the top 10 worst books i read in 2022

[@inkfleurstudio]

You are so strong to say absolutely anything in this society about Colleen Hoover 😭😂cause her cult be on level 10 about her

[@khalilahd.]

That’s exactly why I love her 😂😂 she doesn’t care how strong the Colleen Hoover fan club is

[@inkfleurstudio]

@@khalilahd. right lmao 😂

[@thenightranger987]

Similar thing with Sarah J Maas fans from my experience

[@Meimisaki2001]

I posted in a book group about how I dislike Colleen Hoover and I brought up the points you brought up in the video, I got fucking eaten alive by cohorts. 😅

[@inkfleurstudio]

@@thenightranger987 agreed😂I expressed once I didn’t really care to read her just because her books weren’t my thing and people got maaaaaad😭

[@-autumnfeelings]

I love that there are so many Colleen Hoover books on this list. But honestly, so deserved. Especially after making a coloring book out of a book about abuse. Not just milking parts of your mothers past abusive relationship. She also markets it as a romance and something cute. What are you supposed to color? A black eye?

[@Lola-ec4zd]

I'm sorry what 💀

[@erikdaniels0n]

The coloring book got canceled because people rightfully had a fit over it

[@timus4993]

she is insane for doing this wtf

[@angiegomez8123]

COLOR A BLACK EYE 😭😭😭😭 oh my goodness

[@deepthijuliana8845]

💀😭

[@p1kkuma]

“It’s not mysterious, it’s not dark, it’s just misogynistic” Basically sums up the entirety of Colleen Hoover books lmao

[@thaliaquintero6869]

How??

[@Sarawarawara-]

@@thaliaquintero6869 Are you blind? 😭😭

[@bluestars3046]

Finally someone says it

[@bluestars3046]

@@Sarawarawara- frr

[@becnimi]

Not going to lie I've unsubbed from so many booktubers because they praise CoHo as the best author ever. That's how I know I won't trust their opinions on other books 💀

[@teddyeatspudding]

I unsubbed to Steph Bohrer because of the CoHo praise

[@notthemostread]

@@teddyeatspudding same 😂

[@ishikasingh5909]

@@teddyeatspudding so we're all talking about Steph Bohrer lmao. Her taste in books made me question my own sanity at one point

[@stephanyparker554]

@@teddyeatspudding she loves books with toxic relationships and thinks it’s cute. Overall her taste is really bad and shallow to me.

[@teddyeatspudding]

@@stephanyparker554 i thought so too, i'm in no position to judge her book taste but the books she has praised and loved are questionable to me

[@rafaela00002]

"if people are allowed to publish this, there's no reason i can't publish a book" ok, but this is real, there are stuff out there so bad, they prove imposter syndrome is fake

[@deannascorner8112]

I need to post this somewhere for me to remember when I struggle with writing!!

[@Topdoggie7]

@@deannascorner8112 Screenshot it and save it in a special folder.

[@brandyfuller2455]

Whenever my author friends feel bad about their work, i remind them of a book series that starts with “Monday Night Jihad” its about a navy seal/quarterback who has to stop a terrorist plot AND win the superb owl. And it has sequels!!!

[@reading_faerie]

Still can’t believe the fact that coho and her publisher tried to make it ends with us a COLORING BOOK. Like oh yes let’s color the bruises on her …. Wtf??????? No

[@enyakarkkainen9523]

I'm sorry, WHAT?? 👁️👃👁️

[@sumankumari5004]

WHAT?? I CAN'T-

[@vante.07]

UHM WHAT-

[@BELIEVER78989]

*A coloring book* what has the world come to💀💀

[@taliw7736]

​@@enyakarkkainen9523😮

[@milana2540]

I would love to see a video of Hannah recommending better books than those mentioned in the video but the plot or the vibes are kinda similar. For example, for those who want to read Spanish love deception Hannah recommends to read a better yet similar book instead 😂

[@AClockworkReader]

i’d LOVE to do that!!

[@squiggle.64]

@@AClockworkReader PLEASE DO

[@KatTheDucko]

@@AClockworkReader I'D LOVE TO WATCH IT AND I WOULD HAVE MONEY IN HAND

[@Wildflower1013]

Amazing idea!!!

[@clemclemclem-1]

+

[@awpageofabook]

"I want to feel you milking me" is precisely why I don't read romance books

[@grasonwood3435]

Lmao I’m so sorry😂

[@giulsss7705]

not all romance books say things like this i promise

[@timus4993]

eww

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

There are actually so many beautiful romance books out there. You can try seven days in June.

[@lionmuesli4321]

But like there are so many romance books that have good writing.

[@kumu1963]

I was 14, when my 27 year old private maths tutor proposed me. I couldn't even look myself at the mirror for sitting in front of him for days and have him look at me in that perspective. I cried so much. I felt disgusted. I never told a soul.

