i actually prefer it when booktubers talk about how they really feel about a book, even if it’s bad, cause it’s honestly easy to tell when they’re censoring themselves as to not get anyone mad, but am glad you ranted freely 😂 i really loved this vlog 💕
This makes me feel so much better and understood. I had the exact same feelings and felt CRAZY because everyone has been loving this book. Thank you wow this book was so bad
@@Maria-lt2tk Oh wow nice! I already got the 2nd one, Valor. The first one is a lot of info but I hear it's all worth for the set up of the whole series. I'm taking notes and so far remember everyone ;D
I’m glad someone else mentioned the lack of other female characters! I feel like there was a lot of potential with Fury/June/Hypaxia and it just fell flat :(
You know, I almost didn't watch today's video, but I'm glad I did. As a writer, I normally refrain from speaking up about books I don't like (there are plenty for which I have positive things to say). And I've noticed that you rarely speak out in a negative way, as well, and almost never rant or use negativity as clickbait. I appreciate that. But I also appreciate your measured critique here. It's useful information, as you insightfully articulate *why* it's not working for you (and you've steered me well clear of this series). Thanks for always being judicious about your use of negativity. You have power, gained through hard work to build a respected brand, and wield it in a thoughtful way. Cheers!
This vlog describes every experience I've had with a SJM book since ACOMF. I want with all my heart to love it, but just can't get into it. I miss her earlier writing. Thanks for the honest vlog. It's not easy putting yourself out there like this. I hope you've read something wonderfully enjoyable since!
GIRL let those vents OUT! We want to know your complete honest thoughts about what you read even if you end up not having a single positive thing to say. Who cares if people get “offended” by YOUR opinion and experience. Let it alllllllll out. This is why we are here 👏🏼
Even when being “negative” about a book you’re always so nice and positive about it! You’re allowed to not like books and it doesn’t take away from the fun of your vlogs at all!!!
This is probably my favorite of your vlogs! I love seeing a book blogger be honest about hating a popular authors release! It was so refreshing! I mean I love Sarah j Maas but her books can suck sometimes
@@angelaholmes8888 oMG A court of silver flames felt so unnecessary!!! I hate how she forced this Nesta redemption and there was no chemistry between Nesta and Cassian. 😵💫
As someone who went from liking SJM’s writing to absolutely not being able to stand it i enjoyed this vlog. I “listened” to this video while grocery shopping and it was a lot of fun haha
THIS. Is exactly how I felt. Every step of the way. I wanted to like it, it had promise and then… it just never took off. I am bored by the romance. The group dynamic fell flat. The pacing was awful - nothing truly plot progressive happened for 95% of the book. At one point one big reveal was a character straight telling you after you got the initial clue a ways back, but nothing else led into that reveal. What editor let this book go through as is? Was SJM just phoning it in? Does no one bother to say no to her because they know her books will sell? I’m so confused
I loved the first crescent city book so much and the slow burn was so good! Then in the second book the romance is just so dead? I did love Ruhn and Day!
Regan!!! I absolutely LOVED this vlog. Honestly I didn’t know how much I could enjoy watching my favorite RUclips rant about a book 😂 I appreciate you taking the time to finish it and give us your thoughts about the entirety of the book, but honestly you could have DNF’d this book and I still would have loved watching the video. I think I need more Regan Rants in the future lol so much love to and for you, also loved seeing Clay making progress on his TBR 🥺
Loved this vlog, probably one of my faves of yours! It was nice seeing how you felt about this read as it unfolded. Personally, I like hearing when ppl don't enjoy something and why, even if I myself liked it. Varying perspectives can really open up our world and make us think.
Well personally I don´t think you were that harsh, because you also mentioned what you liked in the book; it is quite constructive criticism all the way, which is very good. You also express the things in an entertaining way, if I may say so, and as a person who writes your book reviews are very insightful to hear what the reader wants to experience and awaits from the book, worldbuilding, characters etc. Thank you, and all the best to the warm and exotic Texas from the mundane and cold Finland!
I may have absolutely loved this one, but I also love to see booktubers and bookstragrammers share their true thoughts and opinions on something no matter how different than my own. Watching vlogs full of 1-2 reads are usually my favorite because strong opinions are amazing!!!
I loved the fact that you were honest about how you felt about this book, I know some booktubers just cancel uploads rather than posting a video where they dislike a book but this keeps it honest and truthful
I read hyped books from time to time. But I hate most of them 99% of the time. So, I totally know how you feel about these moments. It happens to be the most disappointing when you were exciting about the release.
I love the honesty in this vlog; I feel like 90% of book reviews I see are completely positive and usually gushing, so this was a breath of fresh air! You gave valid points as to why you didn’t like it, and even though I loved it, I really appreciated this vlog!
As a person who has watched a fair amount of your vlogs, I wanna say that I really enjoyed seeing you heated for the first time. I’m sorry you had such a bad experience with this book, but you made an amazing vlog
SJM is usually the author I reread to get out of reading slumps, but I’m honestly struggling to get through this one.. I don’t really care much for the characters, and I sort of feel like she’s just tried to recreate characteristics people like from her other books, but like without giving them any other personality. Loved the vlog tho!❤️
Don't be scared. SJM has her detractors for a reason. And some creators even grew a lot after admitting to it and owning it. I personally trust reviewers much more if there is the occasional 1, 2, 3 star rating. (I just accidentally publicly hated on Iron Widow on another platform, maybe this is just me hyping myself up)
I trust people less when they hate a lot of things they read, it gives me the vibe that they are reading things to be controversial. To me it was less owning it, publicly hating on SJM books quite literally gets people views! Lots of people love her books but lots of people “hate read” them as well. I personally dislike her ACOTAR series but have been surprisingly enjoying the Throne of Glass series after seeing how much hate they get (at least on booktube which I mostly watch, not generally). I haven’t read her other books! I love regans videos because she obviously curates her book selection to hopefully love everything she reads and genuinely hopes she will. So her not liking a book I very much trust! Though reading is subjective and I’ve seen many people like this book as well :) All this to say, I think there is a balance of praise and criticism for SJM that I think makes sense! It’s a lot more controversial to me to dislike a book or series that is universally loved - I hated the poppy war and every single person I watch loves it! :) it’s an interesting discussion to have!
