😂 I hate it when I can figure out the story from the beginning. I see how it will all play out before it does. It drives me crazy
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
BelovedFriend totally feel this! If it's a certain trope I love though, I'll still read it 😂
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm6 жыл бұрын
Info dumping is THE WORST
@cupcake-zq7yt6 жыл бұрын
Jay G YES! I am SO tempted to DNF every time a book info dumps in the beginning 🙄
@BookRoast6 жыл бұрын
My biggest (probably) pet peeve is when they tell us something slightly philosophical or scientific and then some character will say 'don't speak geek' or 'what does that mean in English' like UGH. There are ways of explaining things in more detail without being patronising! UGGGH I HATE IT SO MUCH haha can you tell? And YES about the first person stuff! haha this was so fun :D
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Omg "geek" is my natural everyday way of speaking don't patronize it!! 😂 but honestly YES I totally get it and feel this SO MUCH
@livnoe64316 жыл бұрын
THE 1ST PERSON THING!! YES like how do you know your pupils are dilating? That bugs me so so much 😅
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Liv's Books YOU WOULD NOT SAY THAT IF YOU WERE REALLY TELLING THE STORY! 😂😂
@drithib37556 жыл бұрын
These are really unique pet peeves. Because every time I watch a similar video to this everyone gives the same reasons: Instant love, annoying characters and stuff like that. Really liked the video :)
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Drithi B I love how I immediately went for the more detailed, unrelated to the story kind of stuff like using contractions😂😂 thank you though!
@drithib37556 жыл бұрын
a dash of ash Will be looking forward to your future videos. Keep it up 😁
@UnicornHunterbooks6 жыл бұрын
"My pupils dilated?" Why would someone know that? And I'm not going to stop seeing "he looked her over for wounds" now. I actually like "we will find them" and "I do not know" in certain genres, because in certain time periods, and worlds based on other time periods, it actually makes more sense. But in a contemporary or something? Yeah, I'd see the problem.
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Unicorn Hunter Books it's comforting someone would look for wounds but NOT EVERY DANG TIME THEY SEE EACH OTHER! And yes I definitely know what you mean! In the right times not using contractions can be helpful but not most of the time for me😂
@kaitlynnp.67526 жыл бұрын
Unicorn Hunter Books i feel like “i do not know” works in a comedic way if that makes sense. like someone wittily saying it
@CrazedAdventuress895 жыл бұрын
As a writer I appreciated this feedback.
@bookwormlife12785 жыл бұрын
one bookish pet peeve I have is when a book feels like it has the need to make it seem like your going back to the beginning.
@beepboop99766 жыл бұрын
The textbook one reminds me of when you’re tying to get your word count up in an essay. I hate it when authors do not use contractions too. (See what I did there? But I really do hate it.)
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Jemma G HAHAHAHA oooo I see I see 😉 and YES I wanted to say that but not sure why I didn't 😂
@kclantz6 жыл бұрын
This is a Sarah J. Maas callout post: "male" and "female." I HATE IT SO MUCH. Like I get why fairies aren't called man and woman because those are human terms, but it legitimately pulls me out of the story every time a character uses this in the dialogue or it's in the narration. It bothers me so much that it affected my goodreads rating for ACOMAF.
@IUsedToBeAnAdventurerLikeYou6 жыл бұрын
Katie Lantz THANK YOU! I got heavily criticized for naming that a “pet peeve” on a reader forum. So glad someone else feels the same way
@zeldao16926 жыл бұрын
Also the term 'mate' as anything other than a friend or animal sexual intercourse REALLY irritates me
@MeganTrimble6 жыл бұрын
I feel you on contractions, unless it's the right kind of character!
@efflyn_art6 жыл бұрын
All of those bother me. All of them. And many more, I do like first person but only when it is written well. I find it more difficult to get into a story in 3rd person.
