Popular Books I Don’t Really Like

I love books...just not these books lol
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[@pilar2406]

why does she look like miley cyrus' cousin omgg

[@c.2724]

She's so similar to her it's incredible

[@mohammedalk9568]

I swear to God I was just thinking about it

[@kailey7373]

ok so i wasnt the only one thinking that-

[@maytealvarezcorrea2176]

Okey I’m not the only one who thinks that.

[@Anne-ru3ho]

She looks like her mom

[@TheMelodramaticBookworm]

You don't have to apologize for not liking a popular book. It's just your opinion. :)

[@adashofash]

Aw thank you! So many people get angry about book opinions, so I always feel I have to apologize! ☺️

[@TheMelodramaticBookworm]

@@adashofash I get that. 😊 But attacking someone for having a different opinion is wrong. I even did a whole video about it but how many people can one get to 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@trisblackthorn1122]

There are usually two types of people on earth: 1 those who ABSOLUTELY LOVE The Cruel Prince 2 those who HATE The Cruel Prince And then there are those who haven't read it because of they don't know if they're gonna like it.🤦

[@mxphxsto8334]

Yup. I'm definitely the last one😅

[@Zoe_Coles]

I haven’t read it because I KNOW I’ll hate it.

[@nicole38568]

I am currently reading it and I kinda felt meh. I still wanna finish it just to see the end, after that is going to be debatable.

[@cozyyoongi5770]

I freaking loved it. I enjoyed how different it was, and tbh I didn't read it as a romance book. The love interest isn't even in it that much. I just really liked the twists and the politics behind it, and how smart Jude was

[@jessiecudnohoske2693]

I still haven't read the Cruel Prince actually 😂

[@maggiespages]

I literally cannot get behind Throne of Glass / ACOTAR at all and it's just always been that way for me lol

[@adashofash]

Hahaha that’s totally understandable! I love them but obviously not everyone will! 😂❤️

[@Hannah-ts1ww]

when I first started reading ACOTAR i literally hated it but now I’m in love with it lmao

[@alinastarkov]

acotar in general sucks in my opinion. The first and third books are awful, but the second one was my favorite book of 2016 lmao.

[@demetriabooks8517]

Finally someone who thinks the same😭 I just can't get through any books by SJM because they're so boring. I felt bad because most people love them.

[@elizabethdiedjomahor9577]

I have tead like t of the Throne Of Glass books I only understand half of the shit happening

[@dorabaksay7306]

There's nothing wrong with not liking a book. Everyone's taste is different we need to accept it. I personally don't like Sarah J. Maas and Cassandra Clare. I don't know why but all of their books was either average or I couldn't even finish them.

[@akshitarai5098]

Dóra Baksay I don’t like them either

[@alinastarkov]

Which Cassandra Clare books have you tried reading? I absolutely hated The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices, but The Dark Artifices trilogy and Chain of Gold blew me away. It’s almost like they were written by a completely different author.

[@dorabaksay7306]

@@alinastarkov I read the first 3 Mortal Instruments book and tried the first Infernal Devices. I think I'm not the fan of the worldbuilding because I enjoyed the book series she wrote with Holly Black.

[@alinastarkov]

Dóra Baksay those are her worst book imo aksjajsjs if you ever want to try again i would highly recommend Lady Midnight (1st book of the Dark Artifices trilogy). Even though I never finished the Mortal Instruments, I still enjoyed it a lot!!

[@Misseggy24]

I really don’t like John Green’s books. THERE, I SAID IT!

[@sjsjsskwjk]

FINALLY SOMEBODY SAID IT. I 100% agree.

[@elena0351]

I tought 100% that way too and I still ahree for most of the books, but Turtles all the way down, one of the not so hyped books (I feel like) of him, is a masterpiece. Every teenager deserves and should to read it

[@NoelaniElaine]

Finally someone I can agree with!

[@aishaelayoubi3079]

I only like TFIOS. Other than that, I don’t like the other ones I’ve read.

[@onlinelibrarian4707]

AGREED! Legit, I hate them.

