Reacting to YOUR Overhyped Reads...Do I Agree??

[@sarahsawyer244]

Time Stamps!! People We Meet on Vacation 1:07 The Flat Share 2:15 Vicious 3:14 Credence 5:30 Birthday Girl 6:20 Welcome to the Dark Side 7:09 Well Met 9:13 Beach Read 10:04 Fifty Shades of Grey 11:16 The Hating Game 12:23 A Touch of Darkness 13:27 Outlander 14:14 It Ends With Us 15:17 The Bromance Book Club 15:17 Off-Campus Series 17:40 Crescent City 18:21 Madison Kate Series 18:53 From Blood and Ash 19:52 After 21:02 Spoiler Alert 21:42 The Unhoneymooners 22:44 The Royal Series (Paper Princess) 23:23 Born in Blood Mafia Series 24:18 Ice Planet Barbarians 25:24 You Deserve Each Other 26:38 Twice Shy 27:13 The Roommate 27:19 The Intimacy Experiment 27:29 From Lukov with Love 27:50 Get a Life, Chloe Brown 28:16 The Ravenwood Series (Flock) 29:43

[@procrastinatecreate]

It was so interesting to see that I found most of the mentioned romances overhyped except for From Lukov with Love (don’t come for cult MZ romances😂). I especially agree with L.J. Shen, I just don’t understand the popularity behind her books. Her characters are overly crass and pretty much interchangeable… as for “The Hating Game”, I think the hype or excitement I felt definitely stemmed from the illustrated cover, which has now been taking over the romance publishing world. Story-wise it was just so-so. Great video as usual, Jess!

[@chelsea2059]

“I’m super bored when a couple is happy and in love” SAME… lol 😂

[@cori4727]

Maybe a controversial take, but I feel like traditionally published romances are for non-romance readers. There. I said it. From my experience, people who are avid romance readers love indie and other readers who like the occasional romance like traditionally published books. There's nothing wrong with falling into either category, I just find this to be the case watching Booktube!

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I’ve actually been feeling this way for the past few months! Traditionally published romances have just been so average and boring, but indie romances are what I’ve been LOVING.

[@TheGoofy1932]

Definitely agree. Most of the romance books I read are Indies, and anytime I read a more traditionally published one I am disappointed.

[@TheRonnieaj]

I write romance under a pen name. This is absolutely not controversial to romance authors. Most especially big 5 romances target WF readers, which often makes the romance a lackluster B plot. I actively cringe when I see friends get deals by a particular big 5, because I hate almost every romance I’ve seen from them.

[@justinkhchen]

Birthday Girl definitely lived up the hype for me, I enjoyed both Emily Henry's books equally-and I agree they are possibly more hyped for the general public, rather than for the genre readers. Probably not at the overhyped level yet, but I'm all right with not reading The Duke and I, watching the show was enough (but I'll probably read the rest of the series).

[@amandamamareadsromance5593]

I personally think all books by LJ Shen and Christina Lauren are overhyped. I also agree that I loved The Royals Series, After Series, and 50 Shades Series...but if I read them now, I would be bored. I would love if you did a veiwers choice underhyped authors Vlog...choosing authors you have never heard of or read.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Oooh that’s a fun video idea!

[@Danie499]

I was unimpressed with From Blood and Ash, I couldn't even finish it. I actually like Sarah J Maas, but for some reason Blood and Ash just didn't do it for me

[@Taterthot-zj1pd]

I agree. If you love Sarah j mass, I dont recommend blood & ash. The first one was pretty good and then she just lost the plot. Literally. Like 6 days passes in book 2 and 3 across 1400 pages. It is the most painfully boring series I have suffered through. I won't be finishing it.

[@Danie499]

@@Taterthot-zj1pd I couldn't even get through the first one lmao. It was just so dragged out and the writing was so bad to me. I don't even know if I should read anything else by her

[@Taterthot-zj1pd]

@@Danie499 lol I totally understand that. I certainly won't be. 😂

[@cindyd2721]

I read book all of 1 and read most of 2 but skimmed a lot of it. I abandoned it at the beginning of book 3. It’s way way too long and over descriptive. Way too much internal dialogue. I thought it was a good story at first but I just didn’t want to continue.

[@madison7645]

"My inner goddess." Yes, out of everything someone could say about 50 shades, I think the worst is just the actual writing. I made it a few pages and couldn't do it anymore.