This is probably my favorite vlog of yours! I love the honesty and ranting. Not every story, hyped or not, is going to be good & to hear an honest perspective is really refreshing regardless if I agree or not. Thanks for the honesty and I can’t wait to see future rants. 😉
Oh girl I totally feel this. I actually decided I was done with this series after the first novel. It just kind of feels like I’m reading about the same characters in ACOTAR. But the writing almost made it seem like the expectation in book 1 was that I already had the nostalgia and love for the characters as if I’d met them and had their backstories (Cuz that’s honestly the only reason I still read the new ACOTAR stuff). It just didn’t land for me, it feels like her ‘adult’ novels are still very new adult, there’s just a lot more F bombs, a lot less character development and plot cohesiveness so I’m gonna have to exit stage left here. Caveat, I don’t think this series not working for me makes SJM a terrible author or other readers terrible for enjoying it. It didn’t work for me, if it works for you that’s great! Great Video!
I read crescent city and absolutely hated it. Like, after reading that and a court of silver flames, I vowed to never read another new Mass book. Unfortunately, she’s a one trick pony. I had to push myself to finish reading crescent city and ACOSF. Just not good at all.
LOVED THE RANTING SESSION! normally you're so positive and happy about a book which is great, but the occasional ranting is also a nice breath of fresh air haha. thank you for confirming for me that i will never ever ever pick this series up lol
Question: Has Sara J Mass gotten so popular that the publisher does not proof read the book and push back? I have seen this with later Kathy Reichs novels. The writing quality, the scene descriptions, the dialog have gotten so bad compared to the first 5 - 10 books.
@@rae88mh oh yes, when you get to be big enough your get control over your edits. So someone might SUGGEST edits, maybe, but you don't have to do them to get your book published. You can often see quality go down in established writers because of this. It is hard to divorce yourself from your own work and be unbiased in your judgement.
This vlog might be one of my favs from you. I love seeing your honest opinions about books and honestly your moment of straight ranting was straight up legendary.
I love your thoughts and commentary on books so much. I watched this entire vlog and this isn’t even a book I would ever be interested in. But your delivery of your thoughts is so engaging.
One of my favorite parts of this vlog was hearing you say you wanted angst, anticipation, and more female pov and then seeing you watching Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Love is Blind. The book wasn’t giving it to you so you turned to reality tv 😆 Great call! Thank you for sharing your genuine thoughts. Loved the rants.
I can tell being critical of books is a little uncomfortable for you, but this is one of my favorite vlogs. I loved seeing you vent about this book. I’d love to see this more often!
Yes! I completely agree with your thoughts and assessment of this book. I only finished it because everyone raved about the ending but it was an uphill struggle to finish this book and I don’t know how I feel about the next one coming out. I enjoyed the blog because I really related to your experience. Thank you for your thoughts!
ACOMAF was genuinely one of my favorite fantasy novels of all time. And ACOSF was genuinely one of the worst books I've ever read lol. She's really fallen off...
Thank you. (SPOILER) I've fallen in love with the world and characters in book one and couldn't wait to get to the second one which was amazing. the third was good but Then shit went down... That stupid novella of feyre chopping for Christmas and reminding everyone that Rhys Fortune is gigantic and ACOSF DISGUSTED ME... So many potential and open doors for the plot to develop especially for nesta... The only path for her was to go villain. Betray them, steal the objects, marry Eris... Anything! But noo we've got an unrealistic battle where girl with no actual battling experience and serious injuries murdering immortals winning with the power of friendship. Not only nesta... Feyre, Rhys,and especially Cassian went down... Did she really think people would love the character she created? A fragile sick love puppy thinking that everyone hating him because he wasn't born Royal.. not ones did I see him act like a general yet he have plenty of time to train nuns for 300 pages and a big dick for her to use... Sara j Maas! More like Sarah j trash
My favorite reading vlog thus far, don't be afraid to not focus on the positive! I feel like it validates how reading isn't always a win. We can be disappointed by books, annoyed, bored, all of it. I feel like I mainly hear positive reviews from people on all the books they read. I don't enjoy every book I read! Or parts of books bore me!
I’ve actually thought you are one of the nicest reviewers always finding something positive in every book. So for you to dislike this book so much is something! Either way everyone is entitled to their opinions especially in books since it’s so much about personal taste, so I hope no one gets upset with you.
I am so here for your rants! Any reading vlog by you is fun, but this one was particularly amazing because I loved to hear your thoughts despite the fact that they weren't all positive. Not every book is going to be a winner, and I think it's important to hear all types of thoughts and feelings on these types of books!!
regan please never feel bad about disliking a book !!! nothing you say about books you don’t enjoy comes from a place of disrespect or hate and that is always so clearly conveyed to the viewer. you might not want your videos to be full of negativity which i admire, but it’s not like you hate post about books continuously. just because you are sharing your reading experience with us, it doesn’t mean that you owe anyone fake praise or constant enjoyment, so please do keep showing us your actual feelings in your vids !!💓
Sarah J Mass is a filler queen, she has one or two large plot points or reveals and then writes hundreds of pages of pointless rag tag character fluff and sex scenes that ruin any real romantic connections. I've found almost all 0f her series have this problem, it all just feels like shitty fan fiction where she puts a female lead not unlike herself among her favorite fantasy tropes and they call it adult urban fantasy because the characters bone alot Sarah J Trash 🗑
@@kassandra4929 I'm not saying this wasn't deliberate by Sarah but it's not typical for authors to have any say over the cover, especially details. I totally agree with op though lol.
