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[@KatieColson]

Aw Omg that is so sweet to meet a subscriber at the restaurant. And with your parents no less! I’m blushing for you. That’s so wholesome

[@katiek3258]

As a coffee lover who finds Frappuccinos repulsively sweet, I did NOT expect you to call a caramel frap bitter 😂

[@pagesandleaves]

as someone who loves caramel and is not a coffee drinker, IT IS BITTER 😂 we can just taste the coffee but you are used to it so all you can taste are the additional flavours

[@britterapple]

I was so confused! Lol

[@misssashleyrae]

I think you said "mocha" just fine! I think there might be regional differences in how people say it. Every American I know says it the way you did at first and I also say it that way! :)

[@bookslikewhoa]

Our twin status continues!! I feel like you’re the only other Booktuber I’ve seen who like Final Girl Support group 😹 I’m with you- I liked that it was campy, fun, and bingable rather than scary. I also didn’t like coffee in my early 20s… it took me until I was like late 20s/early 30s. I’ve heard as you age you like bitter flavor more so maybe give it a few years?

[@lje05239]

As a coffee lover, it's definitely a taste you grow to love. Sugar and milk help. If you keep trying and find a really good kind, you might grow to like it. For me it was a small family owned Deli near my work that had amazing coffee that got me hooked. Sadly they closed during covid 😔

[@charliescozycorner]

Oh I’m so ready to cosy down and watch this 🤍 like almost an hour long of Meg?!!

[@megwithbooks]

It’s literally my longest video ever haha

[@youtubefreak5935]

As someone that doesn’t like coffee either, I feel you😆 it’s so disgusting. I don’t get how people like it. Even the smell is horrible

[@mekiiiiiiiiii]

SAME! 😂

[@megwithbooks]

I literally don’t UNDERSTAND how so many people love it lol

[@mehr-un-nisa98]

Same

[@NovelNanny]

Girl same

[@NovelNanny]

I’m like do people drink it despite the taste

[@bethxnytxmlin]

It was so good to see you too Megan! It was the highlight of my life too honestly 😂 (ignore the bizarre username this is Bethany 😭😭)

[@gracerracer3405]

I feel like if you didn't like the Frappuccino then coffee just isn't for you (at the moment) and that's ok! Also, I love hot chocolate but hate mochas unless it's a white chocolate mocha. You and Kayla and convincing me to read Comfort Me With Apples! Thanks for the great video!

[@cappuccinocrafts2412]

Glad you enjoyed the horror. This is the perfect time of year. It is OK if you don't like coffee. It is not mandatory.

[@kellitreads]

The way you said mocha is how we say it in the US, so not wrong!

[@annaeliseteresa6135]

So happy you loved Horrid! I did the same with that second half - couldn't put it down!

[@BookedandBusy]

Love a good long vlog 🍎 I felt similarly with this thing between us it reallllllly lost me in the second half. I don’t think cosmic horror is my jam

[@kaytlinhenderson9206]

I just love how you met "one of us"!! How fun!

[@zaravive5809]

Loved this vlog 🍎🍏! I’m glad you had such a nice interaction with a subscriber, made me laugh! As well as your rendition of “surface pressure”. I can imagine that these kind of videos require commitment but I can truly say that I love these longer vlogs where you read several books. Thank you! 🎉

[@espionagecommitment3440]

I also hate coffee don't worry about it meg... we are just objectively right (very objective, very serious about this)

[@KrystalJanson]

Loving these vlogs where we get to see more into your day to day life 🥰

[@amygiuliano4828]

LOOOOOOVE these long videos. I thought mocha would be a winner for sure

[@michaiahs]

Try a white chocolate mocha! I feel like they are less bitter.

[@marianabarreto677]

i’m falling in love with your vlogs, great job meghan!!

[@marianabarreto677]

oh and i’d like to point out this is the first time i’ve heard someone not liking a frappuccino because it’s bitter. so i do believe you genuinely don’t like coffee haha

[@depressingxmeow]

i love how excited you were to meet one of us that watch you! it was so adorable. 🤍 and as someone who has only liked coffee over the past year or so, i’d say you just have to find the right combo of stuff that works for you. that and the type of roast the coffee is, coupled with the quality make huge difference in how bitter/smooth it is.

