Reading My Friend's WORST Books 👎❌

[@seobscript]

the commitment to not reading fourth wing is so real

[@taylorgayhart9497]

And we 100% support this decision.

[@AshleyZieman]

What's the issue with Forth Wing. I feel like I have absolutely missed this discussion.

[@meikusje]

​@@AshleyZieman nothing really, in the sense that if you want to read it you absolutely should. However, it's generally considered to be not great writing (you can google 'why do people dislike Fourth Wing' for concise answers and examples), yet it's being pushed SO HARD everywhere, it's getting kind of annoying. Getting beaten to death with it in every corner of the internet only deepens people's resolve not to read it if they weren't already interested in reading it.

[@exlibrisphoebe]

@@AshleyZieman the author appropriated and absolutely butchered the Gaelic language for no reason and without apology and is taking a very icky stance on the genocide in Palestine (basically saying having her book published in Israel is more important than that). It's ultimately up to you whether to read the book but maybe consider buying second hand so you don't support the author directly :)

[@AshleyZieman]

@@exlibrisphoebe thank you for explaining I appreciate it! :)

[@JanAgaton]

THE FREAKIN MONTAGE OF OUR VIDEOS HAS ME CACKLING. (did me dirty with that Tinfoil Butterfly clip though LOL)

[@JanAgaton]

the way you had to make the graphics for me lmao

[@BooksandLala]

​@@JanAgaton🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@UnfortunateRamblings]

Ok but "books we don't agree on" would be SUCH a fun library display. Taking this to the team soon.

[@sophies.readsss]

Love the Booster Juice Subplotline 😂💌

[@holabooks]

Same, I was so invested lol

[@corvidae_s]

This is literally why I love Kayla's videos. Books she ends up disliking I usually LOVE, and occasionally we end up adoring the same book.

[@KittyxKult]

I literally go through her videos and take recommendations based on the ones she hates. It’s been a good time lol

[@cat.book.nook.]

I love how 'what lies in the woods' and 'a house in the pines' are a complete question and answer

[@BooksandLala]

Ooooooh 🫰🏻🫰🏻🫰🏻

[@kellymanfredini3835]

Haa haa... I thought the same thing. It would be funny to do a challenge where the titles told a story.

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

…with one dark window 😂

[@bitski777]

Kayla - I would never tell anyone not to read a book Also Kayla - Don't read this book 🤣

[@BooksandLala]

Contradiction Queen 👑

[@ChanelChapters]

You’re one of the few booktubers I watch who do not have the same taste in books as me (I did not like monstrilio, to rec another book I hated, Juniper Unraveling)- I come here purely because listening to you is a pleasure and your videos are always excellent, even if I don’t come away with book recs

[@patriciaalvesmarques5947]

Also I cried a little at the part where Rob was on call and Kayla was trying to make him feel better with a free smoothie but then he ends up gifting it to her 😭 #couplegoals

[@LetMeintheLibrary]

LMFAO THIS INTRO OF ALL THE OPPOSING RATINGSSSSS what a perfect collab

[@lovelythelexi6787]

the handyman method was inspired by unedited footage of a bear and that made me find it even funnier

[@omgitsyelhsa13]

This comment made me laugh so hard that I farted 😂

[@lovelythelexi6787]

@@omgitsyelhsa13 it’s a real KZbin horror short!!! You should watch if you haven’t seen it before

[@lovelythelexi6787]

@@omgitsyelhsa13 noooo it’s an actual video!!! You can look it up!!!

[@naastyaaaaaaaaa]

I LOVED _Book of Night_ exactly for its beautiful mundane life snuggled inside the fantasy narrative.🖤 It felt like both a b/w-noir-film-with-fantasy-elements type of thing and an intimate story about flawed people and their genuine connections. I feel like we rarely get plots like this and it breaks my heart that many people seem to dislike it. Great video as always!)

[@bookbong]

love this concept congrats on 150K!

[@BooksandLala]

Ahhhh thank you!!

[@jaycieashland4181]

I dnf'd Deadly Education after the first chapter. Then ended up going back to it later and it became one of my absolute favorites.

[@mariealhinho7283]

Your description of the feeling while reading Book of Night is so accurate! I couldn't put my finger on why I didn't like it but you said everything.

[@chrisbonweenie9136]

Yes! Your description of Book of Night was spot on for me! I couldn’t put down how I felt but it felt like you read my mind haha. My review was like “yep, I definitely read that book”

[@ruplayinggame3080]

Ahhh, I was so excited for a half minute thinking you might read A Deadly Education, which is one of my favorites from last year and in general I think it has to say a lot interesting stuff about precarity / loneliness / the absence of a social net. I can't read YA anymore that much, but I ate that book up and I loved the prickly, hardened by life heroine. Can't leave you a recommendation, though, cause we have a loooot in common in our reading.

