i accidentally read the worst book of the year so far

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Жыл бұрын

i was just trying to get out of my reading slump and ended up reading misfit by elle kennedy
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@fullsundotcom Жыл бұрын

there’s nearly no difference in the maturity between 17 and 18 year olds, so the fact that the students are overage means basically nothing. they’re still in _highschool_ …

@goblinguy3103 Жыл бұрын

YES oh my god. Older people who actively go for 18 year olds are pedos. All of them. It’s horrific.

@momsspaghetti-sd9sn Жыл бұрын

Tbh some 18 year Olds are done with highschool tho

@goblinguy3103 Жыл бұрын

@@momsspaghetti-sd9sn so? Still creepy af

@franciscamarinheiro7080 11 ай бұрын

i started college with 17. if you are 18y, being in hs or college, doesn't change anything. but yeah, it is still weird

@RasberryShadow-on1kt 11 ай бұрын

⁠⁠⁠⁠@@franciscamarinheiro7080 you kind of bit your own tongue with that one. What’s exactly is weird about it?

@Mikelium_ Жыл бұрын

I honestly don’t understand how books like this get thought of, written, published, and read by others.

@thatonebutterflygirlie4446 Жыл бұрын

@@raahimkhan6791 ?

@blankedeye1451 Жыл бұрын

@@raahimkhan6791?

@vvitch-mist20 Жыл бұрын

I'm annoyed also. I'm sure if you do enough digging she'll either be related to someone in publishing, or rich.

@vvitch-mist20 Жыл бұрын

@@raahimkhan6791 Book Reviewing is a valid profession.

@scarababbeo9733 Жыл бұрын

@@raahimkhan6791 She is not praising the book, which should usually discourage people from reading it, so it's not "promoting it" Does this bring more attention to the book? Yes, but it's not good attention

@lost1head Жыл бұрын

Tbh all the bizarre sexual fantasies and desires sound very realistic for teenagers... but IRL they simply never materialize and mostly stay in their heads.

@semideadnat Жыл бұрын

can confirm as an 18 year old.

@anamelchior7194 Жыл бұрын

Fr, they're normal for teenagers but should definitely just stay as fantasies

@kissose8392 9 ай бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself

@randomuaena2859 7 ай бұрын

Ik this is out of topic but wow you're active on this account for 12 years now

@randomuaena2859 7 ай бұрын

Right lol

@apollolewis Жыл бұрын

God the bisexual rep is amazing. Elle Kennedy knows that us bisexual will literally die if we don’t have sex with every person we come across especially if the person is married

@kasiaolivia9858 11 ай бұрын

Fr I feel so represented🥰😍✋

@sm8keyy 11 ай бұрын

She loves us 🤭 (we don’t love her back)

@jellyen- 11 ай бұрын

she thinks we bisexuals will read and be like “literally me fr fr”

@apollolewis 11 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@jellyen-fr fr. She probably think most of us are a getting more action than we actually are

@katerratic4300 11 ай бұрын

We just sooo horny and undisciplined like that! Live laugh love!! 😻😻😻

@Speederzzz 11 ай бұрын

This reminds me of someone who had a theory that "This character is just 18" is basically "They would be younger if it was legal"

@nopusnopius 10 ай бұрын

.......................whoever said this was.....right...

@samreddig8819 22 күн бұрын

Mostly yeah.

@pendragon2012 Жыл бұрын

“Either Elle Kennedy is writing what she, as an adult, thinks teenagers act like or I am learning some very dark things about the other teenagers in my high school.” That’s always my reaction too, Leonie. I’m aware I lived a sheltered life but sheesh, who were these teenagers???! Great video as always-have a great week!

@tehtayziez Жыл бұрын

Honestly, 90% of what she writes makes me think she's just a guy writing under a fake name because so much of it is stuff that chauvinistic teen age guys THINK that women want.

@melodykim5865 Жыл бұрын

When I was 18 I was crying over almost failing math and mostly still watching Disney channel shows 😂

@venusangel222 Жыл бұрын

at least in my country, most MIDDLE SCHOOLERS drink, smoke weed and cigarettes, and use substances. its so weird.

