The Worst Books of 2020!

[@hahavarada]

Technically, Coraline has satisfied its purpose lmao 😂

[@mabfab]

Haven’t watched this yet but I can guess The Betrothed by Kiera Cass is on the list 😂

[@HaileyinBookland]

Tragically 😂😂

[@daisyk8141]

Couldn’t stand betrothed 😂 loved siren though

[@baileehavard7292]

@@daisyk8141 omg same! I loved the siren even though a lot of people didn’t like it

[@daisyk8141]

@@baileehavard7292 I agree. I genuinely enjoyed it and have reread it once or twice!

[@user-vq6zj1of3u]

Omggg I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who didn’t enjoy it 😬

[@cerise1029]

“You can stay here if you change your eyes to buttons ... like what the fack” not used to hearing you curse, so I loved this reaction 😂😂

[@vlarsen614]

This movie was the worst! I hated it so much!

[@theSoharMRS]

Agree! 😂😂😂😂

[@anniefischer861]

Haha yes I actually laughed out loud :D

[@colormebluuee4192]

Im not trying to invalidate your opinion but technically Coraline, as a horror novel, did what it was supposed to do: freak you the fuc out😂

[@Flow-zb3qq]

Exactly

[@firsttimeisawjupiter1031]

It did the job! What else can you asked?

[@carlyjayne9186]

Title: Worst Books of 2020 Thumbnail: Hailey smiling.

[@supercalime]

She’s too sweet to actually look like she’s being negative! I love hailey

[@sabothebooklover1978]

@@supercalime she really is very sweet 💕

[@Roseyposey10]

She's just the nicest person😂

[@sabothebooklover1978]

@@Roseyposey10 I agree 👍

[@cams5084]

Coralline is my favourite book/movie ever and as someone who’s read this book since I was 12. I can say it is rly creepy. However, I guess I got over my fears and it turned into my favourite!!!

[@yup2315]

I grew up watching coraline, and I read the graphic novel because of her graphic novel vid! I can see how its creepy but at this point I guess I'm just desensitized to the creepiness. It was rlly good tho

[@genevieveking5078]

I have a strange love for creepy stuff. Coraline and The Graveyard Book are the first stories I read by Neil.

[@oscarzafferri2835]

Really weird because I read Coraline when I was like 10 and it was not scary for me in the slightest...

[@oscarzafferri2835]

@Dale Well it kinda makes sense, because Gaiman likes to write "kids' stories" that really resonate with adults also. I think it's very interesting that mostly adults regard this book as scary. Also I recall my elementary school friends being so spooked by the movie but I was like "ye button-eyes? ok, nextttt" it really didn't phase me lmao. Maybe I had read scarier stuff before... Idk really. Interesting tho

[@anniarucoba1854]

"I kept dreaming about the STUPID OTHER MOTHER" hahahah

[@MissSkyscraper]

Hailey’s hatred for Coraline gives me liiife 😂😂😂

[@racheltfisher]

😆😆

[@sheyslibrary]

For some reason, I thought The Flat Share was a thriller? Like I thought one of them was a killer and the other was slowly figuring out that they’re sharing their flat with a psychopath?? Where I got this idea from, I have no idea😂

[@MusingsInProgress]

If it turns out this is actually the plot of a book, I'm here for it!

[@Mar-rg1cq]

Could be a great book! Maybe you can write it 😉

[@angelfish2077]

This sounds fascinating though 🤔🤔🤔

[@robynsun]

@@MusingsInProgress it's not. it's a romance 😂 I've read it but their version sounds even better

[@HaileyinBookland]

Omg that would’ve been amazing 😂

[@Sara-ge1gh]

First time ever that instead of making me use my money you make me save. Thank you.

[@HaileyinBookland]

Hahahahha 😂😂

[@genevieveking5078]

Ya!

[@boglitt6918]

Dear Hailey, you are not dumb. Sincerely, everyone ❤️

[@Roseyposey10]

Hahahaha, why is this so funny to me? The way you said it😂

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

The Betrothed is my guess going in.

[@chelsikay13]

The Coraline movie FREAKS ME OUT. A girl I used to babysit watched it constantly and for months I had nightmares about people with button eyes. The other mother is terrifying.

[@Zuskaa]

I wanna go back to times when we were all reading selection :(

[@gioantonio4016]

Omg true! I still reread it every once in a while

[@xharrypotterx6728]

I just started it and am only on the second one ❤️❤️

[@gioantonio4016]

@@xharrypotterx6728 And, what do you think??

[@pandalover7862]

@@xharrypotterx6728 I just finished the elite yesterday and i finished the one today

[@hydrogenandhelium]

I wanna go back to when dystopians were still popular

[@saiveekshitavinnakota6528]

Binging on bookmas 2019 and watching bookmas 2020 😁😁

[@fromlangkawi]

You mentioned that enemies-to-lovers trope is not your favorite book trope... Because of that, I really recommend you read Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer. It just melted my heart. Everything about it was just *chef's kiss*

[@angelfish2077]

I still can’t believe they made us read Coraline in school at the age of 12. We also watched the film, why would they do that to us 😭😭

[@racheltfisher]

Love it 😍

[@rose_and_thorns]

Okay, we know a book really impacted Hailey when she drops an f-bomb over it in a video.

[@juliaisagoodwitch]

Thankfully I didn’t rate any books below a three star this year 😀

[@AlyssaReids]

Lucky you!

