Worst Books of 2017 & Unpopular Book Opinions || Books with Emily Fox

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BookswithEmilyFox

BookswithEmilyFox

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It's the end of the reading year 2017 so it's time to share what were the best books, worst books, most disappointing books and most surprising books I've read! We're continuing with the worst books of 2017! The ones I hated, the ones that bored me, the ones I wouldn't ever recommend! Some of these are very popular books but they weren't for me!
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@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
LET THE HATE FLOW THROUGH YOU What's the worst book you've read this year? :D
@adelina5741
@adelina5741 6 жыл бұрын
The lovely reckless and paper princess, I want to wash out my brain with bleach to forget it all
@helena9171
@helena9171 6 жыл бұрын
I recently started liking historical romances so I gave "Whitney, my love" a try........ Nope.
@StephLovesLife007
@StephLovesLife007 6 жыл бұрын
The Covenant series (5 books) by Jennifer L. Armentrout....literally a Greek mythology version of Vampire Academy, but much worse.
@vanessan2270
@vanessan2270 6 жыл бұрын
Geralds Game by Stephen King
@lindsayferguson3728
@lindsayferguson3728 6 жыл бұрын
Really unpopular opinion here... The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner. Hated it.
@heeyitszey
@heeyitszey 6 жыл бұрын
You mention your next book and I get shocked, then I listen to your reasons and I'm like okay, and then you mention your next book and I'm shocked again! You are literally the UNPOPULAR OPINION QUEEN 👑
@Vampschic7
@Vampschic7 6 жыл бұрын
Same but with the way she explains her reasons i cant blame her, even though i genuinely liked some of the books she mentioned.
@thosearedays
@thosearedays 6 жыл бұрын
“Oh you’re not like the other girls...” hahahaha. Really Emily, please be my best friend 😂
@tara7261
@tara7261 6 жыл бұрын
The reason I will never read Attachments is because of the stalker element. Like everyone on booktube is "so feminist" where they want to erase the damsel in distress trope (which is my brand of trash, I am completely trash for the damsel in distress so when people try to get rid of it it pisses me off, I'm not trying to get rid of your favourite bad trope) yet everyone loves a love story about a literal stalker? It makes no sense to me. Also, I HATE the plain girl trope. To dress up for an important event or date she does one coat of mascara and puts on some lipgloss and it completely transforms her because she's wearing so much makeup. Give me an MC that wears a smoky eye on the daily, for fuck sakes.
@ReneeTopanga
@ReneeTopanga 6 жыл бұрын
A great stalker novel is You by Caroline Kepnes. The female that is being stalked is in no way a damsel in distress and in many ways so unloveable and horrible it's interesting. It's definitely refreshing.
@mac5895
@mac5895 6 жыл бұрын
Tara Taillon For your second point Isabelle Lightwood from the Mortal Instruments series is who you're looking for.
@xocheryl
@xocheryl 6 жыл бұрын
I can't agree more with this comment
@lillywhy
@lillywhy 6 жыл бұрын
I laughed when you were talking about The Selection Series, I think you captured the essence of the experience quite well and now I wanna read them all just for fun. XD
@estherasselin5227
@estherasselin5227 6 жыл бұрын
Yes! I love to hate those books XD They're so annoying and yet addicting at the same time.
@PlotsAndPoints
@PlotsAndPoints 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, please do a reasons for disliking YA video. I feel like so many people around here are too nervous to move away from YA books because nobody says anything negative about them! Shout them truths!
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I'll edit my comment since the other person deleted hers. I think the problem is that a lot of publishing companies are pushing YA books to be reviewed :/ We see them everywhere and everyone seems excited so we get them and then... most of them aren't that great! That's all I've been offered as ARCs so far and 99% of them I wasn't interested!
@PlotsAndPoints
@PlotsAndPoints 6 жыл бұрын
BookswithEmilyFox 100% agree. I don't even hate all YA books (I just say I do for comic effect). The truth is they're the popular thing so everyone gets all hyped up about them, it doesn't bother me that people really do enjoy YA books. It's just fun to see some 'controverisal' videos and I think you'd make a great video on the topic :)
@leticiatoraci9855
@leticiatoraci9855 6 жыл бұрын
I also heard from a Booktuber that they get fewer views if they don't limit themselves to good reviews of YA. Is that a pressure point for you?