@jesuschrist8054 Жыл бұрын

Nah it's completely right. Over 50% of the kids at any given school in America are exactly like that, I should know I was one of them

@luiiiandmovieee Жыл бұрын

When I was 18 I had my first kiss. That's all. Just one little kiss without tongue. I know there are teenagers who make experiences very early but like most of my friends have not. I'd say it's normal to be childish at 18 still

@elineallthefeels9906 Жыл бұрын

Leo, there's nobody I'd rather buddyread a traumatizing book with than you ❤️. But I do still miss the person I was before this book because my GOD

@TheBookLeo Жыл бұрын

this was an experience

@ariaphoenix2760 Жыл бұрын

My condolences to you both, but I agree, it’s always better to go through experiences with a friend so you both can rant together.

@Meager Жыл бұрын

Could it be that we are witnessing the rise of Riverdale-inspired books?

@r4vendusk Жыл бұрын

It reminded me more of Gossip Girl tbh. At least the "private school full of rich kids having sex and doing drugs BUT our main charachter is this one outsider that's somehow also in this school".

@questionableavocado Жыл бұрын

it reminded me of the game bully and heathers blended in the most godawful way that they could be blended

@LovelessHeart100 Жыл бұрын

I had to think first of 'Gossip Girl' too and then it mixed with the netflix series 'You' along the way😅

@gabrielleduplessis7388 Жыл бұрын

Or Elite!

@lunaequinox7333 Жыл бұрын

Oh god please no

@michaelsommers2356 Жыл бұрын

I'm very glad that when I was in high school sex hadn't been invented yet, so I didn't have to deal with anything like this.

@saturn6563 11 ай бұрын

Are you joking?

@michaelsommers2356 11 ай бұрын

@@saturn6563 Are you?

@vampyre3758 10 ай бұрын

@@saturn6563duh

@OtakuTemmie 9 ай бұрын

@saturn6563 no, sex wasn't invented until a few years ago.

@saturn6563 8 ай бұрын

@@OtakuTemmie How do you guys think you were made, your parents were made, your grandparents were made, and so on? Maybe it wasn’t for pleasure, but there definitely was some digging involved..

@irisamelia9787 Жыл бұрын

The girl getting flattered by that hacker boy finding out where she lives gives major Edward and Bella vibes.

@blargforlyfe2588 9 ай бұрын

✨🐀

@foo-foocuddlypoops5694 Жыл бұрын

"I know I'm reading a romance book, but it feels like I'm reading a thriller" - Oh. Oh no. It's one of *those* books again.

@Kai_isdead 7 ай бұрын

@@star_jams4nekos”anything by Colleen Hoover”

@Narii_editz 2 ай бұрын

Pov: Colleen Hoover books -

@rosettastarlight6239 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, if this wasn't a teacher student romance, the Lawson plotline would genuinely be so hilarious, cause it's like that audio, "It ain't homewrecking if you sleep with both of them" 😅

@Sa_mageste_le_roi Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of this tweet I've seen of a dude who was drunk and kissed this girl but then he didn't want her boyfriend to be made so he kissed him too. The main dude then woke the next day in a group chat and two of them sent him a 'did you get home safe babe♥️'

@amandapanda2432 Жыл бұрын

@@Sa_mageste_le_roi i think about that tweet every day it's so good

@hyperboles6563 Жыл бұрын

PLZ if yall find it direct it to me 🙏 that sounds hilarious

@august6760 11 ай бұрын

@@Sa_mageste_le_roi”oh, I guess I’m in a throuple now”

@justalostlocal 11 ай бұрын

@@Sa_mageste_le_roi Idk sleeping with someone super drunk is kinda predatory.

@Saturos226 Жыл бұрын

Hi Leo, very sorry for what happened to you. But thank you for giving us all a warning, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

@PlanWithIvey Жыл бұрын

As soon as I read “teacher student threesome” in the thumbnail I was like “OK are we talking two students, one teacher, or two teachers, one student. Because both are bad but one is worse.”😅

@idonthaveausername8730 Жыл бұрын

not it being the latter 😭

@OtakuTemmie 9 ай бұрын

Definitely sounds like a case where the adults should have known better than to have a threesome with a student

@sitishakirabt.abdullahhami3320 Ай бұрын

Reading the book itself to find that out had made me go outside to reconnect to nature😂💀💀

@tamara10 Жыл бұрын

Bringing inappropriate student teacher relationships to another level by involving 2 teachers 💀

@katerratic4300 11 ай бұрын

I refuse to believe the author really thought in her head whilst forming the story’s plot “nah one teacher is not enough”

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

"They all come from troubled families..because of course they do." This line delivery 😂

@ImaginaryAlchemist Жыл бұрын

As a bisexual it is a bit frustrating that books and other media are still spreading those kinds of stereotypes about us

