HOSAB is SJM's worst book yet

[@shreyagowda9207]

I'm actually really excited for the upcoming book now that i know Sarah is planning crossovers because we'll get to see it slowly dawn on her literally all her MCs are the exact same person

[@ReadswithRachel]

Babahahahahahaha TRUE

[@logann-mackenziefroste563]

Excellent point

[@aboringpersonfromaboringpl3444]

spiderman meme

[@shreyagowda9207]

@@aboringpersonfromaboringpl3444 omg 😭

[@Meggimagine]

Nah, she'll stay in denial XDD

[@kirbykirbykirby97]

"sarah just the tip maas" im chOKING

[@madel005]

@@kirbykirbykirby97 read this in minute one and now waiting expectantly 😂😂😂

[@SamSlamJam]

My new dream is to write a cringefest fantasy just so Rachel can tear it to shreds with her effortlessly stinging wit 😂

[@ReadswithRachel]

Not you creating content for me 😂

[@user-ji9if5gh2p]

i’m writing a kind of cringy fantasy series right now and i want to send it to all of the book youtubers i watch because even if they hate it i will enjoy watching their videos on it a lot

[@TheTrueKarin]

👍

[@HattiesaurusRex]

Had to pause the video to be viscerally upset that she used the name "Ophion" for what I just wiki'd to find out is a rebel organization????? That is my dog's name, chosen bc we're doing a Greek mythology theme with our pets, and NOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK I LIKE SJM when I've never so much as read a paragraph of her work 😭

[@ReadswithRachel]

Oh NOOOOOO lmao I am so sorry! She’s ruined the name Lucien for me

[@HattiesaurusRex]

@@ReadswithRachel she needs to be stopped

[@thequeenofbooks24]

She ruined the name Rhys for me. Every time I see it now I cringe. What is RHYSAND?!! A fake name, that’s what!!

[@cervanera2228]

I understand you. Anastasia is my favorite name, but now if I ever use it I'll have to think of 50 shades too😢

[@Isobethia]

My cat’s name is Nyx (named for the Greek goddess of night), then ACOSF came out and that’s what Feyre and Rhys’ name their son… I feel your pain/frustration 😭

[@rosieisawitch]

honestly i admire sjm for her ability to sit down, write absolute shit, and still make millions off of it. as an author, i would love to have that kind of problem. as a reader, i truly hope she never puts pen to paper ever again.

[@fuunosenshi]

"I don't ever want to see the name Rhysand on page again, he's the fuckin' worst" Same, girl, same. I finished ACOSF and I swear I will never again read another SJM book in my life. I frikin' hate all of the stupid people in those books. ALL OF THEM. Never had an author made me hate their characters so much.

[@ReadswithRachel]

acosf was truly such a disaster

[@katemacdonald3765]

I really liked ACOTAR when I first read it... and then I read it again and was like, "why did I like this? these characters are... not good. We are told so, so much about them, and shown so little." And ACOSF just enraged me... along with the fans justifying Rhys' incredibly shitty behaviour.

[@sciencefantastic]

I flat out stopped reading ACOSF 3/4 thru. I couldn’t take it anymore, every character is so one-dimensional and awful and Maas’ whole approach to trauma recovery being “exercise and bang ur Pilates instructor and you’ll feel better” is beyond insulting. She’s beyond irresponsible writing stuff this ignorant and incompetent.

[@amara560]

I'm so glad others also hated ACOSF. I've heard so much praise, and how it's the best in the series, while I hated at least 90% of the book...

[@phoenixashes0013]

ACOSF was such a downhill slide. I felt rhysands character (which I’ll admit didn’t bother me prior to this book) was assassinated for no reason. And this obsession with nesta and the lingering feeling I have she’s going to be Super Duper Awesome Important during these crossovers makes me not want to read anymore 😂

[@VickiWeavil]

The whole "mates" thing is the main reason I will never read SJM's books. Because -- no.