[@ana-mj1cr]

A popular series I don't like is After by Anna Todd

[@adashofash]

HAHAHA I watched the movie as a joke with ashleyoutpaged and I 10000% understand you here

[@siennanightingale5331]

Oh dang you're so right😭 the chatacters are not my favourite.

[@paytoncarter1836]

I (unfortunately) read it when it was still a Harry Styles fan-fiction, and I don’t think I can ever see it as anything other than that. It’s incredibly strange to think she just changed all of the characters names (but gave them the same initials???) and published it as a book, but left the fan-fiction on Wattpad. Even stranger to think it was made into a movie.

[@maremalvine13]

@@adashofash the book is WAAAAY better. And I recommend to watch After We Collided when it comes out because they changed the director and it will be much better. :)

[@roos5963]

Payton Carter and she invited H to the premier.. and he blocked her on social media... says enough for me..

[@aanya2232]

YESSSS! Someone who dislikes The Cruel Prince! 🎉✌️

[@katietaylor8164]

Same, I didn’t like it at all and didn’t understand the hype. 😬

[@baddiemoyd]

I hated the Divergent series!! Ikept reading the books as they came out just in case they got better and lol they did not

[@adashofash]

Hahaha I still like the first book but the last two I dislike now 😂😂

[@margaritakholopova4826]

I didn't even finish the first one, it was too confusing

[@maytealvarezcorrea2176]

I couldn’t finish the first one. I stopped after 60 pages.

[@henriettaanneeles490]

I thought the first one was ok, but the sevond... EWW, and the third I couldn't even get past page 1

[@kkaebsong0408]

Okay I like the first book and I've read it many times. But I was expecting something big from it like seriously other than a science experiments but boom I get to the third book and it's a science experiment. I was disappointed

[@lucyturnsthepage468]

I really didn’t enjoy The Night Circus - I was so excited for it going in because of all the good reviews but I literally had to force myself to finish it because I just didn’t care about the story at all...

[@charlie.tt4]

Pensive Bookworm Thank you!! I read her other book (The Starless Sea) not too long ago and absolutely loved it, so I was really excited to read The Night Circus, which has SO MANY awesome reviews, and I was so damn bored that I had to put it away after like 50 pages.

[@syriannam]

I can relate with this so much.

[@michellexbeauty9832]

same BUT the writing was absolutely stunning. i appreciate the book but i had to push through. really love her writing though. it was so descriptive and beautiful

[@dlkm0309]

Same here... I think it focused more on aesthetics rather than the plot. I was as confused as the main characters were about the “challenge”.

[@curryfishheadenjoyer]

@@dlkm0309 the main thing that annoyed me was how flat the characters were (as far as i remember, its been a while since i read it) and i thought the ending was so dumb

[@KMort]

Same sis, same. The Cruel Prince was a yikes for me. I can’t like bullies EVER, it’s a bit triggering.

[@lynsiedaniels3275]

I hated the Darkling as a character, person, and villain. Just not enjoyable at all and I don’t know why so many people loved him. Other popular books I didn’t like include City of Bones, Me Before You, Girls of Paper and Fire, and the Passenger duology by Alexandra Bracken.

[@ishitaasen3733]

I joined the Shadowhunter fandom so late that i had to read from the start and like i was ready to give up on CofB soooo many times, somehow i pushed through it, then i almost dnf-ed city of ashes. But after city of glass i was completely hooked to it and really am happy that i pushed myself through them cause it just keeps getting better and better. 😄

[@adashofash]

OOF you share my feelings for the Darkling so perfectly lol!

[@sthirukk]

@@ishitaasen3733 I agree lol. TMI is horrible, but the tid and tda series make up for it.

[@_an_ananya3504]

4:59 oh man that is dangerous. If Jesse sees this he'll be coming for you (in the nicest way possible lmao)

[@alizajoshy2131]

You wrote what I thought😂😌

[@mayaiyoku]

I have to say that I agree with you on almost every single book you mentioned in this video. I would love to see a update video on your recommendations of fantasy books though. Looking forward for the next video.

