i read 5 of the most popular romance books and i no longer believe in love 💔 *no spoilers*

you all asked for it so here it is! I read 5 of the most popular romance books to see if I would enjoy them and well.....it was an interesting experience 😅💕
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- intro: 0:00
- the love hypothesis: 3:16
- the spanish love deception: 20:13
- people we meet on vacation: 37:26
- one last stop: 47:08
- get a life chloe brown: 54:47
- outro: 1:00:08
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[@kahvikamu]

i was in *pain* when you were complaining about the "he's so tall she's so tiny" thing in the love hypothesis bc the spanish love deception was coming up next and it's over 400 pages more of the exact same thing. like honey i'm so sorry 🥲

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@nannanya579]

people we meet on vacation too, kinda. but its cute😭

[@mariakara2419]

mmmm ya its cringy when i read that too

[@mgipey7467]

The hating game too

[@cheshiirre]

like it's fine but they just keep repeating it like ok we get it

[@the_ash_tree]

I told my husband "I want to feel you milking me, baby" and he just stared at me and walked away 😂

[@AClockworkReader]

LMAO

[@BellsBooksAndCoffee]

Not my boyfriend laughing and being like alright let’s do it 😂😂😂

[@marce0830]

🤣

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@mariakara2419]

love you 😭

[@vick1482]

Hannah every 2 mins: "Listen, I have read A LOT of smut"

[@AClockworkReader]

listen I needed y’all to understand that I was speaking from a place of understanding

[@happyjellycatsquid]

She brought the master’s degree in smutty fanfic and slapped it on that desk

[@bridget3289]

@@AClockworkReader you should review a court of thorns and roses 🥵

[@Free_Range_Female]

@@happyjellycatsquid LOL

[@revensf622]

@@bridget3289 she already did i think, check her goodreads

[@TR-xz5nx]

"every man is already my enemy when I meet them, So I'd rather you be my friend " that should go in a book!

[@happyjellycatsquid]

This is my life motto, like help

[@Amy-tg7tu]

You all sound unbearable

[@_sarathedreamer]

“Maybe this is just too straight for me” the cackle that came out of my mouth HAHAHA

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@mariakara2419]

cryingyfufjyv 🤪

[@martinasophiaisaksen3034]

I ask myself the exact same thing on the REGULAR it was a mood

[@inari_ux]

the whole video is the mood BUT THIS LINE IT ENDED ME ahahahah Hannah, we all relate to you on the highest level possible

[@mat3372]

Ao3 ruined us

[@jenniferreads6536]

The Love Hypothesis lack of chemistry is suprising in a book about science ☺(and yes I know she does biology)

[@AClockworkReader]

HAHAHAHA

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@Hungarycloud]

Eh, chemistry and biology intersect a lot.

[@alisasmith7901]

It felt like a cheesy wattpad romance professionally edited. I loved it though and it was exactly what I wanted at the time😌

[@ksadams23]

I’m a chemist and the number of times this book has been recommended to me 😂😅😅😅😅 hard pass

[@sydneymoose1041]

The “I’m so little and he’s so tall” thing really bugged me growing up because I’ve always been tall. I loved romance but reading it would always make me feel a little bit like I couldn’t be found desirable as a girl over 6 feet. I’m over it now but I do think it can be damaging to young girls.

[@apoorvasastry7073]

Same thing with bigger girls. We are so left out of everything!

[@cassynedelisky796]

There is one good thing that I have to say about the love hypothesis… It gives me so much more faith in myself possibly becoming a writer. Because if that person can get their book published and loved by many people then I can too.

[@haylynshon7514]

This!😅

[@tejaswiniyadav1745]

Absolutely 😂

[@blisschai2608]

this is so real 🤣

[@ihatemickiegee]

literally what i said

[@loonylovegood141]

Period lol

[@RealReaderEmily]

“Bella and edwards honeymoon was better than this” LMAO

[@AClockworkReader]

it was

[@luizadragomir1418]

my experience with the spanish love deception in a few sentences: - his eyes are blue I get it - he is tall and big ok - the spicy scenes..what?!

[@maismaikhemprai9312]

literally me

[@Lunaa2209]

It made me hate blue eyes

[@luizadragomir1418]

@@Lunaa2209 IT MADE ME HATE THE WORD BABY

[@zizazoozee]

NGBFR THE FUCKING BLUE EYES KILLED ME

[@luizadragomir1418]

@@zizazoozee it was mentioned every chapter

[@bellemoore9534]

Such a good summary of how fan fiction works---and why it doesnt really work for readers who dont already ship the characters.

