Books That Made Me Cringe in 2024 (Horror + Beyond)💀📚

[@Patricknight_]

Good to know about spookily yours. I figured it was a cozy, slightly supernatural romcom. I don't like the idea of the tone change. So I'll probably skip it. Great vlog 👏

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@Patricknight_ Thank you! Happy to read it so you didn’t have to. 😂

[@happyhauntslibrary]

I DNFed the Carrow Haunt (WHAT A DUMB ENDING WHAT THE HELL!) and Spookily Yours (literal trash writing - the whole part where her best friend runs off with some guy was so not true to the character - random and weird and flat!) And I wish I had DNFed the pumpkin spice cafe 🤣 I was so happy watching this video and feeling validated haha

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@happyhauntslibrary I’m glad it wasn’t just me! Now I feel validated too! 😂 And now you know what you really didn’t miss with The Carrow Haunt. Haha.

[@alanadrex9527]

I don't ever review books I DNF also. Love this video. Keepin it real!

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@alanadrex9527 Thank you! 🖤

[@Kritz_Reads]

I forgot how annoying the MC was in stalking jack the ripper. I own that book as a box set. I really should try one more to make sure they are all like that and unhaul. I just keep putting it off. I have read quite a few Darcy Coates novels at this point....and I'm not sure any of them have gotten higher than a 3 star from me. I'm not sure why I keep trying, but they are all lackluster for me. It's like Horror-lite.

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@Kritz_Reads She was the worst! Curious if the books get better. I only had the one book in the series. Glad I’m not the only one with Darcy Coates! That makes me feel better.

[@alanadrex9527]

Your whole vibe is goals too, btw. Where did you get your seating?

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@alanadrex9527 Thank you so much! My yellow chair I got from an abandoned storage unit that my dad acquired so it was free for me.

[@andrewcrow1031]

Hi SLBN, greetings again from Toronto. I hope you are well. I love your T-shirt! I remember watching Movie Macabre on late night TV when I was younger. Have you seen either one of her 2 movies? They’re silly and funny. I just read her autobiography ‘Cruelly Yours, Elvira’. It was good, you should see if your library has it. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Pumpkin Spice Cafe and have it in my TBR notebook; now I’m having second thoughts. Stalking Jack the Ripper is also in my TBR, but it sounds a bit disappointing. I like strong female characters, so maybe this book isn’t for me. Darcy Coates has been hit or miss with me, but I liked Carrow Haunt. I agree, the characters made silly decisions and the ending was a bit of a letdown. But really, it’s what Francesca from ‘Francesca’s Books’ calls a ‘popcorn book’. I enjoyed it for what it was. Take care, and good reading to you!

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@andrewcrow1031 Hi! Thank you! Yes, I have seen her movies and loved them. They are so fun. I have Cruelly Yours, Elvira on my shelf. I just need to actually read it! 😂 You never know. You may actually like Pumpkin Spice Cafe and Stalking Jack the Ripper. That’s the cool thing about books. We all experience them different ways. Other people have enjoyed Pumpkin Spice Cafe. I will say on The Jack the Ripper one none of the 3 of us liked it because of the main character. 😬 Thank you for watching!

[@andrewcrow1031]

@@spookylittlebooknerd Thanks, if I can find the time (too many other books!) maybe I will give those 2 books a chance…

[@kellyhookedonbooks4394]

Pumpkin Spice Cafe does not live up to the hype at all! I was sad about Stalking Jack....what I did read, was 😑 Darcy Coates is seems like a couple steps up from RL Stine. They have a similar "style" according to your spoiler of that book. On to the 5 stars for 2025!

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@kellyhookedonbooks4394 Glad it’s not just me on Pumpkin Spice Cafe and Stalking Jack the Ripper. Yes! Very R.L Stine of her. 😂

[@adriennelee26]

"There's a literal fucking killer, and you're all like, "oh, it's just the wind." 😂😂 I didn't particularly like The Carrow Haunt. There is definitely rampant stupidity in that one. I've enjoyed the other books I've read by Coates more.

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@adriennelee26 😂I may could have held back a little. Glad I’m not the only one on The Carrow Haunt!

[@erieluck75]

Nothing irritates me more than characters continually making bad decisions to move a plot forward and dumb women. 😆

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@erieluck75 Same! 😂

[@literarylove123]

I've tried three Darcy Coates books and DNF all of them. I don't think she's a writer for me.

[@spookylittlebooknerd]

@@literarylove123 That’s good to know! I love that it’s not just me! She’s not for me either obviously. 😂