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I haven't been giving them good reviews as a whole so far (some were great and are in my best of coming Friday!) and I think my views are doing just fine! I get that their main audience is younger but it's a two-edged sword. The more positive reviews you do about YA books, the more you'll attract younger viewers and the more younger viewers you have, the more positive reviews they'll expect. My audience is like 80% 18-34... I think no one expects me to be positive if I'm not which is great! Also this channel is a second channel so I don't have too much pressure for its growth :)
@AmberMcManus
@AmberMcManus 6 жыл бұрын
The reason people say that ACOTAR is a beauty and the beast retelling is because that's what Sarah J Maas was saying when it was being published. I can see the elements she pulled from Beauty and the Beast, but she honestly didn't do that great of a job. She should not have claimed it was a retelling because I agree with you, it's not. Also, I hate Tamlin, and I continued to hate Tamlin throughout the series. Great Video!
@laurencarroll4751
@laurencarroll4751 6 жыл бұрын
‘Other girls are freaking awesome’ - Emily I love you!!!!
@desireemclaughlin1455
@desireemclaughlin1455 6 жыл бұрын
I remember when people were talking about how Dimple is always hitting Rishi and defending her by saying, “Oh, she’s just a teenage girl!” If it was the other way around NO ONE would be saying, “Oh, he’s just a teenage boy!” They would (rightfully so) be freaking the hell out!
@kyra8138
@kyra8138 6 жыл бұрын
I started the year off by reading Paper Towns for school....oooooOOOO don't even get me started about that book. I donated it somewhere immediately, then watched the movie to see if it was better. NOPE..no it wasn't.
@merphynapier42
@merphynapier42 6 жыл бұрын
When Dimple Met Rishi made my list this year too. It was just... so bad.
@Vampschic7
@Vampschic7 6 жыл бұрын
Im halfway through it and i like it but im surprised to find so many people dont. One thing i can tell though is how it really is straying away from the app plot and is turning into a fast romance.
@nikkik7848
@nikkik7848 6 жыл бұрын
Im not going to even try reading it. Ive realised contemporaries/ ya romance just isnt for me. Way too much eye rolling involved.
@merphynapier42
@merphynapier42 6 жыл бұрын
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts after you finish. The second half of the book takes a weird turn that really ruined it for me.
@Vampschic7
@Vampschic7 6 жыл бұрын
Ill let you know. Im curious now haha
@amysalieri9300
@amysalieri9300 6 жыл бұрын
It didn't make mine but I thought it was okay at best. Even if I had wanted to read it for the romance, which I didn't so there's that, I thought it hit every possible cliché of the genre and was way too predictable. And the ending pissed me off. Overall: not too bad, but definitely not worth the hype.
@themiddlemole
@themiddlemole 6 жыл бұрын
I think I love watching you diss a book as much as I love you raving about one! Keep it up! :D
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
It's fun to talk trash because I've accumulated all the frustration in the last year 😂 With that said, I would prefer reading less bad books next year!
@GabyGabsBooks16
@GabyGabsBooks16 6 жыл бұрын
I love your dislike for Mara Dyer
@KingaZajacNNR
@KingaZajacNNR 6 жыл бұрын
Shatter me is so overrated. I also bought the whole series (and even the novelas!) like 2 years ago and I finished it all last week. It was so... meh. Kenji was interesting, but other than that... Today I donated them to my library, but damn, why it is so loved I don't understand.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
You're making want to not continue 😂
@KingaZajacNNR
@KingaZajacNNR 6 жыл бұрын
It's not getting better and I think you'll really not like the 3rd book. I finished it because I hate not using something I paid for.
@princesstamera5243
@princesstamera5243 6 жыл бұрын
Everyone is different so respect people decisions, I’ve loved this book and obviously if a lot of people love the the book common sense it was good it just wasn’t the book for you or anyone who doesn’t agree it was good
@KingaZajacNNR
@KingaZajacNNR 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, isn't it obvious I'm talking about my own experience and opinion? I'm not hating the book or people who love it. I get that there are people who do, but come on, we don't need a disclaimer before every comment.
@ayla4586
@ayla4586 6 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found your channel (few minutes ago xD). Your book taste is 👌. Humor too.
@super3stars
@super3stars 6 жыл бұрын
I honestly just came across your channel but that burning tea had me susbcribing
@peanutmabel
@peanutmabel 6 жыл бұрын
you should definitly do a video about why you hate most YA books, I adored your rants!! especially the When Dimple met Rishi one, I waited for so long for someone to not like it's ridiculous lol
@rominaskywalker6880
@rominaskywalker6880 6 жыл бұрын
I love how honest you are! I would love to hear your opinions on more things, like movies and tv shows 😅😅
@18whiteoleander
@18whiteoleander 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your honest reviews! I love that your shared these unpopular opinions. It is so important to share some of these.
