AND THE HYPOCRISY AS WELL.
I’ll say it every time:
I learned about periods, certain disabilities, consent, amab/afab anatomy, different pronouns, and how people generally feel pleasure through online fanfic; specifically queer platonic/romantic pairings.
For fanfic there’s good and the bad, but the US south certainly doesn’t talk about most of it regardless.
How would you learn it from fanfic considering it's mostly gay porn?
I am a asexual biromantic woman and love Emily Henry’s books. I couldn’t get into love hypothesis and I can’t stand Colleen Hoover’s books like I livid after it ends with us.
Fair have you read beach read by Emily Henry?
I'm ace and biro too! I feel like I never see anyone else like me ❤ and I totally agree with the Colleen hoover thing
@@jenniferthecloud1475 I'm ace and biromantic too! 🙋 (Glad to see someone like me)
Okay, so I'll be honest, I personally never read any of Colleen Hoover's books myself, however, the reviews I've seen/heard of her books (on RUclips specifically) have NOT been good. What I've heard being read out loud is absolutely horrendous I'd probably say ... I'm kinda scared on how she thinks what she's writing is okay and normal?? That's goes for other authors that do and think the same 😭 (soorrryy for the long ass comment)
@@aestheticparadise5864 100% with you on that
20:00 OMG, does it literally use the term "8-pack"??? That is HILARIOUS when you know that this started out as Reylo fanfic and Adam is supposed to be Adam Driver, and his whole SNL Undercover Boss sketch.
Thank you it’s not just me who feel completely confused by straight romance as a lesbian who only has male friends and does not understand them sometimes.
Straight female here, definitely not a fan of big, hard, muscular types. Too much muscle is actually a turn off for me. Not sure exactly why. Give me an average male body, thanks. Also, crocheted clothing FTW!
I don’t know if it’s just a volume thing, that there are so many more straight romances that there are bound to be way more rubbish ones, or that the bar is higher for queer fiction, but I can’t think of a straight romance I’ve read that I enjoy as much as ones like One Last Stop and Red, White and Royal Blue (or maybe I just worship Casey McQuiston 🤔)
CASEY MCQUISTON SUPREMECY
Personally the only straight romance novels I’ve ever really loved are me before you and one day
FR, I absolutely loved books like She Gets The Girl, What If It’s Us, Heartstopper, etc. But I can’t for the life of me find an enjoyable straight romance series/novel
I’m straight and if I saw a rock hard muscle bound man I might thinks he’s nice to look at but usually men like that are shallow. I like a sexy brain over muscles any day.
Oh, same. Sexy brain and if also neurodivergent like me, I am very happy.
I like dad bods. They're never ever depicted in fiction
@@everlastingluv361 you should see the sketch video from Andrew Rousso called "what girls think a dad bod is...".
Your rant about Colleen Hoover made my life hahah
I stand by it 😌
Thanks for taking one for the team Georgia! I have vowed to myself that I will never read a Colleen Hoover book, your review has further confirmed that for me! I would still love to see your full review on it though x
p.s I'm a bisexual woman married to a man and I have never understood the abs thing! I personally don't find them a attractive trait myself & I always thought they were more of a male gaze thing too!
I love this! As a lesbian, who’s also a complete hopeless romantic, I absolutely love Emily Henry (I honestly don’t remember reading People We Meet on Vacation tho so) and Ali Hazelwood (also, all her romance novels have to do with women in stem, which I LOVE), but hated the Spanish Love Deception and loath literally anything by Colleen Hoover. Anyways, I was relating so much to literally everything you said and absolutely loved every moment of this video
Dear Georgia, being a straight woman I didn’t think I would enjoy this video but I absolutely loved it! Really loved it! Thank you xxxxxxx
Can always rely on you for support Marlene, thank you!!
