PART TWO: REACTING TO YOUR BOOKISH PET PEEVES [CC]

[@cheryllovestoread]

Not giving a 5* EVER, is just like the college professor who tells the class ON THE FIRST DAY that no one will get an A. It’s bull shit. (And I dropped that class so fast!)

[@JessOwens]

Oooo YES. SAME VIBE

[@o_o-lj1ym]

Reviews that say “I couldn’t relate” without any other explanation, I often side eye it because I’m a guy of colour and most of the books I read growing up had white women leads. People are people... You don’t need to see yourself 100% in every story to enjoy it and connect with people. Just like how your real life friends are probably really different from you.

[@bookphilos]

true! people will read and relate to aliens and mythical creatures, but reading about and relating to human beings different than oneself is apparently too much.

[@tabaluke2584]

Absolutely! Also, I don't understand why people feel the need to always relate to characters or whatever to enjoy a story

[@tabaluke2584]

@@bookphilos Yes! I especially love when the same people can see themselves in or relate to stories like 'The Lion King', 'Sing' or 'Zootopia' "Human" stories are much more relatable through the eyes of an animal than another human being, because they don't look like you? 🙄🙄🙄

[@isi__1]

That's so true. One of my favorite characters in fiction is Dalinar from The Stormlight Archive. He's a middle-aged man who's infamous for being a brutal & fearsome warrior. He struggles with being a good leader while also not neglecting his responsibilities as a father and husband, protecting his people, maneuvering political alliances, & leaving his dark past behind. I'm a 20 y/o female uni student who'd describe herself as rather pacifistic & the only thing I'm currently struggling with is trying not to have a mental breakdown whenever I step into an exam room.

[@youwish2341]

That’s very true. I think people may be confusing relating to a character with caring. I usually can’t get into a book if I do not care for a character. Plots don’t even need to be there for me but characters have to be solid. So if I don’t care about the characters it’s a no go. But totally agree you do not need to relate. That’s the beauty of reading, reading different experiences and perspectives from our own

[@derekdavis5310]

There's a copy of a book I've been trying to find from R. L. Stine's Fear Street series that was running for close to $900 on eBay. If that book doesn't come with a hunk of a man and a few bottles of wine, then I am not spending $900 for it lmao

[@JessOwens]

OMG 😣

[@jkpiowa]

Opinions aren't opinions anymore, they're treated as facts. Hence the idiotic disclaimers. Drives me BONKERS.

[@JessOwens]

It is so annoying

[@RuthieDR89]

About the youtubers who dont read diversely, ive noticed that i have started to pull away from those content creators once diversifying my reading became more important to me. There is a specific youtuber who i love but noticed that every time they read a diverse book there where all these issues that were normally not mentioned in reviews of books where the author was white. I found myself making excuses in my head for them like well maybe that book really does have those issues but when i started reading more and noticed that they didnt mention the same issues for the white books and it rubbed me the wrong way. Like i get not mentioning every lil pet peeve but if you had your grown up pants to critique it on a book that is written by a bipoc author than i wanna see the same energy for the white counterparts. Im just sooo tired of people saying well ive read that before or it seems a bit tired but then turn around and read another book with the same old tropes and not a peep of the creator once the author is white. Like i get it same old same old but then why point it out at all if the author/book is diverse 🙄

[@sknight2810]

Regarding diversity reading.. i myself dont rlly read western books. Im asian so i like reading about japanese murder mystery and Japanese literature mostly translated into English. So my year-end list are mostly japanese/asian books from asian authors. Forcing to read diversity is going to put me in a reading slump bc i dont rlly like getting out of what i like. On that same vein, book is not the only form of entertainment i consume. I watch diverse youtube channel about politics, races and gender issue, i consume other media that are diverse. It’s hard for me to get a grip on reading habits to be where i am now. I dont want ppl policing

[@eliotopian]

I like seeing the spines in a thumbnail so I can see if I care at all. Otherwise I just skim peoples videos to see the covers anyways. Lol. So at most you get like 15 seconds of watch time from me 💅 and 15 demerits of frustration. Lol! Unless it’s a book I’m interested in or don’t yet know about. Then I’ll stop and watch that book. Then back to the skim!

