reading & reacting to your unpopular book-ish opinions!

[@ashleymcbride8217]

I love different book sizes so my bookshelves feel dimensional UNLESS it’s a series or books by the same author - those need to be at least the same height! 😅

[@jesuslovesyou8734]

May God bless you all and your loved ones and have a blessed day, night and life!✝️💝

[@tourmii]

Right I love the coziness and lived in look of different sized books. Too much symmetry isn’t my decor style, it feels too sterile or staged or something to me idk lol

[@ashleyholder2218]

Yes I agree! I think the different sizes are what make bookshelves so cozy anyways

[@cae13912]

with chapter length it always determines when I'll stop reading the book at that moment of time. If theyre long I usually go like 'I'll stop at the end of this chapter' but with short chapter I'm more like 'eh i could read like 10 more chapters' and it feels so much more accomplishing even if at the end of the day I read a similar amount of pages anyway.

[@jesuslovesyou8734]

May God bless you all and your loved ones and have a blessed day, night and life!✝️💝

[@jill8868]

i think the hate on colleen hoover is because her books 100% romanticize abusive relationships and just weird relationships? why does every colleen book have at least one weird couple? why are people dating their dead brothers pregnant fiancé? why are people dating their step sisters? their dead boyfriends’ best friend? their dead sister’s husband? why does every relationship in her books make me uncomfortable? i don’t judge people for reading colleen, i do however judge colleen for writing it

[@nzs-rr6fb]

THIS

[@squidwardtentacles7144]

Oh my goodness! THISSSSSSSSSS! Honestly I don't understand how people can look over these things. It's one thing to like the books it's another to gloss over the problematic things that are in them. And I see sooooo many people romantize men in her books and I just can't.🥴

[@Natalie-is6zh]

Literally this!!! I would say her books are easy and quick to read, especially when you are in a slump but you are so right, the way she writes relationships is soooo off putting

[@isabellakrapf7435]

Thank you 🙏

[@elyannaaa13]

you quite literally spilled. people who are stans for colleen hoover won’t speak on this. I don’t bash those who read colleen hoover but it’s those who also romanticizes the relationships in them when they should not have happened. half of the female characters on colleen hoover have experienced traumatic experiences from the male lead & they still end up together? literally half of her books are like this & im not comfortable with it.

[@summatime22]

I totally agree w the epilogue thing.. sometimes i’m so tempted to just skip over it😭

[@minaveljovic9662]

What I love about UK books? All of them are the same size. All of them. All different publishers have the same size and it's a dream to look at...my 3 US books stand out so much because of the sizes lol

[@temporaryfix106]

as a american im so jealous lol

[@minaveljovic9662]

@@temporaryfix106 well I am not from the UK but serbia so it's so hard to find english books and they are hella expensive so I would trade you if I could haha

[@SaraCarrolli]

Now that is a dream

[@minaveljovic9662]

@@SaraCarrolli honestly it's so satisfying

[@vickypowell]

Yes the UK did it so right !!

[@SarryQKey]

Tbh, Colleen hoovers books are very problematic and i think that even people who like them will eventually stop praising hers books in the future. In a perspective of emocional manipulation and plot, her books really get me. i cry everytime even if im hating the book and her plots always leave me 😯. But while im reading them (i read 4 i think) i am hating how she romanticises abuse and manipulation and always get a happy ending for couples who should never bem together after the things that happenned

[@SaraCarrolli]

I see that!!! A bunch of her characters are definitely morally grey with happy endings but they’re very entertaining for me 🥲

[@ebebd]

i dont understand how they are problematic. in the example of it ends with us, it is based off of a personal life experience where lily and ryle are modelled off of colleen's mom and dad. a lot of lily's thought process and decisions are based off of coho's mom. i dont think anyone has the right to call that "problematic".

[@zachzackzak]

@@ebebd irl people's relationships can 100% be problematic

[@manonvo8615]

@@SaraCarrolli same. I don't care if a relationship is toxic. I'm not trying to read a guide on how to have a healthy relationship. I want to be entertained.