@kinda_cold_in_the_closet 11 ай бұрын

indeed. it's very annoying

@khachmaxo 9 ай бұрын

bro fr like leave us alone

@reedtheracco0n 9 ай бұрын

frrr

@nuhaminasnaketegenaw9945 9 ай бұрын

Ikr leave us alone

@sheashells Ай бұрын

Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the only media I know that has good bisexual rep that doesn't lean on the stereotypes. Also the catchiest bi song of all time

@gloriaaaaa Жыл бұрын

Yeah Elle Kennedy is all around awful 😭she fetishises sapphic relationships in her series yet writes mlm romance, while also writing very stereotypical harmful rep in other situations (plus sized rep, poc etc.) and the fact that SA was included so that Garrett could 'fix' her magically is so bizarre. And ofc, like you mentioned, the misogyny is very apparent. This book sounds like a mess too.

@turqussy Жыл бұрын

its like collen hover but mixed with bad at being progressive

@maryk3850 Жыл бұрын

what's wrong with Sapphic relationships?

@ABrightCookie Жыл бұрын

@@maryk3850 nothing is! But the problem comes from Sapphic relationships being fetishized

@violetiolite 11 ай бұрын

@@ABrightCookie how does she fetishizes Sapphic relationships? I'm not doubting you, I'm just curious to what she has done?

@ABrightCookie 11 ай бұрын

@@violetiolite no fucking clue honestly I'm just explaining how saying that fetishizing Sapphic relationships is bad isn't the same as saying Sapphic relationships are bad but as for the author I can't say much 💀

@natcolita Жыл бұрын

EXCUSE ME "Cupcake" is the pet name Violet gave to Kaitlyn in Arcane, AND ITS CUTE OKAY

@TheBookLeo Жыл бұрын

they are the exception!

@tappytart Жыл бұрын

It's more the nickname in combination with the horrible writing around it, that makes it even cringier.

@justadolphin8932 Жыл бұрын

that was the first thing i thought of haha

@alilbitmads Жыл бұрын

i came here to make this exact compliment glad to see someone beat me to it 😆

@rubyred186 Жыл бұрын

When she just casually called her "cupcake", My neighbors had probably woke up to my high pitch scream While I threw myself on my bed at that moment. stay still my shipping heart..

@nope7879 Жыл бұрын

My fiance and I write highly problematic smut to each other due to being long distance. We both acknowledge it as incredible shit. We always get a good laugh out of people saying "yeah I will publish this shit and see nothing wrong with it".

@Moonstar79 Жыл бұрын

That's kind of hilarious lmao

@wellenhelen Жыл бұрын

This is the kinda relationship I wanna have :D

@nope7879 Жыл бұрын

We don't. We'd much prefer being geographically together AND writing smut.

@dark_quEEnisCringe Жыл бұрын

@@nope7879 😑

@PrincessLala95 Жыл бұрын

This is a mood. We live together but do the same thing, hiiiiighly problematic smut back and forth all day longgg.

@yeahbravesound Жыл бұрын

honestly when i see books similar to this i just wonder why did it have to be a highschool setting? like none of the plot requires the characters to be so young and in highschool,, they could have like a college setting and the bi guy could be having an affair with his boss at his part time job or something idk i'm not a writer. also maybe it's just me but i see many people say bad representation is better than no representation but that's only true online lol in the real world these bad representations renforce harmful stereotypes that hurt real people

@kaydwessie296 Жыл бұрын

As someone who used to write people in high school even in my early 20s...it's because most people can't think of another structured establishment that forces people with nothing in common to be together.

@xxzcfdxc Жыл бұрын

Also this is the same way I felt after watching Euphoria and Elite Like what are these teenagers doing 😂

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

Same😅

@loltrol3920 Жыл бұрын

Nah this stuff does happen sadly.. I’ve seen it with my own eyes (I’m a teen)

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

@@loltrol3920 it does but Hollywood and YA fiction make it seem like most if not all teens are like this. Which is false plus it gets tiresome seeing the same toxic tropes over and over again.