[@marybee8302]

Absolutely the "you just don't understand" thing!! And it is alwaysss the fanboys for fantasy books. I just recently saw a "bad" review on goodreads and the heated argument in the comments went on for years - at what point can they LET IT GO 😭

[@andeeharry]

19:24 Misprouncing names is going to happen. If you didn't know, that's fine, but if you keep on doing it after they tell you, then it is something else entirely.

[@Brianna-qg1iz]

In terms of a stack of books with spines hidden - I get why it's done, but I find it makes it much harder to find people with similar taste to you! It'd be a lot easier to see if we have similar reading tastes and thus how well I'd vibe with someone's content. Also - makes it much harder to find opinions about a specific book if I've just read it and want to hear other's opinions!

[@JessOwens]

That’s fair, I didn’t think of that !

[@LiteraryLightweight]

I prefer to see the book titles in the thumbnail. A lot of the booktubers I follow I will watch all their content regardless whether I'm interested in the books or not. I often end up interested in books that I previously hadn't thought much about. Another reason I prefer the book shown in thumbnails is if I want to go back and hear their thoughts on a particular book and it takes forever to figure out which wrap up it's in, especially a book they might have read years ago. Thumbnails make it easier to go back and find specific books.

[@knitsmeganb]

resellers in general are an issue in most collector communities. I also collect records and bots/scalpers are a huge problem there as well. There's an event every year called Record Store Day where they release a lot of special/limited edition vinyl and people will try to get there super early to buy all the good stuff up and resell it for like 5x the price. It's frustrating to wait in line for over an hour and then the one thing you want is long gone due to resellers.

[@JessOwens]

UGH I HATE IT. It’s so unfair because we, the lovers of the thing, don’t always get a fair chance to get them because of resellers 😤

[@emmal7510]

The big problem with problematic authors is not everyone hears about what they did at the same time. I've seen booktubers mentioning they're no longer reading an author and that's the first time I've heard anything about them doing something. (And they don't always say what, which can make finding out what it was hit or miss.)

[@isi__1]

I don't have facebook, I'm not very active on Twitter and I don't see many people who I follow on Instagram talking about author/ booktube drama. I can't even count how many times I saw a booktuber unhauling books by a certain author, saying, "Well, I don't want to show my support of this author anymore after what they've done" or showing a book in a haul, saying, "I bought this book before the things this author did came out. I wouldn't have bought it if I had known earlier what they did." or something similar to that. Every time. And I mean EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I'm so confused, thinking, "Wait what??! What happened? What did they do?". The booktubers usually never mention it in their videos, so I have to search through the darkest depths of the internet find out about it. I've almost never noticed author/ booktube drama while it was at its height of activity on social media. The only time I noticed drama while it was still unfolding was the whole JKR drama. Even that, though, I only really noticed after it has already been a hot topic of discussion for a while.

[@EvilGrapefruit]

@@isi__1 and JKR is not problematic in truth. Most people never even read what she actually wrote in her statement they just took other peoples word for what she said. Her views are normal, they are protected from discrimination under U.K. Equality law and are deemed worthy of respect in a democratic society by the courts. The impacts on children are currently becoming much clearer and in Europe at least governments are starting to take action to protect children from being sent down lifetimes of medicalisation and ill health. It’s just the US that is pushing forward with child harm whilst the rest of the world is realising what is really problematic.

[@kaijuhunting]

@@EvilGrapefruit no, she is "problematic." she's a terf. get it together

[@EvilGrapefruit]

@@kaijuhunting really not, but hey we are all entitled to our views, peace x

[@kaijuhunting]

@@EvilGrapefruit thinking trans people are inherently evil and don't deserve rights isn't a "view", it's just bigotry

[@sstark103]

In the same vein on the breath holding line I can’t stand the person who “bit their lip so hard they tasted blood” or “started to bleed” like…. NO YOU F-ING DIDN’T!

[@RespektTheBovril]

Or when they clench their fists and their nails cut their palms to the point of drawing blood? Maybe i just have really weak fingernails becuase it just doesn't make sense

[@sstark103]

@@RespektTheBovril good one! completely agree.

[@JessOwens]

YES, it is so ridiculous!

[@kaijuhunting]

i don't get it. are you saying people don't do this in real life...? skjnfsk

[@diannabrutsman5271]

YES, I have a huge pet peeve with greedy resellers! It infuriates me when people literally buy up anything and then turn around and sell it for 2+ times the original price! I don't mind if people buy things, realize they don't want it for whatever reason, and sell it for a reasonable price. And I know people need to make money, but seriously, buying something for like $50 and then selling it for $500 is extreme! Anyway, on a positive note, I hope you enjoy your trip in Norway!!