[@allieishere]

honestly it is possible to write a fic that is enjoyable even by people who don't ship those certain characters. bc i've read a lot of fics where i wasn't familiar with the fandom but enjoyed reading nevertheless. but yeah, it doesn't happen too often

[@jamieleethomson9065]

@@allieishere I agree, for example I really enjoyed the Dramione fanfiction Manacled and I’m not really a huge Harry Potter fan at all

[@sin3358]

It works if it's a decent Novel anyone can read regardless. If the only reason it's likable is because you ship those characters, then the book sucks

[@khalilurtrahman]

@@jamieleethomson9065 same here I LOVED manacled and I don't even ship dramione in the canon HP verse

[@KalafinaBTS]

@@allieishere It definitely is possible (I've read several), but yeah, it's difficult to do, cuz in those cases you have to make their characterization apparent in the story. I think that aspect is present more in aus and stuff given that the character's personality deviates somewhat from how they were in the original media? (which essentially necessitates showing how their personality is different, so there's the characterization part)

[@Fucheeme]

I immediately thought of Kaz and Inej when she said "I want the yearning angst and the buildup...to them even holding hands"

[@phoenixxmatrixx3769]

AND THEY NEAR TO NEVER DID😭

[@pancakestea1380]

Omg that scene was more emotional and romantic than half the sex scenes I’ve read

[@toqa6735]

Read purple hyacinth webtoon this is lauki

[@sarahhh4286]

love love you making it clear that you like smutty fanfic and that’s not the reason you don’t like the love hypothesis. I often feel like people who love romance books assume if you don’t like a book it’s because you are like uptight? or just against smut/fanfiction ?? but it’s like no it’s BECAUSE I have read such great smutty fanfiction that books like this seem even worse in comparison

[@AClockworkReader]

yes exactly!!

[@mercedezdumlao8404]

Recs pls 🥺

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@sejalb725]

Give me recommendations please

[@vashappeninjas]

genuinely only read in Ao3 now because I'm spoilt with the level of quality in writing there, everytime I pick up a book I just cant get into it anymore!!

[@chideraobagaye2016]

“He didn’t even go down on her” exactly Hannah!!! Exactly!!

[@emilymoran9152]

Romance is tricky. I also tend to like "Romance as a sub-plot" within some other genre (fantasy, historical fiction, etc.) more - I think I get bored too easily with romance drama and start wishing they'd fight some dragons or something. "Maybe this is just to straight for me" also hit home, because for the longest time I thought I just didn't even like romance sub-plots that much. Actually, I do: It's just that about 50% of M-F ones are boring/under-developed ("What do you mean 'why do they like each other'? They're two good looking people of opposite genders!") and 25% feel like they should be horror movie plots ("So the main dude kidnaps the girl and then..."). And it isn't that M-M or F-F plotlines automatically fix this, but at least until, like, the 2020s, it seems as if writers who were willing to go there were also willing to put in the time to make you believe the chemistry AND to treat both characters as equals. I've seen more bad ones recently, though, so...equality?

[@abbie7099]

Same i think plot helps develop chemistry. Imo i prefer to read romance subplot better because otherwise the story is boring and the main characters have no chemistry, character development or personality

[@twilight6189]

Same thing for me. I tried a lot of romance novels but most of them wouldn’t work for me. But let me tell you I’m a romance addict. Then I read som fictional books where there was a storyline, an actual plot going on in which characters would develop feelings and I liked it much more better. I just dont like romance when it’s forced

[@scarlyt1017]

Thisss exactly.. im so tired of the same usual romances, it'd be better if they had some thrilling chaotic stuff going on like war or something lol. And most enemies to lovers ( not office ones cause most of them is just rivalry; so fantasy ig ) kind of fit into my criteria. I'd especially like strong female leads and doesn't lack comparing to the male leads. Damsel in distress tropes are starting to get boring . And instead of falling in love at first sight or randomly without any reason is stupid; they should go through things together, encounter obstacles and see the good in each other? Maybe I'm setting too high standards but yeah. These violent delights, folk of the air trilogy, the unhoneymooners were some of the few books i felt more equality between the characters.

[@Hyperversum3]

Here's the thing, the issue is that romance is a very real thing, and one people have different feelings about. If I read a bad scifi/space opera who cares, maybe it's fun anyway or at least I have a good negative example to use compared to positive ones. The same goes for horror, fantasy, whatever. Bad dramatic novels, albeit touching on real-life topics as well, can be hilarious simply because of how bad an author may use some elements or hype their own story up that just doesn't suit the level of writing. But romance is a much more normal and "real life experience", and so it's being bad is just... boring to me? It's like with slice of life manga, the good ones are heart-warming, fun and so on. The bad ones are just boring. I don't find anything to be enjoyed in romance for romance's sake. Romance is cool and engaging when the characters and the story being told make the reader feel something, it's inherently a genre based on relating to it. Which is also why I just dislike all this "smut" in general. It has a place in romance? Yeah I guess, but that's not exactly something everyone relate to in the same way. You can clearly tell, that an overwhelming majority of "bad romance" was just erotica that didn't have the guts to be straight up erotica/porn and dressed itself in romance trappings. If all you have is 2 hot people fucking, that's porn.