[@phenix4070]

this is such a fun concept omg!!

[@AmandaShouldBeReading]

This is such a fun concept! Thanks for sending me Jan's way. Watching the two videos back to back was a wild ride, and I loved how differently each of you approached the challenge on top of everything else. This is a great reminder not to be afraid to add books to my TBR even if other people didn't care for them.

[@eldweena1006]

I love that you led me to Jan. She's so cool! And I love that you kept updating with what was going on in One Dark Window because I'm reading it for my book club and feel like I don't understand it. Your recaps helped. lol

[@abbisaiya2797]

This was so fun! I'm headed over to Jan's channel for the first time ❤

[@oksnariel]

not Jan’s list of least favorites having like 20 of my all time favorites on it 💀 I guess I’ll be adding all the other books I haven’t read to my TBR then 👀

[@devlyn873]

OMG same 🤣

[@anikamercier2651]

You totally need to at least look at One Dark Window in person since the cards are in the book and so cool. I loved it!

[@maeve_ever_manga]

I love this!! It’s so true that sometimes people’s least favorite reads will be your favorite!

[@theknowledgehunter3530]

A proud and happy subscriber here!!! 😊 I truly enjoy watching your channel you inspire me to continue reading! I don’t know how you do! Either way keep up the good work because, I know that it’s not easy!

[@louise5493]

I know I say it about once a month but this might be my favourite vlog idea you’ve done! This was so fun!! The montage at the start was perfect 😂😂

[@amyskyhigh3121]

I adore this idea. Me and my friends have massively different tastes and this is a way more fun way of experiencing each others reads!

[@ambergalaxy25]

I loved One Dark Window, I finished it and then bought the sequel to later finish it the next day

[@iamrachaelhilliard]

I loved One Dark Window hahah. My friend listened to the audiobook and she hated it. I read it on my Kindle and was obsessed. LOL

[@dandelionpuff]

Omg I really hope this becomes a trend, I LOVE this!! I can't wait to go watch hers now!

[@BookedandBusy]

This video was so fun!

[@riankoch9126]

We have similar tastes and I kind of want you to give A Deadly Education another try. It’s not YA but I can see why the writing might come across that way. She’s just a very grumpy girl with super volcano powers and it’s fun.

[@tillthestarsevaporate]

Agreed about recommending books you hate to someone if you think they might enjoy them! I do that a lot 😂

[@kleffgoeverafter]

Oh yes! I had a wild time reading The Handyman Method and I am so glad you read it!

[@sagavasuki496]

I was sooooo hyped for the house in the pines and now I feel justified in my rating 😂

[@Bookndaisies]

There are so many things you dislike that I love so when we both like something it always makes it more exciting. Seeing that you DNFed Gods of Jade & Shadow hurt my soul though since it’s the reason I keep giving SMG chances. Loved this video!

[@Erin-rp3sy]

Interesting I loved both what lies in the woods and one dark window.

[@welldonebooks]

im so glad you liked What Lies in the Woods! its not my normal type of read but i really loved it.

[@patriciaalvesmarques5947]

I have this dynamic but with my sister! Complete opposite tastes in Romance, it's so fun that something you love someone else really hates, amazing discussions come out of it, I really liked this video and would absolutely watch a part 2

[@reading_faerie]

43:20 I love the JANis Joplin shirt for your Jan video lol

[@alsmirle]

two faves with a superb concept! love this so much!

[@ellys106]

I was really hyped for Book of Night. Your comments as to how it was a "passive" experience to read and how it didn't feel like a seasoned author wrote it quite captured some of my feelings. One of a string of books in the past couple years from established authors that felt more like creative writing exercises that should have stayed in the drafts rather than been published as books...for me anyway. It's technically written just fine but didn't stick with me at all.

[@marygatica4247]

Oh my gosh yay! I loved The Handyman Method. ❤

[@floydandtotoro]

this was SO much fun! thank you ❤

[@ChristianRumi]

the excitement of learning about the name of the day thing, then hearing my name was picked, then the low of knowing I missed it and also that the closest location was 2 hrs away anyway -_-

[@CraftingVicky]

It's very funny because I finished Assistant to the villain this week and I devoured that one and gave it a high rating lol but usually your top books are 3 stars and more for me.

[@gabbyreads]

I feel so good about my decision to DNF The House in the Pines haha 🫣

[@heathermalmal9943]

I’m so excited someone else liked The Handyman Method. 😂 like for real it was just kind of a good time. 31:46

[@brittanymcintosh9618]

Same exact feelings about one dark window

[@Thehennies]

Please make this a series!