[@Scaredofficials46]

@@SaraCarrolli can you do a update on what on my iPhone

[@erikachai388]

I absolutely agree about the romance subplot is better than romance books cause if it’s a subplot you also crave more of the romance (if it’s done well that is)

[@malin2667]

I love how your description of an unnecessary epilogue is exactly the epilogue of Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey 😅

[@SaraCarrolli]

LOLLLL I probably skimmed it bc I don’t remember it

[@baileyparker06]

lol that’s what i’m reading atm

[@haleygaspard9315]

I went from reading 15 books a month to 2 books a month. I kept slipping into slumps but after I slowed the pace had to start working and doing school a lot more, I started cherishing and craving to read. 10/10 recommend not rushing yourself. I started my reading journey in June and I now have 3 wall shelves full of books and i'm so excited!

[@MrsCarebear4049]

Omg noooo give me the epilogue!!! I want to see that the couple is happy and still together in the future! I love an epilogue

[@veah9238]

I’m so with you on the judging what people read like obviously everyone has different taste but it’s so annoying when people judge what others read and some people just get so mean about it!!!

[@hanulwolfee]

amen !! if it doesn’t affect you, then don’t be mean. reading is reading ❤

[@dreamer626]

Mariana Zapata writes slow burn romances that are over 400 pages but I don't mind. She writes them so well that the book flies by. The two Mariana Zapata books that I have read are From Lukov with Love and All Rhodes Lead Here. I gave both 5 stars. If you have a good romance plot, I don't mind if the romance book is over 400.

[@hanluvs]

16:26 well as much as im wayy faster reading on my phone or on my kindle, i LOVE reading the physical copy because 1. it makes me feel smart as heck 2. it feels better for my eyes and i get a good night rest because of it, but it differs from person to person!!

[@hannahwages1639]

i reallyyyy hate when people judge others for what they read… like… let people enjoy for what they want to read !!!!!

[@nicolepro927]

I prefer kindle over physical copy for multiple reasons: compact, light weight, kindle paper white has a backlight which makes it easier to read before bed, kindle unlimited, and being able to use Libby through my library on my kindle. I like a physical copy now and then to break it up but overall prefer kindle.

[@davancerda]

I refuse to dnf just so I can make sure I always get my goodreads goal for the year 😅😂

[@cae13912]

for stand-alones and series I reckon triolgys and duologys are the best cuz they arent a treck to go trhough but it stills allows you to stay in that world for a little longer cuz if its just one book (unless its meant to be one book and your satified with that) you kinda just read it and then its over while duologys and triologys give you the chance to be like its not over yet! Maybe ill space it out a bit so I can savour it

[@ashleymcbride8217]

I also love hardbacks more than paperbacks which is so new for me lol I don’t have to worry about cracking the spine and I can put the dust jacket away while I’m reading the book lol

[@TaylorJ]

I actually agree - I looooove reading on my kindle. I read books faster on it and enjoy it more than a physical book

[@taylorklisiewicz1603]

i always pick celebrities to imagine. i’ve tried to stop but i can’t 🥴 like in the off-campus series i imagine Logan as Logan from Big Time Rush and that will never change no matter what he’s described to look like

[@SaraCarrolli]

LMFAO LOGANNNN FROM BIG TIME RUSH WHY DOES THAT MAKE SENSE

[@_digitaldiary]

I like when books are different sizes, as long as the author/series keep to the same. But different authors and different series can be in different sizes. That's just me who likes things imperfect rather than equal, even.

[@KatharineBoucher]

I like hardcovers more 😬 I just feel like the covers don’t get ruined as easily (I also think they also look better on bookshelves). I honestly don’t mind holding them, because it’s very comparable to holding a Kindle. *edit: may I also add that I think if I were to buy a paperback, I am much more open to having romances in paperback over fantasy in paperback… in my mind, it just feels right to have fantasy books in hardcover rather than romance books in hardcover 📚

[@elisazouza]

lmaooo the tiktok hate is real, i once made a cute video of my boyfriend's bedroom and his bookshelf and so many people were like omg his books are red flags etc etc like so so many and i got so upset man

[@ivy-ys8or]

i agree with a lot of these unpopular opinions omg especially the hardback one. they are my favourite except for the price 😭

[@vickypowell]

The person who said Tamlin>Rhys also chooses Dean over any other boyfriend of Rory’s