[@alliecat1019]

Harassment of authors is never okay and people should not demand books of authors. Waiting 11 years for the new book in a series, you can’t blame folks for being at least curious about when we will ever get the next book 😭.

[@JessOwens]

Seriously, and we see him doing everything else but finishing the series. IT HURTS

[@books-on-a-wire]

I know I have close to a hundred booktubers that I follow across multiple genres. I absolutely cannot watch every TBR or Wrap-up but if I see a spine of something I'm more likely to click thru. I don't need to see the entire stack but a few shown is very helpful (for me).

[@curiositykilledthekat]

omg the book resellers are WILD. here in croatia some translated editions are out of print bc the company went to shit, so the prices for harry potter, lotr, got and twilight are INSANE. i have all my harry potter books since i was young, some of them are first editions bc i'd get them release week here in croatia, and i swear with the whole set i could earn a monthly salary. and no one's picked up the rights yet bc it's probably expensive to buy off since it's such a valuable thing.

[@netogrof]

I love romance novel stepbacks because generally they should be the ‘sexy’ version of the front cover. Like the front cover will be the couple dancing in a ballroom but the step back picture will be him taking off her dress 😂

[@withacrown3945]

I stick my books on the shelf upside down sometimes. They get out where they fit

[@Lysis99]

For your question about the blur. I don't watch TBR but I watch pretty much all wrap up. But if I see on the thumbnail a book I've read, I will click on it faster.

[@joyahawkrose3984]

I don’t relate to a lot of things, but just because I don’t relate to a book doesn’t mean it’s a bad book. I can rate a book well even if I didn’t relate to it

[@mglarson5936]

As far as how you organize your shelves - I organize mine by color so a lot of my series are broken up among different shelves 😂 I’m sure a lot of people hate that

[@ericccky]

Some of the adult fantasy readers are the biggest hypocrites i’ve ever seen. They pride themselves for reading this “epic”, “intellectual” high fantasy and at the same time, they look down on other readers who mainly read ya and romance and do stuff like harassing authors (like Patrick Rothfuss) for not finishing the series.

[@eliotopian]

Arcs + mood reading would be HARD! Mood reader forcing themselves to read something they don’t wanna read is gonna reflect in their wrap up/review

[@gracie9658]

But then why do they request arcs ? I've seen so many people read an arc like a 6 months after the release date and still buy the physical copy 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@marymik7372]

In regards to the authors not owing people books, it was actually a big thing a while back in the JLA group. There was some people saying she should finish writing/ release the final book in the Origin series, and stop getting "distracted" and "sidetracked" with the FBAA world. They were saying that in a group in which JLA was a part of, and she read that and responded that she hasn't been able to finish the final Origin book because there's a pandemic aspect (the series was before COVID), and writing in it now puts her in a bad headspace since we're currently in a pandemic IRL. The audacity of people who demand and try to tell authors what to write, basically to their faces, is unimaginable to me. It's one thing to be like "I can't wait, I'm so excited" or "please continue the series, I love it and need to know what's going to happen" but some people take it way too far.

[@CarlyUTube]

“Stuck in their ways, “ is that what it’s called😳 I thought it was called a persons right to buy and read about what and who they want using THEIR OWN TIME AND MONEY. As far as problematic authors go, an author who people praise and love today could easily be hated and criticized by them tomorrow for whatever reason. I never follow the crowd on that I make my own choice on that. The reselling book story was funny😂

[@RegardingReading]

Thing is right... I can buy faster than I can read so. I just want books okay?? lol And I'll read them EVENTUALLY.

[@JessOwens]

EXACTLY

[@whataprilreads]

The way I HOLLERED when you looked up during the “authors don’t owe us anything” pet peeve 💀

[@JessOwens]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RaspberryDevil]

I actually don't mind that 'breath she didn't know she was holding' line, I think it's funny how exactly this one became a meme :D

[@paigeridings5882]

re: names - if I’m unsure about an authors name pronunciation, I try to look for an interview with them saying it so I know I have it correctly (this works better with traditionally published authors)

[@Amyduckie]

I generally hate it when people rate books before they read them, but I have done it once. I can't remember her name, but that author that attacked her reviewers on the LAUNCH DAY of her book for giving her book four stars. I'm like NO you don't fuck with your reviewers and I gave her one star. And I'm not sorry.