It was actually refreshing to hear you talk about a book you didn't like! We all watch these videos because we like YOU and want to hear your thoughts/see your life, not just to hear glowing reviews about books. Please don't hesitate to post more vlogs like this. Trust me, we love all your reading vlogs no matter what!
House of Sky and Breath was 750 pages of nothing 😂 I loved House of Earth and Blood and I enjoyed House of Sky and Breath but I completely understand why people hate it
Awesome vlog! Thank you for this vlog and book review because I was on the undecided on whether to even continue with book 1 and so reading this book so now thanks to you I am definitely not reading this series. I love SJM’s Throne of Glass series but I just got through the first 3 books of her A Court of Throne and Roses series but I can’t and won’t re-read this series or read any other of her books with those characters.
This is the saltiest Regan review I think I’ve ever seen … I haven’t read it but I know Sarah J Maas books well enough to believe it was well deserved.
I'm so glad you've posted your honest thoughts! I was already apprehensive about this book after the nonsense in A Court of Silver Flames. I was in no rush to read it, and will be postponing indefinitely. I am bummed because I LOVED House of Earth and Blood, but don't want to ruin my experience with it by reading a terrible sequel. I'd maybe be willing to give it more of a chance if not for how much I truly hated ACOSF
ranty regan was fireeeeee! Not loving a book sucks but im glad you still posted this with your true thoughts cause books this hyped rarely get honest reviews so good on you for being blunt!
Let’s be honest, SJM peaked at ACOMAF and things have been downhill since.. love the vlog as always though! Your rant made me go PREACH SISTER so many times 😂 thanks for saving me time, ain’t reading that series anymore!
You know what? Sometimes you've got to spill the tea and you are never going to enjoy every book you read, I loved this vlog, I felt your frustration and pain and I felt it was very honest. Go you! ✊
I love this because you're always so positive when it comes to books and for the first time you were like this book sucks, sorry y'all and that's great! It's nice to see this side of you every now and then when you can just be open and honest.
Personally, I have no interest in reading these books but I was interested to hear your opinion since I know you liked the first one. I really appreciated your honest thoughts and hope your comments section doesn't become too toxic because of it. Also this is a year in the future but don't push yourself to read the third one for one plot thing, it's not worth the boredom and anger (this is probably sacrilege but can just read plot breakdown or have someone tell you, I've for sure done this before). Also, as always, your outfits are AMAZING and Millie is just So Cute.
Hahaha, this vlog is amazing. You’re so passionate about what you don’t like about it, I LOVE it!! Never apologize for not liking something. Liking a book is so subjective. I enjoyed ranting reading vlog.
I'm so glad that SOMEONE feels the same way about this book as I did. I just couldn't gel with it and I really thought there was too much male perspective (caused me to DNF). I'm pretty disappointed because book one was so much better on the romantic plotline and the storytelling.
Spoiler . . . I haven’t even read the book yet, but as I usually do, I read the last page before starting and I saw “Rhysand” -.- she NEEDS to let him go ffs it put me off of starting the book lol idk if I’ll read it anytime soon- I think I’m over my SJM phase which is sad bc I loved that trash :(
You are so great with no spoilers! I don't know how you do it. I usually don't watch your vlogs until AFTER I have read the book but this one I had to watch first! I read CC1 last month and so many points you made I felt were there in the first one too especially underdeveloped characters and plot. I struggled through it, only finished because I had read so many pages at the point I wanted to DNF and then debated on whether to read CC2. There was so much hype too and I really thought I would go crazy for it like everyone else :( If you are going to write for 700+ pages then you need to make it worth it. It looks like I will struggle through this one too (not anytime soon though, ha!) as I do want to know what happens to Ruhn. CC1 left such a bad taste in my mouth I needed to follow it up with something good. I picked up the Infernal Devices series and just finished Clockwork Princess last night...still sobbing. It was everything!
I LOVE THIS READING VLOG. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR YEARS AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE BEST CONTENT YOU HAVE EVER PUT OUT. GIRL YOU'RE THE REALEST. I RESPECT THAT. I AM AN ADULT. I AM AN ARMY ALSO. I SERIOUSLY VIBE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. AND I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE BOOK BUT I GOT TO KNOW YOU A BIT MORE wait why am i screaming 🤦🏽♀️ love from Poland 💕
I just wanted to chime in to say how much I appreciate this vlog, and how it reinforced my own opinions where this series is concerned. Hearing your well-rounded criticism of the male dominant perspectives and the lack of intrigue between Bryce and Hunt in this second instalment has reinforced what I’ve thought since I read the synopsis - this book isn’t for me. I may read it eventually, especially considering the end reveal(s), but I’m not going to expect a five star read. In all, you gave a genuine and nuanced perspective as to what you felt throughout reading this book and never once were negative for the sake of being negative - all of your concerns were perfectly founded, and you reiterated many times that not only do you welcome different opinions, but you wish you were that part of the audience instead. Anyway, TL;DR - thank you for this vlog, it was so helpful.
I’ve never read an SJM book (not for any reason other than I don’t read many series), but it’s been so entertaining seeing people grapple with this book as of late.
I read a lot of gay romances, so I don't mind male characters dominating the narrative most of the time, but if you're gonna have a multi-POV narrative, and have female characters, then yeah, you should have female POVs. I agree about the romance: show me the romantic part, not just the steam! I enjoy the will-they-won't-they, but I also like to see couples working together through the narrative, but Sarah J Maas just doesn't sound like the author for me lol. I have heard things about ACOTAR, and it just doesn't sound like it would be up my alley. I appreciate your honesty!