[@jesuslovesyou8734]

May God bless you all and your loved ones and have a blessed day, night and life!✝️💝

[@withlove_marie]

I agreee with you on everything except dog earring pages :D as you said, when its your book, you're free to do whatever you want with it, but If i lend a book and one dog ear appears... a bitch is dead 🤣 I like my books pristine and handled gently with Love this video! ❤️

[@SaraCarrolli]

I’m crying 😭😭😭

[@celinakraue4114]

Can you do a heartstopper reading vlog :) would loove to see that ❤️ and i think youd reaally enjoy it (its my alltime comfort series)

[@SaraCarrolli]

Omg I still need to read that! I’ve heard such good things

[@rr8teez]

I LOVE THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY that’s the only trilogy i finished

[@carleewaschek]

I agree with liking kindle>physical books, I feel like the books are cheaper and you don't have to read at night with your lights on.. also you barely have to hold onto the kindle you can just prop it up!

[@SaraCarrolli]

Sooo convenient i love my kindle

[@ashleymcbride8217]

Phone/kindle over physical book 🙋🏻‍♀️ I can highlight passages and they save to Goodreads. Love that. I also feel like I read faster on my phone.

[@matildashuttleworth6925]

Please read magnolia parks, it’s gossip girl vibes in London! Would love a reading vlog of this as well!

[@SaraCarrolli]

Yes!!! I’m gonna soon!

[@miikaduki]

I doggie ear my books too! Annotating is too scary/permanent and vulnerable for when I lend out my books. To me they mark moments I find important or funny, quotes I liked, or when I'm reading a thriller or mystery it could be a hint to the solution. I write down my actual annotations in my notes if I want to

[@vishnugupta470]

Sara the queen Carrolli is back!

[@SaraCarrolli]

🤭

[@beyzahostan5341]

Romance subplot is my favorite too. Nearly all my favorite books are fantasy romances. Sadly, I can’t find new original ones. If you have recommendations I would be really happy!❤

[@wildflxwrr0628]

Romance subplot is also my favorite, and I really wanna start reading more fantasy romances. Do you have any book you would recommend? I´m thinking about reading the entangled with fae series but I wold love some suggestions❤

[@tourmii]

@@wildflxwrr0628 I just finished Daughter of the Moon Goddess if you haven’t read that yet

[@wildflxwrr0628]

@@tourmii thank you I will put it to my tbr:)

[@theletteringofwords]

I don't like short chapters for books with multiple points of view. I love how long the chapters are in the six of crows, it gives the characters time to express themselves. But in single POV books I prefer a shorter chapter.

[@syedarithi4295]

the amount of content you’ve been giving us this past week is EVERYTHINGGGGG

[@kelseykuligowski7744]

Personally I find hardcovers more annoying because the cover slips. But I kind of like the hardcovers better bc I can read it and not feel like I’m gonna crease the cover

[@mansoor3159]

Hey! Sara I really really love to read books so so so much you inspired me so so much and I will support you till end 💕✨😭

[@neverlandpabo1752]

am i the only one who loves the variety different book sizes gives you? like as an interior design addict i can’t stop getting different sized ones just for the sizing

[@chocolateoreo6489]

You are definitely one of my favorite KZbinrs! Slay Sara (: your a queen

[@tarryna]

I don’t really care on height differences on books I think it’s give a bit more of a vibe when they are all different heights, BUT when book series are all different heights and different covers/spines that’s when I get irked off I don’t get why people hate hardcovers I love them, I don’t go searching for them but if I come across one and it’s a stand-alone yeah I’ll get it at least the pages won’t stick up when I put the book down 😂

[@sarahspeckhart2060]

In your vlogs you show your boyfriend reading too- so maybe a vlog of you reading his recommendations or he picks out a couple books for you to read in a vlog

[@SaraCarrolli]

I wanna do this in october!!!! So bad!!!

[@huda.s9905]

I love reading on my phone way more then physical copy cause its just easier

[@digaxxx3712]

I love your content Sarah!!! I’m always looking forward to your posts:))

[@lindsaym756]

I do agree about the liking shorter chapters, sometimes longer ones arent getting to point as quickly, feels like more filler.