[@sakareeh]

:((( I am so sorry. If you can please tell a trusted friend/ adult and get therapy. Therapy has helped me deal w SA

[@kumu1963]

@@sakareeh it wasn't sexual tho..so i don't think anybody will give it heed. It's just i was so young and now I realise how messed up that was :/

[@sakareeh]

@@kumu1963 yeah I know. I just mean therapy helped me with this kind of stuff so I suggested :) however that’s definitely illegal and grooming

[@elizaveta_youtube]

@@kumu1963 I'm so sorry it happened to you! It's horrible and it matters. It doesn't have to be SA to matter and to be disgusting.

[@kumu1963]

@@sakareeh yeah i hope the traumas related to your SA can't scare u no more...you're so strong 🫂✨

[@onkookietime]

hannah sporting another cute fandom themed sweatshirt while trashing books.. i live for it

[@KatieManring]

We stan.

[@setrakpap]

One thing that I absolutely HATED about people’s attitude towards It Ends With Us, is how a lot of people, especially those who had read the book early on when it was just released, want you to go into this book blindly. I have seen so many Goodreads reviews saying things like: “i knew nothing about this books before reading it and I suggest you do the same” or “Trust Colleen Hover and go into this book blindly”. Like WHAT??? People treat abuse in this book as if was some kind of a shocking plot twist LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS???

[@VeronicaAlvarez-jy3xc]

Tbh that's what CoHo fans do, I remember like a year ago there was one redhead girl on TikTok who told her toxic relationship with her ex, and there were a bunch of people suggesting to read the book because she looked similar and had similar background, I never watched the video, it was BookTokers (I don't know the right word) who speak out and say how bad this is it

[@bethadams8269]

That is how you go into a relationship ... blindly. You get to know and love the person and then the abuse is a shock. It is a romance until it isn't. Coho is a terrible writer but the story has heart and a great message. The romance is there but she had to matter more. Her child gave her that strength.

[@setrakpap]

I’m not saying that you go into a relationship already fulling knowing a person. That’s actually what make’s abusive relationships so scary because they present themselves as being nice but they’re actually not like that at all. However that’s a RELATIONSHIP, and we are talking about a BOOK and I think that people deserve to know beforehand that the book contains a subject that can potential trigger the reader. Saying “go into the book blindly” is just kinda insensitive to ppl who had experienced an abuse relationship before and thought that they were getting a romance books. I think that the message was great but Colleen did not do a particularly good job at writing it.

[@erikdaniels0n]

I love how this is basically Hannah going after two of BookTok/Booksta’s sacred cows (CoHo and SJM) for 30 minutes

[@chance757]

“sacred cows” 😭😭

[@_TSC_46]

I refuse to read their books because of Cindy and Caleb lmao. They just seem like terrible writers with questionable/bad morals

[@cloe4670]

I have yet to read a book by SJM.. ill update my comment when i do 🥲

[@thatspellsmoon]

@@cloe4670 Softly, "𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵"

[@laiya2904]

@@thatspellsmoonWDYM DONT:(

[@themxwithme610]

You reading 87 books last year has inspired me to read more. I’m on book number 6 this year already and only read 7 new books last year!❤

[@AClockworkReader]

ahhh congratulations!! hope you continue to have a great reading year ☺️

[@themxwithme610]

thank you!🥺 can’t wait to hear about what you read this year❤ (and your chain of thorns reading!)

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

Omg! That's an awesome achievement.

[@lydiaa7779]

That’s so impressive! You have so many exciting books to look forward to

[@francoral]

Same here

[@datiek5893]

In the way that From Blood and Ash motivated you, I was motivated by Serpent & Dove - to never give up on my dreams, because I know I could never write a book as bad as that.

[@lydia3849]

Oh my god I HATED Serpent & Dove…so poorly written

[@datiek5893]

@@lydia3849 right?! The worst! It pains me to see the 4.02 rating it has on GR 🥲

[@L.-I.]

Hearing this makes me kinda wanna read all the bad books, just to see how bad they are. 😂

[@khalilahd.]

The fact that you read SIX CoHo books is insane!! You are so brave 😭😭 I read Verity and knew that was more than enough Colleen Hoover for the rest of my life lol

[@erikdaniels0n]

The things she puts herself through for content, I swear 😭😭 I don’t think I could even make it thhrough *one* CoHo book, and Hannah suffered through 6 and just so she could end CoHo’s career in her video! We have no choice but to stan

[@AkshayaJeyaram]

You should read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier! I’m pretty sure CoHo got the idea for Verity from Rebecca since it has so many similarities. But Rebecca is actually good unlike Verity!

[@fatimatariq8506]

Same, evenn skip so many pages, not ever going to read any of her book

[@mikko236911]

I was so disappointed by Verity. In fairness, I've never published a book but I think sometimes all the hype sours it for a lot of people!