[@bumbabees]

I love romance stories, but yeah, I've noticed I tend to enjoy romances more when it's a subplot rather than the main plot. this isn't always the case, but more often than not it's more enjoyable because I like to feel like the characters have a life outside of each other. that they have their own stories and ambitions that we get to follow. makes it more sweet and realistic to me.

[@eugenemetayhas]

As a former STEM graduate student, the whole premise of The Love Hypothesis made me so angry. Professors should not under any circumstance be dating graduate students due to the imbalance of power there. There are many reported and unreported instances of sexual assault and other abuses of power by PIs (principal investigators aka professors who head research groups). The author of the book is also a professor and they should absolutely know better than to write a book like this. It's a shame because I don't see myself reflected in a lot of these kinds of books as a woman in STEM, so it was exciting to see a protagonist with that profession. The author could have explored all the microaggressions and crippling imposter syndrome endemic to so many femme graduate students, but no.

[@noramadaras2594]

omg finally someone said it!!! I am starting my PhD and I’ve had this book recommended to me so much and I just REFUSE to read it because the professor/student thing is SO icky, even if she’s not directly under him. It’s tough enough as it is to be a woman in academia and science, why are we writing books normalizing this kind of relationship?

[@colettesfavoritethings3750]

I love romances not really realistic but a good escape from reality.

[@fida21108]

K but this just describe my life rn

[@snowflower._.]

That's what I'm doing nowadays

[@yevairis]

this is what i daydream at 2am every night tho 💀

[@Mrats99]

I've heard so many positive opinions about The Love Hypothesis and The Spanish Love Deception that I'm actually grateful to get some constructive, 'negative'/'neutral', opinion to get my expactations lowered xd Although, I must admit that when I heard LH was a Reylo fanfic my expectations went below the line cause I also really don't get this ship (and the fact that the main character is apparently named Adam... like the actor? that kinda makes me a bit uncomfy ngl)

[@txdave]

I loved it but it’s def overhyped! I think I loved it so much because it’s one of the first romances I’ve seen in STEM! I think people can love books despite acknowledging the valid criticism lol

[@abigase135]

Same here, fanfic about real people is too normalized

[@soumyakaparthi]

@@abigase135 it’s not abt real ppl tho??

[@michellexbeauty9832]

Same, the fact that his name is adam and the cover looks like adam is uncomfortable to me

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@juliapachecoguedes]

If I had a penny for everytime the expression "blue gaze" popped up in the spanish love deception.... I'd be Jeff bezos

[@esther-catherine]

ali hazelwood herself said that she has trouble writing and has to have people help her with plot. which is SUCH a confidence boost, if someone who has to have her hand held while writing basic plot can get five books published, then i can surely write a decent book.

[@lisag4527]

I recently went through a romance book phase and read 3 or 4 in a row and omg can we get diversity in body types! I noticed it so much reading them back to back. Every single leading man was described with a hard body, six pack abs, muscles, etc🙄 like every single time the woman touches or looks at him its repeated, how hard his body is, she could see his six pack abs when he reached for something, she could feel the definition in his abs through his shirt....ugh! i mean, i get it many people find that attractive but i'd love to see a romance book step out of that box. I personally dont need a man to have that body type to find them attractive and I know im not the only one lol. And I can't stand when the characters refer to each other as babe or baby....actually I cant stand that in real life either, I cringe every time😂 but i thoroughly enjoyed seeing your hilarious reactions to these books.

[@tfranklin03]

I KNOW!!! Glad that someone else understands, haha.

[@sw61911]

Don't forget that chiselled jawline lol

[@lisag4527]

@@sw61911 omg yes the chiseled jaw😂😂😂 are there any men in romance fiction without it😂

[@sw61911]

@@lisag4527 😅😅

[@Knownlychee]

Even in women!!! The girl is always too small for his shirt to fit her and I'm just annoyed. Like it's cute but when it happens in every other book it's irritating.

[@amberc8466]

7:24 I know this video is old but the idea of someone describing Rey (even a fanfic version) as “small and frail” is honestly so hilarious like she’s an athletic woman who’s 5’8” and has proven (whether people like it or not) that she’s very capable of holding her own in a fight

[@twilightown]

Your take on fan fiction is spot on!! It's one of the reasons i lean towards fanfics when I'm in a reading slump because i can enjoy a story without having to get to know new characters and worlds. I can just jump into the fanfic with an expectation of how each character will be / act and it's nice and easy on the brain. When you said the characters turn into shells of themselves when fanfics are reworked to be published is so true! Hopefully people who are considering publishing their reworked fanfics in the future will add in some extra details to really flesh out their characters and not leave them as one dimensional.