[@AshCerto]

Yes!! "You didn't understand it." I've heard that so much for House of Leaves, and I just sit there thinking like, understand what, nothing happened in the book???

[@paperbacksgalore]

I’m reading the City of Brass right now and there’s literally a line about Ali releasing a breath he didn’t know he was holding lmao

[@sarahno899]

I feel like the only one who genuinely never knows anything about authors. Obviously there are a few with mainstream fame (or infamy) like JK Rowling that I know about, but most authors I don't know a single thing about who they are. I pick up books that sound interesting to me without knowing anything about who wrote it and after finding/purchasing a book, I often couldn't even tell you the author's name. If I LOVED a book and it's my new favorite thing, I'll recall the name probably, but I still don't go look into who the author is outside of seeing what else they've written. This probably doesn't lead to the most diverse reading because I'm not intentionally seeking anyone or anything out, but it is peaceful.

[@eliotopian]

My peeve, people complaining about the horrible jkrowling while they eat their Chick-fil-A.

[@JessOwens]

😂😂

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I like the narrower paperbacks. I don't know, it just adds an extra detail to the cover that works for me.

[@whatkaylasays]

I picked up The One by John Marrs the other day and the “let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding” was on the VERY FIRST PAGE! I almost DNF’d right then and there 😂

[@Lorie336]

Those stepbacks on paperbacks drive me crazy, I try to avoid those at all cost, but sometimes I can't. The last one is annoying and it's not only books, but sometimes it's clothing or Funko Pops or random stuff from my childhood like a She-Ra castle that my mom threw out behind my back which really pissed me off because that was my childhood idol...lol. I am on Pangobooks where I like to buy and sell books. I don't like to price gouge because if I am selling these books it's because I no longer have an interest in that book, I DNFed it, I was on the fence about the book and then saw reviews that changed my mind, or in the one case I got a deluxe version and didn't need the one volume anymore. I think the highest I sold anything I priced at $10 because it was like new and it was a chunker of a book. I usually price things between $1-$6 because I want people to buy and afford these books, wish I could help on the shipping cost, but that's up to the app I suppose. I have seen on Pangobooks a few people price gouging books that aren't that hard to find for more that they paid for and some aren't even new books. It's disgusting and I don't like swindling my fellow book dragons out of their hard earned coin. I just want these books out of here to make more room for my new books that come in.

[@ReadPrayDisney]

How to say this without sounding creepy…I just found you and I love you. I am totally here for your vide and personality! We have very similar tastes. I am looking forward to getting to know you and hearing your thoughts on all things bookish! 📖 💗

[@JessOwens]

Not creepy at all, thank you ☺️🥰

[@thejenmath]

There are some resellers on Depop and PangoBooks that I see their desired price and just shake my head. You want $200 for the Waterstones edition of Wayward Son? You want $500 for an Empire of the Vampire ARC? Noooo.

[@JessOwens]

Absolute madness ! 😫

[@shaydie8375]

You're absolutely radiant in this video, love to see itttttt

[@jaycarmen17]

I absolutely HATEEEEEEEEEEEEEE when I accidentally read the second or third book cause people don’t believe in numbering the books. So people who purposely pick up books a part of a series as if it’s a standalone. Now I’m trying to read reviews and it’s so annoying like urghhhh for whyyyyyyy

[@LN-sw2cq]

Another one that gets me is when they only read short books and then talk about how much they are reading. Do you feel better cause you read four books, while someone else read two books. It shouldn’t be about the numbers.

[@Kaybye555]

Now this is my kind of peeve

[@kiczcock]

I used to do the 3-2-1 with manga because I thought that was the right way since you read them left-to-right lmao

[@anix670]

Brilliant video, love seeing your personality shine 🤩

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

Okay, I do use a tbr game of sorts. But it is more to get to other books that I've been meaning to read for a while. That is the point behind it. And I think it works for me, at the moment I am reading Witches of Ash and Ruin and honestly, now I want to read my other witchy books.