This was super entertaining and I liked that you were honest because you weren’t mean or unfair and you backed up your criticism while also stating there’s nothing wrong with others enjoying it but it didn’t personally work for you. I don’t have any interest in this book but I love your vlogs and this one was highly entertaining and I’m sure you’re not alone in these frustrations because the issues you had were things that would bother me too. Anyway hope you next book is a better reading experience!
I enjoyed this book way more than you, yet agreed on every point you made! I'm still very confused about my feelings on it. I find a good rant fun anyhow, lol. Hope you'll never hold back!
I actually love that you've spoken about not liking a book! Personally I gave this book 4 stars but I completely get where you're coming from - the first half of the book dragged soooooo badly for me and if I hear the word mate again I may scream 😅 Thank you for sharing your thoughts!x
It's great that you gave your true opinion so others can get a sense if they'll like it. I personally thought it was her best book so far! I loved it!!
Maas’ writing has continually regressed tbh, and I feel the same way you feel about this book regarding the From Blood and Ash series. Casteel and Poppy are so boring together that I root for them to break up lol.
I love to hear your thoughts! I also have a book a lot of people like and I can start a rant any time someone brings it up (the secret history), it’s so funny how that works. By the way I love you hair!!!
I am VERY eager for your First Sister thoughts. So excited you picked it up! I haven't made my mind up about how I feel about the finale and haven't read book 2 yet, but the rest of the book is one of my favorites.
It's great seeing someone with similar feelings on a book as yourself! Especially when it goes against the hype lol I am a huge SJM fan, but this series just wasn't it for me. I DNF'D the first book but will watch every vlog you post because I live hearing your thoughts and seeing Clay and Millie 🤩
I've never read any SJM and have no desire to, and I'm sorry you hated a book you thought you'd like, but damn…gotta admit, it's entertaining as heck to see people tear her silliness apart. I legit LOL'd so hard at 31:36
have zero plans to read yet another sjm book about characters mating lmao but I will watch all of this so you can get your coin, girl, for having to deal with this hahaha
Ranting Regan was very refreshing and I 100% agree with all of your points!!! I was very disappointed in HOSAB. I love that you let your true feelings out about it because I feel like everyone else also sees these things but aren’t talking about them because they are “unpopular opinions”.
I loved the first book because the emotions were so well-developed. It felt like it centered on friendship and grief and moving on through friendship, which I loved. This book felt more like books 2-6 (LOL) of TOG where it’s like okay, we’ve created this world and attached you to the characters. Now there’s all this world building to do that didn’t happen in the last book because we were actually developing characters… but my question is can’t we have world building and character development at the same time?
As someone that has only read A Court of Thorns and Roses and actually liked it but ended up never picking up any other SJM book yet, over the years I've been hearing all sorts of opinions from people that love her books to people that hate them for various reasons. That makes me curious and I intend to, at some point, read more of her books just to see what I personally think. I gave ACOTAR 4 stars at the time (2017) but I don't remember much of it besides specific scenes so I might also re-read it if I have the patience. Also, I always find it funny when people talk about the "mate" thing because as someone that reads a lot of Teen Wolf fanfic (mostly Sterek) that concept comes up a lot and I actually like it. The word doesn't bother me at all but I think I do prefer it inside a werewolf concept I don't know lol We'll see what happens in the future.
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SJM’s use of the word mate to describe couples will honestly be my villain origin story
She's turned an entire generation of readers into sleeper agents. We hear the word "mate" and suddenly scream and thrash violently.
I absolutely hate the word. Also: she claims mate's are rare but, it seems damn near everyone just about has one.
I cringe at that word
Lmao!!
i actually prefer it when booktubers talk about how they really feel about a book, even if it’s bad, cause it’s honestly easy to tell when they’re censoring themselves as to not get anyone mad, but am glad you ranted freely 😂 i really loved this vlog 💕
Agree!!
Same, this was a good vlog, Reagan is not normally negative so it's interesting when she is.
It's honestly so refreshing to see you get mad at a book since you always seem like a chill person. 😆
Clay showing off his progress on The Toll was so wholesome 😭 also loved ranting Regan ughhh
39:17 When Clay wants to share what he was reading. He just looked at you waiting, that for some reason was super wholesome 😁❤
This makes me feel so much better and understood. I had the exact same feelings and felt CRAZY because everyone has been loving this book. Thank you wow this book was so bad
ME TOOOO ! I feel the exact same way ! I saw the tiltle and immediatly watched the video because I needed to know I wasn't alone !
1 star book but still a 5 star vlog! I spy Malice on your shelf, currently reading it and it's pretty awesome!
I'm on Ruin now, they just keep getting better and better :D
@@Maria-lt2tk Oh wow nice! I already got the 2nd one, Valor. The first one is a lot of info but I hear it's all worth for the set up of the whole series. I'm taking notes and so far remember everyone ;D
I’m glad someone else mentioned the lack of other female characters! I feel like there was a lot of potential with Fury/June/Hypaxia and it just fell flat :(
They were just put to the side. It was annoying.
My friends and I kept joking this was just a sausage fest and girls stopped existing🙈
You know, I almost didn't watch today's video, but I'm glad I did. As a writer, I normally refrain from speaking up about books I don't like (there are plenty for which I have positive things to say). And I've noticed that you rarely speak out in a negative way, as well, and almost never rant or use negativity as clickbait. I appreciate that. But I also appreciate your measured critique here. It's useful information, as you insightfully articulate *why* it's not working for you (and you've steered me well clear of this series).
Thanks for always being judicious about your use of negativity. You have power, gained through hard work to build a respected brand, and wield it in a thoughtful way. Cheers!