[@sknight2810]

I actually had reading slump for like 2 years and i spent them reading ff. Lmfao. Ff rlly dont cure my reading slump it actually worsen it bc i was like: im not ready to commit to a full length novel when i can coo over oneshots

[@TPNsBiggestFan]

@@sknight2810 oneshots are the best

[@bumbabees]

absolutely. I think that's what draws me to fanfictions in general. I'm not sure how well I can explain it but, I am someone that struggles with change, and being able to know what to expect in a story while also getting something new that isn't scary is really comforting.

[@WiseDragon50]

Anything smuty that has to do with describing how bodily fluids taste like dreams, peaches and cream and weiners feeling like velvety swords has me cringing, nervously laughing and yeeting the book out the window. Where in the universe is this ok? No one says these things and if they do, they're lying to themselves. The overuse of "baby" also kills me internally

[@mintkookie7801]

Oooh how about a series about books with one of your favorite tropes and rank them depending on how well the trope was executed?

[@AClockworkReader]

ohhh that’s a great idea!!

[@kiandrarodgers3436]

I'd love to see like a "5 adult fantasy" version! Like, Poppy War by RF Kuang, Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty, The Unbroken by C.L. Clark and The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin are some of my favourite fantasy and I think you would really enjoy them! There's so much variety in the subject matter so you don't run the risk of burnout again!

[@veroniicagu]

😨

[@mariakara2419]

omg ty lovvve! ive heard of the first two and will put these on my tbr :)) really hope she does this video!!

[@kiandrarodgers3436]

@@mariakara2419 me too! I love adult fantasy and there’s so many good ones that don’t get enough hype

[@avianaholst7324]

The Fifth Season is SO amazing. I think it’s the best and most creative fantasy I’ve read EVER

[@abbyyy8756]

The poppy war😍😍😍😍

[@TheAquamarine4]

You said “if he calls her baby one more time” and my brain went “HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME!!”lmaoo

[@rockyj885]

When you got to People we meet on Vacation, after having disliked 2 other books, I got so nervous because I gave my mom that book for Christmas. When you said you liked it, it was well written, the characters were likable and there was no smut, I literally paused to let out a huge sigh of relief! (I kinda knew it wasn't that smutty, but had based myself on popular opinion). Not against smut at all, just don't want it in a book I give to my mom, you know?

[@lisbethramirez6138]

hmm in case no one told u, there is a sex scene however it’s not graphic so if that helps 🤔

[@rockyj885]

@@lisbethramirez6138 as long as it's tastefully done, it should be fine. Just glad it's not erotica or all about the sex

[@violchen9925]

But get ready for the „ he is so tall and I‘m so tiny“ lines or the same comparison but with hands

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

I keep thinking that I can’t write romance/smut because I’m ace, but then I hear smutty scenes like this get published, and it makes me feel more confident in my own ability lmao

[@Mochistrying]

same thoooo

[@ourmortalinstruments2476]

The copies of her reading journals stacked up on her bookshelf... so happy for you, Hannah!

[@Anne-zh8rs]

I need a time stamp for this to enjoy this everytime

[@matildecoelho917]

@@Anne-zh8rs you can see a lot 11:30

[@wadnold123]

Wait is this lowkey becoming a series? Like you get recommended popular books in different book categories? If so I will watch every single one of them no matter the length of the video 😌

[@taliw7736]

Please I'd squeal if this is a series as long as a movie hahaha. Agree with many of your well said explanations

[@KristynRene.]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS The slow burn, yearning and angst are what make romance enjoyable to me. If the couple gets together before 60% of the store then I'm bored O.o

[@Biobotica]

Beach Read was really good - I felt it was more about grief than romance, but with plenty of romance, too. A misleading title for sure, but I loved it.

[@CrisCastr0]

i love it too! i honestly have like very few of the popular romances, and beach read was one of like the 2 that i did like haha

[@blanibunni]

This is so true! I caught myself crying/tearing up at the beach read so many times and i was like “isn’t this a romcom?” But i loved every second of it😭

[@MsHelloerz]

Same same same

[@rodsitamara]

its amazing

[@lina01016]

I just read this one for the first time yesterday and absolutely loved it.

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

I think you will really enjoy Beach Read when you’re ready to pick up romance again. I love Emily Henry’s take on adult romance. There’s always something a little deeper going on in the relationship than just ‘two attractive people meet and sexy hijinks ensue’.

[@AClockworkReader]

I think I’d like that one a lot too!

