The Most Annoying "Rom-Com" I've Ever Read

[@dizzisphere]

"when you were born your parents used the soft part of your skull as a beer can holder, you nitwit." I am howling, thank you.

[@TougaTouxen]

"he's got the personality of a cat litter tray"🤣

[@spaghetto9836]

WHEN WAS THIS SAID 💀💀⚰️-

[@melanietaylor5453]

27:37 & 45:16

[@abbyz13]

most essential oils are toxic to dogs and all of them are toxic if ingested. i hate crunchy hippie dog owners sometimes…for the love of god just stick to what the vet gives you 😂

[@AlizeeYeezy]

I had no idea about this LOL oh god

[@kiwi6421]

At least they aren't cats

[@Rmlongworth]

As someone who works at a vet… THANK YOU.

[@nataliyanabakova7419]

I thought of that too!! My dog throws up if she eats grass, a drop of an essential oil would knock her dead!!!

[@mckennadishongh2160]

Nataliya nabakova dogs actually eat grass to induce vomiting. It’s an instinct; if their tummy hurts if they’re nauseous they’ll eat some grass to throw up. Basically if they ate something bad or poisonous this is their attempt to rid their stomach of the toxins.

[@throwbackpoet8598]

I keep feeling like the authors publisher demanded this book against her will, so she trolled the hell out of them.

[@miraenofficial]

i was actually thinking maybe the original ending was darkly realistic but the publishers demanded she change it. eh, who knows

[@AlizeeYeezy]

I want to believe

[@haleyzwaal4183]

I feel like Topher was originally going to be who she ended up with, Kinsella kind of got stuck trying to figure out personalities/character growth and then she just shrugged and said "f*ck it, they'll all suck, the end."

[@user-unfriendly_-o-]

This book is everything I hate about toxic positivity and those constantly happy people. Just hate shit openly, you don't need to pretend you love everything and lie to your loved ones. So annoying.

[@abhainn35]

Both toxic positivity and love-solves-all culture. I swear, if I read one more book where the couple is borderline abusive together but stays because of "pAsSiOn", I'm going to lose it. Not everyone needs a partner to make them whole.

[@whywhy6055]

There’s a video game that shows what could happen if everything was all happy. It’s very dystopian.

[@AKAJAYGAY]

@@whywhy6055 What's it called?

[@whywhy6055]

@@AKAJAYGAY i think its called We happy few

[@AKAJAYGAY]

@@whywhy6055 Thank you!

[@MF-R]

I've been listening to Alizee longer than this relationship has lasted. And might I say, I feel like my parasocial relationship with Alizee is also healthier and more fulfilling.

[@SanjaSleipnir]

Thissss omg

[@grantcrawford3170]

The frustrating thing is it isn't even an interesting messy, torrid relationship. They just hate each other and she's in denial. It's repetitive, generic and boring.

[@swansolo5488]

"Also, he's probably destroying stuff because he's bored of being in this awful book." LMAO love you Alizee

[@AlizeeYeezy]

hehehe i like you too

[@jacobbesler3214]

Somehow, out of the massive list of things to hate about Ava, it's her complete failure to even slightly train her dog that annoys me the most. With how idiotic she is about that animal, I wouldn't be surprised if she let it pee on the floor because 'it's what he wanted'

[@gevauxie]

From hearing you read this book aloud... SURELY sophie kinsella meant this story as a satire? Everything about it sounds so cynical, the way it reads, the way the main character is absolutely insane. It's a satire piece, right? Right???

[@Caldella]

Literally less than 10 minutes in I hit a point where I could NOT believe anyone wrote this protagonist from a serious perspective.

[@eveandaedrul]

Replying to see if anyone chimes in with an answer 😭

[@Mecharnie_Dobbs]

I don't think we are meant to agree with anything that either of the two main characters say or think, but their personalities are just obstacles to be overcome on the path to true love. It has to end in a conventional romance because that's the genre. Even though it starts as satire.

[@1Lanavis1]

Honestly, I believe that. I need a satirical romantic comedy movie adaptation of this book.

[@spOOkytimes]

it was the "rescuing books" that made me do my first double take, like she was somehow the protagonist in "Fahrenheit 451" by just buying them from a store. Preserving texts so they aren't completely eradicated is one thing. This is just hoarding.