This vlog describes every experience I've had with a SJM book since ACOMF. I want with all my heart to love it, but just can't get into it. I miss her earlier writing. Thanks for the honest vlog. It's not easy putting yourself out there like this. I hope you've read something wonderfully enjoyable since!
GIRL let those vents OUT! We want to know your complete honest thoughts about what you read even if you end up not having a single positive thing to say.
Who cares if people get “offended” by YOUR opinion and experience. Let it alllllllll out. This is why we are here 👏🏼
Even when being “negative” about a book you’re always so nice and positive about it! You’re allowed to not like books and it doesn’t take away from the fun of your vlogs at all!!!
This is probably my favorite of your vlogs! I love seeing a book blogger be honest about hating a popular authors release! It was so refreshing! I mean I love Sarah j Maas but her books can suck sometimes
So true I do love some of her books but there are some that I absolutely hate like a court of silver flames
@@angelaholmes8888 oMG A court of silver flames felt so unnecessary!!!
I hate how she forced this Nesta redemption and there was no chemistry between Nesta and Cassian. 😵💫
@@emilyjones7082 I totally agree plus it had way too many sex scenes in the book 🥶😱🤯
As someone who went from liking SJM’s writing to absolutely not being able to stand it i enjoyed this vlog. I “listened” to this video while grocery shopping and it was a lot of fun haha
THIS. Is exactly how I felt. Every step of the way. I wanted to like it, it had promise and then… it just never took off. I am bored by the romance. The group dynamic fell flat. The pacing was awful - nothing truly plot progressive happened for 95% of the book. At one point one big reveal was a character straight telling you after you got the initial clue a ways back, but nothing else led into that reveal. What editor let this book go through as is? Was SJM just phoning it in? Does no one bother to say no to her because they know her books will sell? I’m so confused
I loved the first crescent city book so much and the slow burn was so good! Then in the second book the romance is just so dead? I did love Ruhn and Day!
Regan!!! I absolutely LOVED this vlog. Honestly I didn’t know how much I could enjoy watching my favorite RUclips rant about a book 😂 I appreciate you taking the time to finish it and give us your thoughts about the entirety of the book, but honestly you could have DNF’d this book and I still would have loved watching the video. I think I need more Regan Rants in the future lol so much love to and for you, also loved seeing Clay making progress on his TBR 🥺
Loved this vlog, probably one of my faves of yours! It was nice seeing how you felt about this read as it unfolded. Personally, I like hearing when ppl don't enjoy something and why, even if I myself liked it. Varying perspectives can really open up our world and make us think.
This was a GREAT vlog. Angry, ranting Regan was not something I knew I needed, but oh my god she is amazing.
Also, can confirm, bandana is cute.
Well personally I don´t think you were that harsh, because you also mentioned what you liked in the book; it is quite constructive criticism all the way, which is very good. You also express the things in an entertaining way, if I may say so, and as a person who writes your book reviews are very insightful to hear what the reader wants to experience and awaits from the book, worldbuilding, characters etc. Thank you, and all the best to the warm and exotic Texas from the mundane and cold Finland!
I may have absolutely loved this one, but I also love to see booktubers and bookstragrammers share their true thoughts and opinions on something no matter how different than my own. Watching vlogs full of 1-2 reads are usually my favorite because strong opinions are amazing!!!
I loved the fact that you were honest about how you felt about this book, I know some booktubers just cancel uploads rather than posting a video where they dislike a book but this keeps it honest and truthful
Honestly so relatable for when you just know that a book is not for you, but you're trying so hard to get through it
I read hyped books from time to time. But I hate most of them 99% of the time. So, I totally know how you feel about these moments. It happens to be the most disappointing when you were exciting about the release.
I love the honesty in this vlog; I feel like 90% of book reviews I see are completely positive and usually gushing, so this was a breath of fresh air! You gave valid points as to why you didn’t like it, and even though I loved it, I really appreciated this vlog!
I’ve not read this series but your comment of “Sir you are an ADULT” had me laughing!! 😂
And this will be the Goodreads Fantasy Book of the Year because all SJM stans will vote for it.
Right.
man! you really called that one. super pissed honestly because there were so many amazing releases this year!
As a person who has watched a fair amount of your vlogs, I wanna say that I really enjoyed seeing you heated for the first time. I’m sorry you had such a bad experience with this book, but you made an amazing vlog
SJM is usually the author I reread to get out of reading slumps, but I’m honestly struggling to get through this one.. I don’t really care much for the characters, and I sort of feel like she’s just tried to recreate characteristics people like from her other books, but like without giving them any other personality. Loved the vlog tho!❤️
Don't be scared. SJM has her detractors for a reason. And some creators even grew a lot after admitting to it and owning it. I personally trust reviewers much more if there is the occasional 1, 2, 3 star rating. (I just accidentally publicly hated on Iron Widow on another platform, maybe this is just me hyping myself up)
Iron widow is absolute garbage
I trust people less when they hate a lot of things they read, it gives me the vibe that they are reading things to be controversial. To me it was less owning it, publicly hating on SJM books quite literally gets people views! Lots of people love her books but lots of people “hate read” them as well. I personally dislike her ACOTAR series but have been surprisingly enjoying the Throne of Glass series after seeing how much hate they get (at least on booktube which I mostly watch, not generally). I haven’t read her other books!
I love regans videos because she obviously curates her book selection to hopefully love everything she reads and genuinely hopes she will. So her not liking a book I very much trust! Though reading is subjective and I’ve seen many people like this book as well :)
All this to say, I think there is a balance of praise and criticism for SJM that I think makes sense! It’s a lot more controversial to me to dislike a book or series that is universally loved - I hated the poppy war and every single person I watch loves it! :) it’s an interesting discussion to have!