[@NicoleFoti]

I weirdly haven't read any of these haha

[@emilygaynier]

I also do not like Nevernight. I just couldn’t get past some of the creative choices Kristoff made

[@haleyhentze5621]

My most hated book is Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children. That book put me into a year long reading slump. Some other series I didn’t care for was The Cruel Prince(realised this after re reading the book) , Shatter Me, and Red Queen. Also, while I did enjoy The Raven Cycle, I do think it’s overhyped

[@audreym3168]

omg the miss peregrine's home for peculiar children got me in a reading slump too 😫

[@maisie5037]

haha lol that’s one of my favourite series

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

The Peculiar Children was okay, but the best was 2nd book in my opinion coz it kept the ball rolling and the cliffhanger got to me. I love how the writer incorporated visuals such as the photos, but anyway. I'm still gonna continue just to know the conclusion.

[@ashleyschnepf2631]

Miss Peregrine’s! Totally agree. I read this when it first came out and loved it. But then after rereading earlier this year, I just do not remember why... at all...

[@user-no2bg4wv3f]

oh HAHA. It's difficult to find a wide variety of foreign books where I live so I've never read any of these series (serieses/???). It was fun watching you rant about books I don't even know what they're about

[@TeoPeaches]

I read "Aristotle and Dante Secrets of the Universe" or whatever, and I was so underwhelmed... Everyone told me it was the best book ever and such a wonderful love story. My reaction when I finished it was just "Oh... well, okay?" and I haven't touched it since, haha

[@bunnycyber]

This! Everyone was saying it was such a groundbreaking gay love story and maybe it was when it was released but to me it was just underwhelming and actually sort of boring. Not a terrible book but super overhyped.

[@TeoPeaches]

@@bunnycyber Yeah! It was fine, but I have read better YA..

[@andrewannotates]

Agreed! & I’m gay. There’s better stories lol

[@sgeist1981]

I too didn't like the Miss Paragrin series, Shatter Me series, or the Cruel Price series. I try and not hype books myself, but at times I don't understand what some are getting super worked up about!? Just getting caught up with the hype? I much prefer having my own thoughts 😉 I appreciate your openness and honesty!

[@jacobhoisington1532]

Good video. You're a good booktuber. I haven't picked up and any of the books you talked about though, lol

[@nicolette6843]

i couldn’t finish the lunar chronicles (was at the last book too) and even if i did finish one book, it was because i forced myself to sit and read through it. i guess that type of sci-fi just isn’t my thing 🤷‍♀️

[@ashleyrowe6791]

You need to try Alexandra Adornetto books Halo, Hades, & Heaven. I really loved these books!!! Also try the Gatekeeper saga by Eva Pohler (recently changed to the Underworld saga) I absolutely love those books as well

[@ferlina9541]

Yass The Cruel Prince was overhyped in my opinion

[@ropecrewman36]

I didn't really care for the Cruel Prince either because Jude really frustrated me! Sadly, I was one of the few people in my local book club who disliked it. Oh well. 🤷‍♂️

[@adashofash]

Oh noooo haha I’m sure that book club conversation was interesting then! 😂😉❤️

[@JillianLovesBooks]

Jude is the sole reason I will never continue that series. She was so dumb, and Holly Black pretending it made her strong. I just.... 😅

[@sungjulee8106]

I love your hairstyle in this video~ ♡

[@adashofash]

Aw thank you!🥺

[@issianne7552]

I read Shatter Me and I was so confused the entire time. Both by the book and by the love for the book. It was so weirdly paced and I genuinely thought the kindle version I had of it was missing pages because things were happening so quickly but also nothing was happening. It was such a weird experience.

[@adashofash]

HAHAHAH looking back on it I totally agree 😂

[@charityyoder9028]

1. The cruel prince 2. When dimple met rishi 3. Bunny. I'm only half way through but I can tell I'm going to hate it.

[@annal8043]

I didn't like The Cruel Prince at all which made me super sad, I was SO excited for it 😭 Also started reading Nevernight but honestly I don't see myself ever finishing it 😂

[@capuletbooks4685]

i loooooove unpopular opinions book videos ❤️ they're so much fun, and i tend to have many unpopular bookish opinions hahahah. i loved to get to know yours, this video's been amazing!