[@meghanmeghan5567]

Author really hit random quirky trait generator when writing

[@sophiaako7663]

Oh my god I have a friend like this who I stopped talking to recently!!! She thought this dude she met once for 5 minutes a year ago was her "twin flame" and drove herself mad pining for him and thought he was talking to her telepathically and in her dreams. After another year i went with her to a concert she found out he was going to from instagram and he didnt remember her lol. This character is even worse, I think it's delusional psychosis or something.

[@emstink]

Oh ew. But while the character in this book is utterly delusional, at least her "soul mate" does reciprocate and claim to love her back even if they argue every three seconds. Your ex-friend just sounds like a nutcase lol. I hope either reality sets in, or she finds her "twin flame" who she can self-destructively burn into

[@Catglittercrafts]

I’m not diagnosing anybody, so anyone who reads this can calm down if you’re gonna get pissed about it, but it sounds like borderline personality disorder

[@sophiaako7663]

@@Catglittercrafts that def could be, I always have to keep myself from trying to diagnose her. I do wish for her sake that she was not anti-therapy lol

[@buchstaben-suppe]

@@sophiaako7663 oh god of course she’s also anti therapy. honestly W for you to drop her

[@rahaf2679]

Infatuation is real and totally okay. Meeting someone and immediately being drawn to them or thinking their attractive is human nature, but pinning over a man u met for 5 minutes for a year is insanity.

[@Bonklyboi]

I am convinced this book was written just to irritate as many people as possible.

[@uniraffesaur]

That’s my new goal as an author

[@dizzisphere]

I cannot express how much I love you and the literary torture you put yourself through

[@amelia3146]

The absolute disgust in her face when she read “I think I knew he was called Matt all along” was so funny lmao

[@ccrepaldi4740]

Would be far more interesting if *her* retreat was canceled and she ended up in the martial arts group, stumbled her way Mulan-style pretending she knows what she's doing only to realise that hey, maybe she's good at it? and that it's nice to get off your confort zone and enjoy other things rather than having books and essential oils as your only personality trait. Back at home she then discovers that *gasp* he was never a MMA fighter? They both lied?? They argue about It But then she wins a tournement or fights alongside the dude (sorry, "deud'') or whatever, they reconcile, the end.

[@Everyyoueverymiau]

This is great.

[@g996]

Yess this is 10x more intriguing than the book’s actual plot!

[@Everyyoueverymiau]

You are so right about the negative videos getting more views. I notice it myself even though I don’t like it. If I have the choice between a „best books in 2022“ video or a rant „worst book in 2022“, I will most likely click on the negative video. They are often funnier 🙈

[@Everyyoueverymiau]

@Nefereti This as well.

[@mxflint1715]

Yeah i'll watch a best video from someone that i'm interested in and i enjoy, a person i watch a couple of videos a month i'm not gonna watch a best

[@xLiLlyx98]

​@@nefereti2461yeah see I'm the opposite. I wanna read neither but that's why I don't care about the contents of the good books as well, I just wanna know why I WON'T be reading the bad ones 😂 if that makes sense

[@whiteraven562]

"Washed my hands of it just like that one bloke did to Jesus that one time" Holy shit that took me out. I don't know why but that line was hysterical

[@noodlepoodle3582]

I would love to read a version of this book that is self parody. I'm honestly surprised it's not. The lead is a superficial LA type girl who pretends to be deep when she's not, makes loving her dog part of her personality even though she knows nothing about giving dogs a good life (like proper training and that essential oils, especially lavender, are toxic for dogs). How do you play that straight?!

[@mysideacc2770]

this book wouldve been flipped from trashfire to a masterpiece (ok not that far but at least good) if this had been a satire on love at first sight romances and ended with them breaking up and moving on, plus points if they got character development after the break up and awkwardly met each other again in another event similar to how they first met, this time either with SOs that theyre happy with or more settled and happy with their solo life.

[@kittyythecat]

Random note: that lipstick looks so good on you, Alizee. The way you look is so pretty. I am sorry you had to suffer for us when looking this good lol

[@AlizeeYeezy]

aw, thank you!!