[@meganngeorge]

I’m not a romance reader, and I really wanted to enjoy Beach Read, but… ugh, I just didn’t.

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

@@meganngeorge I can totally see how someone might not enjoy it, especially if there were tropes that aren’t your cup of tea. Something about her writing just works for me. I’ve never not liked a book from her. 🙂

[@arleneallen8824]

I loved Beach Read!

[@simply.cozyhome]

I loved Beach Read but I couldn't get into PWMOV

[@barshaislam5931]

Thank god someone came out and said that “ The love hypothesis “ and “ the Spanish love deception “ is overhyped. I really finished the the Spanish love deception because I want to know what’s the hype about!!! And yes the smut scenes sucks in both of this books.

[@camilamartinez3051]

You should read “The Kiss Quotient” or anything from Helen Hoang. I really liked her books, I think she is a very good writer and doesn’t get enough recognition

[@anyasmith1703]

My FAVOURITE romance series

[@lookitsrae90]

I really liked the kiss quotient!

[@camilamartinez3051]

@@anyasmith1703 it is SO GOOD. I seriously can't get enough of her

[@anyasmith1703]

@@camilamartinez3051 best autistic representation too!

[@camilamartinez3051]

@@anyasmith1703 I think that's why i liked them so much

[@lyalways8612]

With the amount of hype TSLD is getting I'm always relieved whenever someone else shares my opinion that it's really bad so thank you for suffering alongside me 😅

[@eatingskittles247]

I read it and was like 😬 this ain’t it

[@TKhosa]

The way I laughed reading this book. Personally it’s a comedy 😭😂

[@zopiranha3871]

Oh man. I threw it at a wall. Just when I thought it's going to get better, they went back to their boring/annoying routine. And why did I had to wait so long for the wedding??? Wasn't that the premise after all?

[@victoriat7961]

ugh i was so disappointed and i had high expectations for it. i have so many bad things to say and no good things lmao

[@eugenemetayhas]

I started reading it since it seemed to get such rave reviews, but I got maybe 100 pages in and DNF. It was so bad. I don't understand why others like it so much.

[@likeyoursilence]

I found Love Hypothesis almost comically terrible. I am so glad whenever others don't love it. It was painful. I kept thinking it would improve and it only got worse. Also, I had no idea what Reylo was or that it was fanfic, it's just bad writing on more bad writing.

[@krutika6769]

FInally, someone in the right mind, giving opinions on The Spanish Love Deception. I read it a month ago, and after 50 pages I just lost interest,and I literally forced myself to finish, hoping that it would get better but it got worse instead. The characters have no chemistry at all, and to call this enemies to lovers would be a crime. What enemies to lovers are you talking about, when Aaron liked Catalina from the beginning? Also the female character is so dumb throughout the book, I mean the whole book just contains her inner monologues and her starring at Aaron's body and saying some cringy lines in Spanish. After like 150 pages I skipped most of the inner monologue and just read the dialogues and it saved my time. This would be the most cringiest romance book I have ever read, and it's so over hyped all over the book community.

[@Abstract.Serenity]

B

[@carolinejohn5990]

Someone, give this person a prize ☺️😂. I just loved your opinion. So apt. 👏😃😃

[@rokhayaahne]

THANK YOU LITERALLY

[@jaelgonzalez4721]

YESSSSSSS!!!!! I literally had to force myself to read this book thinking this would get better but I couldn’t do it anymore. I tried taking the smut scene serious but I dead started laughing at it.

[@j_u_n_e_bug8746]

I honestly couldn’t stand this one. After about the 3rd chapter in I DNF’d it. Everything about your comment is spot on.

[@bloodyrose1995]

This is why I don’t usually read just “romance”, I prefer sci fi romance or fantasy romance, that way the stories and characters have a much better chance at being unique and even if the romance isn’t top notch… there is usually an underlying plot and an interesting world to discover.

[@ourmortalinstruments2476]

My coworkers today: "Why are you in such a good mood?" Me: "Hannah's uploading a video tonight, DUH!"

[@adamnreader4599]

your comments on olive's hinted demisexuality is ABSOLUTELY on point!!! i'm aroace and i, for the life of me, could not figure out what emotional bond she was talking about. heck, it would've made more sense if she got together with anh! also, olive's quirkiness made me want to rub salt into my eyes. i loved your reaction to that book, seriously!