@merelmountain
@merelmountain 6 жыл бұрын
I cackled up so much during your rants, especially the one on mara dyer 😂 great video as always!
@NotSoAverageJo
@NotSoAverageJo 6 жыл бұрын
Do a YA rant video!!!
@ChiaLidia97
@ChiaLidia97 6 жыл бұрын
Omg so talking about the "When Dimple met Rishi" you said create an app and I understood create a nap and had to stop the video and search for the book's plot summary cause it made no sense (I swear check it out at 4:02 😂 )
@ChiaLidia97
@ChiaLidia97 6 жыл бұрын
Also your sense of humor reminds me a lot of Kathleen Lights!
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
Accent problems 😂
@Candy.9610
@Candy.9610 6 жыл бұрын
Omgggg same, i heard nap too 😂
@empressfreya9872
@empressfreya9872 6 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found you because it is honestly so hard to find booktubers who don´t like Sarah J Maas or are generally open about not liking some super beloved author/book series
@ptitenatash
@ptitenatash 6 жыл бұрын
I laughed so much at your review of attachments!! I pretty much share your opinion on that one!
@zombiedolfie
@zombiedolfie 6 жыл бұрын
OMG the selection made my list too! Love your videos I wanted to read shatter me and the Mara trilogy but not anymore thanks!
@joselocalau123
@joselocalau123 6 жыл бұрын
Your facial expressions are the best, i love your presence! Totally subscribing!
@PabloLopez-rp7lq
@PabloLopez-rp7lq 6 жыл бұрын
I've watched a couple of your videos and I love your style of reviews. You just got a new subscriber
@bahrianyi
@bahrianyi 6 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the offtop but your lipstick looks so good!!
@Juli6SS
@Juli6SS 6 жыл бұрын
Emily, I LOVE you!!!! Having you on book tube is a real blessing = D
@someonerandom8552
@someonerandom8552 6 жыл бұрын
"I was considering keeping this book just so I could hate on it more" LMAO! That's some dedicated hate right there. I love it.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you gotta be a bit petty 💁🏻
@BemuzedBookworm
@BemuzedBookworm 5 жыл бұрын
do you also find yourself considering rereading it? I have that with 'Moby Dick'
@smartlikewoah
@smartlikewoah 6 жыл бұрын
YES!! I've found someone else who didn't like Shatter Me lol. I really did not like that book. And all the hype around it made me hate it even more 😅
@Rich-jv2mx
@Rich-jv2mx 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Emily! Will you be doing a most anticipated books of 2018 video?
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I'm really bad at keeping up with when books are coming out :/ If anyone knows a website that has some lists, I'll definitely look and do a video on the ones I'm excited about!
@messy678
@messy678 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Emily, I use good ole Barnes and Noble. On their site, under Books, is a Coming Soon link. They show books coming out up to year in advance.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
messy678: Stop it with your logic!! That makes so much sense I'll do that 😂
@loganmcnelly6476
@loganmcnelly6476 6 жыл бұрын
You got very passionate at some points and it made me laugh 😂 I get the same way about books I hate if someone even mentions the title I immediately want to rant about how much I hated it.
@Barbarasstudies
@Barbarasstudies 6 жыл бұрын
I haven't read many of these books, but I just really enjoy you ranting about things hahaha
@HannahCassieBooks
@HannahCassieBooks 6 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I do like some of books you mentioned but I still totally agree :D
@araw4569
@araw4569 6 жыл бұрын
I really love your eye expression movements when you ranted about Attachments 😂
@Sophie-en4jf
@Sophie-en4jf 6 жыл бұрын
I'm 16 and I've read like 50 YA books this year and after 30 I already was done with them, especially with YA contemporary, I have the feeling I'm reading the same book every time. Ofcourse there are exceptions but I'm kinda done with only liking 1 YA book out of the 10 I read.. I love the fact that you actually dislike a lot of YA books too and talk about them, because sometimes it feels like every booktuber only talks about YA and how great it is(like, how can you read 300 YA books and still end up loving them all?!)
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Out of the 55 YA books I've read this year, only 3 will be in my Best of 2017!
@mahvashtariq
@mahvashtariq 6 жыл бұрын
Try some books by Malorie Blackman x
@ayla4586
@ayla4586 6 жыл бұрын
Just avoid contemporary. xD Same books, different covers... Try to find some originality in synopsis. I honestly feel your pain. It takes me a week to find a single book I want to read, only to DNF some.