[@nicolealcorn8908]

I've just started getting into horror books myself. I have several Grady Hendrix books on my tbr. I'm excited and a little nervous. Definitely added Comfort Me With Apples to my tbr. Thank you for making these wonderful videos. I'm looking forward to watching more. 🍎🍏

[@melissabereading]

I didn’t like coffee for most of my life. One day my mom made it and it just smelled good & comforting so I started drinking it. I don’t drink coffee everyday but in a week, maybe like 3-4x a week.

[@beccamiller1078]

As soon as you said you were going to see a movie I knew it was going to be See How They Run!! I loved it and couldn’t wait to see your thoughts. I do agree it is no where close to how good Knives Out is (can’t wait for glass onion!!)

[@ayantikasen3490]

I absolutely love Costa coffee, even though I rarely get coffee from outside.

[@Winterknits]

I love bitter flavors, I always have. I have read that your love/hate of bitter flavors is a genetic trait and can also change as you age (younger people tend to be less tolerant of bitter flavors) Thanks for the fun video 🍎

[@maybeillreadtoday]

obsessed with your mcondald's anaology omgg

[@user-qq9qi5xw2r]

I love everything about this video's title.

[@MrBloop12]

As for coffee recommendations I struggle too so maybe ask for half a shot or only 1 shot of coffee 😊

[@kdonaldson7308]

Great video!!! I think if you don’t watch/read horrors I think that’s why you maybe enjoyed The Final Girl Support Group, it may seem fresh and twisty instead of overdone.

[@megwithbooks]

Yes I can deffo see how it would seem overdone to other people!! Reminds me of how I probably rated thrillers higher than they actually were when I started reading them😂

[@kristina_rr]

I agree! Horror is my favourite genre and I watch so many horror movies that TFGSG just felt ridiculous and overdone to me. Even though I really tried to like it. But a friend of mine who‘s easily scared and hates horror movies loved this book. I think it‘s more a book for non-horror fans or beginners than for people who already like the genre and have some experience.

[@lesliepowell-mccarty7067]

Horror is the best genre. Just try something new each month. You will find what you like. Great video!! Oh, and I hate coffee too! 🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏

[@theborky]

i hate coffee too but i LOVE coffee ice cream! all the coffee flavor without the bitterness, you should definitely try that

[@concertjunkie973]

i'm a frappe girl! and yeah its probably more sugar than coffee, i don't like the starbucks hot coffee, but i do like a local coffee shops hot coffee as its sweet and thats how i like it (its called badass coffee) they have fun flavors too like monkey mocha which is banana and mocha. my go to starbucks is mocha frappe add strawberry puree which is like chocolate covered strawberry.

[@sharonariellalevy7114]

My partner and I are both huge horror aficionados and we love The Final Girl Support Group! I was so surprised at how many people didn't enjoy it. My partner isn't a huge reader but she recommended it to me first. We're both riding on the Grady Hendrix hype train lol.

[@moonbook12]

Coffee never woke me up more than five seconds

[@elskabee]

If you liked horrid and wilder girls and can stand a bit of mild body horror, I totally recommend House of Hollow, one of my favourite horror books! 🍏 Also I just read It's Behind You by Kathryn Foxfield which is so ridiculous and campy that you just might like it. The characters are bonkers but make sense for the reality TV show setting p.s. as a coffee lover myself I feel like you've given it an honest try and if you even hated a frappuccino you can safely give up now haha

[@lifeworthreading]

I didn’t really like comfort me with apples! I liked the plot twist but I also found that it didn’t make a lot of sense due to the world it was already set in? I don’t know but I’m glad you loved it 💕🍎

[@mimicry.]

You are so adorable!!! 💕💕

[@FMsukina]

My partner is Irish. When we're in Ireland, I also noticed that a lot of people here drink instant coffee. But in Canada (where I'm from), instant coffee isn't...Appreciated, lol! I prefer coffee in a French press or drip coffee in a non-electric percolators :) Coffee is a personal thing, so you enjoy coffee YOUR way! Also, I always forget that coffee is an acquired taste, LOL!

[@geeksaresweet]

I never use to like coffee either and now i can't go without it, but it is defiantly a taste to get use to. Maybe try it with some different syrups in them, like Vanilla is always a good start and a latte is more milky than water so the coffee isnt too strong.