[@jeilee3860]

I just saw a review of a sequel for a middle grade book where the reviewer didn't know it was a sequel but still rated it. I could understand not knowing when you start but you read and reviewed the entire book and rated it without having read the first one?! Make it make sense!

[@ghanshyamsingh3653]

I LOVE CARI'S CHANNEL...remember when you talked about her on your CommuniTea video series!! Love that you taking inspiration from her...she is really Good At It! And I do like your vlogs as well...more bookshops though! Lol "People's Biscuits...🤣🤣🤣" BURN AWAY!!💙😅🤣

[@oswintardis]

I don't own any physical books, but if I did, I would organize them the same as you do. In my mind, the calendar goes from right to left. Every thing just looks better from right to left. Maybe it's because I'm left handed.

[@katieg2449]

Oh I'm definitely more likely to click a wrap up if I can't see the spine! I don't watch TBRs because I like getting the surprise at the end of the month

[@kendra5554]

Material Gworl!!!! What kind of person starts a series in the middle? That's bonkers. Resellers are ruining every industry. I feel strongly about this. Say it with your chest!!! lmao. I love your personality please don't ever change. 🤩

[@indigo-dorcaslarsen5821]

The whole book reselling thing😆 I only buy special editions of books I’ve read and loved, or am pretty sure I’m going to love. If I end up not really caring for them I sell them in those buy/sell/trade groups for whatever the average price I see is. If I tried to sell them for retail price, chances are the buyer will just resell them themselves for 500$ anyway, and that ain’t happening! People buying special editions they don’t care about and reselling them just to make money ... I don’t have words🤬

[@girlwiththemagicpen]

I like that you visited Norway. It's cool that you've visited both the countries where I spend most of my time ☺️, Malta and Norway. About reading diverse literature, I respect that people will read what they want and feel comfortable with, but I feel that it's like constantly eating the same meal at McDonald's for fear of venturing out of one's comfort zone. I was totally mind-blown when I first read anything by Murakami because it was so different from what I'd been used to, but then I discovered how I'd been missing out on a lot of delicious courses because I preferred that one meal at McDonald's. Now I read a lot wider, different genres, authors with different backgrounds etc, although I would like to read even more diversely.

[@carcajouse]

For the one about letting other people choose to read (or not read) certain authors, and letting others make their own decisions... Like, yes, but if you do choose to share "problematic" content, you have to be ok with people calling that author out in your comments. For example: The House on the Cerulean Sea. I personally loved that book, but am completely aware of the reasons people choose not to read it. If you mention that book, people WILL talk about the link to residential schools; even if just to make sure everyone is aware of the link and can make an informed decision, which I think is good. Listen to Indigenous people when they say something is unacceptable! If you don't want to have a discussion about residential schools in your comments, then don't talk about that book, you know? You can't have your cake and eat it too, aka read "problematic" authors and not talk about their "problematic" behaviors. Same thing for JKR; you can't heap praise on the HP franchise and then get upset when trans people and trans allies talk about JKR's transphobia in your comments. You have the freedom to make your own choices about the books you read, but people also have the freedom to comment their opinions of those books (respectfully). ("Problematic" in quotes throughout because I'm not sure it's the right word to use in this context, but couldn't think of a better one.)

[@lilacfields]

i definitely agree. people will pile praise onto books with problematic content and/or authors and get annoyed with comments discussing the problematic elements. even if you like a book you can acknowledge its faults! personally i was obsessed with harry potter as a kid and still enjoy content from it occasionally BUT i can acknowledge that looking at the series now its filled w/ JKR’s views and prejudices. a lot of ppl don’t know how to do that and choose to be blind to any problems to maintain their image of their favorite book/series.

[@lilacfields]

sorry if that was just restating your point i tried to word it as best as i could!

[@patrecem.9523]

Booktubers who get free book boxes and the books are ALWAYS in their unhauls after they were so EXCITED to receive the book. Especially the book of the month book boxes, i’m like just let them know your not interested.

[@JessOwens]

😆😆

[@andeeharry]

15:37 Yea, same thing with films...tv shows. Don't like a popular something and they mark you as a troll...or something. Sometimes you forget that your own opinions can be a problem.

[@pinpilinpaux]

I’m glad no one sees my shelves because I have books from the same series scattered all over them because of a lack of space lol I for sure have to fix that some day.

[@camidietz2758]

Wow. You’re energy is so life-giving!