@morgan48786 жыл бұрын
I think you mean a contraction not a conjunction
@elysia78946 жыл бұрын
read her description
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Morgan House yes I do haha I caught that right after you did 😂
@elysia78946 жыл бұрын
Despite the warning, already 2 comments on your mistaken use of the word conjunction hahaha. Directed them back to your description though. Got yo back girl. Love your channel xx
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Elysia Ponzetta HAHAHAHA omg I figured it would happen 😂 thank ya❤️❤️
@ursulajoni155 жыл бұрын
Honestly I didn't even notice
@tommiegarcia73146 жыл бұрын
I didn't even realize that some of these were my pet peeves until you pointed it out, particularly the contractions and the overall dialogue that people use. It tends to seem too technical and just not at all how people would actually talk. and then the third person/first person argument. Like yeeees, exactly. The things that go through the peoples head or supposedly go through their heads just don't make sense half the time. And I hate alternating POV. I tend to just get really confused if the author doesn't do it well because they tend to kinda go back in time and go over things that have already been through in another chapter and it's just weird.
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Tommie Garcia hahaha most of these pet peeves I have are technical/grammatical so I totally agree 👏🏼 & sometimes the POV switch confuses me but I'm one of those people who enjoys that actually! 😂 regardless I definitely know what you mean when you say it gets confusing!
@clairel13506 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with what you named ‘textbook writing’, it is so frustrating! When studying creative writing the best thing my teacher ever said was ‘show, don’t tell’, and I wish these authors would use that advice.
@lucijamiskovic58485 жыл бұрын
About that 'looked her over for wounds' I was reading Acomaf and after Feyre comes back from the Night court there is the sentence that Tamlin looked her over to make sure Rhysand didn't hurt her
@ranaabdelwahed43893 жыл бұрын
Lol I don't mind the "she released a breath she didn't know she was holding" line
@kyeleejohnson87416 жыл бұрын
At 3:20 and 3:21 I thought of Percy Jackson and the lightning theif
@nihaalpushpala32516 жыл бұрын
You know what is worse than getting a spoiler? Getting a fake spoiler. You’ll be waiting for the twist to come till the end of the last page and somehow you are dissapinted it does not happen
@becklebooks6 жыл бұрын
The contractions thing, yes! Using the "WE WILL FIND THEM" instead of "WE'LL" really just makes it seem more dramatic. There's a time and place hahaha
@lcall46195 жыл бұрын
FIRST PERSON IS THE GOAT
@ursulajoni155 жыл бұрын
I'dlike to expand your point about first-person into just a general thing about mistakes with point-of-view. For example, if you are writing in third person omniscient your narrator should not be using slang and colloquial language as they are not a human being. Also, if you do third-person limited it's the same issue is first person you're still following the main character your narrator can't possibly know what other people are thinking or what's happening elsewhere it's such a common mistake in fictional romances to have a third person limited narrator follow around the main character in Liv in their head and then suddenly magically know that the love interest is so in love with them and it's so annoying.
@awkwardbooknerd89046 жыл бұрын
I love videos about bookish pet peeves as well. the one I have come to hate in books is when the love interests can't stop talking about how much they love each other, it drives me crazy :P
@_sofie6 жыл бұрын
I love how you came up with original points and didn't just say what EVERYONE else has already said (love trianlges, instalove etc.)
@souponahammock6 жыл бұрын
oh my gosh i love your channel! you're one of the many youtubers that has motivated my to start my own!
@peteriva16 жыл бұрын
I was reading the hidden oracle and then my friend said........l Spoiler alert Jason dies. And i was like DONT TELL ME
@sachinkalia35835 жыл бұрын
Oh, my friend did the same to me!
@Adriology6 жыл бұрын
Oxford Comma! I will completely be by thrown from a story if it is missing.
@poppyjoanson27106 жыл бұрын
Ok I don't know if this is a common pet peeve when it comes to reading but i hate it when they have misleading genre labeling. Like if I pick up a drama and thriller I expect just a drama and thriller book no more no less. So I become super pissed when it becomes a romantic book. Like if I wanted a god damn romantic book I would have picked one up.
@aaryahivaidya82896 жыл бұрын
OMG yess the conjunction pet peeve is definetly the worst, like it is my worst bookish pet peeve girl!!