[@kathlyntalks]

“you don’t tell someone they don’t read” PERIOD CMON SARA

[@inesalves8600]

In Portugal we have a standard that is like A5 page size. But I hate translated books so I buy most in English and I realized that they come in different sizes… and even the paper, it’s so annoying, it’s hard to hold, not so soft.. I sound soooo picky now whenever I’m ordering books from Amazon 😅

[@katyastillman8]

saraa blessing my feed.. omg thank you girlie i love you xx

[@SaraCarrolli]

🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@katyastillman8]

@@SaraCarrolli ♥

[@dianaamelia1738]

You’re so pretty 🥰 love this video

[@Farkas818]

I used to love long books a couple of years back, I remember loving some series and be really happy that all of the books are over 400 pages because they last longer. Now that I can't read that fast anymore they make me impatient. I also love reading on my phone/kindle. I can just read for two minutes when I only have two minutes.

[@melbrown6058]

Absolutely agree with the kindle over physical copy. My reasoning is 2 kids under 4 means I have to drop and go so often that a physical copy just gets bumped up and my place gets lost haha

[@nadiaburkett4490]

the two things i absolutely hate -when say a 23 year old reads a book KNOWINGLY reads a book made for like 16 year olds and say oh it was to childish like obviously it’s going to be to you like yeah it’s gonna be cringy to you but if that’s the only reason why you don’t like it that’s kind of stupid -when people say a book is overhyped because they didn’t like it, i don’t believe in overhype because it just wasn’t for me and that’s fine but saying that it shouldn’t be loved because you didn’t love it shouldn’t be normalized unless it’s truly horrible and problematic

[@aasthasharma6973]

I really enjoy your content. Lots of love🤍

[@imeneblm7024]

Abt long books, I’m still scared of them even after I read Mariana Zapana books and bedding 13 and keeping 13. It depends just go for it but keep in your mind that you’re not forced to read that book (that helps me a lot )

[@SaraCarrolli]

Yes!!! I always take breaks if they feel too long 😭

[@jodi2251]

I DNF’d song of achilles and addicted to you lol. After this video I think I might give the addicted series another go.

[@SaraCarrolli]

Yea song of Achilles wasn’t my fav 😭 but try it again!!! I didn’t love the first

[@itsnoterica]

Omg on kinda the same note as different books sizes, I also haaaaate it when a series changes cover style randomly in the middle of the series. Like the ACOTAR series for example. It’s so infuriating that they didn’t release ACOSF in the old style at all. LIKE WHY?! At least make everything in the same style first & then change it! I don’t wanna have to rebuy the other books in the new cover style if I want them all to match

[@AngelaCatsaros]

Are we going to be seeing a colleen Hoover tier ranking book soon!? I love that you’re planning to read all her books before that video! Nothing is more annoying than when people try to tier rank her and half her books go into the “haven’t read” tier

[@SaraCarrolli]

Yes!!! I’m gonna film it after I read it starts with us!

[@janeewaxler4433]

About the epilogues, I’m the opposite I like epilogues especially for fantasy stories but I hate prologues. I always skip over prologues and never read them.

[@emanali1005]

The 43 books on my physical tbr ~ Finding cindrella ~ All your perfects ~ Finding perfect ~ The Alchemist ~ The witch of Portobello ~ The zahir ~ The fifth mountain ~ After the prophet ~ Muhammad ~ The Forty rules of love ~ The bastard of Istanbul ~ Honour ~ Three daughters of eve ~ Dear life ~ The effective executive ~ The power of your subconscious mind ~ Beach read ~People we meet on Vacation ~ This is going to hurt ~ digital fortress ~ Angles and demons ~ The da vinci code ~ The lost symbol ~ Shadow and bone ~ ruin and rising ~ Seige and storm ~ Six of crows ~ Crooked kingdom ~ Kuch or nahi ~ Hawa ke naam ~ Doosra qadam ~ Mere chahre ghar ~ Muhammad a prophet of our time ~ Tales of Shakespeare ~ World order ~ The cat stole my pants ~ The new atkins made easy ~ phir achanak yun huwa ~ Religion and families ~ Islamic way of life in the light of sirah ~ Al-islam book-5, a selection from the holy Quran ~ History of kaaba ~ The mystery of the missing man

[@lindsayrenee1063]

F the guilt, life is too short to not like a book. DNF if you want and move on (this is my opinion)

[@cae13912]

Looks like a cinnamon roll, is a cinnamon roll men>>>>>

[@lucassb06]

I personally just dont really like Colleen Hoover and I think that we should not romanticize the relationships in her books, but don't judge everyone who does like her books. I do however judge her the fact that she wrote abuse and stuff like that as if its not THAT big of a problem. For example, I would have maybe 'liked' it ends with us if Lily sued Ryle, or I would have 'liked' ugly love if Miles just went to therapy.