This is probably my favorite vlog of yours! I love the honesty and ranting. Not every story, hyped or not, is going to be good & to hear an honest perspective is really refreshing regardless if I agree or not. Thanks for the honesty and I can’t wait to see future rants. 😉
I love 1 star review vlogs just like I love unhaul videos! There's something cathartic about it I can't explain. Loved the video
This is one of the funniest and best book vlog. It’s a comfort to watch these
Oh girl I totally feel this. I actually decided I was done with this series after the first novel. It just kind of feels like I’m reading about the same characters in ACOTAR. But the writing almost made it seem like the expectation in book 1 was that I already had the nostalgia and love for the characters as if I’d met them and had their backstories (Cuz that’s honestly the only reason I still read the new ACOTAR stuff). It just didn’t land for me, it feels like her ‘adult’ novels are still very new adult, there’s just a lot more F bombs, a lot less character development and plot cohesiveness so I’m gonna have to exit stage left here.
Caveat, I don’t think this series not working for me makes SJM a terrible author or other readers terrible for enjoying it. It didn’t work for me, if it works for you that’s great! Great Video!
I read crescent city and absolutely hated it. Like, after reading that and a court of silver flames, I vowed to never read another new Mass book. Unfortunately, she’s a one trick pony. I had to push myself to finish reading crescent city and ACOSF. Just not good at all.
“That’s not the only thing I’m gonna rip off tonight ;)” killed me omg 😂😂😂
THIS WAS SUCH A FUNNY VLOG!!!! I live for your rants hehe😁😁
LOVED THE RANTING SESSION! normally you're so positive and happy about a book which is great, but the occasional ranting is also a nice breath of fresh air haha. thank you for confirming for me that i will never ever ever pick this series up lol
I cackled so loud when you said “I hate the word mate”. It’s such a cringe word that I wish fantasy books could move away from.
I like that you usually try to be positive but honestly hearing you rant is so entertaining, i love it 😁
Question: Has Sara J Mass gotten so popular that the publisher does not proof read the book and push back? I have seen this with later Kathy Reichs novels. The writing quality, the scene descriptions, the dialog have gotten so bad compared to the first 5 - 10 books.
She may have got the dreaded no edit clause. It is never a good idea. Even the best authors need a good editor.
Yup
@@kilmouski4220 is that really a thing???
@@rae88mh yes. It is. SJM established now. She doesn't have to try anymore.
@@rae88mh oh yes, when you get to be big enough your get control over your edits. So someone might SUGGEST edits, maybe, but you don't have to do them to get your book published. You can often see quality go down in established writers because of this. It is hard to divorce yourself from your own work and be unbiased in your judgement.
This vlog might be one of my favs from you. I love seeing your honest opinions about books and honestly your moment of straight ranting was straight up legendary.
I love your thoughts and commentary on books so much. I watched this entire vlog and this isn’t even a book I would ever be interested in. But your delivery of your thoughts is so engaging.
One of my favorite parts of this vlog was hearing you say you wanted angst, anticipation, and more female pov and then seeing you watching Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Love is Blind. The book wasn’t giving it to you so you turned to reality tv 😆 Great call! Thank you for sharing your genuine thoughts. Loved the rants.
I absolutely adore your being honest about the books you read , whether you like them or not . Big thanks to you.
I can tell being critical of books is a little uncomfortable for you, but this is one of my favorite vlogs. I loved seeing you vent about this book. I’d love to see this more often!
Yes! I completely agree with your thoughts and assessment of this book. I only finished it because everyone raved about the ending but it was an uphill struggle to finish this book and I don’t know how I feel about the next one coming out. I enjoyed the blog because I really related to your experience. Thank you for your thoughts!
This blog was amazing and hilarious. Also the hair bandana looked super cute especially with your haircut
ACOMAF was genuinely one of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.
And ACOSF was genuinely one of the worst books I've ever read lol. She's really fallen off...
Thank you. (SPOILER) I've fallen in love with the world and characters in book one and couldn't wait to get to the second one which was amazing. the third was good but Then shit went down... That stupid novella of feyre chopping for Christmas and reminding everyone that Rhys Fortune is gigantic and ACOSF DISGUSTED ME... So many potential and open doors for the plot to develop especially for nesta... The only path for her was to go villain. Betray them, steal the objects, marry Eris... Anything! But noo we've got an unrealistic battle where girl with no actual battling experience and serious injuries murdering immortals winning with the power of friendship. Not only nesta... Feyre, Rhys,and especially Cassian went down... Did she really think people would love the character she created? A fragile sick love puppy thinking that everyone hating him because he wasn't born Royal.. not ones did I see him act like a general yet he have plenty of time to train nuns for 300 pages and a big dick for her to use... Sara j Maas! More like Sarah j trash
My favorite reading vlog thus far, don't be afraid to not focus on the positive! I feel like it validates how reading isn't always a win. We can be disappointed by books, annoyed, bored, all of it. I feel like I mainly hear positive reviews from people on all the books they read. I don't enjoy every book I read! Or parts of books bore me!
I’ve actually thought you are one of the nicest reviewers always finding something positive in every book. So for you to dislike this book so much is something! Either way everyone is entitled to their opinions especially in books since it’s so much about personal taste, so I hope no one gets upset with you.
I am so here for your rants! Any reading vlog by you is fun, but this one was particularly amazing because I loved to hear your thoughts despite the fact that they weren't all positive. Not every book is going to be a winner, and I think it's important to hear all types of thoughts and feelings on these types of books!!