@eloisebell6522
@eloisebell6522 6 жыл бұрын
I agree... won’t touch YA Contemporary with a pooey stick.
@yuzulemonvt
@yuzulemonvt 6 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with the "try to avoid YA contemporary"... it's won't end well. (Maybe only the ones which sound super unique) And maybe try to read some more adult books in 2018. YA just gets boring after a while, since you read recycled books and ideas over and over. I, for example, like to bring variety into my reading schedule by mixing in adult fantasy (high/epic fantasy), classics and poetry.
@nikkidiganciauthorreaderna5228
@nikkidiganciauthorreaderna5228 6 жыл бұрын
Recent subscriber to your channel and watched all your X of 2017 in a row. Love your unfiltered opinions and I'll be checking out your other videos!
@missstraw-hatawesome1898
@missstraw-hatawesome1898 6 жыл бұрын
I don't get how is it that so many bad books get published yet there are many authors who struggle to even get an agent, let alone a publishing deal. My novel is nowhere near finished but I'm already so anxious about all the rejections I know I'll get. How do these books get published? I. don't. get. it.
@NaomiKoblens
@NaomiKoblens 6 жыл бұрын
Eventhough it hurt a couple of times, this was an absolute delight to watch 👏🏼👏🏼
@mariadamore1963
@mariadamore1963 6 жыл бұрын
I've got 2 weeks left to read more books before I make my year end videos. But I love these videos and I'm so glad people do them early! 😀 (New subscriber 👍)
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I get too busy during the holidays and always reread some HP books that's why I can do them early! I can't wait to watch these videos from everyone! :)
@ashdraws9076
@ashdraws9076 6 жыл бұрын
I read tried reading the rose and the dagger but just am not interested in the story anymore. I guess it's not worth continuing. Any other opinions?
@matt00794
@matt00794 6 жыл бұрын
first, i love your lipstick. I really love your description for books. normally i hear plot complaints. but you seem to have more structural complaints and it is neat to hear those. I think with stephen king people recommend gunslinger because it is one of his shorter books. most of his other books are over 1000 pages. but it seems like you like stephen king books. I couldn't really get into a court of thorns and roses.
@clarkkentnaruto4322
@clarkkentnaruto4322 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Emily. How are you doing? Thank you so much for this great list I have not read any of those books and now thanks to how well you described what they're about I don't want to read them now. I have actually had some of the same troubles that you have had where I try to read what appears to be a really popular book and I wind up not liking it at all. I am really looking forward to seeing what your favorite books are. Thank you so much for your honest opinion I find it really easy to trust you. Also I wanted to give you my real name it's Julie.
@kriseldacastro260
@kriseldacastro260 6 жыл бұрын
Love this video!
@jamiep9520
@jamiep9520 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't really like ACOTAR either but I gave the second book a chance and it COMPLETELY changed my mind about the series. It gets much better and I highly recommend checking it out!
@elvagonzalez9962
@elvagonzalez9962 6 жыл бұрын
New suscriber and Im already addicted to it! I love it!
@CamilaGo
@CamilaGo 6 жыл бұрын
The junk food analogy was one of the best things ive heard this year.
@BeckyLStoutWriter
@BeckyLStoutWriter 6 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and subscribed. You're fun! 😊
@Zoë_N77
@Zoë_N77 6 жыл бұрын
I love that I knew you were talking about the Rainbow Rowell book before you even held it up haha
@Graciey188
@Graciey188 6 жыл бұрын
I really want to screenshot some of your rolling eyes' face and make them into memes. Loved your video. haha.
@christinez6543
@christinez6543 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Emily, I realized this year after reading a few horrible YA books that I just don’t enjoy YA for all the reasons you mentioned. There are a few YA books that are an exception but I’ve decided for my reading list this year I’m going to stick with adult books/series. Great vid!
@robertjordan9770
@robertjordan9770 6 жыл бұрын
Got a good chuckle from lots of your observations.
@arifyudiarman9271
@arifyudiarman9271 6 жыл бұрын
Where's that lipstick from? i looooove the color!
@124ChuckNorris124
@124ChuckNorris124 6 жыл бұрын
I knew from the first sentence that I was going to love this video, haha. But based on your opinions about The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, you should definitely listen to the song "Most Girls" by Hailee Steinfeld. Great video once again! - Shayna
@narinari9201
@narinari9201 6 жыл бұрын
this video is soooo goood i feel like i want you do this for like .. every month u know .. worst book of the month kind of thing
@mallarieevans5392
@mallarieevans5392 5 жыл бұрын
Thank U thank U thank U for doing this video I have been thinking about reading pretty much all of those and I'm glad I watch this video before I went out and bought them!