[@tititko1714]

Same. 😃✌️

[@OwOchakoUwUraka]

i think you mentioned this in your 5 coho books video, but the biggest problem with her stuff is that they're all toxic relationships put in a romantic light. They aren't the cute and sweet little romcoms the booktok girlies make them out to be. Are the things she writes about worth a discussion (ex. teacher/student)? yes, but the topics require a careful approach as to not glorify them, which, in my opinion, miss vacuum isn't exactly good at (look at how many Ryle simps there are despite his actions which even coho condemns). If she wants to write romance then fine, but she doesn't need to make every book of hers about an unhealthy relationship. You can write a good romance without abuse or trauma as a focal point

[@agjul]

"miss vacuum" 😂😂😂

[@theerinmiranda]

I will only ever refer to her as Miss Vacuum from now on 🤣

[@catalinamoll6798]

I do think, personally, that the fact that there's a lot of Ryle simps that either sympathize with him or turn a blind eye to his actions, is CoHo's fault. Every other book that she has deals with unhealthy and/or borderline abusive relationships, yet those main male characters are the love interests so she writes the story to make us root for them, despite the toxicity. She condemns Ryle's actions (rightfully so) but has other books with the same type of male character yet this time we are supposed to see their actions as romantic instead of abusive, such as that scene where Ryle tries to r*pe Lily and people (and her) condemn the action (again, rightfully so), but in other of her books (many of them) the male character tries to do the same to the female lead and he is forgiven or is seen as a dark romance or is brushed off (such as November 9). If she wants to write romance books with this type of trope (possesive alpha male with toxic tendencies) she can do so, just like Sarah J. Maas does, yet the fact that she can so easily write a book with a toxic and abusive male lead and condemn his actions, yet glosses over abusive and unhealthy male characters in her other books (that are supposed to be romantic) is horrible.

[@Topdoggie7]

@@catalinamoll6798 "Ryle simps" you mean fellow incels who have to do an SA and pity him because they are as bad as he is.

[@mikhael8151]

"Like he's mean to her because he has a crush on her, like he's a twelve year old boy." DAMN 💀Fr, people need to start calling out that trope more often. I see so many stories about men who will be mean, rude, cruel, just because they have a crush / are in love with the MC but don't want to admit it. And its very weird

[@sathira_anuk5179]

Just bad writing

[@kikibyde]

I think most men are reading this toxic romance and think every girls love that attitude.... No we don't

[@mnlxlover00]

YASSSS love the CoHo slander in this!!! 🤪 I read 3 of her books last year and I officially made her my most-hated author haha! 🤡 She's so toxic and her books belong in the trash. It makes me so mad when I walk into a bookstore and it looks like CoHo vomited inside. People like to act like she's the ONLY new adult author writing romance these days...🤓

[@chaessie128]

the amount of wasted paper on her trash is ridiculous 💀💀

[@khalilahd.]

I read Verity and knew that was more than enough CoHo for me 😂😂 you’re strong for getting through 3

[@mnlxlover00]

@@chaessie128 YES!!! We're killing the earth and destroying our trees only to produce hundreds of thousands of her GARBAGE books 💀

[@mnlxlover00]

@@khalilahd. Hahaha wow I heard Verity is horrible 💀 Yeah I read It Ends With Us, Ugly Love, and then It Begins With Us. And I was like... no more. 😶

[@erikdaniels0n]

Every time I see CoHo slander, it adds 5 years to my lifespan. I’m pretty much immortal at this point

[@danahserrano-baez9643]

I’m so so so glad I’m not the only one who gets annoyed when authors repeatedly go on about how tiny the female character is and how huge the guy is…this is my biggest peeve!

[@pancakestea1380]

Exactly! And frankly I think we need more short guy/tall girl romance books

[@mittag983]

​@@pancakestea1380Men and Tate lovers would freak out tho that's why it's rare lol

[@kateeliason7191]

The only way to read the selection is when you are thirteen years old and you stumble across it in the school library. It was absolutely perfect then and I still adore it 😌

[@atlas1595]

Same way I first read it! It’s definitely not an adult book, I think that’s why people are so critical of it.

[@dsmith6601]

Some states are making that impossible to happen

[@OkamiRose]

@@atlas1595 You can write good fiction for young people and not have it be bad writing… just admit you enjoyed your cringe books and move on hun, less toxic that way

[@heyaitskiar]

Exactly

[@atlas1595]

@@OkamiRose I don't get what you're saying at all? I'm saying that it WAS good.... I think recently it's been gaining popularity on BookTok and places, so adults are reading it expecting a more mature storyline/language. I was just explaining that it's NOT that it's bad writing, it's just not targeted toward that demographic so you can't expect it be the most uppity style ever

[@andrewannotates]

Blood & ash having a 4.28 average rating on Goodreads really shows lots of folks don’t care about writing quality lol

[@AClockworkReader]

every time i see the goodreads rating it boils my blood because there’s NO WAY, and yet…..