[@lori3056]

Same here. I tried skipping through just to see if it got better, but every page I stopped at was a bad s*x scene. I gave up.

[@intheclauds37]

I read 50 shades at the very beginning of the hype and was super into it, but, I tried to reread it when the movies were coming out and I couldn’t get through it, it was absolutely terrible. So hard to get through and yes!!! Her inner goddess pissed me off so much, like, we get it…

[@DryBooks]

Sjm is definetly a fantasy writter for romance readers. As a fantasy reader myself I think she is terribly overhyped (I barely even enjoy the romance in her books lol), but I can see why romance lovers would love her.

[@raffaelae1020]

I love the Outlander books. I started reading them at least 10y ago, long before the show came along. The only annoying part is the long wait for each book.

[@swoonscapades]

I remember when I first read Birthday Girl, it felt so taboo because I hadn't read many romances like that but after reading some messed up dark romances, i agree it's definitely not as taboo. Maybe it depends on how deep a reader has delved into taboo/dark romance. Regardless totally think Birthday Girl deserved the hype, it's still my fave Penelope Douglas 💖

[@livialovely]

i don't know what it is about The Hating Game, i read it like 5 years ago but i still come back to it and love it just as much, i never drags, never bores me, it's never not adorable, never fails to make me squeal. i just love it so much

[@cassys777]

I love this video! I do believe some you considered weren't romance novels to actually be romances, though many of your favorites were mine, as well. Thank you for sharing your point of view.

[@intheclauds37]

The Unhoneymooners is one of my favorite CLo books.

[@liveafictionallife4084]

I totally agree about people we meet on vacation as a romance reader I had way too much expectations from that and I was cruelly dissapointed

[@crystalsbookishlife]

"I know, she's a goddess...STOP!" 🤣 I am not sad I missed that hype train

[@kasralmas]

I couldn't stand Vicious. the whole time i was reading I couldn't believe that people went so hard for it I think that's one of the books I read where I absolutely hated the male lead

[@anniemay4416]

Same here, I was wondering why people keep recommending the book. I really didn't like any of the characters.

[@IamBornThisWay100]

OMG!! Finally, someone has said what needed to be said.

[@marshmallow.x9021]

I think vicious (ML) was so overboard with how rude he was with the girl and everyone else. Like a thirty-something dude making tantrums like a teenage is just too much for me

[@maycorte6284]

Same. Though I hated both the female and the male lead. I tried giving LJ's book a chance by trying out the second one, and I haven't made it through half the book when I dropped it. It's disgusting.

[@stephloves2read614]

From lukov with love is my absolute favorite book. Mariana Zapata writes such good slow-burns. She is a absolute queen!!! And indeed I totally agree on LJ Shen so overhyped and I hate her books so much.

[@katherinedray8905]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thinks the writing in A Touch of Darkness is bad 😅 (that sounds terrible to say, but still). I truly don’t get why it’s so popular. Also, 100% agree about LJ Shen…it’s one thing to make a mistake once, twice and own up to it, but her behaviour just makes me think she’s not a person worth supporting.

[@raffaelae1020]

Love Priest from the Fallen Men MC. Zeus and Lou's age gap was a difficult one for me to accept.

[@JessCsBooks]

Well Played was definitely not it because of the catfishing, but Well Met I personally loved because of the setting and how fun it was. I'm excited for the third book coming out this year.

[@dianaroguska3396]

I started reading recently when I found your channel! Literally read all the Madison Kate books in like a week….they were so entertaining! A random suggestion if you haven’t read the Four Psychos book series I absolutely recommend 😊

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I have four psychos downloaded to my kindle and plan on starting it tomorrow ☺️

[@moodyfloral6234]

If you love Sarah J Maas I think you would also really enjoy „Daughter of No Worlds“ by Carissa Broadbent! It‘s on KU and is a really well written fantasy romance. I believe the first two books are already out and the next one is due next year.

[@amandamuniz8231]

From Lukov with Love is one of my favorite romances ever! I feel personally attacked 😂😂 but I agree with whoever said that The Unhoneymooners and LJ Shen are overhyped.

[@60sbaby70sgirl]

No one I know has ever even heard of Mariana Zapata until I tell them about her. SAD So I guess I would see her has underhyped if you don't follow online sources.