[@lunalavender5027]

As a new coffee drinker, I would suggest that you go inside to order. This way you can ask those making the coffee some suggestions for your drink of choice. Sometimes add-ons are key.💜

[@komaedacoffee4298]

You should read the novella Things have gotten worse since we last spoke!!

[@SkimwithSteph]

The audiobook for Weight of Blood was great, but I’m sad I have to wait to see your thoughts! Right decision though

[@pigsrlife14]

🍏 I’m hearing Comfort Me With Apples is similar vibes to Don’t Worry Darling so let us know what you think when you get around to seeing the film!

[@jennalw]

If you liked comfort me with apples I would recommend seeing don’t worry darling! Different stories but same kind of setup

[@books-on-a-wire]

I find that horror lovers are fans of The Final Girls Support Group and Grady Hendrix in general, but consider him on the lighter side of Horror. I would love to see him go darker. His humor has made him more mainstream but then non-Horror readers aren't as big fans because it's "too much." Too me, he's one of a kind and my go-to recommendation for beginners.

[@trinforeman54]

I totally have some recommendations for you based on what you liked in this video. Pet Cemetary by Stephen King. The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. And Small Favors by Erin A. Craig. Horror is my main genre that I love. But I also think you'll like the rest of Grady Hendrix works.

[@ErklaerMirDieWelt]

My boyfriend is literally addicted to coffee. He drinks two to three full pots of strong black coffee every day. I think it's disgusting. I've been a tea drinker since I was 10 years old, I'll never change that I think. I know you said you don't usually drink tea, but maybe that is worth trying in terms of getting caffeine/energy? Black and green tea both contain caffeine. Don't forget to add sugar!

[@melaniefraser8827]

I’m the same with coffee! My work colleague gave me a cinnamon latte Starbucks instant sachet to try ( I love cinnamon), and I took one sip and rest went down the drain 🤣😬 sticking with tea from now on !!!!

[@witchymary5246]

Yay horror! I also really enjoyed Horrid, in particular the mother daughter relationship. I'm really up for anything horror (love slasher, scifi horror, gothic etc.) Except for psychological and extreme horror like stuff that is just there to shock me. No thanks. If I could recommend any horror book I would say Into the drowning deep, but I think you already read that (?). Another I think you would really enjoy is Rules for vanishing by kate alice marshall! YA, very athmospheric and a super fun plot

[@carissa1446]

Comfort Me with Apples was a surprise for me. Glad I went in almost completely blind 🍎🍏

[@genregarden]

my coffee hating self feels seen 🙌🏻👏🏻 coffee is grosssss 😂😂

[@xxlipstickandlyricsx]

I feel like Ring Shout is so entrenched in American history that I can understand how it you don't have that full context it could be hard to get all of it and impact the full reading experience. I personally loved it, but did find the dialect use hard to read - I want to reread it as an audiobook one day.

[@whatalicesaw]

I’ve always loved coffee, mainly because my parents let me drink it when I was young (lots of milk & sugar.) I have to say, Starbucks always tastes burnt to me. I like lighter, flavored coffees with creamer. People will say you have to get used to it. My personal take is that if you don’t like it, don’t try to get used to it. It stains your teeth & you get addicted to the caffeine. Get out while you can.

[@annawilson2406]

i relate so hard to the coffee journey! i tried a chai latte and thats the closest to "coffee" that i can get lolol

[@clarecarter9172]

Yeaahhh if you don’t like Frappuccinos, you just don’t like coffee 😂

[@anabeatrizgarcia106]

as someone who doesn’t like coffee, the ONLY one i can drink is the starbucks white mocha (the only one that’s sweet enough for me lol)

[@cameojennifer1177]

LOL... I love your vlogs... You make me laugh with what you say... In a good way lol. I am a tea drinker... If I have a coffee it's a decaf.. I like coffee but it doesn't like me. Lol

[@heathernicol7533]

I really liked the final girl support group too!