@loltrol3920 Жыл бұрын

@@anica2112 I can’t disagree with that! Most of us are deff not like that, it’s a little weird how many shows are out about it

@dantemaquiavelli9039 Жыл бұрын

@@loltrol3920 It happens, but they make it seem like it's a really common occurrence. At least in my country (where Elite was made so this is context from Spain), teenagers start sneaking out to drink at around 14-15, but most of them will do it occasionally, if at all. You can see people as young as thirteen smoking but statistics have shown that at least in my country there are less teenagers smoking than others generations before. As for other substances, weed is the most common and strongest thing someone will have, but depending on the person most people will have it occasionally. And all these habits tend to stop after Secundary school of college, because in a way they work as a form of rebellion and growth for those who do it, so when they grow up, they just don't see the point anymore. Sex had become more common, kids as soon as they hit puberty at 12-13 start talking about that and might even make out or some weird stuff. But this is because our sex education unfortunately while not really bad, is still kind of lacking, and because a lot of parent's don't control what they see in the internet at all, they can easily find porn, which is an awful way of learning. And even then most teenagers won't start having relations until they're 16, and even the only a few. Like, we're 30 in my class, we're around 17-18 years old, and like 10 at the most have lost their virginity. Of course this will change depending on the neighborhood, since mine is kind of average and maybe a bit on the better end of the spectrum, and there will be exceptions. But Jesus they really look like they've never been teens 💀 Sorry for the pointless rant, it's just that I wanted to explain my perspective as another teen 😅

@nicolekirillova7698 Жыл бұрын

Because of books and series like this in my country we have a joke "American high schooler" which means a person who does crazy things like this while being a teenager. We know that it's not a common thing in real life but its really funny

@_Unoffical_Norahhh_ 7 ай бұрын

@morpheus1655 Жыл бұрын

As a cyber sec guy, I must say that it's hilarious how people imagine what hacking really is and how it really works. They just add "I'm hacker, of course I hacked you." like it's just a normal sunday, and he hacked 10 different companies before getting out of bed.

@birnenmus4297 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but my with Caitlyn and Vi obsessed brain can not be mad at someone for using the nickname cupcake.

@finn9396 Жыл бұрын

Relatable 😔😔😔

@lilikagamer3724 Жыл бұрын

Same 😞

@febreezeofdespair Жыл бұрын

my exact thought process

@lemealo Жыл бұрын

i had to pause the vid to look in the comments if people thought of caitvi as well. my lesbians are cute they will never do anything cringe in my eyes. 😌

@firewolfandrewb Жыл бұрын

True

@vvitch-mist20 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I'm still reeling from Paper Princess. How....HOW is this woman published, and who is her publisher so I can submit bc clearly they allow everything.

@krishaashah6219 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t paper princess by Erin watt?

@thathomeschooledgirl_ Жыл бұрын

@@krishaashah6219 Erin watt is a pseudonym

@Lizanya8 8 ай бұрын

That book… was by far the most horrid thing I’ve read 😂😂😂

@leonthelad3208 Жыл бұрын

Sigh... I guess I HAVE to stop writing my book for now. I mean, you uploaded. What else am I supposed to do?

@claryy8 Жыл бұрын

I was just in the middle of writing as well. But if Leonie uploads, I guess there’s nothing else to do except stop whatever you’re doing 😄

@stanleyjosten Жыл бұрын

"because if it's not socially acceptable to kiss your homies you just fight them in a dimly lit cellar" Well great, now I have to reanalyze all of the times I've fought my homies in dimly lit cellars.

@dotdotdot...176 11 ай бұрын

For anyone who doesn't get why student-teacher relationships are "still" taboo, frowned upon or a red flag if both parties are legal adults: it's about the imbalanced power dynamics of a teacher/professor with their student. The hierarchy puts one directly over the other at the school or even university. Which is made even worse by the youngness and/or impressionability of the person with less power (ie the student in this case). Being of legal age does not necessarily make a professor/teacher and student power dynamic suddenly okay. Especially when the younger and lower-ranked person is barely legal (ie just turned 18). As a 19 year old, let me say that 18 barely legal and there is not much difference in maturity and mindset as 17. Which is not a legal adult in most places. But *most importantly:* whether in high school or uni, being of legal age (18 in most places) _does not_ suddenly give you the same level of power as the professor/teacher if you are their student. It's still a risky power imbalance - being of legal age (and barely at that) does not balance it. You are still at a disadvantage, so to speak. This also happens in companies, which is why boss-employee relationships are also frowned upon or even not allowed in company rules because of the ethics - it's an unfair power dynamic, with the boss having way more power. The imbalance can be an HR nightmare even though most employees and bosses at established companies are legal adults. There is still a power imbalance, that's why it's a red flag. And like I said, the youngness and impressionability of the person with less power makes it even worse, because now it is not just the higher ups (teacher, professor, boss, etc.) holding professional/academic power over their head, but also way more life experience. And that is not to say that if you are young you are dumb, it's just that you will never be as experienced as someone who is 10, 15, 20 years older at the same time as them. And that _can_ be used to take advantage of you. And as a young adult, I always felt like I was too smart to be impressionable as a teen but I _was_ impressionable. And just because I turned 18 did not make me a different person as I was the day before at 17, or even the month before. So being legal (barely) does not make the unfair power suddenly balanced. Whether in high school or uni and no matter how independent you are, you are not at the same level as your teacher/professor when you are their student. The power is still imbalanced, with the lower-ranked person still at risk of being taken advantage of - even subconsciously/unconsciously by the higher ranked person, and then even between two consenting legal adults. It is still risky, and the lower-ranked and/or younger person being taken advantage of is very likely - again even if both consenting parties try to prevent it. It can still happen.