[@fatema8819]

@@AClockworkReader I want to add that the author of those books is visually impaired. Writing was her way of people telling her blind people couldn't write or make it. It was her escape. As a person who is visually impaired I look up to her.

[@jasrianna]

@@fatema8819 Being visually impaired doesn't give you a free pass for bad writing. I live with disabilities but I never want people to exclude me from criticism or treat me differently from anyone else; it's insulting and patronising. I found Blood and Ash to be utter trash, to the point of wondering if it was a parody, and I will never censor my opinion on it due to the author's background. Everyone should be held to the same standards, otherwise there is no point in having a review system at all.

[@jasrianna]

I would like to add that I find no representation to be preferable to bad representation. An author making it is not a reflection of their level of talent. If anything, she just makes it look like writers with visual impairments are talentless and just get published due to sympathy points regarding their disability. I have no doubt there are better role models and people to look up to out there than her.

[@fatema8819]

@@jasrianna I agree, and idk who her editor is, they aren't giving her the correct feedback. I actually sort of enjoyed the book. Wouldn't say it's professionally written, it got me through reading slumps and college exams when I needed and escape to something new.

[@hannahdigitals]

my reading list has gotten too long recently so this is the perfect video to help cut it down haha

[@khalilahd.]

Lmfaooo same

[@yoroshiku_onegaishimasu]

Back in 8th grade, I picked 'The Selection' as my monthly read. Basically what we do is read one book and do a report at the end of the month. The selection was so popular with my girl classmates. Everyone was talking about it so I picked it up thinking that my book report is going to be exciting since almost everyone will be interested to listen. I wasn't expecting to be really disappointed. Since english is not my first language, it would take a lot of time before I fully comprehend a single page. I try to understand every single word to add it to my vocabulary. And 'The Selection' was the first english book that made me understood what 'cringey' is. I was too upset that after reading it, I decided to read another book to present to class because there's no way I'm ever going to talk about it in front of my teacher.

[@flameshade7601]

When you told me about the coloring book, I was genuinely thinking: what kind of scenes are they gonna put in this, some where the abusive husband hits Lily?? Like bro this is a book about a abusive relationship, what are you doing. 😫

[@taschabalafas6804]

I went to 3 books stores yesterday, and all had an entire stand dedicated to Colleen Hover 😭 when will they learn

[@timus4993]

ikr this is so concerning like wtf is wrong with these people the books are just bad bad very bad specially for girls who are reading those books and romanticizing those toxic abusive assaulting cheating men like this is very concerning atleast make men better in books lol

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

This is why I gave up on humanity.

[@ccarr1025]

In fairness, they know what will get them more sales. That’s all a store really needs to learn. Do I wish better books were put in front of people? Of course, but they’re going to show off what they think will bring in the most money.

[@giveandtake8428]

The truth is that there is a market for it. If it wasn't, they wouldn't be selling it.

[@bestbreadsticks]

I'm pretty sure the book stores just want money and Colleen Hoover is popular for the ppl who are still on wattpad (for the most part)

[@mairabezerra915]

You know Hannah read a lot of bad books when "I want to feel you milking me, baby“ is only on 10th 😂😂.

[@maryam8538]

I think the selection is just popular because of nostalgia and it becoming a comfort read, which was the case for me, and booktok just made older readers who haven’t read it set wayyyy too high expectations. Overhyping always makes it so much easier to dislike books when they don’t reach your expectations, it’s pretty annoying.

[@elinkarrman3261]

Yesss this! I doubt I would of thought ut was very good if I read it for the first time now, but I loved it at 11 when I read it for the first time

[@takshatangudu8736]

The way you laughed at the worst books of the year in your reading experiments made me read those books just for the sake of understanding the jokes and trolls, and damn, it was fun lmao

[@khalilahd.]

Lol honestly I couldn’t get past more than one CoHo book. You’re stronger than me 😂

[@takshatangudu8736]

@@khalilahd. Bro I read it ends with us and Verity, couldn't go beyond that lmao

[@Topdoggie7]

That's hardcore dedication to understanding a basket of jokes. I admire the hustle.

[@takshatangudu8736]

@@Topdoggie7 lmao

[@salmabenhamida4570]

I never understood the hype around Colleen Hoover, her books even reached my country ( Tunisia ) and when I did my research... Oh boy 🙄Thank God we're on the same page on that. I trust your opinions when it comes to books and I have liked every single book you have recommanded 💖💖 You're awesome 🔥

[@ritaaaaaa19]

my god, im from morocco, and the SAMEEEEE thing has happened here,,,

[@skullchimes]

@@ritaaaaaa19 lithuania as well

[@salmabenhamida4570]

@@ritaaaaaa19 Even we are not spared from this nonsense 😅

[@awpageofabook]

oof!

[@khalilahd.]