[@JessOwens]

☺️

[@NativeLadyBookWarrior]

Whoa, I mustve had my head in the sand, bc I didn't know people sold their limited books for that much. 😲Loved the video, I also love watching peoples TBR games. They are fun and creative and sometimes really funny 😍

[@JessOwens]

Oh yes, the Facebook groups, eBay, Depop- people sell them for ridiculous amounts

[@cleojohnson6515]

the lighting was so nice in this video !

[@andeeharry]

Thanks for uploading Jess...I am so glad that I found you...your so quirky, so funny, I just love watching.

[@JessOwens]

🥺🥺 thank you

[@sknight2810]

Im sorry broken spine is my biggest pet peeve. I always have one sided beef at the bookstore when i open a big book and it’s so stiff i can barely crack the book open. Who do u make this book for. Is it for reading or decorating. Why is reader’s comfort and THE BOOKS SAFETY HAZARD (broken spine unprovoked ugh) IS NOT IN THEIR MIND. WHY do they not want me to read a book in ease?

[@gracie9658]

I still don't understand why some books are so stiff (yes uk paberbacks I'm talking about you) when it's POSSIBLE to have a floppy paperback and everyone wins, the book doesn't get damaged and the reader can read comfortably 🙄 I know that they are not printed the same way (if I'm not mistaking it's not on the same grain of the paper) but WHY ?

[@sknight2810]

@@gracie9658 I KNOW. How am I supposed to read

[@sabrina.lnd95]

I personally don't read books to relate to characters tbh I've never understood the whole "I couldn't self-insert so 2 stars" kind of angle because while I agree on a basic level we're all pretty similar no two people are the exact same so why would you put that on the book

[@breezyveezy]

I wrote the “exhaled a breath she didn’t realize she was holding” one time, but in my defense, the character was driving through a tunnel and the person with them was like “girl what are you doing???” and they had to explain the superstition 😅 IT’S STILL DUMB OKAY I KNOW 😂😂😂

[@JessOwens]

🤣🤣🤣

[@stephanieann6695]

To be fair some reviews before books come out are arcs but yea all that other stuff with reviews is super annoying!

[@RodgersReads]

Lmao did you just call out Leigh-Ann? 🤣

[@jedibookmasterivy]

I’m not finished with House of Sky and Breath yet but I think it will be my first Sarah J Maas book I didn’t give five stars 😱😱😱 tbh tho I didn’t give throne of glass five the first time I read it. It got three until I reread it. Yes let’s leave George out of this cause damn when are we getting Winds of Winter 😂😂😂😂

[@shawol5253]

What I find annoying about the whole "you have to be diverse in your reading" is that there are specific diverse groups that you SHOULD read and if you don't you're not diverse enough. I've seen many booktubers gushing over LGBTQ+ books, regardless if they're meh or 5 stars for them. And be like "ew this books is too straight for me" for heterosexual books. Or "this is too white". A good book is a good book regardless of race and sexuality. Of course having diverse characters is a good thing, given they're not just stereotypes or a check list to fulfill. But what I find annoying is putting down other groups to uplift others. It's a cycle I see everywhere with the media. I'm Latina btw and straight, I'm not gonna read books only about Latin American stories, I'll read whatever I find interesting

[@mikayla5949]

It annoys me when people don’t like a book just because they don’t relate. BUT I also feel bad when I don’t enjoy a book about an experience that’s new to me, not because I didn’t relate, but because I had a lot of problems with the story telling. It hurts me to dislike a book when it’s an own voices book. I just can’t say I loved it just because of the diversity though, it’s not a “good” book by default just because it’s own voices. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@sabrina.lnd95]

I feel like as long as the problem doesn't lie with the "own voices" part then I think it's fair game. Just because it's from a non-white, non-straight etc. author doesn't automatically mean it's a good book. There was a discussion about this on *I think* Heather's channel where they said "bipoc authors are allowed to be mediocre" (not a direct quote) so I feel we should definitely review them as we would books from white people and not walk on eggshells while talking about issues you had with the book.