[@anniemay4416]

I really love most of Mariana Zapata books they are just lovely and straight up romantic.

[@dearjoanna3578]

Definitely think the Unhoneymooners was so overhyped for me personally! Also I was happy my submission of After made it on the list 😂

[@keanamarie3527]

The enemies to lovers trope is overhyped

[@abigase135]

And it's almost never done right, they exchange a couple of insults then kiss🙄

[@jessicac7279]

Absolutely L.J shen is insanely over hyped but From lukov with love was amazing definitely cutting edge vibes ate it up ❤️

[@chelsea2059]

Have you read the Spanish Love Deception… it was cute and I’ve been on a Hating Game.. People We met on Vacation type book binge 💛

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I haven’t, but I definitely need to pick it up!

[@jennaredlight]

I actually LOVED The Hating Game and literally still think about it months later lol! It was hilarious, well written, sweet, and I loved the characters so much!

[@ericawashington310]

Definitely agree with you about the Born in Blood series! I was Aria had done more but I get why she was written like that! The Camorra Chronicles are AMAZING

[@kasralmas]

I've been saying Sarah J Maas knows how to write fantasy romance solely because she fills every page with romance which is literally why I read them lmao I never care for her plots I forget them the next day

[@ellarenee2309]

I really think that Off Campus is overhyped. I wanted to like that series so much, but I haven’t rated a single one 5 stars. The hockey guys are super swoon worthy though, so I can see why other people like them so much!

[@macymiller8743]

The deal was amazing but the mistake is ehh

[@beastsbooksandbeauty9136]

Ok I wrote off beach read as I thought it looked too fluffy but you made it sound way more interesting I might actually read it now

[@hannafayelaag6621]

I didn't know why LJ Shen's books are THAT POPULAR. I read the Sinner's of Saints series but tbh, i didn't love it so much as mostly everyone does. Definitely, an overhyped one.

[@ICTmamaB]

Colleen Hoover is hit and miss for me too. I DNFd It Ends With Us. Once I figured out what was going to happen I was 100% done. I liked Without Merit though, definitely underrated in my opinion. All your Perfects was meh for me but I finished it. I loved the Then chapters. Heart Bones literally changed my life. I loved it. When she posted the beginning on Facebook as a sample, I downloaded the kindle app on my book and bought it immediately. It was the first e book I ever read and I used to be super anti e books but now I read more books on my phone than traditional books and am reading more in general because I follow authors on the kindle app and it's just so easy to browse and find new stuff and of course it suggests books to me like what I recently read. I'm so glad Colleen converted me!

[@taylorsreadingcorner]

I absolutely loved the bromance book club! I am all for the marriage in trouble trope bc we need more books like that!

[@aloleelibros]

The Bromance Bookclub is so gooood but not like in the romance aspect but in the self growth one

[@Sanju-gm5td]

I never understood the hype over L.J.Shen's books. And Beach Read, goodness. It felt like just another mediocre book. It developed way too fast at places where it ought to have made me feel the connection. Birthday Girl is one of my favorites though. I love that one.

[@ban1o]

I loved flatshare and I definitely think it’s a romance. The Switch, I agree is not a romance and is Women’s Fiction. I also agree Beach Read> People We Meet on Vacation

[@60sbaby70sgirl]

I think for me personally, when a book has a lot of hype surrounding it I will avoid the book and have probably missed some great books because of it. For example, I waited a long time to read The Hating Game and I wished I had read it so much sooner because I loved it.

[@michellekarrick2045]

The Ravenhood series makes a lot of us feel a lot of different emotions. We become attached, we grieve, we love. They are not overhyped 🖤

[@cynthiajackson7602]

I loved the Unhoneymooners the Travel destination backdrop did it for me

[@KC-001]

I agree, LJ Shen's books are overhyped. I will still read all of her books, but I feel like something was off with the books that came out this year.

[@pardonthisbookaddict]

I only read It Ends With Us and I didn’t like it. It wasn’t the writing. The content was problematic for me personally, so I haven’t tried another Colleen Hoover book.

[@salmamazouze7016]

honestly colleen is sooo good but I understand, try verity, I believe it's gonna change your POV

[@kcomay3270]

I understand why people like her, because her books are definitely page turners, and her characters are compelling (even when I hate them). But I've read 3 of her books and they've all made me mad in some capacity. She definitely doesn't work for me as an author.