Oh my god same! Her books are all the same ridiculous crap. It’s insane that people even buy them

[@ellieskouros2174]

omg that makes me so mad that youtube is limiting ads & restricting recommendations for your coho video! i'm so glad you're still persevering with your message abt her books' toxicity despite everyone who wants to silence you! we love everything you're doing hannah 💞

[@aakanshagupta545]

Hannah talks abt her worst books with so much passion that it makes me want to hate read them

[@chance757]

get them from a library then! let’s not pay these people 🙄

[@alenec]

Yup, ik Ugly Love is disgusting, but a friend of mine has it, and now I'm gonna read it just to see how bad it really it despite me fully knowing that it's Wattpad on paper.

[@banaa9463]

Lol I feel this. I wanna hate-read November 9

[@SnowOnTheBeach7]

Hannah saying gender essentialism: Also me: Oh girl have you heard her quote from a ACOSF? “He had a purely masculine male smile.” It just blows my mind, WTF are you supposed to imagine? Also SJM I think doesn’t know the words woman, man, women and men. fr

[@xRaiofSunshine]

*cue a thousand clips of the Ferengi saying feeeeeeeeemaaaaale*

[@jennyc6549]

I LITERALLY COULD NOT GET PAST BOOK 3 AND THIS JUST JUSTIFIES MY DECISION

[@SnowOnTheBeach7]

@@jennyc6549 i didn’t even read any of them, all from Carri’s summaries which I watch in English class 😂

[@kinda_cold_in_the_closet]

it's kinda like a book written by the author of Blood and Ash, which was "the hard, icy-hot length of his body" like the fuck?!

[@pinkmenace2452]

tbf they use men and women to refer to humans, and male and female to refer to the fae. the gender essentialism is still annoying regardless

[@lex7176]

the coho slander is EVERYTHING. it shocks me how popular her books are. also the fact that it ends with us is becoming a movie???? i’ve never wanted a movie to flop so bad 😭

[@evaantoniia]

I liked the ACOTAR series:D For me the story just really starts with ACOMAF :D But I never really read a Collen Hoover book and I don't think I will read one... :D

[@simplyshelbs16]

I literally clicked on this to see what you had to say about It Ends With Us. I read it before it boomed into popularity, and I felt so betrayed as a reader. I've had a past of abusive relationships, and this book was one big trigger. I didn't finish it and I refuse to read another Colleen Hoover book. Thank you for talking about the manipulative marketing.

[@breeski3903]

I feel like people who enjoy that book have no sympathy/empathy for anyone who has experienced abuse. Even when they talk about how the book gave them a "good pov" of the horrors of abuse. I've witnessed my mother endure horrible abuse just like Hoover, but I would never in my right mind ever use HER trauma for MY BOOK as entertainment. That in itself is disgusting.

[@sunny1923gy]

The thing that gets me about the court of thorns and rose being howl's moving castle fanfic is that it is more obviously based on the movie than the movie is to the original book. Like ghibli did more to make an adaption be a distinct story than Maas did in this book

[@kikibyde]

It was giving me beauty and the beast vibe

[@LadyLenabeth]

I honestly enjoy a trashy romance. I’ve read so many at this point that I didn’t even blink at “I wanna feel you milking me.” Dirty talk to that effect is a dime a dozen.

[@leireadsandrates1617]

Girl, I stand with youuu! Verity was traumatic to read. I don’t think her books should be accessible to many teens it’s very alarming!!! 😭😭😭

[@patriciamenard3625]

Thank you so much for calling out teacher-student relationships! I feel like there is wayyy too much books and shows with such a trope and, as a young teacher, it disgusts me and makes me feel really uncomfortable. I totally agree that this trope should die once and for all.

[@chaessie128]

I honestly don't know how you got through all of these 💀 You're so strong for even finishing one coho book, I couldn't even get past one fourth of it ends with us and I'm glad i put it down for good. I liveeeee for the coho slander, I use your videos to get my friends to NEVER start reading one of her books lmao

[@rebeccasimpson3007]

The comfort your videos bring me is unmatched ❤ can’t wait for the chain of thorns video !!!!!🥰💕

[@alefiyabattiwala4429]

Same!even I can't wait for COT and her vlog 😭💜

[@rebeccasimpson3007]

Reading vlogs are my favourite !!🥳💕

[@AClockworkReader]

sooooon!!!

[@alefiyabattiwala4429]

@@AClockworkReader excited😍😍

[@Politoed89]

i felt a little petty for it, but i immediately DNF’d it ends with us after i realized she was writing to ellen…i’m sorry, i just can’t. glad i wasn’t missing much.