@tiale1994 5 ай бұрын

Really thanks ❤

@rafaelmartinez4803 Жыл бұрын

the only person allowed to use "cupcake" as a pet-name is our queen Vi, and no one else 😠

@lumityviktuuristanartist4100 8 ай бұрын

I know this is a joke but I personally love the pet-name "cupcakke" as long as it's not used by a creep

@normmansor1313 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes we need to read from authors we don't really jive with to get that smack of reality. I would probably ask myself "what the hell am I doing?" then somehow put myself on reset and get on with my day. It's kind of like therapy, only cheaper.

@alilbitmads Жыл бұрын

i am obsessed and have already downloaded the ebook from the library. this mess must be in my life.

@TheBookLeo Жыл бұрын

you are going to have a horrible fantastic time

@blakksheep736 Күн бұрын

Well?

@worromot Жыл бұрын

These stories are so incredibly different from my highschool experience. That being said there were some scandals. There was a very recently graduated student that went on a date with one of the teachers at my school and he immediately lost his teaching license because they couldn't prove that they weren't doing anything while she was still a student. Not to mention he was already married to one of the other teachers...

@franciszekmichalski8468 Жыл бұрын

This reminds me a lot of "Gossip Girl" and the fealing of shock when i found out characters are around 16 at the start

@blueowl07 Жыл бұрын

I'm already not a fan of Elle Kennedy so the moment I saw who the author was I settled in for a good hate fest 😂🎉

@morleywritesbooks Жыл бұрын

Everyone has a troubled past/family. I couldn't help but make a tease at that trope in my first novel. The side characters revealing their tragic backstory while the MC just says "My family loves me, we get together almost every winter holiday. My parents paid for my college! Are you guys okay in the head?"

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

I am working on a fantasy series atm focusing on twins separated at birth. One of the twins is the principal of a prestigious academy for the supernaturally gifted. That twin and his students are damaged and come from messed up families whereas the other twin comes from a stable, living household with zero trauma. The contrast is hilarious😂

@morleywritesbooks Жыл бұрын

@@anica2112 hands down one of my top favorite tropes right here

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

@@morleywritesbooks mine as well!

@morleywritesbooks Жыл бұрын

@@anica2112 we may have just now become star-crossed best-friends

@laiatezenas3300 Жыл бұрын

Hahah I've a friend like that. Sometimes, the rest of the friends' group trauma dump on each other on any given subject, and then he's like "Well, my parents love me, raised me well, and I love them. Yikes, I thought everyone came from such a family. I'm going to head out and call my mom..." 😂

@dark_quEEnisCringe Жыл бұрын

Like there are so many talented writers who to this day who are struggling to get published and then there are these writers...

@kaydwessie296 Жыл бұрын

That reminds me I need to make more poetry just to someday do my goal of publishing a shitpost ass poetry book just to prove Amazon will publish literally anything

@user-qu8zs7vs1x Жыл бұрын

I saw the disgusted face at 1:03 and that's when I knew this would be another hilarious and memorable book-roast video. Loved it!