[@JessOwens]

Well Met was just NOT it. The characters ugh, the setting was cute tho. The cover for Beach Read set my expectations incorrectly! You don’t have to do Christina Lauren like this 😭 In A Holidaze and The Soulmate Equation were so good

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Okay, so those two were okay, but I didn’t love them as much as their earlier books 😭

[@bookishnatie9614]

The first outlander book is my top favorite romance of all time. I just sat there and read the whole thing. I plan on eventually finishing the series at some point this year. Its so good.

[@candaceg1485]

I don't know what it is but I cant get on the Coleen hover train. I tried reading ugly love and one other book, but I dnfed both. I do intend to give her another try tho. Now LJ shen, the first book I read from her was Vicious and I absolutely loved it, I also continued with that series and All saints high and loved all those books. But I must admit reading her latest series, its very repetitive and it is getting to a point where I'm over it. I dnfed her latest book The Monster 🤦🏽‍♀. Loved Birthday Girl and Credence ❤

[@DaniSInNC]

You hit on exactly why I never even got past the fifth page of Beach Read. The cover and the descriptions I had heard made me think it would be light and fun, but the tone from the very start was too heavy. I don't read dark books at all so I quickly moved on. The Ice Planet Barbarians series is the standard-bearer for me when it comes to alien romance. This is the series that introduced me to the subgenre in 2015. However, I can see why you may have felt bogged down at the midpoint of the series. It did start to feel a little stale, but then the author added some events that shook things up after book 9.

[@MaryEllenQuigley]

Yes! I avoided Birthday Girl because of all the hype and taboo aspect, but I finally read it last month. Loved it! One of my favorite reads of the year so far.

[@ACourtofHooksAndBooks]

i havent read the third book yet but i definitely dont think the ravenhood series is overhyped! i also didnt think it was boring. the reason this series is so good is because of how much it HURTS. they get you so emotionally invested in what's happening and dont give you the happy ending you wanted. i DO wish that they had stopped with the mystery bs especially once you find out what theyre actually doing like its not all that serious. i didn't really care about the plot just the characters which is good because i think that if you care about plot its pretty lacking.

[@TheLoveLibrarian]

I'd agree with your LJ shen comment. As someone who reads her books, after her last release (The Monster), I'm pretty much over it. It was absolutely horrible, the twists weren't anything special, and I felt like I was reading her prior books with different characters. PWMOV could've either been shorter (less flashbacks), or longer, showing us how Poppy and Alex's relationship continued to develop. I loved Birthday Girl! And I appreciated that there was no cheating in it. I like Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy as like a trashy read, but her recent release (Freed, told from Christian's point of view) as been so bad, I haven't been able to finish it.

[@angelat5767]

Love the Ice Planet Barbarians 😍 I'm on book 3 or 4 right now and it's so good!

[@sanakauser8451]

Congratulations for 50k subscribers. I just love ur reviews abt books. U share honest thoughts about them. Love reading ur recommendations. Love ur channel....

[@isamar3301]

Girl get back into ice planet barbarians! There are some other good ones! I didn't read them in order because I'm a rebel and chose the ones most interesting to me and loved all that I chose especially devi and n'dek story

[@MsHenrei]

Last but not the least...I loved the Unhoneymooners. Thought it was cute and I also loved Intimacy Experiment and The Roommate 👌🏾👌🏾

[@IHeartRomance]

I think there was a time where bully romances were everywhere! I agree with LJ Shen - I read Vicious and I liked it but I couldn't get into her other books. I also sideye the reviews on GR for her books when I found out about the recent drama over her and her review team. You guys - Birthday Girl is AMAZING! 🥰 I agree with The Unhoneymooners! I am not a fan of the fade to black so.... It was a shock compared to her older books

[@intheclauds37]

Same on Beach Read > People We Meet on Vacation.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@junkie4astory]

Christina Lauren books are overhyped. I read three and remember nothing. It's like a drink of water when you have nothing else to drink: it's not bad but it's not good either. I have read Talia Hibbert but not the Brown sisters. I liked November 9th from Colleen Hoover but she goes out of her way to write tragedy porn in a forceful way. For that reason, I stopped reading.

[@HuckleberryCyn]

I completely agree with The Roommate. It was my most anticipated read and I was beyond disappointed. I think the end completely jumped the shark.