[@cae13912]

romance as the sublot is so much better! if im gonna spend my money on books (im broke) i will not waste it on a normal romance cuz theyre honestly all pretty similar and if I want to read it ill just read on epub or download it and if its really amazing and i cant stop thinking about THEN i'll buy it (Like the deal or love and other words for example). I was organising my book shelf the other day and I was like one shelf will be for series, one will be for other genres that werent romance (I legit assumed I had so many romance book cuz thats all I read cuz i read so many online) and then the last shelf will be for romance... I ended up having only enough romace books for half the shelf and the rest of it were book where the romance was subplot.

[@mayrarara]

I don’t get the Tamlin one… *SPOILERS if you haven’t read ACOTAR* I recently did a reread & Tamlin’s actions bothered me knowing he was doing the things he did bc of the curse. Like…it could’ve been ANY other human, I feel like he just *had* to have Feyre to break the curse & then he felt ownership over her & thought of it as love. I get he also went through traumatic stuff that wasn’t addressed & even though I don’t think he was this villain SJM is making him out to be, he’s still problematic

[@hazelwatson3051]

i didn’t get the coHo hate until i heard she brushed off allegations against her son, there’s proof and everything.

[@VCannDreams]

I love long books, but im scared of them for sure

[@mattparsons6813]

My favorite series is Discworld and my least favorite thing about it is that there's no chapters. I never got used to it. I like short chapters. For me it makes me wanna read something really quick. Like Once Upon A Broken Heart, I binged in like 2 days because of how short the chapters are. I don't know what it is but I like that way better.

[@ginny9394]

i really don’t particularly care for colleen hoover. i liked that her books we’re short but what i didn’t like was how she wrote characters that we’re in abusive relationships. it concerned me and i wouldn’t read any of her books. i hate doggie paging books. i hate bending pages to hold ur place. i want the book to be absolutely perfect. not bent. i do not agree with tamlin over rhys. rhys all the way!!! rhys treats freye way better. who keeps someone locked up, rhys gave her freedom, love, happiness, and the benefit of the doubt. he will always be better then Tamlin!! ilyyyyyy

[@imeneblm7024]

Connected standalones>>>>>>>

[@manonvo8615]

Booktube > booktok I 100% agreeee. But I just dislike tiktok in general😹

[@loveyourself...7139]

Hyy. Love u . Pls make a non-spice book recommendation. Saty happy always. Love u with all my heart 💓💓💓💓

[@Laumphi]

I have only read one Colleen Hoover book which was it ends with us and it was really entertaining but I’ve decided that her books are just not my vibe. Maybe I’ll read more in the future but at the moment I just prefer other authors. Also I love your videos :)

[@SaraCarrolli]

Thank you so much!!! 🤍

[@elmad770]

Wait… how is Tamlin not better than Rhys? (Me being almost done with the first ACOTAR book) 😱 I need to read the second one ASAP!

[@cae13912]

i usually tell my friends about every book I read and how much i loved it... bu theres this one that I will never hype up (ive mentioned it a couple times in passing but thats it) or tell them they should read cuz i dont think some of them will like it and those someones are very opinionated so it scares me a little that theyre gonna ruin it for me

[@rima4070]

wake up babe, sara carrolli uploaded a new video

[@rima4070]

btw it was me who said romance books should not exceed 400 pages

[@SaraCarrolli]

@@rima4070 queen energy

[@davancerda]

Unpopular opinion, but I don’t hate the pregnancy trope.

[@aileechristian3653]

I switch between like series or stand alones more

[@jeneereads_]

yesss a new video!