@lindsayaidan6809
@lindsayaidan6809 6 жыл бұрын
Love this. Please do a things you hate about YA!! I would love to see that. My most hated books this year were Red Queen, The Bone Season, The Thousandth Floor, and The Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue. All popular YA books I expected to love. So I would love to hear more of your thoughts on YA, since I tend to agree with your taste in books!
@lisakate853
@lisakate853 6 жыл бұрын
Please read City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty! It's an adult fantasy, it's wonderful and I NEED to hear your opinions on it :)
@StormReads
@StormReads 6 жыл бұрын
I love this video! You made me laugh so much!
@ashleycanter5155
@ashleycanter5155 6 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed some of the books you talked about but your facial expressions made this video amazing! Despite enjoying the books, I love hearing about people's least favorite books.
@Elyanora24
@Elyanora24 6 жыл бұрын
J'aime beaucoup tes vidéos, elles sont toujours très agréable à regarder. J'apprécie beaucoup ton honnêteté et j'aurais tendance à suivre tes recommandations, que je trouve plus fiable par rapport à d'autres youtubeuses. Et bonus pour tes petites mimiques xD
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
J'ai aucun controle sur mes sourcils... ils font ce qu'ils veulent 😂
@ashdraws9076
@ashdraws9076 6 жыл бұрын
I read the second dark tower book and it was better than the first but still not sure if I'll continue the series...
@anukritichaturvedi7982
@anukritichaturvedi7982 6 жыл бұрын
OML!! I laughed so much at this! Your expressions hahaha!!! I don't think anyone should shade you for your choices as they are your opinions and something which works for you might not work for someone else and vice versa and that's finee!
@nummy_nummers
@nummy_nummers 6 жыл бұрын
Creep, creep, creep! 😅 Loved this video, and that bit really made me laugh 😊
@sarahsbookshelves6054
@sarahsbookshelves6054 6 жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't finish When Dimple Met Rishi either, totally agree
@Eliina552
@Eliina552 6 жыл бұрын
Lets be real people liked When Dimple met Rishi because it was a payed partnership
@Courtneylashawn
@Courtneylashawn 6 жыл бұрын
Elīna Mihejeva and that's exactly why i dont trust people review's of books
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
It's unfortunate that people don't trust partnerships. I've done some on my beauty channel and only ever accept things I love with companies I love. I'm not sure how different things are with books but I'm not planning on raving about books I don't like. If that costs me sponsorships then so be it! (I'm not accusing anyone of lying but I do think some might be "easy to please readers" and it would be nice to get more critics. However, I don't know how publishing companies react to that)
@Courtneylashawn
@Courtneylashawn 6 жыл бұрын
BookswithEmilyFox outside of booktube there are very few KZfaqrs that I trust but in booktube I can honestly say you are one of the few that I can trust to give complete honesty so thank you for that
@Eliina552
@Eliina552 6 жыл бұрын
I don’t trust partnerships because of this reason. There have been so many instances when a lot people disclose their partnership and rave about books but when people who are not partnered review the book they always say that they don’t get the hype and book is mediocre or really bad. And it’s always the latest “it” YA book.
@asdbrg
@asdbrg 6 жыл бұрын
hahahhaa omg i loved this so much when you were making fun of the lines. YES LET THE HATE FLOW haha! I too am not a fan of YA for all the reasons you described!
@asdbrg
@asdbrg 6 жыл бұрын
and yes please do a whole video ranting about YA haha
@scarredxangel
@scarredxangel 6 жыл бұрын
Throne of Glass. Honestly I did not get along with that book. I didn't care about Celaena or the two love interests or the champions or the weird things happening. I just didn't care. I'm told it gets better as the series goes along so I may push through with the others to see if I can get along with the series overall. I've done it with other books and series so maybe it'll work again but right now I really don't like the first book.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
It's one of the other books that was in my "try a chapter from popular YA books" I didn't like the first chapter so I didn't continue... I need to but I have a feeling I won't like it :/
@scarredxangel
@scarredxangel 6 жыл бұрын
BookswithEmilyFox Honestly I can see why people enjoy it, it's interesting and the world is facsinating but Celaena was whiny to me and the love interests were dull.