[@cerrad.]

Such an interesting challenge and it really shows that there's a reader for all (ok, most) books. I'd say we have opposite tastes in sci-fi. You loved Dune and Kindred, both which I thought were just ok. And you liked Do You Dream of Terra-Two? which I thought was terrible. So by this logic, you might enjoy The First Sister by Linden Lewis, Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht, which I DNFed, or anything by Emily Skrutskie, who I tried three times before deciding her books aren't for me.

[@karaepstein9014]

I’m a silent follower and just came to say this video made me put down my phone and genuinely just watch. Thank you for the engaging content!

[@robinmitchells]

2:38 you almost got a bingo lol

[@ErinMegan]

This was such a fun video!! I love watching both of you, so it was interesting to see the different perspectives of these books! 🥰 I also gave What Lies in the Woods 4 stars and felt the exact same way about it you did! Definitely taking The House in the Pines off my tbr though. 😂

[@simrag]

Always love your videos Kayla! So unique and entertaining. The house in the pines I looked up and now want to read it ❤

[@BrebearMckae]

I am very behind on watching videos so get ready for a TON of comments coming through over the next few days while I play catch up. lol

[@wormdoodles]

i feel like our tastes never align lmao. case in point: my least favorites list from last year had: the pallbearer's club, ninth house, and the book of the most precious substance, and i dnf'd my heart is a chainsaw. so going off that, my recommendations: boy parts by eliza clark (though that could go either way honestly); the witnesses are gone by joel lane; dirty heads by aaron dries; everything the darkness eats by eric larocca; the world cannot give by tara isabella burton and maybe the party by elizabeth day.

[@UrbanGirlNavigatesWorld]

I really loved what lies in the woods

[@readwitherika]

We have absolutely opposite tastes in books, but I love watching your videos! You should read Bear and the Nightingale. One of my favorite books of all time :)

[@MidWestBookLover-jb6jj]

I had fun reading book of night and one dark window. However I ended up unhauling book of night because I knew I wouldn’t re-read it vs I think sometime down the line I would re-read one dark window. I love your channel ❤

[@HolyTash]

I was hoping you'd pick Suffer the Children bc I liked that book so much! I loved this video concept!

[@ribbonquest]

The smoothie drama is exciting! 😂

[@arunningbet]

You explained why I couldn’t get into Book of Night! I thought it was just my depression, but I felt so closed off that I couldn’t connect with anything. Which triggered a reading slump for a long while.

[@shadowcreature7598]

Personally I did like book of night. Gave it 3 stars because there def are issues/struggles but had a good time so I wasn't mad.

[@jorichner6678]

I read one dark window and loved it not as a romance though. but it doesn't seem like the audiobook would work

[@catherinebugden]

I absolutely loved Book of Night. So different and I hope Holly Black continues the book with a series. But your take on it, is very accurate.

[@shereadsmysteries]

I just finished The House in the Pines a week or so ago. So ready for your thoughts

[@terrakie]

Calling A Deadly Education a legitimately bad book is a WILD take.

[@cerrad.]

It is a divisive book for sure

[@salamalmahi541]

I mean she also said she hated Harry Potter in the same breath 😭

[@terrakie]

@@salamalmahi541 No, I meant about Jan calling it "bad". You don't have to like it (I do like it) but I don't see how it could be considered poorly done.

[@Bookishbroccoli1]

Loved the trilogy

[@bentersbookshelf]

I absolutely love this video concept

[@charliescozycorner]

Love being blessed with a LONG kayla video and I’m the same with SMG, I want to like her books but I guessed the entire ending of mexican gothic and dnf’ed two of her other books. Book of night sounds so interesting but I hate reading books when the character has the same name as me 🩵

[@myajackson380]

Its like polar opposites 😂😂😂 in the beginning

[@Maria_chavez1013]

This was so awesome!!!!

[@bookstorebinge]

Love this concept, I have had a few booktubers in the past where I tend to like their dislikes. Almost as good as a recommendation 😂

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Omg the intro brings me much joy 😂

[@brettinamae8647]

I'm going to switch it up and actually recommend you a middle grade I think you'd enjoy - The Mossheart's Promise by Rebecca Mix. I also think you might enjoy Iron Widow which is a YA fantasy. Both of these recommendations are actually based on favorites we have in common from other genres. :)

[@chooselovebooks]

Ooooo. We agree on A LOT (Raven Cycle and more recently - Nothing to See Here, Finna/Defekt, etc). But there are also a lot of misses (I love Summer Sons, All For the Game, and Murderbot and you didn’t 😅) but I thought Bunny, If We Were Villains, and Night of the Mannequins were just fine. I DNFd Immortal Longings. And didn’t like Undead Girl Gang, Tell Me I’m Worthless or Throne of the Fallen. I also didn’t love - To Be Taught if Fortunate, Something Fabulous, Lily and Dunkin, The Course of Love, May the Best Man Win, Let’s Talk About Love, and Lost in the Never Woods.