[@ReadswithRachel]

Once was enough!! I cant stand it

[@EmelieWaldken]

IT IS THE WORST THING ghaaaaaa

[@heatherheatherandpeggy9134]

“about as tolerable as chaol in tower of dawn. yes that was an insult” LMAOOOOO

[@KelsiReads]

Taylor Tomlinson has a whole stand up called "Look At You" with a bit about how uncomfortable the phrase "look at you" is in a sexual situation

[@ReadswithRachel]

i need to watch this immediately

[@GemAndMoth]

The way Sarah writes sex scenes makes me question my sexuality as a straight woman because…that very heterosexual-sex be gross af.

[@xXMuseFan1996Xx]

Sarah J Maas' sex scenes make me so uncomfortable. They come across as very abusive to me.

[@jungtothehuimang]

As a gay person it is actually unbearable to me, I don't know why so many women write such terrible smut. I personally hate it when smut is not like plot relevant, but if you're just gonna do it for the sake of doing it, at least make it good.

[@generous1star]

omfg why is "horny scooby gang" such a fucking accurate description lmfao

[@generous1star]

Knight and Day is one of those movies I feel like was a fever dream and I'm still unsure it even happened

[@ReadswithRachel]

it feels like a fever dream that i ever watched a tom cruise movie at all

[@MasterZeus94]

Have we done Sarah Jurassic-a Maas yet?

[@ReadswithRachel]

OH MY GOD YOURE A GENIUS

[@BookmarkChronicles]

Too Fae Too Furious 🤣🤣🤣

[@ReadswithRachel]

"the squeakuel" just didnt work the same

[@Clovermine]

(Spoliers!) I was so mad when the reveal that Bryce had found that kid off screen. I read this for a book club and I almost stopped. I will put up with a lot but don't waste my time. We were in Bryces head. She never once got a piece of evidence or thought about what she was doing while we were in there. ALSO any reveals with Danika piss me off. Her having a Mate and keeping it a secret. All Bryce talks about is how close they were. But all Danika seemed to do was lie and SJM is stretching that out because that's what keeps Bryce invested. I do think the Asteri are interesting. Fighting soul eating, over powered Alien guys. That sounds cool but why the Police Procedural especially if they are going to solve that mystery off screen. I hated the end, I like easter eggs but I hate cross overs. This book was probably 400 pages to long.

[@ReadswithRachel]

SAME i love easter eggs but do NOT like crossovers

[@ichigokitteh]

I'm convinced the editor was sleeping too, I read the ebook and there were several type errors

[@MrRoro_su]

And people pay 30 bucks for this 🙄

[@ReadswithRachel]

AND MORE FOR SPECIAL EDITIONS! AHHHHH WHYYYYY

[@kennashan]

Had a very nice customer in our book store last week, looking for a new series. They asked me about ACOTAR. Is it well written? Without thinking, I said, no the writing is abysmal. My mgr had to walk away, he started laughing too hard. I wasn't trying to offend, but offered the opinion that Screwing is both the main character and the plot driver. I've never read a single one, but thanks to you and withcindy, I know more than I ever dreamed of about this mess. THANK YOU for taking the hit!

[@cjosephson1397]

When you were talking about worst version of 007, all I could think of was Kronk doing his own music and sneaking out of the city from Emperor's New Groove

[@ReadswithRachel]

I can’t unsee this now

[@nancyjay790]

Kronk is too pure and good for this.

[@sianceinwenauthor]

I have never read any of her books, I just know she’s problematic. I’d say you’re right and she’s reached the point where they’ll just let her publish whatever the frick she writes now.

[@ReadswithRachel]

i wish bloomsbury would give some other people that kind of treatment because there are some writers who write absolutely excellent books every time

[@thequeenofbooks24]

I’ve very much thought that her editor is just her super fan publishing everything she writes 🙄

[@ChristineReadss]

Im so proud of you for reading this chonker and suffering for us! Now u will be forced to read book 3 Edit: also can I just say that Danika has done more being dead than she has ever done while alive. I stg the excuse is always “probably another danika secret” I’m so tireddddd of it

[@ReadswithRachel]

dude fuck danika... thats all i gotta say about her. useless character who only serves to be a plot device.

[@sciencefantastic]

You know an author's run out of ideas when they cameo a character from a previous way more popular work they've already done.