@emilydean26776 жыл бұрын
Wattpad is pronounced 'what-pad' legit every time you said 'wat-pad' I cracked up. Love your channel girl xo
@lcall46195 жыл бұрын
Waitttt what 💀💀
@lcall46195 жыл бұрын
I thought it was "wot-pad"
@christinacreech51766 жыл бұрын
I took a literally analysis class and your rant about the jewelry box reminded me of my professor. He would be like how does the curtains being Blue enhance the character’s mood or the overall theme? I also had to write a five page paper about Atonement and how the vase that the main character broke represented the broken relationships in her life and it was torture. But, that’s a forever pet peeve of mine. I also have a big problem with dialect, like if it’s not explained for a character to be speaking the way they are then it irks me, to know end, because I’m like, “Are these grammar mistakes? Or where are they from?” Because, that’s when reading becomes more of a headache.
@Poison3Fate6 жыл бұрын
I love the way your bookshelf is set up 😍
@allisonzhang89186 жыл бұрын
The wounds!!! God that's so cliche and I roll my eyes everytime I read or watch that plot :)
@MBGrace15 жыл бұрын
AGREED with the wattpad thing omg! and why stopped reading them!!
@dareisayit6 жыл бұрын
I have an irrational hatred for authors overdoing emdashes. I get that's a writing style but it just brings emphasis to how much the writer one specific sentence structure. "Low visibility, unnecessary noise - I was well on my way to another fruitless hunt". I know people love it but this is a line from ACATAR and I counted how many time SJM uses this and it's like 60ish times in the first two chapters. That's A LOT. I like 3rd person as well and because of that I also cannot stand repetitive words. "Said", "growled" etc. Gah!!!
@CharlieBookFanatic6 жыл бұрын
Your hair looks super pretty!
@VanessaMarieCreates6 жыл бұрын
I love how specific your pet peeves are! They're so different from a lot of pet peeve videos I've watched XD "How would she know her pupils were dilated?!" hahaha, good point!
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
A World of Words HAHAHA HONESTLY mine are so detailed and unrelated to the story it's ridiculous 😂😂
@kaitlynnp.67526 жыл бұрын
i don’t like reading in first person either, i can’t get into the story as much because i feel like i’m putting myself in the story and it’s not something i would do. i don’t like reading the word “i” a million times
@rachelrudd6036 жыл бұрын
I can totally relate to the 1st person POV peeve, and it's not with every 1st person. There are certain things that authors throw in that make me question the writting and story telling, especially because it can ruin a book, or creative writting.
@charityyoder90286 жыл бұрын
I hate when parents neglect to inform their kids of their heritage and shenanigans ensue. I don't recall hating it with Percy Jackson, but I remember trying to read Passenger and about twenty pages in just screeching. As for the conjunctions, I've realized that I use them less because of majoring in English and writing papers and not being able to use them.
@lilsisCHIA2646 жыл бұрын
You are an amazing person love your videos. Look forward to them all the time.
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
LillyKite thank you so much ❤️❤️
@PaulMccabe-lw5ko6 жыл бұрын
I hate when the book of a spine cracks it annoys me soooo much
@jennareadsalot91536 жыл бұрын
I totally know what you mean about the secret society thing... there are so many that are revealed and are just anticlimactic
@katherinerivera34866 жыл бұрын
I totally get the first person POV thing! Though I think I am usually more forgiving because hey, it's just a storytelling technique haha
@SunriseFireberry6 жыл бұрын
Wonder what u'd think of a book written like Bleak House/Dickens, which switches from 3rd person perspective to 1st, chapter by chapter, back 'n forth thru the whole book? Tricky dual narrative.
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
TimeAndChance omg no don't give that to me I COULDNT HANDLE IT
@SunriseFireberry6 жыл бұрын
Aww. It's only a book. It has a front & back cover & words in the middle. Try it down the road after you've read something from multiple character perspectives, eg. Game of Thrones, The Casual Vacancy, or Middlemarch. Challenge yourself. Ash power!