Honestly I completely agree with you. Especially about the lack of romance in favor of steam
I love strong book feels whether they’re good or bad
regan please never feel bad about disliking a book !!! nothing you say about books you don’t enjoy comes from a place of disrespect or hate and that is always so clearly conveyed to the viewer. you might not want your videos to be full of negativity which i admire, but it’s not like you hate post about books continuously. just because you are sharing your reading experience with us, it doesn’t mean that you owe anyone fake praise or constant enjoyment, so please do keep showing us your actual feelings in your vids !!💓
Ranting Regan is such a mood! :D Loved watching this, so funny!
Sarah J Mass is a filler queen, she has one or two large plot points or reveals and then writes hundreds of pages of pointless rag tag character fluff and sex scenes that ruin any real romantic connections. I've found almost all 0f her series have this problem, it all just feels like shitty fan fiction where she puts a female lead not unlike herself among her favorite fantasy tropes and they call it adult urban fantasy because the characters bone alot Sarah J Trash 🗑
The fact that the OG throne of glass cover looked exactly like Sarah 🙈
@@kassandra4929 I'm not saying this wasn't deliberate by Sarah but it's not typical for authors to have any say over the cover, especially details. I totally agree with op though lol.
@@MadiganinPeach that's valid!!
I wanted to read TOG but the why u describe any sjm book is not giving me the vibe
Valid opinion
It was actually refreshing to hear you talk about a book you didn't like! We all watch these videos because we like YOU and want to hear your thoughts/see your life, not just to hear glowing reviews about books. Please don't hesitate to post more vlogs like this. Trust me, we love all your reading vlogs no matter what!
House of Sky and Breath was 750 pages of nothing 😂 I loved House of Earth and Blood and I enjoyed House of Sky and Breath but I completely understand why people hate it
Awesome vlog! Thank you for this vlog and book review because I was on the undecided on whether to even continue with book 1 and so reading this book so now thanks to you I am definitely not reading this series. I love SJM’s Throne of Glass series but I just got through the first 3 books of her A Court of Throne and Roses series but I can’t and won’t re-read this series or read any other of her books with those characters.
This is the saltiest Regan review I think I’ve ever seen … I haven’t read it but I know Sarah J Maas books well enough to believe it was well deserved.
I'm so glad you've posted your honest thoughts! I was already apprehensive about this book after the nonsense in A Court of Silver Flames. I was in no rush to read it, and will be postponing indefinitely. I am bummed because I LOVED House of Earth and Blood, but don't want to ruin my experience with it by reading a terrible sequel. I'd maybe be willing to give it more of a chance if not for how much I truly hated ACOSF
I gave this a one star too.
It was badddd. I can’t believe all the hype it’s getting AFTER people have read it
I saw your review and after I was unsure how it was going to go for me ahaha
Fandom... especially her teen fans are fiercely loyal to a fault 😐
I am another one star reviewer too! It lacked the depth, substance and character development of the first! It was so watered down
Based on how you've talked about book 1 and how I felt about book 1, I think you've saved me a good twelve hours. Thank you.
Watching you start hopeful trying to be nice and then the decent was just brilliant
ranty regan was fireeeeee! Not loving a book sucks but im glad you still posted this with your true thoughts cause books this hyped rarely get honest reviews so good on you for being blunt!
Let’s be honest, SJM peaked at ACOMAF and things have been downhill since.. love the vlog as always though! Your rant made me go PREACH SISTER so many times 😂 thanks for saving me time, ain’t reading that series anymore!
I agree with you 💯
I truly think she got a "no edit" clause after the success of the A Court of... trilogy. That is the downfall of so many great authors.
You know what? Sometimes you've got to spill the tea and you are never going to enjoy every book you read, I loved this vlog, I felt your frustration and pain and I felt it was very honest. Go you! ✊
I love this because you're always so positive when it comes to books and for the first time you were like this book sucks, sorry y'all and that's great! It's nice to see this side of you every now and then when you can just be open and honest.
Personally, I have no interest in reading these books but I was interested to hear your opinion since I know you liked the first one. I really appreciated your honest thoughts and hope your comments section doesn't become too toxic because of it. Also this is a year in the future but don't push yourself to read the third one for one plot thing, it's not worth the boredom and anger (this is probably sacrilege but can just read plot breakdown or have someone tell you, I've for sure done this before).
Also, as always, your outfits are AMAZING and Millie is just So Cute.
Hahaha, this vlog is amazing. You’re so passionate about what you don’t like about it, I LOVE it!!
Never apologize for not liking something. Liking a book is so subjective. I enjoyed ranting reading vlog.
you and clay are goals. Also I am so here for Clays mo
I'm so glad that SOMEONE feels the same way about this book as I did. I just couldn't gel with it and I really thought there was too much male perspective (caused me to DNF). I'm pretty disappointed because book one was so much better on the romantic plotline and the storytelling.
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I haven’t even read the book yet, but as I usually do, I read the last page before starting and I saw “Rhysand” -.- she NEEDS to let him go ffs it put me off of starting the book lol idk if I’ll read it anytime soon- I think I’m over my SJM phase which is sad bc I loved that trash :(
@Akeelzzz omg yes!! like pls let him go girl. i think she based him off of an idealized version of her husband which is why shes so attached lol
You are so great with no spoilers! I don't know how you do it. I usually don't watch your vlogs until AFTER I have read the book but this one I had to watch first! I read CC1 last month and so many points you made I felt were there in the first one too especially underdeveloped characters and plot. I struggled through it, only finished because I had read so many pages at the point I wanted to DNF and then debated on whether to read CC2. There was so much hype too and I really thought I would go crazy for it like everyone else :( If you are going to write for 700+ pages then you need to make it worth it. It looks like I will struggle through this one too (not anytime soon though, ha!) as I do want to know what happens to Ruhn.
CC1 left such a bad taste in my mouth I needed to follow it up with something good. I picked up the Infernal Devices series and just finished Clockwork Princess last night...still sobbing. It was everything!