[@talynhastime9343]

I love the shade. She looks like a sapphic vamp 😍

[@haybale287]

@@talynhastime9343 What does sapphic have to do with this...?

[@haybale287]

@juice box Never said they weren't

[@haybale287]

@sewer~rat Not all of them, but alrighty. That was not my point either.

[@minna2911]

how come romance book writers never know what italians look like

[@minna2911]

god she is clinging on to that relationship harder than i cling to my sanity

[@nicoledoubleyou]

​@@minna2911this was pretty funny

[@rusted_ursa]

Alizee and I in unison, "He's probably destroying it because he's bored -" Alizee: "of being in this awful book." Me: _spit take_

[@kiara1286]

This had me cackling

[@runningtoastgirl7766]

Essential oils are fine if it's just for the smell. But they can cause allergies and irritation, and can even be borderline deadly to animals, especially dogs. Specifically, she mentioned lavander oil. This is one of the more "popular oils" to use on animals, BUT lavender can be toxic if ingested in large doses for dogs and can cause respiratory issues. She sprays it like a firehose on his pet bed every night, and you know that oily girl must have multiple diffusers and apply it to food and topically if she is as big of a nutbag as she seems. She is slowly poisoning her dog. I freaking hate the protagonist. She sounds so preachy and pretentious.

[@crowdemon_archives]

Yea, essential oils aren't exactly something to play with, despite how "harmless" they may be to humans (for a variety of reasons lol, like humans' ridiculous livers for one)

[@kwarra-an]

@@crowdemon_archives tea tree oil literally eats through varnish; it's hectic

[@wooogie672]

@@crowdemon_archives it’s because they don’t have any “chemicals” so people perceive them as safe when in reality EVERYTHING IS CHEMICALS!! something being “natural” doesn’t automatically mean it’s healthy or safe; like so many poisons occur naturally but will definitely kill you. sorry for the rant i just hate the whole anti-chemicals shit

[@aromaladyellie]

The “vegetarian gods” part takes the “sounds” out and just makes her preachy and pretentious.

[@liyahjoon4908]

That girl is the quirkiest girl that ever quirked. I have no idea how you finished the book lol

[@tired1923]

the story could’ve maybe had worked out if they had met at the retreat when they were much younger, their relationship started out good and then deteriorated before broke up. then they could’ve had their own lives for 7 years to grow up as people and stop being so self obsessed and immature, and then rekindled as _friends_ before moving on to romance after a good while. it’s just rushed and weird, everything happens way too fast for it to make any sense. I just can’t believe either of those people are older than 25. also why is Matt, who’s family is loaded and works an important job, living with roommates?

[@asthmaticbee]

I mean, he might just have roommates for the company.

[@bowbooks5659]

You basically described the plot of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

[@rennyturing]

​@@bowbooks5659except CXG is actually a masterpiece

[@bowbooks5659]

@@rennyturing absolute GENIUS show!

[@the_last_ballad]

Maybe they're friends who don't have rich parents and a jumpstarted career (he does work for the company his family owns, right?)

[@Tareltonlives]

It's a common experience- my Mexican grandma put her sewing kit in a biscuit tin too. Mind you I have used one for my D&D figures but I keep that one in my room so it doesn't get mistaken for biscuits Harold the dog is a complete ass but he's the most likable character in the book

[@AlizeeYeezy]

love that this is a global phenomena

[@sophiaako7663]

My Canadian grandma too! Every time I visited her house I'd fall for the fakeout 😞

[@zidian1356]

to be honest ive never seen cookies in one of those its always sewing kits or buttons or something 💀

[@Alresu]

Can confirm for German grandparents.

[@elizabethlevesque6978]

I feel like every grandma puts her sewing kit in a biscuit/cookie tin. Both of mine (French on one side, Portuguese on the other) were seamstresses so the biscuit tin was common. Also, I like that you use them for your dice, that’s actually a good idea AND you have a built in dice tray.