[@krisprepolec5616]

I may be biased because Craig Di Louie is a friend of mine, but I would definitely recommend Suffer the Children. I think it’s more about what you would do for those you love than the kids themselves.

[@twelvebooksaday8640]

The whispering dark is one of my favourite books, I feel like I hear no one talk about it but sad that it was a least favourite 😢

[@danawoodley5219]

I really enjoyed Weyward... I feel like you would like it.

[@Alex18630]

I hated Leave the World Behind but you loved it….. howwww 😅😂 ❤

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

"The horrors of toxic masculinity" 💀🤣 YES.

[@carolinesch.]

Book of night... I am reminded of my really bad reading experience everytime I see that cover

[@tessreadstoomuch]

I felt the exact same way about Book of Night. I absolutely loved the Cruel Prince trilogy and felt like that world was so well defined and thought out, but with BoN I literally had no idea why anything was important or why any of it mattered. It felt so low stakes compared to her other books...was a weird reading experience for sure

[@racheltfisher]

I’m still tempted to read some of these books 😅

[@brianna3318]

honestly ive seen a lot of people say that in comparison, the cruel prince sometimes feels more new adult than book of night does. if you ever decide to read it despite it being YA, I wonder if you would feel the same and like it better

[@lizareadsbooks228]

A book i DNFed last year was a book called "No boy summer" By Amy Spalding it's about two sisters this is the summary from goodreads : Lydia Jones and her younger sister Penny have had it with boy drama. Last year was marred by relationship disasters for both of them, threatening Lydia’s standing with her school’s theater tech club and Penny’s perfect GPA. Penny has, naturally, diagnosed the problem and prescribed a drastic solution: a summer off from boys. it was going great for awhile but i started getting annoyed with the main character halfway through but i think you will really like

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I would have gotten a smoothie! 😂

[@briereads3214]

Well now I’m excited to read one dark window. You hated ATTV and it was one of my favorites 😂

[@tungstensmum1491]

Kayla I think I agree with you on Rachel Harrison and I’m sad about it 😢

[@thisisbecauseimreading]

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good is a fun read! Suggest you give that one a shot if you can!

[@barbaralemon4170]

I read Velvet Was the Night. I loved it! Ha!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

IMAGINE if someone puts Fourth Wing in the Members' TBR jar and it gets picked😬

[@BooksandLala]

Oooh I didn't even consider that as a possibility 😅

[@meikusje]

​@@BooksandLala if that ever happens... No it didn't, and I'm sure no one knows what happened to the footage of you picking it from the jar...

[@humairahamdi1887]

I'm sad you didn't like One Dark Window 😢 I actually really like the lore behind the magic. I'm also really confused when people say they don't feel anything from the characters because I feel a lot of things from them. Yes, I agree that Elspeth can be a bit like a damsel in distress, but other than that, I like a lot of the other aspects of the book.

[@crushgoil]

A lot of books I adore are on her least fav list too! 🫢Book Lovers and Delilah Green are two of my all time fav romances!

[@caitlincarter3051]

This is actually so funny, because there are a few BookTubers I love whose tastes are the opposite of mine. Like Riley Marie & Chandler Ainsley? If they hate a book, that tells me to pick it up. 🤣

[@SlimeAndSlashers]

This concept is so fun!!!! 🔥 what a great vlog

[@zara6472]

Great collab. Subscribed to Jan's channel and looking forward to watching her content too. P.S. love the hair length / colour / style

[@Alewo2735]

Kayla, we are almost polar bookish opposites! Comfort Me With Apples was so awful for me! The Push angers me to think about. I almost never like weird or quirky books or literary fiction. But I do want to say that if it weren't for your recommendation, I would have never read Nothing To See Here which was one of my favorite books of last year! So thank you SO MUCH for that! But have you read Vita Nostra? I just DNF'd it 1/4 in and looked up spoilers. I think it's your kind of weird! I hated it. 😅

[@kristendahlke5777]

The beginning of this video is hilarious!

[@a.p907]

Honestly, I don't care if I can predict the twist in mystery and thrillers as long as the story is coherent. The worst sin a mystery/thriller can do is give a twist that makes zero sense