[@katerinabaronova4649]

My friend really loves Colleen. So as good friend I decided to read some books by her. And I really tried to find out why she loves it so much but… sadly I couldn’t. She still trying to recommend me some of her books, but I’m not sure I want to suffer again 😅 she also really loved From blood and ash and I was just glad I read it whitout burning that book (it took me a whole year) 😂 lucky our friendship is strong enough to survive different opinion of our books ❤😂

[@lolaartys7841]

Omg I love seeing Hannah talking about bad books, my favourite videos ever, I could listen to it for hours 😭

[@mc02779]

I read November 9th few years ago as a young teen so I didn't get half the stuff in the book but omg the way she made the title November 9, in the UK we write Nov 9th as 9/11 so obviously her intention was to showcase the terror attack that happened on September 9th (9/11) in USA. She used the mc's house burning down as a metaphor for the terror attack. That is literally the whole book, it's just making a love story of a tragedy 9/11. Hope you see and read my theory girl!

[@marisakay_wlr]

My mom has been reading the Ali Hazelwood books, and I didn’t have the heart to tell her the reylo of it all. 😬

[@heyitsdaliiii]

I’m currently reading the hunger games for the first time, I’ll finish my chapter and come back!😂❤️

[@phoenixxmatrixx3769]

COME BACK

[@Thenoobestgirl]

The Hunger Games is epic and stands the test of time ❤️👌

[@Chantibuu]

The hunger games will forever be my fav book and movie series. Love Katniss and Peeta with my entire soul

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

Oh I love that series.

[@deathpvnk]

i first read the selection when i was twelve at my school library because "oh silly princess book" and so it has a dear place in my heart. definitely not the most life changing or gripping book but i can't hate it

[@Sayna.S]

I agree with CoHo books being overrated and her main characters being in a toxic relationship which is horrible I guess...even i wouldn't read any of her books after reading 2-3 of her books. Yes, I'll agree that 'It ends with us' should not be taken as a romance book But 'It ends with us' was like the best of her work (if we not compare her to other writers). I really loved how strong she showed Lily Bloom was. She actually tried to show what actually happens when your partner is abusive. You will think of 100 reasons why you shouldn't walk out of that marriage but eventually you'll have to (if you know what I'm Tring to say). And for context Atlas Corrigan is a really good character. And will be my forever favourite.

[@vante.07]

yup!

[@irenehm]

I agree with most of the things you said about FBAA, but I also hold that book in a special place because it made me interested in reading again after years and years of not reading a single book. I read the rest of the books, they're not great but well, it gets a bit better than the first one lol. I guess that's the beauty about books, we don't all have the same opinions about them.

[@bellethebibliophile]

“…or watch that creepy Folger’s commercial. You know the one.” Hahaha, Hannah I love you for this 😂

[@SheaSavage2]

when you mentioned you thought they used the plot of "the viscount who loved me" to write season 1 of bridgerton i audibly laughed because the first book literally just. has the exact same plot. like they're the same almost beat for beat. the names and the bee venom scene are like the only meaningful differences. my girl julia quinn said ctrl+c ctrl+v

[@madisonoliviaxx]

I love how about 60% of her worst books were written by Colleen Hoover

[@khalida.khatun]

I am really looking forward to the Chain of thorns reading vlog. So excited!!!😁😁

[@AClockworkReader]

I can’t wait to read/film it!! 💖

[@tanv5778]

It's so good to see 'COHO' books in the list 😀

[@Erenyeagerist109]

shoutout to people who are watching this video as an warning to NOT read these books cuz when Hannah says its bad, you should know better 😂❤

[@Erenyeagerist109]

thank you for this Anti-Reading Guide girl 🫶

[@qvantum888]

so glad there’s other people who don’t like from blood and ash, I got about 100 pages into that book and I wanted to become blood and ash

[@clarissa8998]

For me the worst book was it ends with us. I read it the day after I got my wisdom teeth out and still that book caused me more pain. Will never touch a Colleen Hoover book again.

[@didikm2783]

I thought I was crazy, everybody hyping those books and enjoying them, but finally someone that gives genuine critisism

[@thea4676]

i just finished acotar and i am genuinely surprised about how okayish I found it, i was actually kinda vibing until the under the mountain stuff, i also started on book 2 lol

[@olivialewis-deane-mv1qf]

Book two was sooo much better!

[@thea4676]

finished that one too and it really wasn't. i was not a fan of being gaslighted and while it did have some good ideas and a great climax it absolutely did not need to be as long as it was

[@katelynmarie1603]

“Being born on the 4th of July says enough about you” HANNAH LMAO

[@kazbrekkerr]

THE SALLY ROONEY MENTION!! yes yes and YES all of her book are about white (and most importantly) skinny woman but the difference is that they are SAD white skinny woman lol. i love your channel so much! it’s so good to still see people with authentic opinions and not just going with the flow and only liking things that are popular! your videos are amazing

[@Wildflower1013]

I just bought your reading journal last week!! it's so pretty and I've already started putting my 2023 reads in it. I read ACOTAR for the first time in 2022 too, and my review also was the first book was "just okay" 2/5 stars. I did go on to read more in the series because a friend was obsessed and while I thought the next two books were better, it wasn't by a ton. They both got 3/5 stars. My SIL gave me her copy of Verity because she said she binged it... I'll give it a try eventually, but my hopes aren't high at this point haha.