[@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda]

about the very first one: excuse me everyone complaining about it but it just makes more sense to order the books in the "wrong" way, there's a beauty to the particular flow of the overall sequence of the text itself while it sits on the shelf why should the beginning of the first book on a series sit so close to the end of the of the second part when you can have the end of the first book sit right next to the beginning of the second? would you also stack a series with the first book at the bottom? obviously this only applies to traditional western books with the spine on the left side of the front cover, manga you would order as 1-2-3 since the spine is on the left (unless is one of those ancient editions where they mirrored the whole thing because marketing) so Jess, you are right and i do exactly the same!

[@JessOwens]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😎😎

[@jemofabook]

As far as spines in thumbnails I usually don’t care for the people I already follow but it is kind of annoying when going through the backlist videos of a new to me channel bc I sometimes want to find specific thoughts on a book rather than just listening to all the books they’ve read over the years!

[@anix670]

I like the suspense of not knowing, I'm clicking on a thumbnail cos I like your content, so I want to hear what you've got to say about whatever those books are.

[@ashleyreynolds1991]

I don't like how people are selling TOG and ACOTAR dust jackets for freaking $500 and over... right now Nerdy Ink has both of them for sale for $40!!!!!!!!! it's sad... omg I agree with this about book re-sellers selling limited edition things!!! or when people only have book box subscriptions to sell them!!! I am still on a damn waiting list (2 years) it's freaking dumb!!! ***$40 for each book series!!!***

[@JessOwens]

EXCUSE ME - DUST JACKETS ONLY !!???

[@EfiLovesBooks]

Your laugh brings me joy.

[@ZSSTORM-xr3rh]

Norway is one of my dream vacation spots.

[@cornstarchpajamas5695]

What are those beautiful editions behind her? The blue, then the red horse, and the blue bear?

[@ayowiththebeatbox3894]

What are those three books on the shelf where the giraffe is?

[@emii7044]

i only really click on tbr/wrap ups with the books visible in the thumbnail! there’s so many videos to scroll through so it just doesn’t catch my attention when i have no idea what book somebody is gna be talking about!

[@michellesreadingshelf]

Just found this channel and loved this video!!!

[@JessOwens]

🥰🥰

[@harrietjerusha8218]

She said Kenyan 🥳🥳🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🇰🇪

[@marymik7372]

16:48 yes! This!! Bookswithchloe recently had to deal with a couple of people leaving extremely hateful comments because she was reading a SJM book on her channel. She had to put up a disclaimer and she said she won't be having SJM on her channel anymore because she doesn't want to deal with the backlash/ hate

[@JessOwens]

People can be ridiculous

[@coffeewithcady]

Oh my stars. My face when you said people reading sequels without reading the first book… the shock and disgust was very evident 😳

[@psychobunnyjones5247]

"Let me move my bang" 😂😂😂😂 I love these videos....enjoy Norway ❤

[@JessOwens]

🤣🤣🤣

[@halimamuslimah]

There are a couple of content creators that give spoilers even when they specifically say they're doing spoiler free reviews. Then, they proceed to tell the entire story from beginning to end. Because I like the creator, I usually watch their videos if I know I have no intention of reading the books they're talking about. I end up giggling all the way through, but I feel sorry for those who watched not knowing they'd be getting spoilers the entire way through the video.

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

There's a creator who'll be like "I try not to give away too much about a book but if you don't know what this book is about it's a Tangled retelling about this princess who is locked in a tower by her family because she's ugly as hell and they're trying to con a prince to marry her without seeing her so they can secure the dowry before he reacts. But then a blind thief breaks into the tower and she tries to hide from him at first and he tells her he would rather face the people he is robbing. He overhears the family's plan and decides to con her into leaving the tower and they fall in love on their adventures."

[@emilyb3875]

I’ve seen that too. I came across one channel who thought “spoiler free” meant “I won’t tell you the ending, but I’ll tell you everything else that happened until the last 50 pages” like why? Why would anyone want that?

[@WickedWestBooks]

I have a video reading "that" line. I'm about to make a part 2.

[@Pharm2be]

The trouble I run into with diverse reading is that I only like a very specific subgenre of political and heist fantasies so it’s hard to find some them in general and very few of the ones I’ve found that interest me are diverse and that sucks.

[@Pharm2be]

Also! On book resellers. Like maybe you got a box and you didn’t like what was in it and now you’re out $80. I understand trying to get that money back but I literally don’t understand asking for maybe 20-50 more than what you paid originally. Literally everything else depreciates when it’s been bought. You expect 5x the original price for a used book? Crazy. Also it’s definitely a temporary market. In 5-10 years when the novelty is gone and people decide that having a book they don’t like isn’t worth keeping for the pretty covered these books are going to flood the market.