[@lorenthebrat9304]

I feel that people who complain about Colleen Hoover books and keep reading them just to complain is crazy to me, there are so many authors that you can read, plus I on,y sometimes read epilogues if I feel it ended off with a cliff hanger, but if it ended nice I won’t read, it might ruin it for me.

[@lorenthebrat9304]

I hate/love being in reading slumps because I want to read but I just can’t

[@Ella-zy6vh]

depending on who the publisher is, the book sizes can be different. But it really is annoying!

[@klaudia._.g]

I think i somehow skiped the Colleen Hoover hate on tiktok, cuz i always see the videos that hype her books... i'm not her fan, to be honest, but i would never judge or hate on someone bc they love her books... it make no sense. We all share the same passion, right? Why the hate then? We're not same. We like different things, and it's absolutely normal. If you don't like something, just skip the video or what ever, and keep your opinion to yourself, or that's okay too if you say that you don't like it, but do not judge or hate on others if they enjoy things that you don't... :)

[@kirstysmith8290]

I couldn’t get into Six Of Crows and I’m so sad because it’s so hyped!

[@SaraCarrolli]

I almost dnf it at first!!! It definitely gets better if you wanna give it another try!

[@dsicard766]

Totally I didn't like the first two books of addicted series as much but I love that series soo much

[@emanali1005]

Please do book review of Shadow and bone series or dan brown books or elif shafak books ?

[@mswaggg2341]

where’d you get the sweater? soo cute

[@SaraCarrolli]

H&M!!!!

[@cheyennehemeyer9110]

read Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score for a grumpy girl/sunshine guy book!! i loved it!

[@lilliepalmer18]

I very much dislike that bloom books publishing is taking over like almost every popular book series. I understand things need to change but I wish there was an option where you could purchased the original book or the bloom books edition. I'm talking about the off campus and briar u series, the twisted series and Lauren Asher's duology. It might be immature for me to say but it makes me highly upset for someone who adores the long width of the books and the textures to only have the option of buying covers that look different. Aside from bloom books, the addicted series has also changed publishing company's and that also irritates me. If there is anyone who knows if you can buy the original covers of the books please let me know.

[@filiparaposo1789]

Liked the video but when are you posting your acomaf reading vlog

[@SaraCarrolli]

The third one has sadly put my in a slump but I’m gonna say in the next week or 2

[@hazelina123]

Nice hearing ur opinions too👍 and always loving and looking forward to ur vlogs😁 btw what camera and editing software do u use?

[@SaraCarrolli]

Final Cut Pro!!!! & canon g7x iii! But I’m looking into other ones right now

[@hazelina123]

@@SaraCarrolli hmm i see thanks!

[@mallory7615]

the phone ads always give me anxiety when you drop your phone on the ground 😅

[@SaraCarrolli]

ME TOO 😭 but it works every time

[@sarahcastaneda3429]

Ahhhh I loved this! I haven't had the time to go back and watch your vids I missed but now I do and I loved this one! TikTok is so toxic and very addicting. The worst combination! I think you should all have your own opinions and if you don't agree with people that's ok there's no need to be mean. I've been avoiding TikTok for the past 5 months 😂 I go on there maybe once every two weeks for like an hour or so and I hop off 😂 I didn't realize there was all this drama! Also my unpopular opinion is Madeline Millers books aren't that good 😅

[@lindsayrenee1063]

I couldn't finish the first one from the Addicted Series - I was so annoyed with her talking about sex all the time. Nah I'm good and I didn't like the Cruel Prince Series but as you said - let people read what they want, we are all different.

[@rivka_sos]

speaking of series... anyone have any good high fantasy series??? pls recommend me some help

[@stars-rose]

i have so many series (i just started getting into reading) like the first book and i kinda get overwhelmed its ok if i have all the book of the series

[@manonvo8615]

Eh yes I need some cinnamon roll men recs??! Pls

[@ryleewilson1841]

Fav KZbinr by far ❤

[@SaraCarrolli]

❤️

[@edenderrick5773]

i NEED a chunky book to be happy…

[@aarohiparanjape4150]

I hate hardbacks only because I can't afford them🤡

[@jessbaldwin]

Always dog ear my books. 😂 Defo physical books over kindle x