@EradaAdel
@EradaAdel 6 жыл бұрын
No don’t continue the series. It frustrating because it does get better but then it goes downhill and turns into “lets make all the characters into pairings” and porn basically.
@tropetrinitytrilogy8533
@tropetrinitytrilogy8533 6 жыл бұрын
Cece Cheung I agree. All the characters felt flat to me. Though I will say i actually like the first several chapters at the death camp... But it went down hill from there.
@soulxbear
@soulxbear 6 жыл бұрын
i honestly didnt like the first 2 books but i read it for the sake of it and because all my friends love the series. The books after that are amazing in my opinion and i really like the series now.. although the most recent book just seemed pointless and like it could have been part of a novella
@Kalindrome
@Kalindrome 6 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t crazy for the Gunslinger either, but the rest of the series is so amazing - I recommend you keep going!!
@jampsonn1826
@jampsonn1826 6 жыл бұрын
How did I just now find your channel, you're speaking TRUTH in this community! And you read/recommend sci-fi, which is so refreshing. 😆
@zenstories
@zenstories 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was really looking forward to the Meg Abbott book - but as you said: It was really disappointing. Didn't even finish it. Do you read all the books you have started to the end?
@rhysaia
@rhysaia 5 жыл бұрын
"It was just... uuuuuugh" x'D "Creep, creep, creep" Loved the video, made me laugh!
@mirjeta2612
@mirjeta2612 6 жыл бұрын
The way you described Shatter me is exactly how i read it! I still haven't finished it yet but honestly i bought it mainly for the cover 😅
@rachelrenee2600
@rachelrenee2600 6 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering if Attachments could actually be a good book if I go into it expecting a thriller/horror..? or maybe not
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure but that would be an interesting experiment 😂
@shallanbrightness3520
@shallanbrightness3520 6 жыл бұрын
Aww The Gunslinger is a bad start to the The Dark Tower series though IMO. It gets so much better in the second book, but I can see why a lot of people stop reading it because of the first one. :(
@emmajoseph2603
@emmajoseph2603 6 жыл бұрын
Love this video! You seem to hate all the same things I hate in these kinds of books. I swear I have had this rant so many times over 😂
@oodlesofbooks
@oodlesofbooks 6 жыл бұрын
I've read a few of these and loved them, and also really want to read a few of the others you mentioned, but I LOVE how passionate you are in your dislike for these LOL I respect how honest you are. You made some really good points with all these books and I can totally see how you dislike the ones I've read too. Looking forward to that YA book rant because I know there will be quite a few books that I'm sure I've read and enjoyed before, but look forward to hearing your thoughts xD
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I love your comment! It's fine that some will love, some will hate a book as long as everyone stays respectful about it! :)
@oodlesofbooks
@oodlesofbooks 6 жыл бұрын
Exactly! And it bothers me to see that some people try and push their ideas onto others when the beauty of the book community is how different our tastes and perceptions of books are.
@Carolina-rd3gh
@Carolina-rd3gh 6 жыл бұрын
This vídeos are so entertaining that I feel a bit of desire to read these books to have a good laugh 😂
@Nikzcyn
@Nikzcyn 6 жыл бұрын
Haha I'll definitely avoid these books. Thank you! Just curious, don't you just stop reading a book when you don't like it? Why would you finish it? :/
@MsDianaJean
@MsDianaJean 6 жыл бұрын
Emily, have you read The Throne of Glass series by SJ Maas? I'm new to your book channel & am binging your videos, so sorry if you've already spoken about it. I was kinda bored/unimpressed until book 3, but once the magic showed up I was hooked. IMO each book has progressively gotten better, bc they've also gotten faster & more exciting. Since then I've read books 3-5 at least 2x a year (once each new book comes out). I tried to read Chaol's book (I hate him, but tried anyway) but was so freaking bored I couldn't make myself read it. RN I'm waiting for Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet to be released on Jan 2. It's a light-hearted, easy fantasy romance series (so warning if you don't like romance) but I find it so fun bc it's got the old Roman Gods/Goddesses, Magic & a smart-mouthed heroine. Def wins for being fun, unique & addictive. Until then, idk what I'll read. 🤔 I’ve read an embarrassing # of books this year (>300🤓) so I may need a break Bc I’m getting bored & just want fun RN.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I've only read the first chapter of the first book in my "Try a Chapter" book tag and the main character was already annoying her so I have yet to continue :/
@annahogan467
@annahogan467 6 жыл бұрын
Oh god I have a vendetta against throne if glass I read the first like three books and was like oh OK but then the characters just kept changing and everyone is paired up and there's no logic. I also just hate maas writing style
@MsDianaJean
@MsDianaJean 6 жыл бұрын
BookswithEmilyFox I completely get what you’re saying. The only reason I trudged through the first couple books was Bc I had friends who were nagging me to read them so we could talk. 😜 I’ve only read those books 1 more time since then, usually I pretend the series started at Heir of Fire. ☺️ Same with ACOTAR. I HATED Tamlin & the way Feyre acted with him. So I just re-read book 2. Merry Christmas Eve! I assume y’all have a bunch of snow up there? We got snow down here (Missouri) for the first time all year & I’m psyched! We haven’t had a white Christmas since 2010.