@saimisaari9514 Жыл бұрын

cupcake is only allowed as a pet name if it is used by vi from arcane

@ahdhnahajajlrd 11 ай бұрын

the way i screamed when you said elle kennedy wrote paper princess😭😭😭 that book alone is singlehandedly responsible for getting me into wattpad and trashy romance when i found it for $1.50 at an op shop in YEAR 7😭😭 i don’t think i’ll ever recover from the trauma of reading it at 11 and being like omg i want a reed and an easton when i’m 17 and then looking back at it years later like what the hell is this

@ahdhnahajajlrd 11 ай бұрын

but at the same time without that i never would have gotten into wattpad and books so much and probably never found your channel so i guess it all works out in the end

@asianturtle6427 Жыл бұрын

oh lord no. knowing it's a teacher-student romance, and then hearing you say "it takes place in highschool" was already my first chest pain moment

@ifrahareem2903 Жыл бұрын

This week i picked up my first book by Colleen Hoover called "Confess" IT WAS LITTERLY THE WORST BOOK I EVER READ AND NOW IM IN A READING SLUMP 😭😭

@doraokeke3228 Жыл бұрын

Read the right move by Liz Tomforde

@Fyysha Жыл бұрын

Colleen Hoover in general was a bad choice. Bought "It Ends With Us" because Booktok kept on recommending it as an AMAZING romance book, but was extremely disappointed when there was barely any romance in there. I guess there was Atlas (the love interest that saves everything in the end, I liked that guy) but most of the book was just lust, smut and abuse. After I told my friend and she agreed with me, I found out online that a lot of people agree too. Turns out a lot of her other romance books suck too. Same concept: Abuse, Lust and Smut.

@ettaetta439 Жыл бұрын

@@Fyysha Colleen Hoover's book marketing hinges on lying to readers. For example, they're promoted as adult novels when the writing is the most childish thing ever. They're promoted as romances without any trigger warnings attached because she uses trauma as a shocking plot twist rather than plot points, and It Ends With Us was marketed as a romance so that they could slam you with the "oh wow it was actually ab use all along 😮😮😮" trope

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

@@Fyysha I love Atlas too but even then he did the fucked up thing of sleeping with a minor (Lily on her 16th bday)

@anica2112 Жыл бұрын

Can you give me a summary of Confess please? I am curious because my crush loves Colleen Hoover stuff. I read It Ends With Us for his sake but just cannot bring myself to finish Ugly Love. I just wanna know what I am getting into before trying out more books by this author.

@ninjakiwigames5418 9 ай бұрын

This is an example of "just because it's legal doesn't mean it's moral"

@pxnxd68 Жыл бұрын

can confirm as a bisexual that I can't have sex if I'm not being a homewrecker

@froggieman5062 Жыл бұрын

i dont understand how its legal to write and publish spicy books about HIGHSCHOOLERS

@Yarr0000 Жыл бұрын

I literally finished watching your rant about Gothikana today and was hoping for something similar to watch. Then, like an angel sent from the heavens, this arrived! :D

@_Carl_2010 Жыл бұрын

Haha same 😭

@wonderinggirl8521 Жыл бұрын

The way she suffered the whole book for us😭😭 Such an angel❤️

@skyethorne4568 Жыл бұрын

everyone was hyping this book up as the perfect found family and i kept second guessing my decision to DNF it after a few chapters but now I'm SO GLAD i did thank you for sharing this with the world you've truly done a great service to us all 🙏🙏🙏

@rainStormz-vo5zx 11 ай бұрын

This sounds like something Netflix would base a series on.

@BirdPeopleArentReal Жыл бұрын

When you said "worst book this year so far" I was like, "so far," right cause it's like 3 months into the ye- oh shit nope we're halfway through.

@LadyOfCrowns Жыл бұрын

The fetishization of minors and lgbtq+ is a psoriasis rash that keeps reappearing and I'm so sick of it

@TaylorTaylor1989 Жыл бұрын

More reading vlogs please please please 🙏🏼🧡 your vlogs are so aesthetic and beautiful 🥰

@christinamerry366 Жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@TheBookLeo Жыл бұрын

you can find my reading vlogs on my second channel @leoniechristel !

@CelticGuardian7 Жыл бұрын

Wait, if the hacker dude was just gonna force his opponent to lose by threatening his bank account, why'd he bother training in the first place? (Yes this is the question I ask in this mess of a book for some reason.)

@elineallthefeels9906 Жыл бұрын

... As someone who has read this book, THAT IS SUCH A VALID QUESTION?!?! They have a lil fight, and then as RJ is losing he's like "Oh btw I stole your money lol". But he could've just. Saved himself some punches??? But it's a book, so concussions were never a danger anyway

@CelticGuardian7 Жыл бұрын

@@elineallthefeels9906 Glad to hear the question is at least valid! XD Thanks for responding~

@JimmieHammel Жыл бұрын

Elle Kennedy co-wrote some stuff with Sarina Bowen that I actually really liked, but now I'm wondering which parts of it were written by her, and which parts were written by the coauthor.