[@hellokitty17602]

"it was incredibly mediocre and I don't like reylo as a ship" YOU GET IT!!

[@elenieleni5327]

From Blood and Ash really had werewolves as Wolvins and vampires as Vampris? Owo Goodness.. Do you have plans for publishing a book of your own? I would love to hear more! Amazing video!

[@_khanmahdia_]

It Ends With Us is actually a great book if you consider the abusive side. It explains the POV of the victim and all that pretty nicely., I personally felt like I can now understand what goes in a victim's head and how to deal with things like these. What is shitty though is the OMG ROMANCE hype that it gets.

[@RawanAhmed-wv1lq]

i totally agree with you. I actually enjoyed reading it just because I didn't consider it a romance.

[@sandrae2398]

i'm so glad you called out colleen hoover with the colouring book shit - who makes a colouring book for a book about domestic violence? and markets it as ROMANCE? honestly so disgusting. i will never forgive how much they tried to paint the abuser in the book as sympathetic, too, and how an author who romanticizes abuse in other books is getting success for it.

[@laurag7303]

hannah: *trashing books* me: *staring at the competed fruits basket collection on the shelf*😌

[@jeanjacquesjarolzoua6119]

OMG i hate that Manga, but my cousin seems to like it.

[@emilielovesbooks1613]

I’m so disappointed whenever I go to my local bookstore and see that 5/10 books on the “Top 10 English Books” wall are Colleen Hoover books. Soooooo disappointed. Like, put “Night Circus” there. Come on! Btw: I’m Norwegian🫡🇳🇴

[@-autumnfeelings]

Agreed. I am German and the whole english shelves are full of Colleen Hoover. Like please, put good books there. Not just the english top 10 wall is full of her. The german one is too

[@emilielovesbooks1613]

@@-autumnfeelings I always walk right past that wall and go to the few english books we have there🥲 I usually buy my books online or use the library

[@aamnahere6250]

This is just my personal opinion but I wish most western authors stopped exoticizing Asian and African cultures while simultaneously dissing them. This otherizing is so upsetting and problematic to us. Some of these highly rated fantasy books (as well as books of other genres) have names and words that are so obviously close to actual words of languages from these regions while the authors claim it's entirely their own creation. The stories themselves are entertaining but with a thinly veiled narrative that doesn't humanize instead stereotypes our cultures and diverse identities. It's disappointing how immigrants themselves sometimes celebrate narratives that only portray their cultures in a singular light. At least, Colleen Hoover gets criticized for portraying sexist and misogynistic tropes as romantic.

[@timus4993]

at this point i hate her

[@luisai858]

our queen has fed us another content! THANK YOUUUUUUU

[@HaleyJeanASMR]

your taste continues to be impeccable! we had a lot of similar least favorites this year LOL

[@shainemereness107]

thank u so much for talking about coho both in this video and ur other one about her. You are able to put the problems with the books into words so well, because it’s so much more than bad writing, it’s actual abuse, manipulation and straight up crimes. And with the backlash I know you get for talking about it so honestly, I admire u so much for continuing to do so

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

I knew this girl who liked Colleen Hoover who’d try and constantly make excuses for her toxic ex and act like he wasn’t that bad, looking into her more I definitely think she was inspired by those books. It’s sad what she’s doing to a generation of young people.

[@lucasmiller877]

This. This is the reason why I absolutely hate that Colleen woman

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

@@lucasmiller877 Exactly why

[@Michjeje]

You became recently one of the ONLY booktubers I trust with recommendations, because you are just so genuine and honest about CoHo even though you know you get hate of it! So thank you Hannah, for speaking up for the rest of us!

[@sophiabarber8756]

I feel so validated by your review of Beautiful World Where Are You!! I was reading it and I was like what am I missing…

[@amelieeeeee13]

I read blood and ash and I died. I was so Traumatised and upset after reading it. I never want to see this book again. I am very glad that there are people out there that hated it to.

[@KMort]

The first bridgerton book sure as hell made it to MY list, so I'm with you on the whole series. It's a no from me and I resent myself for wasting that time.

[@ClockworkWriter]

I so badly want to make a video about why I don’t like CoHo but I’m such a new booktuber that I’m scared to. So thank you Hannah for doing this because I can and will just refer people to your video about her books. 😂

[@gezeitenspinne]

Me feeling forever vindicated by the mutual Reylo dislike 😂❤

[@tmmtmm7089]

I love the way she describes things. Her expressions, gestures, eye movements, laughs everything are top notch.

[@Jessyy..James..8192]

I read Verity and at first I was like omg! It was so good but after actually sitting down and thinking about it, I was genuinely shook which I feel like I shouldn’t have been (if that makes sense) like I felt physically ill afterwards and after watching this video I’m glad that she was on there because I thought maybe her other books would be different but I feel like they will just trigger me so thank you!