[@JessOwens]

Yes ! No problems with you wanting to make a little extra but the prices they’re charging ? Absolutely not

[@SlantedSpines]

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CALLED?? STEPBACKS??? i hate those so much

[@JessOwens]

YES AND THEY’RE ANNOYING

[@KikeNavarrete68]

I don’t trust reviewers that claim read more books that days in a year

[@JessOwens]

😆😆😆

[@rackncheese]

Omg, as a horror lover, I 100% feel the pain of internet dudebros piling on and talking to you like your tiny feminine brain simply couldn't handle the amazingness of whatever exploitation novel they love. I used to write for Screen Rant and wooooo, some of those dudes be aaaaaangy.

[@grigotts]

I try my best to read books based on different cultures because when I pick up a book I want to go on an adventure and explore stuff I know nothing about.

[@andeeharry]

Nice place to be....hope you enjoy your time there.

[@eliananoei652]

If a booktuber doesn't show the cover of the book in their book vlogs, I will not click on it. If your vlogs are not amusing on their own and you need my curiosity about the book to click on your video, you don't deserve my time anyway ;)

[@ErinDatema]

I agree so much! It kind of feels manipulative. Is your video not interesting if I know what books you are talking about? Then I probably don’t care to watch it. I will purposefully not watch any videos that have the spines backward even if I love the creator.

[@eliananoei652]

@@ErinDatema me too,... will purposefully avoid the videos

[@JessOwens]

LOL that’s fair 🤣

[@Jana_Reads_Too]

As a creator, in my reading wrap up, I show one book, usually the one with the most click potential. Popular or controversial, does not matter. All other books are a surprise. As a viewer, if I see all the book spines and I think I dont care about these, I skip the video, so....

[@AbiofPellinor]

you are EXPLORING!!!

[@Jni470]

Love your channel!!!!

[@JessOwens]

🥰🥰

[@gaiaathena-books]

I had no idea it was called a stepback but I hate those. Agreed 100% with you! I agree, it is weird when people rate a book before they've read it. I want the last 2 books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series too! Oh yeah the character let out a breath they didn't know they were holding.. ugh. Ugh for dude bros fantasy saying a femme didn't understand a book when they didn't like it. True yeah people have to decide for themselves. People pronounced my name so often when I was a kid and teenager, ugh. I watch some TBR games too! I couldn't do it myself as I'm a huge mood reader (like you too), but I enjoy watching other people's videos of TBR games. Yeah I don't understand it either when people lower the rating of a book because they didn't relate to certain culture aspects. Oh ugh yeah for journalist reviewer being confused reading book 2 in a fantasy series, when she should have just read book one first. I try to start at the beginning too! Yeah lol don't start with Oathbringer what. Why do people sell their box that just arrived at $650, wth, I hate that too. Yeah that is frustrating and annoying. Great video!

[@cynthialovesbooks]

I love your energy and humor! You need your own show. So, I am not stingy with my 5-star ratings, only because ratings are personal and kind of arbitrary (as in they are not standardized) and they are really important to indie authors (who are the ones I mostly read). For me, 5-star ratings are all about the experience. As to authors owing readers, this is a big issue in the indie romance community because a lot of indie romance authors tend to publish multiple books in one year and indie romance readers will read a lot of books. But I don't think authors owe readers anything. For George R. R. Martin, I do hope he finishes the series and fixes what HBO broke. He still has a chance to save that series and I am holding out hope. So as to your question about the blurred out thumbnail, I will click on any video from my favorite creators. If it's someone unknown to me, I may or may not and it will just depend on my mood that day. Have a great time in Norway!

[@JessOwens]

THANK YOU- I think so too (that I deserve my own show 😆😆😆) but yes I really need George to give us a better ending 😫😫

[@bweetastic]

Can someone tell me what the three books behind Jess are? The one in the middle with the orange horse. Those covers are beautiful!

[@cara03]

The Bear and the Nightingale trilogy, there are the Fairyloot editions.

[@bweetastic]

@@cara03 thank you!

[@dimerymichaels3539]

How dare you follow me here!!!! 😂😂 that made me laugh so much.

[@JessOwens]

Leave that madness in YA!!