[@marsgal6027]

I can't believe I'm going to say this but I think I prefer the chagrin and pure nonsensery of Edward and Bella. At least with them they don't completely hate each other as people fundamentally and they knew each other's real names from the beginning. This main character keeps referring to him as his fictional name and the idea she had of him and is surprised when he's not, I swear she must have broken her leg jumping to conclusions about him. Thank you for continuing to torture yourself with these books for us❤️ p.s I love the red lipstick on you, it's so pretty

[@hopejohnson6347]

This bar is so low, we had to dig a cellar level for it.

[@xLiLlyx98]

Yeah, at least bella was like "he's a killer? Yeah I can work with that" and while I think that's a different form of delusion, at least she doesn't constantly try to change him 😂

[@IloveRUPERT2010]

I kind of wanted Ava to end up with one of Matt's roommates. There's an interesting story in this novel about love-at-first-sight being tested in the real world and how it breaks down, but getting to know someone you think is "ugly" at first can bloom into a meaningful connection. But no, Matt and Ava stick it out even though they make each other completely miserable during the honeymoon phase when they should be blissfully ignorant of any and all annoying flaws. Jesus christ, this book...

[@jadedoni6447]

I think out of all the characters I feel the most bad for Harold. He deserved a better owner. One who wouldn't let him get hit by a car at the very least and at most wouldn't have raised him to be the type of dog that dog haters point to as their example of why they hate dogs. Oof. Or should I say "woof"? (I apologize for my dog awful joke)

[@seochangbinsarms]

THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS BOOK HAS 4 STARS ON AMAZON AND SO MANY FIVE STAR REVIEWS💀💀

[@bishielurfer]

This is one of the most insufferable main characters I've ever heard of. I don't understand how someone wrote this character without her being purposely unlikable.

[@asteridshydrangea-jt2hf]

Honestly (I haven't gotten that far into the video) she makes me feel so much secondhand stress. Like I'm watching a coworker who's desperately overcompensating for underlying emotional issues, and I don't really know her well enough to suggest she see somebody but when she talks about some stranger she's stalking on Instagram I get a full body Concern Cringe and an out-of-character desire to push a self help book about learning to affirm yourself from the inside out into her arms. Can't even muster up dislike, just Intense Area-of-Effect Anxiety.

[@user-unfriendly_-o-]

Training a dog is VERY important. If your dog doesn't listen to you it can cause so much problems! The dog can get hurt or hurt someone or some other animal. Even if it's a small chihuahua-type dog it must run up to you when you call it's name

[@abbyz13]

I wholeheartedly agree (as a german shepherd owner lol) also, leashing them when laws say to!!! regardless of personal comfort level. not everyone likes your dog the way you like your dog. ❤

[@RHBR01]

Working at a bookstore, I believe the commonly used genre nowadays is, indeed, "Women's Fiction". Or "Romance Comedy". It depends a bit on how the publisher/author wants it marketed.

[@emilyhurst8553]

“women’s fiction” sort of rubs me the wrong way tbh, it seems like a kind of a stereotypical title. I don’t think bookstores would name a genre mostly dominated by male authors and readers like sci-fi “men’s fiction”

[@joyc.e.7511]

@@emilyhurst8553 I agree, like men read and write romantic comedies too???

[@2006HondaCivicD]

@@joyc.e.7511 can confirm, though it is comics, there are a lot of romcoms targeted to the male demographic , and I read a copius amount of them.

[@2006HondaCivicD]

@@joyc.e.7511 can confirm, though it is comics, there are a lot of romcoms targeted to the male demographic , and I read a copius amount of them.

[@santeri3900]

genuinely cannot get over how funny it is that in this universe there’s an active fanbase for the executives of a doll company. I get that this is a weird parallel universe where any of the shit in this book makes sense, but the idea of people being out here shipping members of the Barbie board of directors or whatever so intensely that they’re screaming about it at a panel blows my absolute and entire mind

[@asteridshydrangea-jt2hf]

The only thing I can think of is the weird reddit devotees of the Gamestop executive (ex-executive?) that Folding Ideas covered in the 'Financial Advice' video and that's....a bit different.

[@talynhastime9343]

I don’t like rom coms, but I like romance that *happens* to have humor, if that makes sense. “Wacky romances” just aren’t my thing because they feel so contrived from a narrative perspective.