[@whitneywest3538]

I’m going through my copy of TFGSG and am going to attempt to pick out the characters and tell which actual movie franchises they’re paying homage to. It’s been a year since I have read it and may get some wrong. I’m also attempting to do this by just using primarily the cheaper Enders/beginners. People feel free to correct some if they’re wrong. It may also be spoilers for the book or movies going forward so don’t read further if you don’t want that. I believe there’s a FG from Texas and hers was chainsaw stuff. So.. Texas Chainsaw Murder for her. I know there’s references to A Nightmare on Elm Street. The babysitter murders I believe represent the Halloween movie franchise. Teddy Volker and Summer Slaughter are the Jason or Friday the 13th franchise because Jason Voorhees and summer camps. Seems like there was also a severed head and that ties in with the first couple of Friday the 13th. Stab is obviously the Scream franchise. Even refers to the movie and TV show which Scream has done both. Rudolph Kring I think represents Fred Krueger and Nightmare on Elm St. There’s a mass sh oo t ing mentioned and that’s referring to Col um bine. Gnomecoming may be about the Leprechaun franchise but I’ve never watched them so… The chapter TFGSG X I believe is Jason X where they thought it would be a good idea to put Jason in space. I think William Walker may represent Michael Myers and Lynette Tarkington is Laurie Strode/Jamie Lee Curtis. Julia Campbell represents Neve Campbell who played Sidney in Scream and Scream 2 since she goes to college and it happens again. Bride of the Final Girl = Bride of Chucky I’m guessing though I don’t watch that franchise. Panhandle Meathook is also Texas Chainsaw. Slay Bells I’m unsure on. I know I probably mixed some up or out right got them wrong and this comment is approximately 84 pages but that’s all I got.

[@emperorcupcake]

I think Lynette is Linnea Quigley and Slay Bells is Silent Night, Deadly Night. The book references the antlers scene from that movie

[@whitneywest3538]

@@emperorcupcake I’ve never watched that or heard of that character! Thank you for adding more information and context!

[@goddessofgore]

i feel your pain with coffee...this is how i feel about tea! 🖤

[@itsnoterica]

So basically what I'm learning here is that how most brits make coffee is kinda the equivalent to how the stereotypical American makes tea 😂 instant coffee is the Lipton of the coffee world

[@brockyhorror]

I really enjoyed Night of the Mannequins! Most people hate it but I thought it was a good time.

[@whitneywest3538]

I regularly drink caffeinated sodas and I’m a naturally energetic person. That isn’t to say I get a lot accomplished. I’m just a person that can and does exist on very few hours of sleep and I don’t go to sleep without a shocking amount of products. Like, it scares people with what all I take. I love coffee. But it’s more a pleasure thing to me. I do not drink it every day. My parents cannot get going without it in the morning but even when I drink it, it isn’t typically in the morning. And never to get a boost. I have noticed on occasion it being even more difficult to go to sleep if I have a stronger one or drink it later in the day. But there’s definitely some of us out here that drink it and don’t typically get a burst of energy but that may be because some of us already feel energized with no prompting. My two cents. Back to watching now..

[@MaryJoHeadrick]

the way you were pronouncing mocha is how we say it in the US!

[@ridaquraishi4684]

Some people just are "tea people" and some are just "coffee people" and some are neither. It's great that you tried but if you didn't like it, you didn't like it 🤷🏻‍♀️ and that's okay ❤️ Comfort me with Apples is one of my favorite horror novels too 😍 I'd highly recommend Come Closer by Sara Gran 🤩🤐

[@nherbooks]

i really need to read more horror, i’ve hardly explored the genre 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏

[@surpriseitsus9622]

As a coffee lover, I do not junk it up with flavoring and sugar. If you don't like coffee, don't feel pressured to drink it. People should drink what they like. Great video

[@starrynightfall00]

Your coffee journey is super fun to watch 😂It took me 5 years to end up liking coffee and I can only drink it with some type of syrup and soy milk. Now you've made me wonder why do we do this to ourselves? 😂No way I could drink it black though 🤢

[@karajayde23]

I'm with you on This Thing Between Us. I like to think I'm a smart person and then I read books like that and my brain says "w h a t ?"

[@sofiasamou]

Little Women was the last movie for me too!

[@_jo-jo_]

Haven't finished it yet but just wanted to say as someone who loves hot chocolate and also likes coffee. Mocha is the most disgusting possible coffee drink ever 🤢 so don't feel bad and don't let it put you off from trying other coffee drinks 😊

[@jamieserrano827]

Read final girls support group yet The first Grady Hendrix book I ever read was horrorstör, Are used to work in retail and fast food so I can relate to the characters in that book

[@books-on-a-wire]

Given how much you enjoyed Comfort Me with Apples, you should see Don't Worry Darling. I wanted more Stepford Wives from the book and less where it went lol. I don't even really consider it Horror, but definitely unique Speculative Fiction. 🍎

[@rainshadow605]

Don't worry, I don't like coffee either and I've tried it so many different ways and even worked in a coffee shop for a year. It's just so bitter to me.