[@isabelxy3197]

I read SoC and CK (my favourite series) before the grisha trilogy and I remember being underwhelmed by the trilogy. But I took it as a sign that Leigh Bardugo got better at writing since those books.

[@saharareads1626]

I agree with the Shatter me (despite me currently reading the 2nd book 🤣)

[@parisveronica4202]

the 3rd is where it gets better

[@INeedYouToBreathe]

the problem with this series for me is the annoying writing style trying to be poetic

[@adashofash]

Hahaha hey you do you! It just personally didn’t hold up very well for me over time 🤷🏼‍♀️☺️

[@abigailjose3812]

I recommend reading See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng ☺️

[@hannahw8801]

I picked this one up last summer because it was on a deal table at my bookstore. I had no idea if I’d like it but now, looking back, that book was so adventurous, slightly funny, kinda deep, and the character was so likable. Just really good!

[@hawthornetherose2295]

This honestly happens to me with most hyped books. I think it's because I just typically don't like YA and a lot of hyped books either tend to be YA or adult fiction that is written like YA (Adule Lite). Most recently this happened to me with The Night Circus. I really wanted to like it, and the descriptive writing was beautiful, but the story was sorely lacking.

[@quiteallwrite7566]

this is literally a list of all of the popular books i have been putting off reading for no reason haha

[@lenniejoaquin7091]

Yesss! omg you have the SAME BOOKS that i feel that way about too! Cruel Prince was just bad and romantizing this abusive shit, Ms Peregrine was sooo hard to read and i dont even know what really happened lol.

[@mauamauification]

Everything Sarah J. Maas and Cassandra Clare isn’t just for me.

[@ysabellelaxamana]

Oh my god I feel the same over Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children!! Lol I absolutely loved The Cruel Prince and the entire trilogy maybe because I wanted something quick and addictive and the same is with Shatter Me series (now looking back, it wasn't that good but my nostalgia makes up for it lmao).

[@VaneLovee]

I had a really hard time while reading ACOTAR, I had to look for it on audiobook and still couldnt finish it, so boring. Don’t know if it ‘gets better’ in the other 2 books, don’t want to find out lol

[@BooksToAshes]

This happened to me with Strange The Dreamer I really wanted to like it but I disliked it so much I had to DNF it. It wasn't bad just really not my taste and wasn't a fan of the romance. I didn't like Miss Peregrine's either. I read the 3 books and regretted it lol

[@SylvieLewa]

Saaaame for Miss Peregrine's.

[@adashofash]

Hahaha I tried reading strange the dreamer but couldn’t get past the first page! I think I need to listen on audio while I read to get through the writing style 🤪

[@marinem2433]

@@adashofash I love Strange The Dreamer so much but I can totally understand why people don't like it. It is a very slow book with a lots of details and stuff but I think it's what make it just so beautiful. I hope you'll enjoyed it with the audio book

[@leukemia6175]

Seriously?, its definetly one of my favorite ever, tho i understand why some people dont like it😁

[@RosLanta]

I recently ordered Shadow and Bone, it hasn't arrived yet. I've never read it or anything by the author and I've heard such mixed reviews that I have no idea what I'll think of it (plus, my tastes are quite niche anyway so I often don't like popular books). I think it's worth a try though, so we'll see... (Local libraries have closed due to COVID so I have no easy way to try books without buying them... with the sole exception of a free second hand book shop run by a local school, which is amazing but not a place to find specific books you want to try as it is completely dependent on donations!)

[@aseaoftomes]

I still haven't read the Cruel Prince and want to try it, but I'm hesitant because of how polarizing it is. We'll see. I still need to give Nevernight a try. I've been meaning to read it for so long at this point. I'm with you on Grisha. I hated that trilogy for a whole bunch of reasons (beyond the normal dislike that I've seen). It's a hot mess. Honestly I'm not a huge Leigh Bardugo fan in general, which is a pretty hot take haha. As for a popular series people love, but I hate is the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. Great video Ashley :).

[@adashofash]

Haha well I hope if you give any of those a try that you find some kind of enjoyment in them! I don’t WANT anyone to dislike a book, but sometimes that’s how it goes 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ve been wanting to read the name of the wind for a while now, so I’m eager to see how I feel about it!