Best vlog/wrap up I've ever seen from you. I liked it.
I LOVE THIS READING VLOG. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR YEARS AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE BEST CONTENT YOU HAVE EVER PUT OUT. GIRL YOU'RE THE REALEST. I RESPECT THAT. I AM AN ADULT. I AM AN ARMY ALSO. I SERIOUSLY VIBE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. AND I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE BOOK BUT I GOT TO KNOW YOU A BIT MORE
wait why am i screaming 🤦🏽♀️ love from Poland 💕
I just wanted to chime in to say how much I appreciate this vlog, and how it reinforced my own opinions where this series is concerned. Hearing your well-rounded criticism of the male dominant perspectives and the lack of intrigue between Bryce and Hunt in this second instalment has reinforced what I’ve thought since I read the synopsis - this book isn’t for me. I may read it eventually, especially considering the end reveal(s), but I’m not going to expect a five star read. In all, you gave a genuine and nuanced perspective as to what you felt throughout reading this book and never once were negative for the sake of being negative - all of your concerns were perfectly founded, and you reiterated many times that not only do you welcome different opinions, but you wish you were that part of the audience instead. Anyway, TL;DR - thank you for this vlog, it was so helpful.
I’ve never read an SJM book (not for any reason other than I don’t read many series), but it’s been so entertaining seeing people grapple with this book as of late.
I've never read anything by SJM and i don't think I ever will
I read a lot of gay romances, so I don't mind male characters dominating the narrative most of the time, but if you're gonna have a multi-POV narrative, and have female characters, then yeah, you should have female POVs. I agree about the romance: show me the romantic part, not just the steam!
I enjoy the will-they-won't-they, but I also like to see couples working together through the narrative, but Sarah J Maas just doesn't sound like the author for me lol. I have heard things about ACOTAR, and it just doesn't sound like it would be up my alley.
I appreciate your honesty!
This was super entertaining and I liked that you were honest because you weren’t mean or unfair and you backed up your criticism while also stating there’s nothing wrong with others enjoying it but it didn’t personally work for you. I don’t have any interest in this book but I love your vlogs and this one was highly entertaining and I’m sure you’re not alone in these frustrations because the issues you had were things that would bother me too. Anyway hope you next book is a better reading experience!
I enjoyed this book way more than you, yet agreed on every point you made! I'm still very confused about my feelings on it. I find a good rant fun anyhow, lol. Hope you'll never hold back!
Your rant of this book actually made me want to read it even more!! Haha loved this vlog!
I actually love that you've spoken about not liking a book! Personally I gave this book 4 stars but I completely get where you're coming from - the first half of the book dragged soooooo badly for me and if I hear the word mate again I may scream 😅 Thank you for sharing your thoughts!x
It's great that you gave your true opinion so others can get a sense if they'll like it.
I personally thought it was her best book so far! I loved it!!
Great vlog and summary/point of view...agree with the other comments--very refreshing and I like that your vlogs are authentic
Maas’ writing has continually regressed tbh, and I feel the same way you feel about this book regarding the From Blood and Ash series. Casteel and Poppy are so boring together that I root for them to break up lol.
I love to hear your thoughts! I also have a book a lot of people like and I can start a rant any time someone brings it up (the secret history), it’s so funny how that works. By the way I love you hair!!!
I am VERY eager for your First Sister thoughts. So excited you picked it up! I haven't made my mind up about how I feel about the finale and haven't read book 2 yet, but the rest of the book is one of my favorites.
This is my fav vlog of yours to date!!! But I am so sorry that you had to got through all of it to get here. HAHAHA
It's great seeing someone with similar feelings on a book as yourself! Especially when it goes against the hype lol I am a huge SJM fan, but this series just wasn't it for me. I DNF'D the first book but will watch every vlog you post because I live hearing your thoughts and seeing Clay and Millie 🤩
I've never read any SJM and have no desire to, and I'm sorry you hated a book you thought you'd like, but damn…gotta admit, it's entertaining as heck to see people tear her silliness apart. I legit LOL'd so hard at 31:36
I've never seen Regan hate a book! I honestly loved this video and your point of views on why you gave it a one star review!
have zero plans to read yet another sjm book about characters mating lmao but I will watch all of this so you can get your coin, girl, for having to deal with this hahaha
Ranting Regan was very refreshing and I 100% agree with all of your points!!! I was very disappointed in HOSAB. I love that you let your true feelings out about it because I feel like everyone else also sees these things but aren’t talking about them because they are “unpopular opinions”.
"Sir, you're an adult!!" It killed me!! Love you Reagan!! I laughed so hard. Keep doing your thing!
I loved the first book because the emotions were so well-developed. It felt like it centered on friendship and grief and moving on through friendship, which I loved. This book felt more like books 2-6 (LOL) of TOG where it’s like okay, we’ve created this world and attached you to the characters. Now there’s all this world building to do that didn’t happen in the last book because we were actually developing characters… but my question is can’t we have world building and character development at the same time?
This is exactly how I felt about this book!! So glad you understood and articulated it well
As someone that has only read A Court of Thorns and Roses and actually liked it but ended up never picking up any other SJM book yet, over the years I've been hearing all sorts of opinions from people that love her books to people that hate them for various reasons. That makes me curious and I intend to, at some point, read more of her books just to see what I personally think. I gave ACOTAR 4 stars at the time (2017) but I don't remember much of it besides specific scenes so I might also re-read it if I have the patience.
Also, I always find it funny when people talk about the "mate" thing because as someone that reads a lot of Teen Wolf fanfic (mostly Sterek) that concept comes up a lot and I actually like it. The word doesn't bother me at all but I think I do prefer it inside a werewolf concept I don't know lol
We'll see what happens in the future.