[@emmawheeler4624]

I’m fairly new to coffee, and one thing with coffee shop coffees is you HAVE to stir stir stir, because the syrup sinks to the bottom making the lower half too sweet and the top half too bitter. Stir like your life depends on it! Interesting about all the horrors, I’m rubbish with horrors, I never read them yet I feel like I enjoy them 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😂 🍎

[@joanamgabriel]

As a person who didn't love coffee and know does I understand you perfectly 😂 when you are not used to it the flavor it stand out no matter how sweet the rest is 😅 I started liking coffee when I went to Italy and drink an expresso with sugar it was fantastic! But to this day I can't drink it without sugar I just can't

[@blackcatseye22]

I didn’t used to like coffee either. Honestly prefer when I make it myself.

[@carysisreading]

meg, just wondering if you've watched Only Murders In The Building its a great murder mystery show.

[@thewitchyreader6131]

Great video!

[@marshalmallow7192]

You were saying mocha right the first time lol

[@paintthetownread]

i think instant coffee is super common outside of the US, but a lot less common in the US! i'd never even heard of it until a few years ago lol

[@LynnetteReads]

Yes to Costa I much prefer their coffee to Starbucks it is not as bitter to me and I would go without a coffee instead of going to Starbucks.

[@susanraedeke3124]

I DO NOT LIKE COFFEE. All my life, people have been shocked and dismayed by this fact. But there it is. I am 52 years old. It's not going to change, people!

[@SimplyLoveLife]

You trying coffee is the content I like to see 😂😂😂 stick to hot chocolate hun 💛✨🍎

[@komaedacoffee4298]

Don't feel pressured to drink coffee 🥰 it's not like coffee gives us energy boost, it's that we are so addicted we can't function without it 😂 i like caramel coffee

[@herbie8675309]

I hate coffee so I'm with you haha

[@car5522]

I adore coffee however, it IS an acquired taste. I disliked it alot in the beginning. So if you dislike it, that's only natural. I also used to dislike tea but like it now (not all kinds ofc).

[@kelmoldenhauer]

I never cared for coffee until I had my 3rd child. And I was a zombie. And it was desperation. 😅 So honestly it’s all good if coffee isn’t your thing. It wasn’t mine til I was 29. 😂

[@monicamerle1417]

Ok some thoughts here: I really liked "See how they run", it was fun, great acting, I'd rate it 4🌟 (though "Knives out" is my favorite in the genre, 5🌟, I've lost count of how many times I've watched the blu-ray and can't wait for the sequel 😯). "Comfort me with apples" was a 3🌟 for me, I guessed the twist early on; however, since you loved that book you should run to see "Don't worry darling", it's "kinda" similar. Finally, I really liked "The final girl support group", it's a 4.5🌟 for me but you need to have seen at least some of the slayer movies it's referring in order to enjoy it even more, at least in my opinion 🍎

[@kate-ne]

LOL I've been drinking coffee on the daily since I was 14 😬

[@lisalaviat2181]

The thing with coffee is that you have to get used to it. I don‘t think that anyone liked coffee ob the first try 😅 i trained myself to like it. It‘s the same with beer 😁

[@marianafoster768]

Wait until she finds out about caffeinated tea. Might be more her style

[@MatthewPalmerReads]

What is the site you use for the countdown?

[@daniellereads]

🍎 🍏 🍎

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I can’t stand hot coffee 😂 I love iced coffee though 😂

[@teodoraroksa7492]

It's so weird, I have body anxiety but body horror is my favorite genre. I guess I'm trying to face my fears or something while still staying safe 😂 idk, idk what's going on there

[@joyface]

A lot of places don’t sweeten their mochas so it’s just bitter coffee + bitter chocolate and I agree, that’s terrible! Also that’s how we pronounce mocha in the US, so not wrong, just different!

[@joyface]

🍎🍏 I liked Final Girl Support Group more than most people did, and I LOVED Horrid!

[@ameliahall6698]

Rora 😻🍏

[@Alex18630]

It’s weird cause I just finished watching See How They Run which was so good. And it’s so weird to see it cause there were scenes that were filmed in a pub I go to after work 😂 (cause I work on the west end haha)