[@AstarionWifey]

A court of thorns & roses just makes my day tho ❤😊 to each their own

[@cheerio3442]

acowar is my favorite, it has the most "court intrigue" besides maybe acofas but that ones really short

[@haileymoore4548]

I believe it ends with us is an amazing story of how a woman understood the struggles many women go through in abusive relationships, and how she saved herself from it and realized why it’s so hard. It is an amazing book, however the way it was publicized and the way they marketed is is disgusting. I understand the want for a plot twist but when the plot twist is so aggressive and completely changes the book, it isn’t worth it to publicize it a certain way that could harshly effect your audience. Lily and Atlas’s love story is beautiful, I loved the second book because it gave the close lily and atlas deserved. But the whole abusive toxic relationship with Ryle was the main story in it ends with us, and the relationship, love, and smut wasn’t even as present as the abuse, so i really can’t understand the marketing of being a romance novel. Again, the sequel i would understand, but this one absolutely not.

[@janetgriffin7779]

I love how honest you are about why you don’t like a particular book. Your thoughts are so well-rounded and concise and I appreciate the very problematic tropes and themes in the books you discuss. I have see. CH’s books everywhere but never had the desire to read them. My hunch was right.

[@elizabethlee578]

Omg COHO books just don’t get better, I’ve read all of them and regret reading them so much it took me a while to stop ranting about her book that I read. The Spanish love deception was honestly so un memorable I don’t even remember the character name or the main plot of the book..

[@stefaniaperacchi7085]

I don't think that ugly love is MAINLY about a live story between a guy and step sister.

[@themurderbotfeed7688]

Ironically, one of the worst books I read last year was Rebecca, I didn’t like it, like at all, which was shocking because your recs are usually so spot on, oh well, it happens. I am grateful I never have touch colleen hoovers books, from what I have seen and heard so far, I’m not sure even a hazmat suit would be enough to protect me from that filth

[@caitlingill]

I had to read Rebecca for English three years ago and I HATED it, I didn’t even properly finish it and mostly used SparkNotes and CliffNotes and only skimmed the book if I needed to (because the class had to write an essay about it in end-of-year exams). It’s so boring and yet so dramatic at the same time 🤣😬😨

[@josefinelindhagen3001]

Honestly, this just solidifies how much I do not want to read Hoover books ;-; Bless you for getting through em and warning people about them ♥️

[@kfkfiles]

Reading acotar and Colleen Hoover was a dark time in my life.

[@nune-lt4sp]

The way you casually called the love hypothesis published reylo fanfic was so funny 😭😭

[@sakareeh]

Bc it is 😩

[@giveandtake8428]

It actually is.

[@verak7777]

it was a tough year for booklovers named Verity

[@catmechanic]

I looked at The Love Hypothesis briefly (I'm in science and was interested in a romance with science) but had no idea it was ported fanfic. Ugh. Glad you showed up on my suggestions to save me from a mistake.

[@shelly2120]

totally enjoyed this. the fact that i already knew these would be on your list is because i have followed your content throughout the year. and i wanted to thank you for uploading and working hard. you are literally my comfort person at this point. i had a video request, could you please make a adult romance recommendation video 'cause almost all of the romances i read this year were so disappointing except 'book lovers' by emily henry. i'd like to read more romances and i can only trust your recommendations. so please take this into consideration if you can♡

[@lyn745]

Immediately following because of your review on From Blood and Ash. I was so confused when I saw how highly-rated it was on Goodreads after I finished the book and deemed it terrible. Finally, someone who understands!

[@livrosdajess100]

Hey!! I honestly liked This Ends With Us, not because of being a romance but because I liked how it dscribed how the character was strong enough to say "I dont want this life anymore". But I get what you mean about trying to sell it as a romance. The resto of the books from her I never read 🤣

[@Amystudio]

I only read 13 books last year, started in September but out of those the one I hated was The silent patient, it’s awful. Also I don’t think I will ever read any C.H books, they give me the eek so bad just by the covers alone, it’s like I get allergies by walking by them so I stay away as far as possible, good to know my instincts are not wrong.

[@kailey8864]

FBAA was probably the most painful thing I’ve ever read. Genuinely thought the ellipses were going to kill me

[@Iamalemonwhy]

coleen hoover is the worst writer.... i will never buy her books again.... she views love through the eyes of lust not innocence

[@khushibee]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but as someone who has been through DV, I actually liked It Ends With Us. I liked that it depicts the beginning as a whirlwind romance which then eventually turns dark - I like that as the reader you go into it as a romance novel, only to realise that it's anything but, mimicking the process of a real abusive relationship. I do like that the main character has conflicted feelings and it felt like an honest representation of some feelings that I had felt myself.

[@lucasmiller877]

Hmm it was okay for me, too. Not amazing, great, or life changing, but still, it was okay, good and passable