[@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321]

That makes absolute sense. I hate rom-coms with a passion (I'm a little too serious when it comes to romance in media) but humurous romantic comedies are at least meant to be funny and not serious in their terrible relationship message (or good one, depending on the movie) Wacky romances are tryhard humurous romances. I hate those too.

[@ducky19991]

An insufferable MC + a bland uninterested love interest with no chemistry… so romantic 😭

[@tyler-df3wy]

I’ve rewatched this like five times and this book is probably the only time I’ve ever felt kinda bad for a man in a romance novel. Dude just wants to be boring and chill with his zero personality, and the most faux-quirky, forced-positive person there is keeps basically just hassling him when he clearly hates her

[@Tareltonlives]

You know, I didn't really think Toxic positivity was a thing until you read this book. Wow, the Protag is self-deceptive

[@nicoledoubleyou]

Toxic positivity is definitely a thing, when people look at everything thru rose colored glasses, red flags just look like flags

[@nalliem2008]

"Pipe down Ava, go eat some cheese" is now one of my favourite quotes.

[@krati.]

The main girly is so insufferable I can't believe this book is a romcom and not a crime story.

[@madelinecoleman1967]

I think it's written purposefully annoying. She knows. She has to know

[@Mecheres]

You're the only person I watch the book reviews of nowadays; I just lost interest in everyone else I'm subscribed to. I just like how candid you are and the fact you constantly sound like you're about to rip your hair from your scalp, absolutely mint

[@cocobako2582]

Same here! Love how mad and sarcastic she gets, feels very genuine lol. Could watch 4h videos from her!

[@thea4676]

i don't generally read straight romance but this book would drive up a wall - a guy with no personality and a girl that's so overly quirky and annoying i'd want to unalive myself read it

[@discordiasreturn1222]

i'm really sick rn and a little high on cough syrup, so this is perfect timing for laying in bed and listening to bad book reviews ❤️

[@AlizeeYeezy]

get well soon! x

[@partygirl589]

There is nothing I love more than watching Alizee suffer for us

[@mrsmaggiekoch]

ALIZEE YEEZY I love you for doing this. My mom LOVES any/all Sophie Kinsella despite her ocassionally insufferable heroines. On more than one occasion I have picked up a book my mom reccomended and had to put it down within the first few pages because the girl was either extremely selfish or obnoxious and it was clearly supposed to read as "charming." That being said, she is still a fun writer, my personal favorite of her's is "Twenties Girl" which is surprisingly heartfelt and genjknely touching while also being a good romcom.

[@sora1498]

i kinda hate how matt was the only one who was expected to change whereas ava couldnt handle even POSSIBLY meeting matt in the middle herself. she is so self centered and tbh, matt deserved better

[@WolfGoddess77]

You know the ironic thing? Writing a book about two people who meet, think they've fallen in love, and then realize they aren't compatible and go their separate ways could actually be a good premise. In the hands of the right author. Clearly, this isn't it.

[@CinnamonBasic]

kind of 500 days of summer

[@xoannaox89]

I was hoping that the "Die Cry Hate" tote would eventually be available in black! I'm definitely ordering one.

[@AlizeeYeezy]

yeah same, I want that one too but it's still out of stock 😤 I'll mention in a future video when it's back in stock!

[@MF-R]

I hate all stories that end like this where a person poops out a book that noone would like. And it not only gets published; but sells, ASWELL as gets them rich. You can tell that's written by 1 of 2 kinds of people: out of touch established authors, or entitled authors who got their career through nepotism.

[@Godzilla-Barbie]

I absolutely need a ‘Manic Demon Hate Girl’ shirt goddamn!!!!

[@SpicyCannoli]

About the dog, if it's his house and he doesn't want to sleep with the dogs he has a right. This should've been discussed beforehand. I personally can sleep with my dog in the floor (on a bed obvs) if I'm sharing a bed with someone who doesn't like dogs, as long as she's in the room with me my dog won't mind.

[@The_Leftysaurus]

How are these characters in their 30ies??? XD I feel like I'm in a reversed world where someone wrote a YA book and then changed it to Adult just by altering the ages but not the characters. Because these two behave like childernnnnn! We've all seen this the other way around but this is just as disturbing and like whyyyyyyyyy.