[@moonie-]

same here! im currently reading the love hypothesis (and surprisingly loving it!) but as someone on the ace spectrum, it's so forced and dare i say it, queer baiting. we literally get lines describing the butterflies in her stomach. and there was no character development at all. imo it's better for when you're in a sappy lovesick mood than an actual romance novel. edit: nvm it's terrible

[@thequeerfantastic]

My romance recommendation: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang My credentials (lol): I completely relate to everything you said about yourself. I'm a romantic who reads a lot of fanfiction and enjoys some smut, but I've found the romance genre as a whole very difficult to get into because so many of the plots and characters just... do not work for me. For the reasons you described. My reasoning: I think you'll like The Kiss Quotient because it's fairly unique in that it focus on a woman with autism as the female lead. (And the male lead is a biracial Vietnamese and Swedish man! Also a sex worker! The book was conceived as a gender reversed Pretty Woman.) The book mentions once, maybe twice, that he's bigger than her, but never makes a big thing of it. Their dynamic is full of healthy communication, trust, consent, respect, support, and affection. All the good stuff!

[@samspam224]

Completely agree! The kiss quotient set the bar in the sky for everything else!!

[@modellodime-7429]

Couldn’t agree more! I particularly loved that we got to see both POVs, I got to know/understand both protagonists and I could see their evolution during the plot. Plus, even if half of the book is about intimate scenes, it’s never too much, it takes things slowly and seriously :)

[@nana_delilah]

hi! i jusy wanna say thank you for sharing this book! i downloaded it because the plot sounded interesting. i really enjoyed it 😍

[@auroredg9940]

It sounds really cool. Can’t wait to read it

[@sin3358]

Man now I feel bad for gifting it to a friend of mine before finishing it... Back then I was cringing so hard I couldn't finish it but now I wanna give it another try. PDF PIRATING IT IS

[@emmayounger5430]

Hannah, your giggles over bad smut was so infectious! I have the biggest smile on my face currently after what has been a pretty tough day so thank you!

[@hufflepuff7740]

I feel like I'm just a romantic on fantasy books, when it comes to romance books I mostly don't feel the connection and chemistry

[@AClockworkReader]

honestly same

[@christiec5]

So far I’m only 13 minutes in and I am absolutely cackling. Thank you for making me laugh this hard after a shit week

[@AClockworkReader]

sorry you had a bad week but I’m glad this cheered you up even a little 💓

[@MaddieChiang]

I ABSOLUTELY DESPISED THE SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALIDATION

[@valenz1234]

im soo fussy about romance, despite being a big fan, so i 100% feel you. glad there's someone else who gets it.

[@ggparadelo3588]

The way you described fanfiction at the end of the love hypothesis section was so spot on. Also I think Hannah may now need some sapphic romance recs after the Spanish love deception

[@AClockworkReader]

I think so too 🥲

[@hcm.bee25]

@@AClockworkReader sapphic reading vlog coming next? 😍

[@yasmina5873]

I literally felt the same way about the Spanish Love Deception!!! 😭 someone finally said it

[@yasmina5873]

I trust your opinion so I’ll read the books you actually recommend 😂💓

[@Tinywhisperer]

While I think your comments on the romance in One Last Stop was insta-love was valid, as a lesbian I can confirm that every relationship ive been in has been insta-love 😂 so that didnt bother me personally

[@thisisjo5564]

I actually really enjoyed The Love Hypothesis, Get a life Chloe Brown and especially People we meet on vacation. I mean, they are by far not a literary masterpieces but I love adult romances for a quick getaway from real life, especially in stressful times and exam phases. But still really enjoying your video even if our tastes probably don’t really align :)

[@_sarathedreamer]

I feel you with the yearning and the slow burn, make me scream with anticipation and die when they hold hands OR GIVE ME NOTHING. 😤✨

[@AClockworkReader]

truly!!! if they don’t brush hands I don’t want it!!!

[@_sarathedreamer]

@@AClockworkReader EXACTLY.

[@MSangarlo]

i loved the love hypothesis in a guilty pleasure type of way, literally all of your critiques are so valid

[@anu4172]

every time i have a bad day, i come back to see this video. you ranting about these just makes me so happy :) thank you so much for making such amazing content, Hannah!!

[@summersunshine1507]

"Every man is already my enemy when I meet them"😂

[@yrynoy]

I think you would enjoy the sequels to "Get a life Chloe Brown" more, the second has a Muslim Pakistani-British love interest (and a bisexual MC) and the third has a neuro-divergent love interest (and the MC is a lovable mess). Also, I enjoyed "Beach Read" much more than "People You Meet On Vacation" it has a more cohesive plotline imo. I would like to recommend "Dear Emmie Blue" again, basically no one on Booktube is talking about this book and I found it so lovely :)

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

I didn't find Eve lovable at all. My favourite sister is Chloe

[@maxiliadesir3507]

Omg I agree ! Eve is my favorite sister (she’s from the third book “Act your age Eve Brown” but the second book “Take a Hint Dani Brown” is phenomenal 👏🏾

[@llam7500]

You're so real for saying that foreplay is like the most important thing in smut scenes! Like yes, I want a build up!!