Same
I totally agree with you. In a partnership I don't want to own my partner and I don't want my partner to own me. When I was younger some female friends were texting with their love interest/boyfriend "you're mine/I'm yours" and some of them are surely continuing doing that. That scares me, what the hell. No one should claim anyone😖
Anyways, I'm looking for queer romance books at the time (especially lesbian romance, cause I sadly just read one), does someone has a good request?🤗
I don’t know how this video has escaped me, but the algorithm eventually came around. Perfect title, you have my attention.
I saw November 9 and thought "ah you just picked the wrong books". Even for straight people, it's traumatizing lmao
For the talk about being ‘claimed’ that seems very much like a power dynamic kink thing. I am bi/pan so queer too but am part of the kink community. There is 100% a limit on what is ok, having not read them I can’t comment on whether they include healthy and safe kink or they are bad depictions of it and just trying to appeal to that kind of audience. It is a really hard topic to get right if you aren’t in that scene which is why it often comes across as controlling and coercive in fiction because it can seem like that on the outside but within the relationship there is real love and care and consent there. Loved the video as always 😊
rhubarb is such a delightful little skrunkly
i am a straight guy and the ick i get from reading straight romance is insane. too detailed👁️👃🏻👁️
dear georgia PLEASE give emily henry another try and read book lovers!! i think it’s her best book (much better than you and me on vacation) and you would definitely enjoy it
As a cis straight guy I love lesbian romance. Most straight romance I find to be poorly written and uninteresting.
Hi Georgia, I really like your video!
You mentioned that the reason the main characters hadn't talked to each other for 2 years was just miscommunication.
I found out A LOT of great stories have miscommunication as a driving force of the plot, especially when it comes to romance (Jane Eyre for example...). I think for us, people in 2024 who practice heathy communication, it might seem ridiculous, but maybe formerly developing these skills was not so common? I recently finished a book "The Time of the Hero" by Mario Vargas Llosa, and the 13 y.o. character there cannot tell a girl he liked that he had no money for bus or smth so he became a robber and then a killer
Where do you even find good lesbian books?? I've come across like 5-6 and they all gave me Colleen Hoover vibes, what really sucks is that all the good lgbtq+ books are mostly bl, which I love but I've been trying to find a gl book 😭
What kind of thing are you looking for? My favourite recent lesbian read is That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Moylan, it’s historical fiction
what do you like to read?? honestly i feel like the best wlw content is in books! what we really lack is wlw shows.
@@storieswithgeorgiamarie Oh thanks I'll add it to my kindle, thanks again 😄
This Is How We Lose The Time War, it’s a gorgeous wlw sci-if novella.
@@rachelwhitehill8294 thankss I'm a huge fan of sci fi
*Sees Colleen Hover
Me: oh no 😂
"Will the higher ups be okay with this" 😂😂😂
🤣 will they?!
I'm a mostly straight cis woman and I absolutely hate romance novels--the clichés, the bad writing, and especially the not communicating! I also found gross all the things you found gross, with one exception: I always liked the feel of hard male muscle under soft skin. But I hate that bodybuilder bulgy look. Thanks for having the courage to try this.
Im amazed that coleen hoover is so popular with the tiktok crowd because i just remember my mom used to read her books
And my mom is in her 60s
This is so validating and fun to watch. November 9 is also the worst book I've ever read and I wasn't even aware I was a mesbian when I read it. Just objectively horrendous.
Would love to see a full video on November 9! Also, unrelated but I love your crochet cardigan ❤
NOT attracted to a hard body! Love your crocheted top. Tami
The Love Hypothesis really is very good. If I reread it I will be skipping over the parts about his asshole friend though. Like, it takes so long for that to be over with. Girl, there is no moral dilemma here, there is nothing to agonize over, just tell him already.
I beg you read The Black Sheep by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout. I just...need other people to know this disater of a book containing a questionable relationship exists.
To answer your question about male bodies, im bi so a bit biased on the queer side but I have never understood hype over big an muscular men. I love soft men that are comfy to cuddle with. Maybe with a bit of hand muscles.
I think reading any kind of book you’re not interested in must be difficult. I know what I like to read and it’s not romance! I’m straight but I’m also 54. I know romance is just a fairly tail we tell ourselves when we are younger. Love isn’t actually like that.