[@danielleoliver1734]

I really liked that book 3 of From Blood and Ash had the couple happy and all the conflicts external, I hate how authors just make up stupid issues to break up characters when they get together to add tension, especially when they could have had 1 conversation and fixed everything

[@scatter-the-stars]

I think Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas is overhyped. I thought it was good but not as great as others said it was.

[@Mysterioso46]

I agree with you on LJ Shen. I bought the Devil wears black and DNF 10% in. I didn’t care about the character and I’ve given up on her. I wasn’t a fan of her antics in the book community as well. I love Birthday girl and Credence by Penelope Douglas. It’s one of my favorites. Sad to see they are considered overhyped but each opinion is welcomed.

[@user-tv5ou2gz4n]

I've read the 6 books from fifty shades and all the books gave me the same mommy fever. No one tried anything against Mrs Robinson and it still gets in my nerves. The After series is one of my fave , read it 4 times but not going to read again.

[@theBeachbumbookworm]

fun video! I think Sarina Bowen, 50 shades, and Christina Lauren (especially new stuff by them) is overhyped!

[@LadyTrini44]

I loved Birthday Girl. Haven't read the whole Brown Sisters series, but I will because I really enjoyed Take a Hint Dani Brown. Crescent City is a beautiful book, violence and all. Haven't read any of the Outlander books but the tv series is one of my favorites. I recommend it to everyone.

[@katyareads221]

Agree with you regarding LJ Shen. OMG.....Loved Outlander Book Series! My favorite is "Written in my own hearts blood" the best and the second favorite is "Voyager". Ice planet barbarian......read two and quit. Loved "New Species" Series

[@jasminecrestmoore98]

Ooo! On birthday girl, did you see the Netflix movie? I haven’t read the book, but in the movie the break up didn’t happen as soon as it should have.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

What Netflix movie??

[@jasminecrestmoore98]

@@PeaceLoveBooksxo I was mistaken I’m sorry! I was thinking of the movie after, based on the book by Anna Todd!

[@hufflepuffer2477]

I am so in love with Talia Hibbert and her books!!! I really loved the Brown Sisters-Series, but I liked her Just for Him-Series even better!!! And I can not recommend it enough: Work for It!!!! OMG!!! I love that book so much. Seriously just read it! It´s a m/m romance and dives into mental health issues and trauma. I just love it, the characters are so amazing!!!

[@anastasiawhitaker1158]

So happy I’m not alone with Fifty Shades I can remember trying to read it in 2012 and DNF the book after 2 pages had to download the audio to get through it and still cringed 😬

[@jinawickedwoman4223]

The only book I have read by L.J. Shen is The Devil Wears Black. I enjoyed it but I was not aware of her behavior or the drama. I Love Penelope Douglas and am very surprised that people think Birthday Girl and Credence are overhyped. I agree that People We Meet on Vacation is overhyped. I started it but have yet to finish it. It just could not hold my attention at the time and I am debating whether to pick it back up or not. I personally found the female character of The Hating Game annoying and a bit immature and did not care enough to finish it. I Love Colleen Hoover's books, It Ends With Us, Maybe Someday, All Your Perfects etc However, Regretting You was a miss for me. I Love Elle Kennedy''s Off Campus series! I have yet to read Crescent City, which is on my TBR but I am nervous to read it because The Throne of Glass series was not my cup of tea. After by Anna Todd is definitely overhyped. I finished the first book but I did not finish the second book and will not continue the series. I Loved The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. I enjoyed the Royals series by Erin Watt, for what it was at the time. I enjoyed the first book of Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon but I have no interest in continuing. The Roommate by Rosie Danan I did not finish. The female character was annoying, immature and frustrating. She could not do anything. Her age and maturity level did not match. The Brown Sister books by Talia Hibbert is enjoyable. I enjoyed the second one more than the first and will read the third at some point.

[@chary8965]

I've read Welcome To The Dark Side because you recommended it and from then It becomes one of my favourite Age-gap MC romance books, as well as the series and I'm hurt some people assume it was "overhyped" cuz it's so not. Also, I read Flock and give it 4 stars, it's sort of boring and polarising at least in my opinion. Tho I will continue on Exodus.😌

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Ahh I’m glad you loved Welcome to the Dark Side!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve never read an LJ Shen book 😂🤡

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Good choice 😂

[@LiveLoveLaugh102310]

I read an LJ Shen book, I grudgingly finished it but I never really read any of her books again after that. I was NOT a fan. I love Penelope Douglas but Credence was really fcked up, even for me. I've also read some of Seven Rue's books and I'd say those are the most controversial I've ever read.