@kavya12kohli Жыл бұрын

Last time you read Gothikana and Tentacle Entanglement, I didn't want to miss out on the hate train so I read those before watching your videos. Hated them. Then watched ur video and was like, "Ditto! Such shitty books!" But this time, I've learnt my lesson. I will just watch your video and not read the cringe. 😊

@xxzcfdxc Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 your comment made my day

@lohaye3260 6 ай бұрын

I pick it up Gothikana just for her review, I want it to hate on it too 😂

@Faeriie587A Жыл бұрын

"I Know i'm reading a romance book, but it feels like I'm reading a thriller."

@senakoshironui Жыл бұрын

I'm convinced Lawson's arc was written as a backup in the book in case people weren't invested in the main story lol

@Nandika_Sharma Жыл бұрын

Hi Leonie. Your book suggestions and videos have encouraged me a lot to come back to reading. Thank you so much. Also thank you for your great sacrifice of reading this book❤️😂

@CTHD13 Жыл бұрын

Elle Kennedy is one of those women who has absorbed so much patriarchal messaging that she can write like a man.

@DytoxPrime 11 ай бұрын

I think "write like a man" is extremely sexist on your part. A writing style doesn't come from gender, it comes from expierences or what you think those expierences are like, what you want them to be or don't. By saying "writing like a man" you are generalizing that only men can write books this way and that a woman who wrote a similar book clearly learned it from a man.

@alexrussell6399 11 ай бұрын

@@DytoxPrimer/wooosh

@DytoxPrime 11 ай бұрын

@@alexrussell6399 why are you whooshing me? He's clearly not joking.

@alexrussell6399 11 ай бұрын

@@DytoxPrime just go look at r/men writing women. That’s what they mean.

@sharkloving_aquarist 9 ай бұрын

@@DytoxPrime hun they don't mean that men biologically write a certain way they mean they were conditioned to write a certain way. I find it ironic you mention they write based off experience because experience can also come from the way society conditions you based on genitals you were born with, that's literally this person's point 😭

@artsey_key8452 Жыл бұрын

How, why, this book. I relate to your friend really hard now. I miss the person I was before I heard about this book. It amazes me how people can write such highly problematic content and just publish it without seeing everything thats wrong with it.

@anthonybanks3479 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found this channel. I watch it while I write my own books. Much love to you

@theastaff8197 3 ай бұрын

Paper Princess is also on my most hated books of all time. I started reading it during lockdown and on discord with friends I was ranting about it for an hour

@mashroom.master 11 ай бұрын

ok, that's beside the topic of the video, but i just wanted to say that i've already watched 3 of your videos and let me tell you i've never clicked subscribe button so fast in my life. i want to become a writter myself and everything you say about these books is not only pleasant to watch but also help me improve my writing and motivates me to do so. so yeah, that''s pretty much it, please keep up your awesome work, stay healthy and have a nice day/night!! :D (i'm sorry for any mistakes, english isn't my first language) 💗💗

@_TheGreatOne_ Жыл бұрын

You are so funny with those reactions. I haven't had so much fun on a review video in a long time! Great Review! This was so fun, Thank you! ...Your earrings ROCK!

@zippyshuman1464 Жыл бұрын

I honestly enjoy reading Elle Kennedy books (I've read way way worse... intentionally...) but nearly every single one I've read had at least four or five things that made me go 😧

@Rosaelynn45 Жыл бұрын

I love your takes on things!

@bookswithlau Жыл бұрын

i can't believe i've just discovered that Paper Princess was written by Elle Kennedy. I see why she changed the pseudonym to write the Off-Campus series... I still remember how bad it was and i dnfed it YEARS ago. I'm sorry you didn't like it, but the video was so much fun! I read Misfit when it came out and was able to find entertaining how unrealitic and crazy everything was. I would have preferred seeing Larsson with Silas instead of the teachers but, oh, the drama 😂

@TheBookLeo Жыл бұрын

she wrote paper princess together with another author, that's why it's under a pen name!

@bookswithlau Жыл бұрын

@@TheBookLeo ohh that makes sense! Thank you so much for explaining

@alannismoraes2034 Жыл бұрын

KKKK KINGAA!! tava esperando alguém falar o quão horrível esse livro é. Parece que a Elle Kennedy escreveu vários rascunhos pra livros diferentes, juntou todos, NÃO EDITOU e decidiu publicar.

@isasantos8577 Жыл бұрын

Você conseguiu terminar? Nossa

@straverry_tae Жыл бұрын

the way i was binging ur videos then i get a notif that u posted 🤌

@NoteTheSpaceCowboy Жыл бұрын

Amazing recommendation, thanks again Leo!