[@varyakataria1252]

I totally agree with this entire list!! I can't believe I actually wasted so much time finishing the Folk of the Air trilogy waiting for Cardan to properly redeem himself and I just kept waiting even as I finished the last book. And Nevernight and the Grisha trilogy were equally underwhelming based on their considerable hype.

[@ropecrewman36]

Good to know. I didn't find the titular cruel prince all that interesting either in the first book and if he doesn't get any better then I guess that I'll find something else to read in November. Are the second and third Illuminae books as good as the first?

[@BooksToAshes]

@@ropecrewman36 The second book (Gemina) is my favourite of the trilogy (but that's just me). The third book (Obsidio). Also Nevernight is my favourite adult books of all time. So it's literally just preference. Some people like them, some people don't.

[@varyakataria1252]

ropecrewman36 yes! Gemina is my favourite of the three, but Obsidio is a fantastic finale!

[@adashofash]

Haha glad I’m not alone! It just goes to show not every book is for every person!

[@sadiemarie1055]

All my fav book tubers love The June Boys , so I got it and it wasn’t all what I expected ( I was kinda bummed)😭😐

[@xxflipchick22xx]

Interesting. I agree with all of these. I guess we have similar tastes? Or should I say distastes?

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I felt the same way about shatter me, I only read the first and never continued

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

Yeah, The Peculiar Children sort of slipped its charm on the third book. The second book was the best, so fast paced and great tension and thrill. The best I like about the Peculiar Children were the visuals, the photo-manipulated photos he incorporated to make it...peculiar. It's ok, I sympathize.

[@eepschizzin]

I agree with pretty much everything on this list! So many of these books were popular like 5 years ago and I bought so many of them cos I figured I would love them cos everyone was going on about how great they were. And I either read them and HATED them. Or I tried reading several times and couldn’t get into at all. Speaking do that time, the series I despised and couldn’t understand how people liked was the Mara Dyer series.

[@adashofash]

Hahaha yeah, not many series can stand up well to the test of time!

[@aleksandrakowalska9885]

I also don't really like each of the books which you mentioned here (expect for King of scars which I haven't read) 🙈 It's probably the first time when I totally agree with another bookworm 🤣

[@MaryAIbanez]

where is your shirt from?!?! Obsessed

[@adashofash]

Haha thank you! It’s actually a midi dress from Free People!

[@lisasmoot314]

Loved Illuminae also but hated Nevernight. So weird when that happens!

[@amyglendenning9763]

Shatter Me is literally the worst book I've read in my life 🤢

[@paulapadron2704]

SAME except for the third one I kind of enjoyed that one but the first one was NOT IT I agree

[@Electroclan17]

The only book I've read from this list is Miss Peregrine's. I did first watch the movie and liked it so I read the books (well the first two). I'm still debating whether I want to continue with the series or not (I heard about these books from jessethereader which is the initial reason I started the series in the first place, I didn't realize how popular it was till later)

[@ishitaasen3733]

He convinced me too to read the series, though I my case I did like it ( not as much as he does though )

[@Electroclan17]

@@ishitaasen3733 I did like the books, I've just been busy reading a lot of series so I'm not sure if I'll get around to reading them anytime soon. (also I don't think anyone loves the miss peregrine books as much as him)

[@adnanal-amoudi4761]

mine is the red queen series for sure. I read the first book and I loved it but it took a while to read the second one and holly hell I couldn't get past page 50 mark because of the writing. ill give the sun was not something I enjoyed as well and I have the same experience with miss peregrines. man the movie was not good at all and the ending left me in a wtf moment

[@hannahclairereads7835]

I just did a video like this on my channel! A book everyone loves that I didn’t enjoy is A Monster Calls.

[@matteahayn]

I agree with you in that I could NOT get through The Cruel Prince. There was nothing that made me want to finish it, and Carden was just so awful it wasn’t even enjoyable. I’m glad I tried it at least though. Same with Miss Peregrine’s: it wasn’t my thing at all. I read the first one but didn’t want to pick up the sequels because I didn’t really connect to it.