[@nemaiemoskalia]

Such an interesting video. And I relate so much to appreciating friends to lovers trope more with getting older. Enemies to lovers seemed so thrilling, exciting, and full of intensity and passion in the past but it's usually also full of instability, hurting each other, and basing relationships on chemistry rather than real connection, shared values, etc. Whereas friends to lovers seemed less intriguing to me but now I enjoy those relationships when characters can rely on each other when they have been supporting each other throughout different moments of their lives, and just have mutual respect and understanding. It's just so much more real and wholesome

[@marrriam]

the audience wants the links for the amazing sweaters queen 👀 (esp the appa and spring day one LOL) also loved this video 💕

[@saraht3812]

“the bar is in hell ladies” IM CACKLING OMG 😭😭😭😂😂

[@laeticiapalmyre7869]

so glad youtube recommended me this video cause I was gonna buy the love hypothesis and Spanish love deception, you explained why you don't like them in a constructive way. You earned yourself a new subscriber !!

[@samjoll90]

Hannah saying anything remotely NSFW makes me blush lol. Love that she is so much more comfortable now than she was a few years ago. This video felt like hanging out with a friend

[@ashleyholder2218]

Oh I know! When she said “he didn’t even go down on her.” I was like 😳🤭 lol I’m not used to that from her I don’t think!

[@samjoll90]

@@ashleyholder2218 Guess everyone grows up. I am just glad that she is comfortable with us.

[@thelonebookwolf1646]

omgg im so glad you talked about the similarities between twilight and the spanish love deception!! when i first picked up the book and read "stupidly large man" and "infuriating blue-eyed grudge holder" i could not help but immediately think of "stupid shiny volvo driver" LMFAOOO

[@Julietdw]

I’ve been having the worst day and was really looking forward to your video to make me feel better. thank you for posting Hannah

[@martinaanne2709]

So glad you liked People you Meet on Vacation! I adored that book last year and it made me cry!

[@annie_ma13]

i really like the format of this and the saddest books videos! also, you're really good at giving critical and argumentative opinions, so i feel like i can get some value from watching and realize if something is worth reading or not❤️

[@MissUnfamousGirl]

I'm so happy to see someone other than me who didn't like The Love Hypothesis. I had no idea it was originally a fanfic but it makes so much sense to me now that I know that. I have a lot of the same gripes with the novel that you had. The characters really could be described using one sentence each. No depth at all and the character development was non existent. Now that I know you dislike a novel for a lot of the same reasons I do, I'm really excited to read some recommendations for books that you enjoy!

[@gloria_2587]

I loved hearing your comentary on the spanish love deception! I hated that book when I read it a few months ago and I feel so alone in it because most people looove it. Like I hear about Aaron Blackford by first and last name weekly on booktok as one of the dreamiest guys ever, anyway. Also, I'm spanish and the book felt like a betrayal lol.

[@mabel2741]

People we meet on vacation has been one of the few books that have actually made me laugh out loud multiple times, and their chemistry is really good, they do have depth to them. Genuinely enjoyed everything about it, such an easy, fun read.

[@angelalet1807]

I just found your channel and I am really loving it! It feels more honest than other book channels. I like that you aren't afraid to talk about things you didn't like, even if it's a very popular book!

[@teresaneves8839]

I’ve been using your reading journal for the past month and I love it so much

[@mari-zb8sb]

the amount of serotonin i'm getting watching this omg thank u hannah

[@Brenna_elora]

This is one of my favorite videos you’ve made. As a person who likes to rant and laugh over the current romance books, this made me feel less alone

[@raquelutrilla83]

A good romance book that i actually recommend it's a cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow it's such a WHOLESOME BOOK, have character devolpment the FL isn't annoying and the ML it's SO LOVELY AND CUTE no toxic at all and the dynamic between this two it's so freaking adorable

[@alisha967]

I literally just finished the Spanish Love Deception a couple days ago, I’m so excited to hear ur thoughts !!

[@agatheringofbooks5616]

I can’t wait! I’ve been anticipating this so much!

[@ashmosphere]

Also I like the format of you introducing the vlog clips, it works super well!!

[@reggiesdocmartens]

'Like maybe this book is just too straight for me" HANNAH I SNORTED, LIKE ACTUALLY WHEEZED😭😭😭😭😭

[@matildecoelho917]

One hour???? What a beautiful way to end the day 👌🏻

[@noahhaist186]

aaaa I've been looking forward to this one! I mean I DO say that about every video on this channel but this one especially!