[@Apolarbearselfie]

I really unapologetically love these books but I'd gladly listen to hours of you roasting them cuz this has me cracking up every other minute sjsjfhlskd yes, yes you're absolutely right please go on

[@pumpkinschannel777]

I recently read the 1st Crescent City book, and my God the amount of times SJM writes "He/she could have sworn." Of the phrases she overuses that one bothers me the most and I never see anyone bring it up, but it needs to be added to the Bingo card LOL

[@ReadswithRachel]

oh my god YOURE RIGHT! Its going on the bingo

[@bookclubunhinged]

I listened to this book (which now I should not have ever put myself through that. However, I unfortunately listened to the first one so I didn't expect it to get worse. what the hell was I thinking its SJM) and wanted to end my life by the end of the 28 HOURS. I seriously cried because I was so frustrated. 20 of the 28 hours of listening time could've been absolutely deleted and never existed. I should've taken a shot every time I heard "toes curling", "smelled arousal" etc. It would've made this book maybe 10% more bearable. You made some excellent points here and articulated my thoughts the way I couldn't. "The worls worst Scooby gang". Best friggin quote in this video XD Thank you for your videos! You're awesome!

[@ReadswithRachel]

thank you so much for watching1 "cried because i was so frustrated" oof same. I once had to fly to japan which takes 24 hours from florida. and it was a ROUGH traveling experience. I would do that experience over again rather than re-read this book.

[@Julia-by3im]

If I cut off a strand of her for every time SJM said “mates” I would be bald

[@vimmaemiilia]

I found out about the ending of this book last summer after watching 10 hours of breakdown of both acotar and crescent city and I haven't been okay since.

[@JashanaC]

She REALLY cannot write a man & a woman (who are into the opp. gender) be JUST FUCKING PLATONIC my god. God I'm having traumatic flashbacks from reading this book. NOOOOOOOO "hi, nice to fuck you" god I don't want to remember it!!!!

[@ReadswithRachel]

Jashana I am simply begging Sarah to simply make a single scene where a man and a woman exist in a room together without sexual undertones. I need her to spice it up by doing LESS spice. I want platonic conversations. I want not a single arousal to be scented in the air.

[@Ashley-gq9xy]

I love that I have only read like half of the first ToG book and nothing else by miss sarah janet, but I can just watch roast reviews like this to see wtf is going on in these books. Like nah, I don't think I'll read an 800 page book about two characters seemingly just fucking all the time with a hint of plot in the background 💀can't believe she's doing a crossover tho that is about to be a mess.

[@ReadswithRachel]

A WHOLE MESS! I cant believe bloomsbury allowed this

[@juliacamargo4793]

Girl, just wanted to say that I found out your videos recently through recommendations for bad reviews of SJM (I guess). You are SO funny, I literally laughed out loud so much because of your sour commentary. Your analysis of plot and characters is spot-on, love to see someone who can so eloquently explain WHY those tropes and traits do NOT work. I enjoy your videos so much, please review all of the popular fantasies and YA, I'll keep watching them all.

[@ReadswithRachel]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate this 💕🥹

[@JHyde-tv3if]

That's it, after my bills are paid I am getting you to read Evermore. I want it ripped to shreds like it deserves

[@ReadswithRachel]

Me: *rolls up sleeves* I’m ready

[@JHyde-tv3if]

@@ReadswithRachel If anyone is prepared for this, it would be you. I need my feelings to be validated lol

[@annaohare8263]

I enjoyed CC for the McDonald's of literature. I basically became obsessed with the ruhn and Lydia story to get me through it.

[@ReadswithRachel]

That’s fair!

[@Queer_AuDHD_Dragon]

8:13 same 😭😭😭 literally the only reason I continued reading this series

[@mcjordie]

I've had no interest in reading SJM, but I've been looking forward to this video since your one for the first book 😆

[@ReadswithRachel]

lol i am so glad!!!