@MsDianaJean
@MsDianaJean 6 жыл бұрын
Anna Hogan oh, she completely sucked me into the magic & the fae once she got going. But I HATE chaol and was really annoyed she wrote a whole book about him.
@tsundokubooks3605
@tsundokubooks3605 6 жыл бұрын
You dissed two series I actually enjoyed but they're legit reasons and I'm not even mad. You're sooooo entertaining to watch.
@koalasbooks2496
@koalasbooks2496 6 жыл бұрын
I'm an avid Stephen King reader and it took me a couple years to actually continue the series after not enjoying The Gunslinger. After being encouraged by multiple people that the second book is very different, I read it. I'm on the fourth book now and I definitely agree that it gets better after the first one. I wouldn't rush it though, there are so many other great King books to fill your time 😊
@nicoleyvonne2446
@nicoleyvonne2446 6 жыл бұрын
The dark tower was recommended to me a few years ago and I had a rough time with the first book too. I'm currently at the beginning of the second book, but so far I'm still not impressed. But, I will try to continue, because i really value the opion of the person who recommended the dark tower to me. If it gets better I'll let you know.
@animeviewer66
@animeviewer66 6 жыл бұрын
a good video over all but I don't know what your talking about with a court of thorns and roses, that was like one of the best books i read this year
@lilliskalinky7120
@lilliskalinky7120 6 жыл бұрын
I finished re-read of The Wrath and the Dawn today and I lowered my rating on Goodreads. I didn´t like it as much as the first time. A was not planning to read it again but I finally got the second book and I found out that I can´t remember a lot from the first book which I was reading in April. Thanks God it is just a duology. My worst books of 2017 : 1) Neal Shusterman - Unwind 2) whole Selection series (5 books) 3) E. Lockhart - We were liars 4) Courtney Summers - Cracked Up to Be 5) J.K. Rowling - The Tales of Beedle the Bard 6) Victoria Aveyard - Red Queen + Glass Sword 7) Lars Kepler - The Rabbit Hunter (Swedish crime novel/detective story) 8) Samuel Bjork - The Owl Always Hunts at Night (Norwegian detective story) 9) Rainbow Rowell - Eleanor & Park 10) Tokyo Ghoul vol. 1 and some more.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
You remind me I should have included We were liars! Even though my expectations were very low, it still wasn't good :/
@lilliskalinky7120
@lilliskalinky7120 6 жыл бұрын
Finally somebody that doesn´t like We were liars. Yes!!! Now I like you even more :) Merry Christmas to you, Emily :D
@jenniferbngo
@jenniferbngo 6 жыл бұрын
I love all your recommendations!!! Including ones I shouldn’t waste my time on! Hahaha!
@lesliegibbs7024
@lesliegibbs7024 6 жыл бұрын
I love this video. You’re so funny! I read Shatter Me. The writing was so weird, but I couldn’t stop. I have to read the others to see what happens. It’s like you said...junk food of books.
@hotpriestess
@hotpriestess 6 жыл бұрын
Those videos are so much more interesting than normal videos. I wanna see more of this.
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
I really hope to never read enough bad books to post this type of video more than once a year 😂
@uglynerd8764
@uglynerd8764 6 жыл бұрын
I will say that when I read the gunslinger I was also luke warm on it until I read the drawing of the three which is unfathomablely better than the first one, to the point that I doubted the fact that these books were written together, and then, I went back and reread the gunslinger and for some reason I now think its brilliance incarnate perhaps its context perhaps I finally got in the right mindset for it.