I haven't started watching yet, but Georgia why did you do this to yourself? hahahaha
Altho, if you want to try this again with actually good romances, try reading The Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert!
I have seen lots of people talking about them actually, maybe I'll give them a go when I'm over this trauma
Colleen Hoover is really bad at sex scenes lol she thinks that by making them VERY explicit, it turns into a good scene lol im talking about Verity btw made me so uncomfortable i would just skip the 10 page sex scene lmfaoo
I appreciate the current Rhubarb content.
Also that queer sweater is goalss i need itt
I think for the "I love you" coming thing, it's probably just the fantasy of the simultaneous orgasm more than meant to be true to life. I'm guessing.
Is Olive asexual or demisexual? I realize demisexual is considered on the asexual spectrum, but from what I understand, asexuals are not attracted physically to anyone (doesn't mean they're not romantic or don't enjoy sex; some are aromantic, some are sex repulsed, some aren't) while demisexuals are not attracted until an emotional bond is formed but do experience attraction.
Oh, no, when the Colleen Hoover cover came into view.
“Are the higher ups going to be okay with this?” Is so similar to what I say out loud when something insane happens when I’m reading. I literally say “God had abandoned us. Please come back.”
Thank god for lesbians on the internet.
On another note, the algorithm has led me to your channel and you've gained a new subscriber! Excited to watch more of your videos.
Me waiting for her to read November 9 🫣
Since a woman wrote "The Spanish Love Deception", there must be at least one woman who lusts after hugs from buff, rock-muscled football players but . . . Yeah I'm with you--I think,for me, it'd be intimidating and strange and hard to dig. I've told my lovely thin boyfriend how I love the anatomically defined look of his body, and both the feel and utility of his flexibility and strength. But he's the one whose like, "Look, these are abs! Behold the abs!" Men, more than women, in my experience wig out on the exaggerated physical technicalities of archetypal beefcake bodies. I probably COULD love a beefcake man, but he'd have to hold a lot of kittens first. It'd be hard to trust, never mind fall for, someone who so clearly could injure you, if they chose.
I'm straight and I'm not attracted to muscular men, I prefer them to be soft, I don't understand what the big deal is with loving muscles. It's very annoying because every male character in every straight romance has a six pack and it turns me off. Also it makes it so every men kinda have the same personnality traits and hobbies because you have to go to the gym a lot to look like that.
23:14 yea the book id say is pretty wildly know to be published raylo fanfic
23:00 I think the author started as a fanfiction writer for kylo ren x rey ship but idk if it's just a gossip or actually legit
I suppose the characters who keep saying they love each other like siblings are supposed to be in denial about what they really feel for some reason.
It makes me so relieved that you’re a lesbian like I’ve always loved your channel(s) but that’s sooo #real of you. (from a fellow lesbian :)
also love these book videos and the taylor swift ones especially
if you haven't read them already, I recommend reading Priory of the Orange Tree and A Day of Fallen Night, both by Samantha Shannon
I read Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation (same book different name). I agree with your review. It wasn't bad in the aspect that there were no red flags and toxic relationships. It was just boring and unmemorable. Also thought it lacked chemistry.
I've heard enough about the other books to avoid them. I just know it's not what I'm interested in reading.
There are some good straight romances out there. I liked Seven Days in June.
Thank you for not saying that the 🌞 shines out of CoHos 🍑
I'm so sick of seeing people on booksta that her books are amazing and so influential, that they're bringing up these taboo topics for people to gain an understanding. NO, THEY AREN'T!
Not a single book of hers has been published with that in mind imo. No trigger warnings or anything on the books which to me insinuates that they are purely for entertainment purposes an plus the issues you've raised about Nov 9 is just wrong.
As a straight woman I can tell you: I can't stand straight romance books. I hate the misogynistic views and outdated tropes that they use. I hate the miscommunication or - even worse - non-existent communication of these couples and the sex scences are cringy af. The bar is in hell.