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
TimeAndChance hahaha I'm only joking! I up to giving anything a chance, but it'll definitely be down the road 😋 I have too many things to read first! 😬😅
@SunriseFireberry6 жыл бұрын
BH & it's symbolic dinosaur & large cast of other characters will await your read. The opening few paragraphs of this book are, as Ron would say, "bloody brilliant." I gave Finnegans Wake/Joyce a chance. I struck out. Too hard. It's not even in English.
@amberchristine57166 жыл бұрын
Now that you pointed out the first person bit, I'm not going to be able to read first person the same again
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Amber Christine MWAHAHAH😉
@veronicaratigan3756 жыл бұрын
YOUR HAIR ALWAYS LOOKS SO CUTE AND I WANT MY HAIR TO LOOK LIKE YOURS. that is all.
@JurassicReads6 жыл бұрын
You're hilarious! Honestly, after watching this video, I think I have some new reading pet peeves hahaha I personally like 3rd person books more too, but could never figure out why.. Hmm, maybe you're right! haha
@notascreative6 жыл бұрын
I thought no one else had the problem with contractions that I do!! I've literally gotten into the habit of just reading it as a contraction whether it is or not just to get through the sentence without chucking the book
@aditi76926 жыл бұрын
notascreative Same! My mind just reads it with the contraction and I move on in the book. It's so much easier!
@notascreative6 жыл бұрын
Aditi Sharma Right!! I've made it threw so many books like this
@mediasawdust24586 жыл бұрын
Try watching the movie "Thief". James Caan made the decision not to use conjunctions in any of his dialogue. It's one of the few examples that it worked out well.
@amandasdumky6 жыл бұрын
Gaaahhh I hate it too when someone thinks ‘my pupils dilate’ like wtf how is it possible for you to know that?
@alysamorley35706 жыл бұрын
I don't like 1st person most of the time either, and I feel so weird for it. Every time I read a first person book it throws me off, at least until I get into the story.
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Alysa Morley 100% agree 👏🏼👏🏼💗
@jamrandomreadzd63476 жыл бұрын
You are so pretty omg loved the video I hate when there are not contractions and its just awkward
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
JamRandomReadz :D aw thank you! 💕 and YES CONTRACTIONS YES
@manalandherbooks89796 жыл бұрын
Omg I hate when authors don't use contractions too, it AGGRAVATES me so much 😫 I also much prefer third person stories
@anag66486 жыл бұрын
Amazing vídeo as always!!!!
@SamanthaReading6 жыл бұрын
I AGREE with the info dump pet peeve! there are so many better ways to explain something in writing, other than the author just going "here's everything you need to know about this particular thing right now". glad i'm not the only one who hates that!
@hanabanana80286 жыл бұрын
i've never noticed the conjuction thing 😂
@arialydia80956 жыл бұрын
I hate it when books are needlessly long; like there are times when books are long and it's all story and that's fine, but so many authors ramble on and there's no action or character development and I hate that! I love Sarah J Maas but I think she's definitely guilty of this in her later books which is why I haven't got round to Tower of Dawn yet
@jennifer43126 жыл бұрын
Ikr Sarah J Maas books take a good 250-350 pgs to really built up and FINALLY excitement on pg 500
@nihaalpushpala32516 жыл бұрын
I like first person point of view more like in Harry Potter and the hungry game
@spookybritt16006 жыл бұрын
Three dark crowns and the sequel is so...like bouncing around I can't even concentrate....it annoys me sooo much cause I wanna know what happens but it's irritating
@rainbowrd6 жыл бұрын
7:25 what....what did you just say....it’s WHATpad not WATpad
@ZzZivaReads6 жыл бұрын
Finally somebody said it!!! Not using contractions is the wooorrsstt!!! It just sounds so unnatural :|
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Bookish Montage YESSSS
@Sildroher6 жыл бұрын
My biggest pet peeve is third person multiple pov. I just hate it so much and prefer only ever one POV and for it to be first person
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Danielle Podhany omggg so funny, that's totally the opposite of me! 😂💖
@elinamorrison6 жыл бұрын
So, these pet peeves seem interesting. You must be a very picky person, I'm glad I know how to respect authors decisions and stay open minded!