@isabelguillenperalta1510
@isabelguillenperalta1510 6 жыл бұрын
I have to say that Dimple meets Rishi synopsis just directly threw me off cause I felt so strongly that is was going to end "well" and just wrapping it up like "oh but finally the guy my parents choose is great" and is so bad because people are really forced into marriage and making it seem like "oh but.." and I'm not sure how much the author knows about the situation and maybe is just using asian/indian people just for diversity and representation without understanding the cultural background.. I'm maybe wrong but that is what I got from only the plot and watching reviews i feel that i'm not far from the truth.. I have to disagree with Mara's level of spanish it was said that she used to be good, but with the stress of the teacher (wich happens i went trough that situation) she shuted herself down. That romance tought... beuuuuuurk. Is it tripping by saying that the trilogy could have been one book if you skipped that romance wich is.. no words
@Elliterally
@Elliterally 6 жыл бұрын
actually sandhya menon is indian american herself and so knows a lot about that situation i guess? but i agree with u. i'm desi myself, and i was SO excited to have a strong female character who didnt agree with tradition of arranged marriage but like!!!! she completely ruined it! having her fall in love with the dude shes being forced to marry is literally what our culture pushes. we are supposed to marry exactly who our parents want bc they know best and dimple, for all her woke personality, succumbs to the tradition im SOO TIRED
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
That was my issue too! When I expressed it in the past I got a few comments saying I was too negative about arrange marriage but... Dimple DIDN'T want one! It would have been nice to actually see a girl choose her passion instead of doing what her parents wanted :/
@isabelguillenperalta1510
@isabelguillenperalta1510 6 жыл бұрын
Ellie I wasn't sure about it, thank you for making a point ! Yeah it deranges me a bit I just don't understand why she pushed it that way... I know that some arrange marriage do end well and people love and respect each other for the rest of their lives but the fact that there is such a counterpart next to it..
@Elliterally
@Elliterally 6 жыл бұрын
the truth is in indian culture there has never been a popular story of a girl fighting against tradition. by the end, she admits that her parents were right and i was just so excited for this, you know? it's FINE to have *one* story where the girl chooses who she wants to marry it won't end all indian culture ever. esp in this world where we're surrounded by people who aren't all indian like obviously theres going to be times when we're going to be into people who don't look like you and that's cool, too
@someonerandom8552
@someonerandom8552 6 жыл бұрын
I like that there's an automatic assumption that just because the arranged marriage works out, the author doesn't understand the culture. That IS the culture. There's arranged marriage and forced marriage. Not every arranged marriage is forced but all forced marriages are arranged, if that makes sense? Stories that put arranged vs love marriages in a battle only to agree with the arranged aspect are pretty much dime a dozen in Bollywood. Because that's what audiences like I guess (to be fair, I haven't seen a Bollywood movie in a while so that could have changed. I dunno.) But I do agree with you on the ending. Why Dimple? Just....Why?!
@Dessylyly
@Dessylyly 6 жыл бұрын
I find so much satisfaction with just how frustrated you are explaining how bad these books are dfjkljf I AM in love, (new subscriber wooo) and also looking gorgeous and slytherin-y Emily! :DDD
@mcam963
@mcam963 6 жыл бұрын
I agree fully on Court of thorn and roses , I DNF it after reading 3/4's of it. It was crap and I had the other two books from library, took all 3 books back not interested at all wasting my time.
@deviananthanathan1569
@deviananthanathan1569 6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video😂 Great job in ditching the books 👍🏻
@sarab80222
@sarab80222 6 жыл бұрын
Subscribed omg already Love you
@menollyhollabaugh5549
@menollyhollabaugh5549 6 жыл бұрын
I really didn't have any books this year that I really didn't like, because I had such an awesome booktuber giving me such good recommendations! ;) We usually have the same taste and I loved like everything I read thanks to you! :)
@ACourtofCrownsandQuills
@ACourtofCrownsandQuills 6 жыл бұрын
Oh no I forgot to say the worst books I read this year: Mara Dyer trilogy (If you thought the first one was bad, the other 2 were terrible), City of Bones, Three Dark Crowns, Don’t You Cry.
@happyreadingwatching1597
@happyreadingwatching1597 6 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh yes ! LOVE this!
@TheOllianders
@TheOllianders 6 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a YA rant video. I have watched so many videos praising books and then critiquing books that are basically the same type of book (i.e Attachment) and would love a video about that! Also, I think it would be cool to see a video where you take some popular YA books and show an adult contemporary​ book that is similar or like a "if you like this book read this one"
@BookswithEmilyFox
@BookswithEmilyFox 6 жыл бұрын
Honestly Contemporary isn't my genre. I've probably read less than 5 adult contemporary since I started my channel :/
@ryleevadenais3549
@ryleevadenais3549 6 жыл бұрын
You look so gorgeous 😭😭❤️
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