@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure that you curating this experience down to only the most amusing and/or the most insane parts was better for us all-I appreciate the way you must have waded through the thick of it all to get those bits and make this video for us though, and I'm glad at least that it did in fact cure your reading slump so somehow it was not a total loss for you either. Mad respect! I can't subscribe because I enjoyed this video though, as I have already subscribed a long time ago by now; I hope you'll understand.😊 😁🤭🤭 😆🤣 💖💖💖 ^--^ Lol

@iseydelmar Жыл бұрын

I like your channel for two main reasons: 1. your book reviews 2. the comments section I almost feel thankful there are such abysmal quality novels around to fuel both. 👍

@-_-november16 7 ай бұрын

just stumbled upon your channel and i absolutely love your voice for some reason maybe its because of your accent idk but it scratches my brain in the most amazing way

@leilaniferreira1317 10 ай бұрын

I need a book friend like you😭 thanks for being our youtube book friend!

@ReadingNymph Жыл бұрын

This was a ride, so entertaining. Im sorry you went through it but it was hilarious 😂

@cynthiapucheanu34 Жыл бұрын

Your commentary on these silly books is sooo entertaining and funny 😂

@brendhacaldas4396 Жыл бұрын

Noo, i had just heard about that book, put it on my list because i though it could be a 5 stars, and when i open youtube your video pops up 😭 thanks for saving my time

@erinunrau6380 Жыл бұрын

the thing is that some romances are forbidden for a reason and they should stay that way lol

@destroyerinazuma96 6 ай бұрын

I mean some scenarii are tailor made for bedroom roleplay between two consenting adults but that's it. The second someone tries to replicate it "for realz" there's a high risk someone will get arrested.

@sophieismyname Жыл бұрын

that video was really fun. i wiuld be interested to see more videos in this kind of rambling the plot style. :)

@tylerlzr7554 Жыл бұрын

I tripped, fell, and read an entire novel. It was an accident. I swear!

@mjserrano32 2 ай бұрын

At the end, when you were talking about how you finished the book in 4 days, I remember I read a 300 something page book called how it went down, in only 5 days. I’m not sure if it was because it was a pov-style book, like switching people’s povs constantly and stuff, but I was proud of myself for reading quickly and also knowing the storyline well too.

@ArianeEvangelina 4 ай бұрын

Seeing as this was published, I got the final push I needed to publish my first fanfic 🤗 If people can accept this on paper, my writing will definitely never be one of the worst things someone has read on a screen ❤

@TheButterflyGhost 4 ай бұрын

The stalker part reminded me of a book I read awhile back, called the "The Obsession." It involved a boy who becomes obsessed with a girl and stalks her, hoping to date her. The twist is, the girl finds out and gets revenge on him. It is an amazing book, in my opinion, and very well read. I found it incredibly easy to connect to the main character. It does shift point of views, but it's definitely more of a thriller, and you may enjoy it, if you haven't read it already ^^

@november6344 Жыл бұрын

i just realize that cactus cushion looks so good, i want that

@aimreyne8487 Жыл бұрын

I'm so envious that you have friends to buddy read with. I would love to do that but I don't have anyone around me that would

@shrimp.jolyne Жыл бұрын

so this is the first video by you ive watched but i very much enjoy this less scripted and kinda chaotic style

@viivi4196 Жыл бұрын

well this was definitely entertaining lol thanks for taking one for the team

@mingostudio Жыл бұрын

i adore this video format ahahha

@KittyCat-jn1xp 11 ай бұрын

Your narration is the most hilarious thing ever XD I love this

@missmishka8379 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I had to pause this as you sat to go into details 6:56 in because I just finished binging Fake Profile on Netflix, spent like 30 minutes explaining it to my mom because OMFG what did I just watch & you, with this book, is 💯 me with that show. ...and I think I have this book. Haven't read it yet, but always love your takes.

@NomNomGohan Жыл бұрын

This video is truly a masterpiece, a truly epic retelling.

@lavisiondenao7662 3 ай бұрын

OMG I had to pause the video because you just mentioned the film Fight Club and the intrepretation people have of it (I'm no English native myself so excuse my synthaxe). Fight Club is one of my absolute favorite movies and NOBODY around me understands it. The simple fact that you said that sentence prove me that you get the deeper meaning (and layers) from this masterpiece and it spreads instant joy in my heart.