[@rhysallison8660]

And they're Aster-i. Aliens. Starries. 🤦

[@idk-dz]

Guys don't forget to check the links that Rachel leaves in the description!! They are important!! Thank you so much Rachel 🥺

[@ReadswithRachel]

Thank you! I appreciate you

[@shiannehenion332]

I always thought the J in her name stood for Josh because I am pretty sure he helps her write her books

[@dorothynguyencavell9084]

The ending made me so mad I wanted to throw the book... I was NOT prepared and thought I was getting away from that other series by reading Crescent City. Guess I'm just not a SJM fan 🤷‍♀️

[@ReadswithRachel]

thats fair!

[@cosabbs8495]

Sarah just dance Maas

[@ashunsolvedchats]

Can we discuss how A Court of Thorns and Roses is a complete rip off of a Scottish ballad called Tam Lin....Tamlin...she couldn't even change his damn to make it her own...nice job Sarah

[@thequeenofbooks24]

Also, Rhun definitely had a thing with Hypaxia who he’s engaged to. SJM just wanted him to switch love interests because she made Hypaxia in love with someone else (no spoilers) for no reason!!! I was excited for that!!

[@thequeenofbooks24]

Although I should clarify that I am on board with the rep :)

[@ReadswithRachel]

having rep is great but youre not wrong, its like the same thing she did with Mor! switched it last minute because shes like oh this is really straight let me add some last minute queerness... nah no thanks sarah

[@thequeenofbooks24]

@@ReadswithRachel YES OMG! 👏🏻

[@thequeenofbooks24]

She could have at least made her bi, like she had a prev relationship with the Angel lady (can’t remember her name lol!) and then fell for Rhun….smh

[@thequeenofbooks24]

I’m SO GLAD you had the same feelings as me! What was the point of this book, the fact she did all the interesting plot stuff off-page really p-d me off.

[@ReadswithRachel]

honestly just wish we couldve spent the whole book in Hel with Aidas lmao

[@thequeenofbooks24]

@@ReadswithRachel hehe 😏

[@carililyyarbrough2305]

2 FAE, 2 FURIOUS took me out immediately!

[@heathersmith8549]

I kept reading her books by accident. Read one a long time ago, didn’t dig it. But apparently it was so unmemorable that when I stumbled upon the next book in the series, I read it because I’d forgotten that I disliked the prior one. Did that a couple times but now her name is stuck in my memory.

[@user-ji9if5gh2p]

i will not read her books but i will watch every video on them i can find

[@padfoot2116]

Thanks for reading this! I stopped with SJM when I read throne of glass. She does not seem to have gotten better.

[@ReadswithRachel]

Id argue its getting worse!

[@anever_ending_story]

How do people find these books sexy!?

[@ReadswithRachel]

IT BOGGLES THE MIND

[@clairisaphoinix23]

I couldn't stop giggling😂 lol this video made my day!

[@ReadswithRachel]

i'm so glad!

[@perryjones7771]

Let’s be real she peaked with TOG.

[@IHeartGameplay]

I'm never going to read these books, I just watch these reviews for the tea BUT you can't deny that Sarah's covers are all beautiful.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yes her covers of her books are beautiful 💯

[@ReadswithRachel]

oh for sure she gets great covers

[@Virgo117]

Anders "electricity trick" from dragon age 2 made it into a book?? 😂😂😂

[@nimuehawk]

Thank you for saving me from reading this book…

[@ReadswithRachel]

Just doing my civic duty lmao

[@jamiepx9]

Why does the ending sound like Dark Crystal 🔮. Maybe it's just me but they sounds like Skeksis... Now they just need to find their version of the Mystics (urRu) so they can be whole again.

[@Isobethia]

What I’m confused about is that I could’ve sworn that there was an article or interview out there where SJM states that while all her stories take place in the same megaverse (I believe that’s what she called it), they would never intertwine or overlap. I took that to mean that none of the characters from TOG, ACOTAR, CC would ever formally meet each other or have adventures together. So, I was horribly disappointed to learn that it does happen at the end of this book. I’ve read all of ACOTAR, only two books from TOG, and I refuse to read CC because all the characters just seem copy and paste from series to series-and now copy paste characters will meet each other… the same person existing as two entities at the same time in the same room… yay 😒😂

[@עינת-כ5ט]

I have the same opinions about this books as yours. Like I just hate that everybody in the book is described as the most perfect character that ever exists it so childish and cringe ! and it so long for nothing really this book is a waste of papers. I'm so disappointed with Sarah J. Maas she could do so much better with her experience.