[@kristyreads613]

I love these videos! I would love to see you do more of these with different genres! Also can we talk about your wardrobe? The Appa sweater? The Spring Day Sweater? THE DDAENG TEE??? 🔥🔥🔥

[@mariamboogy217]

I loved seeing someone else not liking The Love Hypothesis and The Spanish Love Deception. so happy

[@mintkookie7801]

I have followed your channel for years and the biggest reason why would be that you and I have such similar tastes in books and just fiction in general. I've read some of the books in this video, and I gotta say I'm looking forward to your comments on them, especially the negative ones 😂 I probably thought the same thing while I was reading them. P.S. manga shelf spotted and looking so good ✨

[@ggparadelo3588]

I feel the same. So many of my favorite books of all time I've read because of her and her recommendations and she's always so spot on when describing a book and just other fiction in general (also watched fmab because of her and i have absolutely no regrets)

[@wiktoria5992]

One of my favorite things about Hannah's reviews is that even if she roasts the hell out of the book it's still phrased in such a gentle way? i don't know how to explain, maybe it's Hannah's voice or maybe the personality but even when it's harsh it doesn't feel mean for the sake of being mean? and I really, really appreciate that

[@vitoriakreutzwerle]

Looovveeeedddd the video!! As to the “slow burn” trope I REALLY recommend you “From Lukov, with love”. It’s just the kind of romance where there is the earning to hold hands as you said. Even being a stand alone romance, it’s not rushed at all, it’s just PERFECT!! Seriously, is such a beautiful book with a huge focus on the characters development and also deals with the work/personal life balance theme!

[@Jaceisnolongerhere]

The "I want to feel you milking me" line made me laugh so hard I nearly launched my cat off of my lap. Who thought that line was sexy?

[@acorn_woman]

The clockwork reader reading journal shelf in the background ICONICS

[@GG_ab]

Thanks to you for saving me the time and money for Love hypothesis. You did manage to get your point through - as someone who has been reading fanfics for more than 10 years, it makes sense that a book adaptation wouldn’t be good because the characters are bland. Since they are based on actual characters, the fanfic writer doesn’t feel the need to go more deeply on their personality, but it doesn’t transfer well as books.

[@ashleycastillo7421]

I really appreciate how honest you are in your reactions to these books, and in general really. There are so many people hyping up the same books over and over again that it’s a little hard to not feel like the community is forcing itself into repetition. Love the honestly! Random addition, but what case is that on your ipad? it’s such a clean, nice color

[@luciacapalbo2647]

i totally understand your take on the love hypothesis! i personally LOVED the book, but i think it's more because i've been in the reylo fandom for almost 7 years now, so i have love and i care for these characters as i know them so well already:) in this book i could see rey and kylo (as well as other star wars characters) SO perfectly but again, it's because i've been in the fandom sooo long and have consumed content of this shipp for years. amazing video btw!

[@adrija2726]

It's 12:36 am in India rn and it's wayyy past my bedtime but I am not feeling sleepy today for some reason. I open KZbin, see your video and all my confusion as to what I should watch to pass my time vanishes. I'm so happy that you posted this! Thanks for your videos Hannah! You're precious ❤️

[@AClockworkReader]

thank you for watching 🥰

[@bookish_and_wilde]

Real treat is this video! Thank you for your thorough explanations of why you didn't like the books and for your consideration of other people's feelings and opinions 💛

[@lindythomas5480]

I LOVE THIS HONESTY, this is so so useful in my book choices haha 🙈

[@hernameissimi]

This is so exciting! I read a couple of these books and honestly didn’t start them with any high expectations 😅

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

This video is Hannah speaking truths and facts. I can feel it in my soul

[@celestiakare18]

People we meet on vacation is such a fun book! Beach Read by the same author is awesome and I love it. The main character, while originally bubbly, is going through a lot of personal stuff and reflecting so she's not as "disillusioned" about the world (idk if that makes sense).

[@chelsimullen65]

THANK YOU for voicing all of the thoughts I had while reading The Love Hypothesis!! I have never seen such a bad book get so hyped like what 🤯

[@justvynexa]

of course your most enjoyed is one of my fave books ever! Dani Brown’s book was my personal favorite of the Brown Sisters series. so if you ever want to give a romance book another try 👀 and your journal being everywhere on your shelf, I love that! 💕

[@AClockworkReader]

those will definitely be some of the first ones I pick up whenever I feel like romance again!

[@ninithenoob900]

omg I loved Dani's book the most too!finally someone who loved the book the most

[@bi-indigenous-baker5865]

I personally loved the Love Hypothesis, but I would never say it’s a great book by any means. 😂 It was very much a brain-dead read. I could just chill and hang out with Olive and her friends who I overall found more interesting. I also have never seen any Star Wars except the first three so that made me super unaware of the fact it was a fanfiction and I had no idea what the ship it was based off of was. I think that helped me because I was entirely learning new characters.