reading TOG as an ACOTAR hater 🫣 (spoiler free reading vlog)

[@christinawilliams8534]

Writing is different between TOG and ACOTAR- Maas started writing TOG as a teen so you can see the progression of her writing maturing throughout this series and then ACOTAR is straight adult romantasy. Enjoy, out of both series- I liked TOG way more.

[@myliteraturelife]

@@christinawilliams8534 yea i thought it was interesting that she wrote TOG so young but i think it’s written better than ACOTAR

[@sofrib]

your excitement during this whole video made me so excited as well!!!! felt like i was watching myself read it! also you're so cute

[@lucycanread]

DUDE i struggled SO hard on heir of fire i almost DNF'd it! i legit posted in the reddit being like ?? please convince me to keep reading it?? but THENN it ended up being my favourite series of all time lmao dorian and manon were my favourite part that series

[@myliteraturelife]

@@lucycanread it was such a struggle for me to get thru too!!! but i’m also so glad i kept going and the last three books really sold the whole series for me! also yessss manon and dorian are my favs 😭

[@nancy7542]

Crown of Midnight plot twist broke me. TOG was my first Fantasy read ever, so, part of my liking it was being a newbie to the genre. Definitely a progression in writing for the author. Doing a re-read now where I intend to finish KOA.

[@myliteraturelife]

@@nancy7542 wow what a series to start fantasy, such a good choice tho! i wish i could read KOA for the first time again, enjoy!!!

[@doodyhighway9515]

Ok now you're making me think about giving this author another chance! i hated ACOTAR as well and kinda gave up on her, but happy to see that you enjoyed this series. Loved the video xx

[@myliteraturelife]

@@doodyhighway9515 thank you!!! i totally think you should try! i was not super optimistic going into this lol

[@camillesharem]

Was not a fan of ACOTAR but never read TOG... and this lowkey makes me want to give TOG a shot!

[@myliteraturelife]

@@camillesharem definitley try it out! i think the last 3 books make the series worth it

[@MsAniMo22]

I have read the 1st 2 books in this series but never went further.Your video has convinced me to pick up Heir of Fire and keep going 😊

[@myliteraturelife]

@@MsAniMo22 it only gets better from there! i wasn’t super sold until queen of shadows!

[@MsAniMo22]

@@myliteraturelife I didn't want to have to reread Crown of Midnight,so I went and read a synopsis of it,and was amazed at how much I had forgot had happened.It actually sounded so good.I'm so glad I discovered your videos!

[@myliteraturelife]

@@MsAniMo22 that’s so fair crown of midnight was kind of boring besides the last 100 pages 🫢 and thank you so much!

[@Damatovg]

I loved ACOTAR, but I didn't like the smut. I thought it was unnecessary. Recently started CC1, but found out after I got into it that ToG series was supposed to be done before CC series

[@myliteraturelife]

@@Damatovg did you like CC1? i can’t decide if it’s something id be interested in. and i think that TOG is less smutty than ACOTAR ? i’m not 100% sure tho

[@Damatovg]

@@myliteraturelife I heard neither of them compare to ACOTAR on the smut level, but I'm 250 pages into CC1 and absolutely devouring it

[@myliteraturelife]

@@Damatovg ooh maybe i’ll try it!

[@Damatovg]

@@myliteraturelife you totally should. But obviously ToG first

[@sabastionashpole9285]

It took me over month to get through Heir of Fire. I ended up just listening to the audiobook so i could move onto Queen of Shadows haha

[@myliteraturelife]

@@sabastionashpole9285 that one was a struggle for me too 😅 the last 50 pages helped but the rest was rough

[@milktea3825]

I started reading this series in the summer, I WAS OBSESSED, I finished the first 5 books within a week, then during the tandem read I kinda lost interest. Anyways, now 5 months into freshman year of college and I got the urge to read the series again, I started reading it today and god I love this series, I can't wait to finish it (but also I dont want to finish it). Ill be back to watch the video about the tandem read part after I finish reading all of it because I hate any spoilers, irrespective of how miniscule, you could tell me that she uses a fullstop in the last paragraph on page 343 and I wouldnt like it so yeahh

[@myliteraturelife]

@@milktea3825 i hope you enjoy the tandem! i’d love to know your thoughts

[@tofujordi]

i actually really liked acotar (didnt finish the series tho) but im primarily a fantasy person and ive been debating reading TOG. i loved your video! just subscribed

[@myliteraturelife]

@@tofujordi thank you so much! i really do recommend TOG, it takes a bit to get into but the story gets so good!

[@tofujordi]

@@myliteraturelife would you recommend doing the tandem read?

[@myliteraturelife]

@@tofujordi yes yes yes absolutely!!! that was my favorite part of the whole entire series!

[@cheyenne6630]

from what i've read online, sarah j maas released the novellas on the internet somewhere before throne of glass came out in 2012 & then published them as a part of the series as they were being released. i'm sure they were edited from the internet released versions, but she technically did put it out first:)

[@myliteraturelife]

@@cheyenne6630 that’s so cool!! especially with how crazy popular she is now

[@AGULL]

I didnt like acotar either but im willing to try tog 😂

[@myliteraturelife]

@@AGULL definitley give it a shot! it surprised me how much i enjoyed it

[@CertifiedSwiftie1989]

I found the first books to be pretty mid. It REALLY picks up in Queen of shadows(oh those last 200 pages) I'm still reading empire of storms and I've read like 400 pages and i already know it's a five star for me no matter what happens from now Loved your vlog❤❤

[@myliteraturelife]

@@CertifiedSwiftie1989 thank you! i 100% agree the first half of the series is nothing special but i loveeeee empire of storms and tower of dawn

[@Abbisters31]

Do you have to read both the empire storm and tower of dawn at the same time?

[@myliteraturelife]

@@Abbisters31 nope! you can read empire of storms first and then tower of dawn since that’s publishing order. i know reading both at the same time can be super intimidating but it’s a really cool experience!