[@sassycatz4470]

I agree. I don't think "Well Met" was some game changer. It was a pleasant romance with a unique setting. I don't know how I feel about Penelope Douglas ... yet. I tried to read Punk 57 and despised it because it was about children -- 17 and 18 year olds -- being abusive to each other with no believable excuse about their lack of parental supervision, which I think was convenient to the author. These children, desperately, needed guidance from some adult. I was especially turned off by the abusiveness. Love should not be abusive.The word bully should not be in the same description as romance. There's no such thing. I hope I like Birthday Girl better because I also have that on my TBR. If I don't like that, I will never read this author again. I loved Beach Read. I have yet to read People We Meet On Vacation. The Hating Game was extremely over-hyped. I've seen that trope done dozens of times before -- and I read slow, so there's probably dozens of more examples -- and so NOTHING UNIQUE. Co-workers who don't like each other, but fall in love? "What a revelation!" What is the deal?! I can barely remember the details as it's the trope that is the only thing ever referenced. Sorry. Very, very over-hyped that's a trope been done a million, million times. In fact, there are 1930s movies with the same trope. I think the Outlander series is an experience every romance lover should at least try. I loved the first four books, but I didn't like number five at all. Too many anecdotal scenes without a cohesive plot. I have no interest in The Bromance Book Club series. There are other "marriage in trouble" romances that readers will love. I can give recommendations. There are dozens. I loved The Deal. But, that's the only book of Elle Kennedy's I've read. The Unhoneymooners was good but not great. It's too hype but still good. I hate so-called Mafia romances because these people are murderers. They are absolute thugs. They are not romantic in the least. I grew up around Philly where there were mafia criminals with shoot outs around the city. They are sick common criminals. Hey, maybe we should have Nazi romances! What do you think?! (The Godfather movies did a real disservice in romanticizing these despicable pieces of crap. Talia Hibbert's Brown sisters series is good, but too over-hyped, in my opinion.

[@Kenzy67]

Yess, Credence is not for everybody

[@hyunyoungmoon2858]

Hello, am I the only one obsessed with the pink storage trolley?

[@thebookishextras9288]

Honestly I agree with you 💯 on hating game.I just finished it and I feel pretty underwhelmed...maybe I was expecting something different because of the hype 🤷.As you for non romance readers it might work out but to a romance reader like me it didn't really did much.Any way love you❤️

[@crystalsbookishlife]

Oooooh I'm so excited for this. I saw the book I said in the thumbnail 🤣

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

🥰

[@monikaliane]

Lj shen I read one book and thought it was just okay.

[@raffaelae1020]

Zapata's books are love or hate. I loved From Lukov with love but some of her books like Luna and the lie and Wait for it were a no for me.

[@catb3173]

I’m like that. From Lucov with Love is a favourite of mine, but I disliked Under Locke and Lingus. She’s one of the few writers who writes both hell yes and hell no books for me.

[@raffaelae1020]

@@catb3173 I actually liked Under Locke. Lingus was funny enough but not something I would read again

[@60sbaby70sgirl]

I agree, although I did love Wait for It. I was not a fan of Hands Down, Best Thing, or Lingus. I didn't like Luna when I read it, but later listened to it on audio and liked it a lot better.

[@raffaelae1020]

@@60sbaby70sgirl Hands down was okish but not one of my fav. Did not even realise that the main character was in The wall of Winnipeg and me until that couple showed up. 😂

[@imenrzem3389]

Can you really name a better romance than The Hating Game?!

[@MsHenrei]

Girl! I. Loved. That. Book 😍

[@joannemarkov]

I just noticed you have a classroom wishlist. What grade level do you teach? As a high school English and Creative Writing teacher, I have to keep my Goodreads ... ahem .. silent for fear of students discovering just precisely what Mrs. Markov reads.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I teach 10th grade English and yearbook ☺️ all of my students know about my channel! I don’t hide it from them and use it to show them my passion for reading!