[@abbyz13]

You speak so much better around a retainer than I ever can, oml. Gives me hope 😂

[@jakeneville363]

Your video editing is super underrated crazy how much personality it adds

[@Fairy_Teeth]

Bro the art she’s complaining about reminds me of the art my boyfriend makes, his art is extremely important and almost spiritual maybe even religious to him. Everything he makes is a part of himself and I love it. It’s surreal but it’s because it means something. I love his art because I can actually see him. She’s admitting she doesn’t love him , rather the idea of him she has in her head.

[@kit922]

I *hate* that the mc buys books she won't read

[@kit922]

Omg why did she bring her dog to his house??

[@CalvinChikelue]

I’m glad you kept reiterating that A) the book wasn’t satire & B) they do get together in the end because every scene truly feels like this is supposed to at best be a “romantic tragedy” or some kind of clever “anti-romance” tale. The fact that this is truly a desirable fantasy for not only the writer but the fans to literally constantly squash your instincts & completely flub every social interaction as a supposed couple is a bit disturbing. Like their entire relationship is just sex & torturously awkward interactions seemingly even during sex too. Outside of outright gross physical, mental or emotional abuse, I can’t really think of a relationship I’d less like to be a part of than the travesty the protagonists have.

[@brynneckert]

I was so shocked to hear you talk about Garth Marenghi's Dark Place I had completely forgotten about that series, thanks for reminding me I'll definitely give it a rewatch

[@AlizeeYeezy]

omggg dude he's on tour right now to promote his new book "Terrortome" and his live show was SO good that I recommend you check it out if you can. One of the funniest live shows I've ever seen!

[@Rumhaaaaaaaam]

^^ can confirm, my boyfriend is a massive garth marenghi fan and he took me along to the terrortome glasgow show with him. it was hilarious! i very much enjoyed it despite only having seen a couple of episodes of the tv series here and there. (also glasgow was probably the perfect city to see it in, since the series has an iconic bit about glasgow being a sort of lawless wasteland and he did a few callbacks to that lol)

[@mymyhi9921]

I luv that show it got cancelled to soon just like into the badlands

[@Jay_one]

Alizee, I don’t care. I WILL watch every book review you publish. Every single one of them. No matter how bad the book.

[@runningcommentary2125]

That entire first date at her house made me cringe from second hand embarrassment. It was like a scene from a show written by Ricky Gervais. Edit: I wrote that before the bit about the second date at his place, which is even worse.

[@sabaqumurasaki7513]

As a man who wastes a huge deal of his life obsessing over dolls I can say: I have never heard of such a thing as a company that makes doll houses and happens to make dolls occasionally too (and has a theme park for them). There are companies that make toys, that happen to have one or more lines of dolls who they are then making doll houses for occasionally. Very rarely you see a company that makes very expensive designer dolls and nothing else but never seen any doll houses from them. Nor does any of those companies have a theme park because I really don’t know how to form a theme park around the theme of „line of plastic girls who wear fashion“. But who knows, maybe one day we will have a permanent Barbieland! I can’t wrap my mind around how the author got this idea.

[@rachel2307]

I thought I loved these long videos about books because I loved hearing you roast books from my teen years, like Twilight and the House of Night series, but it seems I just enjoy listening to you talk for hours.

[@IndigoCloudkitty]

I love this review but I actually don't agree with the segment about Mat not wanting the dog in his room. It's his house, so if he doesn't want a dog sleeping in his room then he has every right to not want that but if they were at her house then he couldn't complain about it imo

[@vlbonnie]

The shortbread tin full of sewing supplies carries over to American households as well. Even across the sea there's no escape from the lies

[@beathinks]

Oh god, the cackle I had when you made the quip about her parents using her baby head as a beer can holder 🤣🤣🤣

[@609Blackrose]

As a vegetarian if I heard someone I was dating say that inner monologue about vegetarian gods I would run 5000 miles and then run 5000 more to get the fuck away from her.