[@anyasmith1703]

You're totally entitled to your opinion, and shouldn't apologise for it! I personally love Shatter Me, it's one of my favourite series, but I can kind of understand why people wouldn't in comparison to other books

[@giannabotteri1164]

I literally couldn’t pass the 7th chapter of the fault in our stars by John Green. I just couldn’t. Not sure why.

[@sthirukk]

I finished the fault in our stars, and like it's a 3 star book for me, it's just average. I really wanted to like it, but John Green seemed to be forcing this I'm not like other girls caricature on Hazel and Augustus. Like he was trying to go out of his way to make them seem 'deep' and philosophical, and quirky. Or is that just me, lol? I appreciate the effort John Green put into writing this book, but it wasn't for me.

[@MaddieMP3]

Same

[@brooklynhortenstine1590]

Not a particular book but I have never cared for Cassandra Clare at all, even when I read her books back in middle school. There's honestly a part of me that wishes she'd try to branch out from the Shadowhunter concept so I could give her another shot, but I just can't get behind the world at all.

[@ladyplaid]

An Ember in the Ashes I didn't like at all!! And I agree with you on NeverNight I actually DNFed it after 60 pages. The rest of the books I haven't read. To sum up books I don't like are dark/dystopian books!

[@Stephanie.Hudson]

Liked Shadow and Bone but was just meh for the second book which introduced Nicoli, I believe, and so I didn’t read that book either. I haven’t actually finished the last book in e Shadow and Bone trilogy. All the other books I agree with. I’ve learned that if a book is hyped, I just need to chill out and if I still want to read it a month later then I’ll check it out.

[@adashofash]

Haha that sounds like a great plan!

[@rananajjar]

I agree with you in all of Shatter Me, Miss Peregrine's, Shadow and Bone. Another popular series I hate is the Infernal Devices. I liked the first book and despised the third one.

[@shreyaridhesh5841]

I’m reading the folk of air series right now and I felt like the author could have made Jude more interesting because she did seem like e pretty bland character. The romance between Her and Cardan also felt rushed in the first book because one second they wanted to kill eachother and the next they’re making out? UMMM what? Like Jude just stated she hated him but still wants him? YEAH NO. I haven’t read the second book but I’m hoping it gets better because I really do want to like this series.

[@melanieventer3511]

I still don't understand what's the issue with Cardan's tail?? I don't really mind it 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 also thank god someone agrees with not liking Miss Peregrine's (i've only read the first one too)

[@giorgiadifeo23]

I could never finished the shadowhunters books ahahah I think I read until half way through city of ashes and then I quit... I just can’t stand either Clary or Jace😅

[@ropecrewman36]

Same here. I actually like Cassandra Clare's writing style but those two aren't really working for me as a romance. Maybe I'll give the prequel trilogy a try just to see if different characters make for a better experience.

[@BooksToAshes]

Same. Jace really annoyed me.

[@musictraveller3598]

U guys should really try infernal devices series this is sooo better then mortal instruments

[@inspiredbymusic4048]

Omggg same i roughly got through the first three books only so i can read the infernal devices trilogy because that one is supposed to be good

[@adashofash]

Hahaha I can understand that! For some reason I can’t bring myself to ever finish them when I reread them nowadays! 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@liajustlia2250]

I know a lot of people will relate to me so I've been in a reading slump ever since the lockdown and still recovering

[@adashofash]

Oh noooo I hope you find something to pull yourself out of it soon!

[@sydneysbooks]

Where did you watch the Nevernight mini-series? I didn’t know it existed!

[@hellohaley45]

It’s here on youtube! Check out Piera Forde’s channel 😊

[@adashofash]

It’s from a youtuber named Piera Forde! She could only make three episodes so it’s not the whole thing but it’s still AMAZINGLY done! I added it to the description if you can’t find it ☺️

[@entertainmentlife7872]

hi Ashley you should read pegasus series by Kate ohearn its so so so so sooooo good, it's greek mythology!!! 😄😁

[@LiterarilySmitten]

I don’t know what it says about me, but I haven’t read or been interested in reading any of these popular series 🙈😂.