Rhubarb is such a beautiful name for a kitty!
i don't usually watch your book reviews because i don't read books as much as i would like and it makes me feel guilty lmao BUT i needed to hear your thoughts on these ones because ive seen them being talked about all around the internet for a while and ive always been curious. im queer myself and only read fanfiction, mostly mlm and occasionally other queer pairings so i really can relate to simply Not Getting het romance lmao. however being bi and not sapphic (im non-binary and transmasc) i feel like i might have a different perspective to these than you do? like for example some.of the things you found revolting and not attractive i found the opposite because im attracted to men ahah. also it might be because of my "fanfiction background" but i don't have so much of an issue with "unrealistic" sex. i don't mind a bit of suspension of disbelief to make a scene particularly incredible even if it's very rare things happen like that irl. like the coming from hearing your bf saying i love you thing? i don't think it's that unrealistic! might not be the most common thing but it's not impossible to be tipped over the edge from your lover's voice, imo. but those things are mostly a matter of personal tastes and perspectives! in any case i loved this video, very entertaining and very informative. also! the love hypothesis was actually a reylo (rey/kylo ren) fanfic originally, that's why adam reminds you of kylo ahah (played by adam driver, too)
the comment about milking in the spanish love deception made me laugh out loud omg
I’ve never read November 9th but the way you described it sounds like Behind Closed doors, by B A Paris and about a very cruel, controlling, man x
If you have Kindle unlimited please give any of Becca Mac’s playing for keeps books. Of course the spicy scenes kinda gross me out but the chemistry and the friendships and relationships of her books are amazing and fairly realistic. They are also extremely hilarious.
i’m truly sorry you had to go through all that, especially the co ho one 😦 great video though ❤
I have some straight female friends who like seeing really buff men in movies, like the Rock, but I don't know how strong they'd actually like a partner to be.
re: Love Hypothesis I am also gay and i really enjoyed it EXCEPT for the sex scene (how is it good, they struggled to communicate the entire time and she compares his dick to giving birth and talks about how he can fit an entire boob in his mouth lol). also I'm pretty sure Olive is demisexual (which ace-spec but not asexual) and Malcolm is bi.
Isn't ace-spec called asexual as well? Bc demisexual kind of fits into the definition of asexuality
@@noahsdragonfruitidts, it's more of a spectrum whereas asexual seems to be a thing in the spectrum
All this is valid. I worked in libraries for a decade. Straight romance seems dull and absurd. Women are not into such characters if they were real.
Mind you some sapphic books are horribly written but it often doesn’t seem as toxic and absurd.
You know it's gonna be bad when Colleen Hoover's on the list
straight book are so weird to me, im pansexual but i enjoy reading BL/GL books and not straight ones even though im interested in guys. 24:37 i have read webtoons better than Coho books, most of her books have manipulative and abusive male leads and the female leads just do everything they say w/o any concern, its also is just horrible writing... (also i love ur accent so muchhh!!
2:20 im so glad!!!
gay (mlm) romance is always dark, fetishized, and sexualized though so I can’t read any actual good ones 😭
really? i've had the opposite problem, 90% of the mlm romance i seem to come across is so fluffy and cliche it seems to be aimed at middle schoolers (which doesn't appeal to me as someone in her early 20s)
@@tallemajas you’re lucky I can’t find any good ones 😭
I feel like we gay people don’t get enough credit for pretending to give a shit about straight relationships. Seriously, like we don’t care but damn are we good at acting like we do if the moment arrives. Living in a heteronormative society just naturally gives the queers a particular set of skills.
Boy I am late to the party but I just needed to say that you look beautiful in the parts with no make up (just like in the rest of the video)
I would love to hear your full review of November 9th by Colleen Hoover xx
I'm traumatised by most books I read these days. But, then, I read horror.
I think a big issue that straight romance writers fall into is that theg rely on the Avril Lavigne "he was a boy, she was a girl" love story and don't think to put in anymore effort into convincing you they're into each other.