@hannahheartsbooks66 жыл бұрын
We’ll is a contraction not a conjunction btw!
@hannahheartsbooks66 жыл бұрын
I just read the description! I just kept wondering, she hates fanboys?? Fanboys being the abbreviation for and not but or yet so!
@bookishbeth35256 жыл бұрын
Very unique pet peeves!
@nadira71114 жыл бұрын
AHAHAHHAHA i agree with eeverrryttthiingg
@lr2ldn6 жыл бұрын
I hate the constant use of ellipses. Victoria Aveyard and Sarah J. Maas has violated the abuse of ellipses on a regular basis. AARRRGGGHHH!!!
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Omgggg I definitely understand this. Same with semicolons. I CANT
@anag66486 жыл бұрын
Pls do a readathon vlog one day!
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Annie G IVE TRIED BEFORE BUT I WANT TO!!
@TellingNotYou6 жыл бұрын
To be honest I dislike most of the way relationships are written. I hate when the main character is under the age of 17 and the love interest is a teacher. Also I hate when someone is in a relationship while falling in love with someone else. Why can't he or she just break up with their boyfriend or girlfriend and then look elsewhere already :)
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
TellingNotYou oh yes, all of those are significant problems in real life let alone book relationships 😂 I totally get that, makes me so annoyed every time!
@amber.11.116 жыл бұрын
First person is so annoying! I hate the "I, my" thing, it just really annoys me! Agree with all your points!
@entertainmentlife78726 жыл бұрын
I don't know what you said all I know is that you should pegasus series by Kate Ohearn
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
entertainment dollstorys I already said in a previous video thank you for the recommendation, but I don't have the time for it right now. But thanks.
@afangirlsbookshelf6 жыл бұрын
i'm totallyyy with you on textbook writing it's so unnecessary!! just show me what you are trying to say ahhh also contractions! contractions just sound so much better and idk i like the flow better just contractions are better lol
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
afangirlsbookshelf YESYES YES
@rohanamonzon59906 жыл бұрын
I think you're talking about contractions rather not conjunctions.
@entertainmentlife78726 жыл бұрын
READ IT PEGASUS SERIES!!!!!!?????!!!!??
@hubawuba6286 жыл бұрын
entertainment dollstorys oh my god I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE! If she wants to read that series, she will.
@cammm_.6 жыл бұрын
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@ilovezuko806 жыл бұрын
When characters are stupid and make stupid decisions. Basically like Clary Fray and Caitlyn Stark
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
LucyJohanIII DISSING CLARY LIKE THAT I SEE YOU😉 jk I genuinely have to agree hahaha
@StitchInTime6 жыл бұрын
I totally prefer 1st person and I only write in first person.I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.Or a female lead going on and on in her head about how fine she thinks the male lead is everytime she sees him.Okay we get it.No really.
@lilyjanefinn66266 жыл бұрын
Has anyone told u u look like Miley Cyrus
@kaiceewrigley60916 жыл бұрын
Don’t is a contraction English major
@lr2ldn6 жыл бұрын
You're a fucking bitch.
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Kaicee Wrigley HAHAHA KAICEE
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
le sigh thank you so much for backing me up but it's okay! She's my best friend, she's just joking to get to me 💖😂💖
@estermaria65366 жыл бұрын
You should have a spoiler warning!!!! I haven't read a court of mist and fury yet
@lr2ldn6 жыл бұрын
But she didn't even spoil anything. Jesus Christ.
@estermaria65366 жыл бұрын
le sigh calm down I'm just saying I didn't know rhysand and Feyre had that mind thing she told us about, I'm not complaining I'm just saying
@adashofash6 жыл бұрын
Ester Maria I figured based on how literally everyone puts out there that Rhys and Feyre get together at some point in the trilogy, the mind thing is honestly not a huge part of the book! You'll still enjoy it nonetheless I promise ❤️