[@alexanderog.9943]

I absolutely agree for the Cruel Prince. I went in the series expecting it to become my absolute favorite and then I was just thinking how in the hell this gets so much hype?😂 I continued with the series though and I can say that book two was genuinely good and interesting and then the last book had so much potential and it just hit the fan, I was just angry, not disappointed but angry YA authors choose such safe endings nowadays, so yeah, I'm now actually really afraid of hyped books cause I just don't believe in them anymore. Sorry for the long comment! I love you and can you do a video for popular books you actually liked!😊💛

[@adashofash]

Hahah I considered moving on to book 2 for a while and then gave up and never did, so it’s good to hear I wasn’t missing much😂 and omg don’t be sorry lol! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰

[@tinytommy7695]

All the books matched with my list of popular books i didn't like. This vedio was so satisfying.

[@HappyJamJam01]

I loved cruel prince but that was only because of the rest of the books. I was so confused throughout the first half of the first book. I didnt like it, but my friend convinced me to read it all. I loved it at the end, but the story was very weird to me in the beginning.

[@stacymartin8128]

Popular book series I didn’t like were Throne of Glass, Red Queen and The Mortal Instruments (but I’m very aware all these series are met with a lot of controversy anyways). A generally adored book I genuinely didn’t enjoy, though, was Vicious by VE Scwab. That was painful...😬 (Also, yeah, this is all my opinion. I totally acknowledge these books are popular for a reason!)

[@adashofash]

Haha no worries! I love some of those series but obviously not every book is for every person ☺️ thanks for sharing!

[@amaliesteinmeier4079]

Can you link the Nevernight series (3 episodes I think you said) you mentioned liking?

[@BooksToAshes]

Not sure if I'm wrong here but it might be the "Piera Forde" videos I think? I've watched her channel for years. She did 3 episodes of Nevernight and did a really amazing job. She deserves more credit for it from the production alone. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpa2anqfjad1gtE (First episode has sexual themes, this is taken RIGHT from the start of the Nevernight book where Mia compares her first time having s*x with her first time killing someone-just to give context lol )

[@adashofash]

Omg absolutely! I should have done that to begin with haha, they’re really great!!

[@tessaisntreading]

For me An Ember in the Ashes was a miss. I wanted so bad to like it and heard nothing but great thinks about it on booktube but in the end the only thing that got me interested was Helen

[@adashofash]

Haha oh noo! I love that one😂 but not every book will be for every person hahaa🤷🏼‍♀️😋

[@ester732]

Same with the cruel prince!!! I literally tried to read it like I tried so hard but u just couldn’t get passed it!! Like I finished reading the cruel prince but when it I started reading the wicked king I knew I couldn’t read it so I just gave up on all of it LMFAO

[@shreyaridhesh5841]

I’m reading the folk of air series right now and I felt like the author could have made Jude more interesting because she did seem like a pretty bland character. The romance between Her and Cardan also felt rushed in the first book because one second they wanted to kill eachother and the next they’re making out? UMMM what? Like Jude just stated she hated him but still wants him? YEAH NO. I haven’t read the second book but I’m hoping it gets better because I really do want to like this series.

[@Sharifa466]

I like The Nevernight Chronicles. I enjoyed Godsgrave far more than Nevernight though. But I do agree with some of your thoughts. I find the footnotes very annoying and I actually don’t enjoy Jay Kristoff’s sarcasm 😅

[@megushmo]

my pet peeve of shadow and bone was how they’d mention months passing like every second chapter

[@TheToySuperstar]

Just exactly who I wanna watch right now. 😊

[@adashofash]

🥺💞💞💞

[@clarabrito223]

i agree with you on almost all of them lol specially shatter me, it's SO bad that i still can't believe i didn't dnf it

[@adashofash]

Hahaha not my favorite 🥴🥴

[@astra_2k]

I have not read king of scars, but I also didn't like shadow and bone. I have siege and storm but I have absolutely no desire to pick it up. Another popular book that didn't do it for me was the night circus. i didn't hate it, but i was unfortunately quite bored through most of the story.