[@pur_ple4343]

Please make a video with bullie romances, which I can read instead of l j shen

[@jonnie7891]

I DNF’d Sarah J Mass whatever her first book was. The writing is very pedestrian and borderline below average. Ice Planet Barbarians is fun and worth the hype just for the uniqueness and how fun they are. Cora Reilly is overhyped. All of her books are the same. She just changes the names of her characters. I’m surprised no one mentioned Sophie Lark (Sophie Lark stans don’t come for me).

[@harshitakhemka1498]

Have you read any of Eliah Greenwood book ? Wanted to know your views on them

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I have not!

[@bookswithsamantha]

Love the concept of this video!

[@RachelReadsandSings]

Ooooooh I love this video idea! Totally agree about LJ Shen, Emily Henry, Talia Hibbert and Ice Planet Barbarians.

[@aminafarouk7235]

I don't understand why people are saying LJ Shen book's are overhyped ,I have read some of her books and they are really good .

[@irinakermong1217]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like the 50 Shades series and its copycats (365 Days and so on) gave romance a bad name more than anything else? I'm glad of course that it led some people to discover other (and better) romance writers. That being said, I get so annoyed when I tell people I read romance and they reply "Oh, like 50 Shades?", and you get just the slightest hint of condescension from it, the "poor soul probably doesn't read a lot of books" type. In my case, that is rich given I read a lot of French lit given I almost did my B.A. about that, history biographies in preparation for my Master's - I'm even qualified to work as an editor for a publishing house, but yeah, guess my background is completely invalidated and I don't read "real books" because I read romance novels "like 50 Shades" 🙄 Yeah, I can read Balzac AND Lisa Kleypas, who would have thought... Bonus points if the guy then proceeds to recommend Catcher in the Rye, which in many cases, they haven't even read themselves...

[@MsHenrei]

I loved Spoiler Alert and like you, it was the guy. He was so so nice and I could identify with him and his neurosis.... not that I have what he had, but I have known folks with crippling self esteem issues and it's so hard. I can't wait to read Alex's story later this year! The Hating Game? I'm there for that. I have loved her three books 👌🏾👌🏾

[@doloresofcourse]

"Spoiler Alert" is the only book I have ever given a one-star review on Goodreads. I hate read my way through it after the first couple of chapters.

[@kcomay3270]

100% agree. it was so BLAND!

[@MsHenrei]

No. Oh no. I loved it 😄😄 Funny enough I still go back and read some excerpts 🤣

[@TheBookishWallfleur]

I rebuke whoever said The Deal 😭😭😭🤣 &i agree with the Hating Game being boring sorry not sorry

[@Taterthot-zj1pd]

If you love Sarah j mass, I dont recommend blood & ash. The first one was pretty good and then she just lost the plot. Literally. Like 6 days passes in book 2 and 3 across 1400 pages. It is the most painfully boring series I have suffered through. I won't be finishing it. You can definitely tell it was intended to be a trilogy that she extended across 6 books due to the hype. That decision severely hurt the series IMO.

[@jenniferseda4785]

If you want to read really good motorcycle mc books, read the Signal Bend series by Susan Fanetti or the Dartmoor series by Lauren Gilley both are amazing and so much better than the Fallen men

[@thetiffingpoints]

Didn’t like the Unhoneymooners or any of C. Lauren’s books and I’ve read four. Gosh. Maybe this author and I just don’t click. ☹️ From Blood and Ash was just okay, the next installments are definitely overhyped.

[@user-tv5ou2gz4n]

Same here . The chemistry was not okay for me between the couples in the Unhoneymooners

[@MultiFabulous14]

Yikes, that’s my favorite book. I thought their chemistry was great and their sense of humor had me laughing the whole way through.

[@j.uliaaa4220]

I read the hating game and really expected better from all the hype it was getting on tik tok.

[@charlottedlee]

I so agree with Fifty Shades and After being overhyped. I read Fifty Shades and I got bored. I don't understand how likeable Christian Grey was. After is just too stressful like back and forth useless problems. I love the Flock series though. Love Sally Thorne, Colleen Hoover, and Christina Lauren. I didn't enjoy People We Meet On Vacation as much as Beach Read. I enjoyed Talia Hibbert but not Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert. 😊❤

[@sian9720]

I agree with your comments on PWMOV I thought the secret was lame.

[@crystalsbookishlife]

Colleen Hoover was my first New Adult romance waaaaaaay back when it began in like 2012, 2013. I looooved Hopeless and Slammed!

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Yessss! Same!!