[@queencleopatra007]

Everytime you mentioned them being in their 30s was jarring. They seem 22 *at the oldest*

[@moontokkym_art]

Less than 10 mins in and already so enraged at the main character. I do not enjoy people who go on about essential oils but if you take one useful thing from this comment, let it be this: lavender oil is poisonous to most household pets, including cats and dogs. If you are going to use them around pets, at least check thoroughly that they won't harm them, homegirl is setting up her friend for dog murder.

[@brinagotsued]

Thank you for making sure I never waste my time on this book. My reaction to the story can be summed up with "The fuck? Good God. No no no NO!" I actually said that, over and over.

[@blake7915]

I’m on best rest after internal hemorrhaging and all I’ve been doing is rewatching your content. Thank you for making such quality videos that are doubly hilarious on pain killers 🎉

[@chosoistryinghisbest]

this book is the physical embodiment of all of the fears i have about getting into relationships 💀 like imagine having the "perfect" person for you and you butt heads at nearly anything and everything. and sometimes its not even just arguing, it's just about clashing preferences. small things like how long you take a shower, what temperature you keep your apartment at, eating preferences (bonus if you're an interracial couple), bed set up preferences, work/school schedule, and so much more. some of these won't cause arguments, but when compromised, they could lead to becoming deal breakers because it's a new relationship and you shouldn't have to give up everything so soon

[@tank___]

Ngl 💀 i get loving your animal but if i met someone who allowed their dog to destroy everything and made excuses for everything the dog did id run just bc of that

[@s4veoursanity]

I got a dog with problems and you have to be ready to train your dog out of their issues. It’s better for you and them.

[@cidevant002]

This book by the premise alone sounds like a novelization of Love is Blind.

[@Starrykitkat1]

This entire book is two people who do not get along at all, they are simply conflicting personalities. An extreme personality that’s over dramatic and a person that doesn’t have one at all. It felt like it was leading to them realizing that they are not compatible. Then they stay together…. Why?

[@alisdraws]

I talked to a guy who worked for almost ten years in an NGO for rehabilitating violent dogs and he told me in his experience dogs have a base position in the hierarchy that comes sort of naturally to them, so its not just about being a leader but knowing how to give your dog the amount of responsibility they need and not more nor less so they're comfortable and not perpetually stressed (he said this was his own theory not a fact! Cause this whole field of study is so bad and no one knows anything and its full of snake oil salespeople and hacks. But I watched this guy work and if anything, he knows in practice how to rehabilitate dogs for real whether or not his theory is right)

[@Caldella]

I think that makes sense. Whether or not you believe in the hierarchy, a dog's personality factors into it strongly. Over half of dogs put through service dog training don't make it - usually because their personalities don't mesh with what's required. They're too stranger friendly, or have trouble pulling the leash, or something very simple that's just too hardwired into them. It doesn't make them bad dogs, just not suited for that job.

[@alisdraws]

@@Caldella yeah exactly! A lot of pet advice you get online is very broad and just won't work for every dog. This guy had a personal sort of theory he came up with, but mostly he just had a lot of experience and all the advice he gave us was solid. Wish it wasn't so easy to find bad advice for dog care

[@apollo6274]

The reason Mat puts up with all the crazy is the sex must be that good. I knew someone chill who dated someone just like Ava and stuck around waaaay to long cu the sex was good. And this chick ended up getting a restraining order put on her after she tried to trick him into a wedding

[@mrcheesemunch]

I just got to the part with the IT Crowd phone number and that little jingle lives in my head rent free Only in recent years have I bothered to learn my own phone number but I could still recite that

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

Matt sounds like someone I'd actually like to be around, honestly. Ava sounds like the opposite.

[@RD-05]

I've just started rewatching the twilight series, I watch those videos almost constantly because I almost always have to have something in the background. Anyway excited to sit down and watch this, it's the only time I can just sit and watch a video without doing something else so thanks alizee :)

[@scottlypuff]

lol! i cackled at "i can guaRAntee she has never even done ket!hahahahaha

[@PureSniperWolf]

No worries about the braces. Sometimes we just have to bully our bones into compliance. 😁

[@mercymaddox]

I... oh my God. The part where Harold gets hit by a car. My god lol. Also her irresponsibility, Jesus. My god the ending is nauseating. And magically how Matt is just in love with her life. The ending is just how Matt can change himself to accomodate her. And it doesnt make sense why he would. And doesnt mean she loves this man. Just a god awful relationship. Needless to say, I enjoyed the crap out of this because of Alizee

[@Tareltonlives]

This whole thing sounds like a satire. You are a trooper for running through these!