[@mariachirica4377]

a popular book that i did not like was a court of thorns and roses. i don't even know why, i was just extremely bored while reading it and i couldn't care less about what happened to feyre or the other characters. also i really did not like gentleman's guide to vice and virtue. again i was extremely bored and i found both monty and percy extremely annoying. the only thing i remeber liking in this book was felicity...

[@marinem2433]

If you like Felicity in the Gentleman's guide to bice and virtue there is a book which focus on her it's called The lad's guide to petticoat and piracy. I'm currently reading it and I think it's really good

[@tiannahope]

If you like Felicity, there is a second book with her as a main character. I am pretty sure it’s called “the lady’s guild to petticoats and piracy”

[@littlemusic4x]

I thought “Circe” was really underwhelming as was “my sister, the serial killer”. And “the 7 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” was just confusing and had and sloppy ending 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@courteneyepple5145]

I feel the exact same way about The Cruel Prince. I DNFed it three times and finally gave up on it.

[@salmon3754]

You’re the first person to not say the throne of glass series. (Which btw so many people hate for some reason😭😭😭 it’s my favourite series ever btw) I officially love your channel. No questions

[@OhioEddieBlack]

Same - I have read them all twice. I don't get how people can dislike it.

[@shaw-qwanredmond]

The hunger game series I like the first book but the other ones or whatever and Eleanor and park

[@victoriagriggs2260]

I never read past shadow and bone because I realized she wasn’t going to end up with the darkling and I wanted her to push him to have a character arc or for her to go bad 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@atin7151]

I love Shatter Me Series. Haha

[@adashofash]

Haha I’m glad you liked it! I know a lot of people do! ☺️

[@wordsofclover]

I also really did not get on with Peculiar Children - and I read the whole trilogy for some reason.

[@ohsoabby4689]

YES i agree with so many of these!!! the cruel prince had such a cool concept but was such a disappointing read for me

[@piecookies3488]

I agreed with most of this but I gotta disagree about the Grisha trilogy. I read them a week ago and I found them a fun ride

[@imakelonelinessworkforme9120]

I’ve seen quite a few mixed opinions on the cruel prince. But because of lockdown, my library has moved to online so you borrow ebooks & audiobooks. And I found an audiobook of the cruel prince so was like why not try it. And I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would! I didn’t love it like a lot of others on here, but it was much better than I expected. Although, I think I only rlly enjoyed it cause of the audiobook & I don’t think I would’ve enjoyed it as much if I’d physically read it 🤷🏼‍♀️ I fully agree with not liking Jude though, she annoyed me so much and I felt like slapping her & screaming advice at her multiple times during it 😂

[@bellacrosby8836]

I did not like the Shadow and Bone trilogy at all and the Six of Crows duology and An Enchantment of Ravens all missed to mark as well for me

[@garnetcess4652]

It’s okay if you do not like some books. Everyone is different after all. As for me I almost DNFed Strange the Dreamer and I also did not like the Grisha Trilogy. The only reason I read the entirety of the series is because of Nikolai

[@georgiefarr1094]

I literally can't think of a popular series I don't like. This is tough to think 🤔🤔🙂🙂

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

I feel you. I've actually never read any of the books in this video so that didn't lead me to one either.

[@adashofash]

Haha that’s usually how I feel! It took me a WHILE to find ones I didn’t like!

[@georgiefarr1094]

@@adashofash 😆😆😆

[@suchandrapal195]

'As if we need more of you please leave us alone ' that's when i hit the subscribe button. Dang! That was my reaction.

[@JillianLovesBooks]

What you hated about the Leigh Bardugo books is exactly what made me love them so much! It's funny how polarizing those books are. But I agree with the entirety of your list, except for those last two. But my absolute least favorite series that I wouldn't hesitate to burn for heat on a mild winter's day are Red Queen and Matched. Red Queen is the most unoriginal piece of garbage I've ever read, and Matched had a great premise but failed in execution, and nothing happened at all. Plus the characters were the most boring people I've read in my life. 😅

[@Brit15102]

I just read Red Queen and disliked the lead character so much that I’m not gonna continue the series because I can’t stand her 😂