I feel like it's a reflection of the societal tendency to deem any nonfamilial female/male relationships as inherently romantic without anything else to be considered
if you're into light fantasy at all, i'd highly recommend These Violent Delights!
I’m not much of a fantasy gal, I’ve had three on my shelf for ages but can’t bring myself to pick them up!
@@storieswithgeorgiamarie oooh which ones are they?
While I’m not the target audience of this video, I still agree so much with some points! I hate hate hate cheesy unrealistic sex scenes in books. We all know sex isn’t always perfect and hate when books try to be real and then throw it with a sex scene like that.
4:15 hearing my country mentioned always shocks me idk why lmaoo
It’s different for everyone, but if the book is well-written, I think anyone should enjoy it, regardless of orientation. I’m aro-ace, and enjoy lots of queer and straight romance novels. Also, I’d argue that The Love Hypothesis isn’t a completely straight romance, because of the asexuality, and I suppose Olive could be read as demiromantic as well.
6:59 dude my hair is like that too!!!
This video was hilarious!! Your rant about Colleen Hoover was spot on!!! Where is the cardigan in the thumbnail from it’s stunning!!
I LITERALLY just snorted with laughter and I may or may not be in public. At the quote of the first book seggs scene OMG 😂
Ok but who the hell recommended those books to you?!?!? Colleen Hoover? Her books are infamous for being shit, aren’t they?
Also I don’t think I’ve ever heard you say the f word before hahaha really speaks to the video topic 🤣
Regarding 8-packs and what do I (bi) find hot about a man - height is a biggie, not gonna lie. I wish it wasn’t, it’s so lame. But height and strong arms are nice ,but other than that I’m very much a dad bod fan myself (might be my age too?)
((Gosh I really hope creators can’t see my edit history, as I am just embarrassing as heck regarding that 😅))
me after reading the second half of love, theoretically
I keep forgetting this is a review of straight romance books, because these books sound so dull that I can't even think about them. My brain disregards their existence to protect me from the boredom.
I love the friends to lovers trope but that Emily Henry book had zero chemistry :(
39:56 it's not a straight thing, it's a writing thing
I hate Collen Hoover. Ali Hazelwood's book is the only good one that she wrote- it wasn't a 4 star, BUT GOOD. THE OTHER ONES WERE ONES THAT I D'NFED. SO SORRY THAT THOSE WERE THE BOOKS YOU READ FOR STRAIGHT ROMANCE. Sarah Morgenthaler is adorable for Christmas time.
You should to a video about MlM books, i would recommend "Chasing the alpha's son" by Penny Jessup
I haven’t read Colleen Hoover books so this is a genuine question… are her books intended to highlight toxic relationships? If they are that could be an interesting and informative angle x
I think It Ends With Us definitely is but November 9 isn't - it's framed as an actual romance 🤢
Georgia, would you ever make a video about your lesbian awakening and your experiences with men vs with women or is it too much to ask?😅
I love love love this review!! Your thoughts on it are so funny, do you have any wlw book recs?
my whole channel is FULL of wlw book recs if you wanna have a browse, but off the top of my head: Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Those Who Wait, Our Wives Under The Sea and A Scatter of Light!
@@storieswithgeorgiamarieomggg i never see anyone talk about a scatter of light! i actually liked it better than last night at the telegraph club… maybe it’s because i like a good cheating plot line??
I love me some Colleen Hoover slander, still not over the It Ends with Us colouring book 🤮
To be fair, I think there must be love stories from all sides of the diversity of sexuality and relationships that are a joy to read almost no matter what kind of love is to your own taste. It's likely that straight romance stuff becomes so unfortunate because straight sexuality and straight romance is common and considered default, so there's more writing in general, and more that danger that people won't feel they need to put the same level of care or though or effort into it. Maybe this should be followed by a nice video of books dealing with lesbian love that Georgia thinks straight people would surely enjoy for the quality. possibly sharing sexuality with a book perspective makes bad writing less painful - then again it could make it more so -- gut reactions could work either way.