[@ReadswithRachel]

yeah i agree, if they worked with her more and challenged her ideas and edited her stuff down a few hundred pages, she would have better books

[@HelloAwesome94]

It was a mistake to watch this while eating…because I must say IN FRONT OF MY CHINESE FOOD SARAH! 🤢

[@ReadswithRachel]

MY GOD NOW THE FRIED RICE IS RUINED

[@HelloAwesome94]

@@ReadswithRachel it’s a tragedy

[@VoltaDoMar]

I like your videos. You're funny and your eyeshadow and liner are on point

[@aylagiovannetti6309]

I always skip her spicy scenes lmao 😂😂

[@izzyeis5752]

"they're seen as gods but they're aliens and using the people" so like the goa'uld in stargate who used humans as hosts

[@TheFran2555]

I give up on this author on Throne of Glass book 2 and this was on my tumblr days

[@Robloxlegend49]

The “smut” was gratuitous and gross

[@thequeenofbooks24]

Have you done a video on ACOSF? (Which was basically breaking dawn omg so glad you said Rhysand is the least pro-choice man) 🤣🤣

[@ReadswithRachel]

I have! It’s on my channel somewhere!

[@sentientstarz]

I WANTED AIDAS TO BE BRYCE'S MATE SO BAD LIKE IT WOULDVE BEEN SO TEA!! hunt is boring and if SJM is too cowardly to write a sapphic mc (bryce x danika fr) then it should've been aidas because he was actually interesting😭

[@ashleyannie6756]

Between SJM and the Arcana Chronicles (my two favorites), I think I just have to accept I have bad taste in literature. 😂 For some reason listening to you roast these books still makes my day.

[@Artbyhurricanyounot]

“Think of the furthest thing from 007” soooo Ruhn is Mr. Bean if Mr. Bean was a spy?

[@delicate1917]

I unironically adore Crescent City (the first one) but this book was too much, so much I swear to god I was lowkey wishing she pulled a Rhysand bullshit with the demon Bryce befriended bc he was SOMEHOW the most bearable male character to me???? (I'm glad she didn't it would have ruined him so fast, I know it) I did enjoy Ruhn and Lidia a lot, it is a trope I'm weak about ngl I ate it up, would read a rewrite on them but actually slowburn Did they need to be so sexual? Literally no we already have Bryce and Hunt for that, Lidia is being sexually abused for God's sake but the angsty shit, reveal, was neat, also Lidia being so done with his shit was entertaining The ending tho. The ending made me unreasonably angry. My G o d I don't want to see Rhysand there's very serious chances I'll just not read the next one istfg

[@Wolf-ge7iz]

I loved the “A Court of Thronss and Roses” but yeah the X parts.

[@encyclopediaofelizabeth]

I have a coworker that reads SJM and I nothing I have heard makes me at all interested.

[@Evelyn_Okay]

Sarah Jebediah Mass write a believe ace character challenge, impossible difficulty

[@authorjenn]

I am binging your videos and I friggin love you. You have such a beautiful personality and when you talk about SJM's sex scenes I laugh my ass off. Love it.

[@sianceinwenauthor]

Is it an internet requirement to say first? Cause…first. 🙊🤣

[@ReadswithRachel]

Hahaha well the cool kids tell me yes so I suppose so

[@sianceinwenauthor]

Edit: Was advised this is AAVE today and I shouldn’t use it. Know better, do better, so I’m removing the comment. 💗

[@lidaw.5145]

if i wanted to read about fated mates i would just go to star trek tab on ao3

[@IamCree]

The sex scenes are so cringe I started leaning asexual. I literally couldn't continue on, because sjm made me hate my body as the recipient of her content 💀

[@nobody4248]

3:38 I belive electrocution is actually a fetish thing IRL (mostly in BDSM). It's definitively not something that is randomly done.