[@deannascorner8112]

I was scared at first because I have enjoyed Sophie Kinsella books but knowing you’ve enjoyed some too made me feel a little better about my choices 😆😆 I have never read this particular book though so I’m interested in seeing/hearing your thoughts!

[@AlizeeYeezy]

Yeah all her other books have been light, entertaining reads that you can easily get through in a few days. This particular one just missed the mark for me, but there's no love lost between Kinsella and I, and I'll still read her other novels when I have the time.

[@janne6265]

I have been a vegetarian for 25 years now. Back far enough when it wasn't as easy to do here in the states. To this day though I know if I'm going to eat at someone's house I'll be eating side dishes or bringing my own food. I have a friend that's vegan. I have no idea how to accommodate that and she always brings her own food. I wouldn't expect someone to make a whole separate meal for me so I don't find it odd that Matt's parents didn't create a whole different meal for Ava

[@user-hm6tm9yd4q]

Although I've never read this book, I would love it if it turned into some sort of obsessive / maniacal book where the MC slowly becomes more obsessed with Matt and those little asides about hoping he likes dogs or hoping he's a vegetarian become part of her fantasy.

[@allycehime5749]

I can’t believe you didn’t think of panic pixie nightmare

[@user-wm1oo4os7e]

This actually sounds like a hilarious satire of romance novels and every trope that's been popular in modern romance 😂

[@Datura981]

Obsessively anthropomorphizing inanimate objects isn't a quirky habit, it's called attachment disorder. Ava needs to "rescue" a self help book or two. She honestly reminds me of the videos people take of their toddlers crying over silly things they don't understand yet, like the 'sun disappearing', or 'that other baby that looks just like me making rude faces at me.' If this isn't satire, and I were one of Sophia Kinsella's real life female friends, I'd be asking myself some hard questions right now... like, 'Am I Ava?' 😂

[@Ametcitra]

I can’t believe you mentioned that specific type of tetanus shot situation (aka not getting it in secondary school lol) cuz the same thing happened to me and no joke I got my tetanus shot yesterday 😂😂

[@lezbihonest97]

I keep forgetting that this book is set in London, not LA.

[@d_alistair-years]

There’s something very “old man yells at cloud” about this story. It’s as if it’s written for people that are the characters’ ages, but sounds like it’s from an author a generation or two older who gets their information on 30 somethings in the 2010s from those “Millennials killed” clickbait headlines. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ava used to eat avocados on toast every morning or Matt drones on about how much he wants a Tesla 😒

[@krapincorporated]

"The fire of feminism in her eyes." Hahahaha what.

[@j.w.304]

Love the righteous anger this video exudes (also, that shade of lipstick looks super lovely!)

[@projectjupiter5523]

only 40 minutes in but surely this book HAS to be satire? this is just some level of post-post-post-post-irony too smart for me to understand???

[@ninade]

okay, how is it possible for two main characters in a romantic book to have so little chemistry?? even Shades of Grey had more romance wtf

[@Mecharnie_Dobbs]

37:04 If still I had the attention span to read a book, I wouldn't be watching enough KZbin to influence the algorithm. I don't want my face rubbed in good books that I'm missing out on, I want to be told about bad books I've been spared. Bulls I've dodged.

[@nightlythievery]

I had to pause the video and scream when you mentioned the essential oils. God no. Don't kill your pets, folks!

[@jadejones4362]

I was on a binge Rom-Com read last year. Went through maybe 15 books in 3 weeks, really wasn’t picky about what I was reading and I came across another Sophie Kinsella book- ‘I owe you one’ and it is the first book I’ve ever had to stop reading, no joke. I could not make heads or tails of the plot, it was just utter nonsense

[@Anita-nw5ts]

Yes, that was exactly what I was thinking. I read that book a couple of years ago and absolutely hated it. Have not read anything else by the author since (or at all, now that I think about it). The main character is the definition of a pushover and it doesn't ever get any better so you didn't miss anything