[@ZanZanzuki]

The benevolent higher beings who get their powers from their believers and stealing their energy sounds too much like the entire Ori ark in seasons 9 and 10 of Stargate SG-1. I did such a double take!!!

[@thetabletopskirmisher]

It's actually a belief of the ancients. The deities would get their power from their worshippers. So... Not original to Stargate either I'm afraid.

[@sherilynm9271]

Thank you for this, now I don't have to read it :))))))))))))))))

[@ReadswithRachel]

lol you're welcome, happy to be of service!

[@sherilynm9271]

@@ReadswithRachel You were explaining stuff and I literally don't remember any of the characters except Hunt and Bryce HAHAHAHA. I put the first book in the donation bin after that. XD

[@עינת-כ5ט]

Maybe u can read "the shadows between us"

[@ReadswithRachel]

So I have… and I did NOT like it. Here’s my review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIDNf3arbq-oqpo

[@whoisashanyways]

@@ReadswithRachel Omg I need to watch this immediately because I HATED THIS BOOK

[@ReadswithRachel]

I haaaaaated it

[@logann-mackenziefroste563]

I don’t get the SJM hype especially with ACOTAR and now Crescent City series’

[@oceanrosethatsailsacrossth3466]

Me either I read the Thorne of glass series and it was enough for me

[@elokeolise5102]

I gave up in this author after I read Throne of Glass and nothing happens but I always see roast videos and I'm surprised she's still going. I'm glad you read this so we don't have to. Also I love how you always change her middle name 😅

[@ReadswithRachel]

I cant help but change her middle name even when im just talking to my husband about her now, haha

[@emilyepew]

It's the SJMCU if you will

[@taylorwoolery551]

The plot of this book could have been avoided by the characters making good decisions, AKA laying low like they were TOLD TO and not involving themselves in rebellion shit. Why do Bryce n co give a fuck about two random kids? Why are we not figuring out stuff about the Asteri (which I genuinely found interesting as a concept) in a smart way instead of them literally SNEAKING INTO THEIR BIG BAD BUILDING. The characters even say it’s a terrible idea, but they all go and do it anyway. “Let’s make bad decisions” should have been the title lol

[@blehblehblehdracula]

I love SJM. That said, I’m essentially a raccoon. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ReadswithRachel]

Lol no shame here 💜

[@JessicaSilva-gq7zc]

To be fair, Aelin and Rowan and Aelin and Dorian are distant cousins, like very very very very distant cousins

[@rhysallison8660]

And royalty kinda has been like that historically. But pretty sure Aedion had a thing for Aelin, and that was not distant.

[@JessicaSilva-gq7zc]

@@rhysallison8660 He had a thing for Aelin's friend. When they were young there were brief talks about having them get married when they were older though, for political reasons, and I’m pretty sure they were both grossed out when they found out (in the 5th book I think but I’m not sure)

[@cadenrowan7986]

JALEPENO?!!!! (yes i know she was purposefully mispronouncing it)

[@Follownodobdy]

💀

[@colbyreader]

Everyone who calls kale lettuce boy is wrong because kale is a mustard plant not lettuce thank you

[@colbyreader]

Mustard boi

[@chuuwife]

5:28

[@angelaholmes8888]

Sorry you had a horrible time reading this book 😬

[@ReadswithRachel]

it's okay at least i have fun talking about it with my audience!

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

10/10 hahahah

[@ReadswithRachel]

thank you my liege!

[@loiselder9806]

I know your opinion of SJM generally, so I completely understand where you're coming from, but I freaking love this book, and it's predecessor, and I'm really excited for the rest to come out... I can't even call them a guilty pleasure, I have no guilt, this is my jam... 🤣

[@ReadswithRachel]

Lol no shame! I’m glad you enjoy it. That’s me watching Riverdale 🤣 I know it’s bad but I LIKE IT

[@angelaholmes8888]

I'm quite surprised that I actually enjoyed this book I was so nervous reading it 😆

[@ReadswithRachel]

Everyone’s tastes are different and that’s what’s great about reading!

[@angelaholmes8888]

@@ReadswithRachel yes so very true 💯🙂