[@sabothebooklover1978]

Me too, I think 2020 was the best reading 📚 year for me 🙂

[@juliaisagoodwitch]

Awesome 😀

[@Elena-tz9ev]

whoaaaaaaaaa

[@issysamazinglife2476]

You inspire me to keep reading. Like seriously, I was scrolling through KZbin trying to find something to watch, and I saw this and I got an urge to read! Thanks so much for making awesome kid appropriate content!

[@vrededromer8955]

Never read Coraline, but watched the movie and I will never touch that story in any shape or form again because It terrified me too

[@yup2315]

When I was a kid my bff was OBSESSED with it and we watched it almost every time I came over, so I guess I'm desensitized to it at this point. Its interesting go see how it affects other people who havent read or seen it before

[@casteelsimp3539]

It's my favourite movie lol like I watched it on repeat for 2 days straight when I was 4

[@marid2891]

My mother for some odd reason went to see the movie by herself and she was traumatized. She still randomly brings up the lady with the button eyes

[@flipfloppoet4377]

I dnf'ed Clockwork Angel at about 70% (my first and probably last Cassandra Clare book) and I hated One Day In December. Other than that, everything else has been above average.

[@jingerlina]

Omgggg yes I didnt enjoy one day in december too!!! It was not the kind of cute,happy romance I was looking for.

[@micaellyalves3367]

I love your attention to detail! The countdown calendar on the top right of the video and the fact that you actually change it for every single video is just ❤️❤️❤️

[@CaitlinJoyful.]

I totally agree about the Selection series, the two add ons didn't do it for me. And Betrother was really bad in my opinion.

[@kellyreadingbooks]

Finally someone else who marks their DNFs as Read on Goodreads! Lol 😂 I do the same thing because I want it in that mental bucket! Plus if I read a whole bunch of books at 50% shouldn’t that count for something? Lol

[@CaitCher]

Coraline is very creepy, but it's a children's horror novel. That's the point. I love the book and the movie, so I can't even fathom how the graphic novel will be. Worst? I have to completely disagree with that notion.

[@marianadias6769]

Hailey talking about Coraline makes me want to read it even though this is supposed to be the opposite of a recommendations video 😂

[@carolinedasilva5402]

because its not a BAD book. it actually did what it aimed to do which is scare the reader....

[@shyannemontes6803]

You should read between the lines and off the page by Jodi picoult it’s a duo I feel like you would love them , I definitely did it was my first books that showed me I loved reading (I’m in high school)

[@mintbutterfly10]

Your feelings on Betrothed, are my feelings on The Night Cirus. If I had friends they'd probably yell at me. I was so not into it I only made it through half the book even though my hubby bought it for me 😶

[@martynabrzostek9300]

I was so sure that "The Betrothed" will be on this list 😂. But overall, there was not that many books on this list, so I'm happy that your reading year was good! 🥰

[@sandrapeetermans1985]

I’ve read Coraline because you said it was so scary and even as a kid the movie didn’t freak me out & it had the potential to be creepy but didn’t really get there. Is the graphic novel scarier?

[@HaileyinBookland]

I haven’t seen the movie and only read the graphic novel and like I said I found the illustrations very unsettling so it might be creepier

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I was in a poetry mood. I picked up one, gave it five stars and it became a new favourite. Picked up another, gave it five stars, and it became a new favourite. Decided to pick up The Poetry of Oscar Wilde, because I loved The Picture of Dorian Gray, and thought the writing was beautiful and so poetic, and I made the incorrect assumption that his poetry will be the same. Kicked me right out of the poetry mood, kept me out of it since and I gave it one star.

[@WatchJolene]

Not related to this video at all but.. you made me want to read The Diviners and I just finished it and it is pos-i-tute-ly the cat's meow. Thanks!

[@megancastleman5331]

I wanna read I Kissed Alice and I'm interested to see if I feel similar to you!

[@thebookishpanda6992]

It drove me crazy how many times you called yourself dumb. You're not dumb, you have honest opinions and that is very much appreciated. I don't know if I have had any books that I hated this year. There was one I didn't finish, couldn't get into it. I think it was called the Sun Sword, I can't remember the author, dont have it on me right this second.

[@Rabhya]

The moment I saw my notification of hailey ‘s video, I shouted The Betrothed by Kiera cass lol!!

[@utterlyrandom123]

Why do I find myself much more entertained hearing about the books you don’t really like ? I love a good rant and differing opinions of very popular books 🥰

[@ChristinaDanielle123]

I agree with the Betrothed. There was no build up to the relationship, it kinda just happened and I was just like...umm okay? And then the ending threw me for a loop and I feel like I can guess the second book already

[@rosiejennapsych]

(1) 2 star read (4) 3 star reads (5) 4 star reads and (9) 5 star reads for me! I haven't read much this year but I'm happy it was mostly right up there!

[@pamelakibildis1177]

Hailey great video I love KZbin book channels I’m an avid reader too and currently reading the third book in the Ravenspire Series have you ever read those they are really good I think you would enjoy them 🙂 Have a Wonderful Day 🙂

[@arintakusuma2960]

it's nearly 1 am here but i'll just watch this anyway. bookmas videos are my fav (but basically, everything that hailey posted are my fav) 💗

[@devynnherron7498]

Loving my first bookmas! Keep up the great work! I appreciate your channel!

[@evateixeira4392]

Omg I watched coraline when I was super young. My parents thought it would be a good idea to show it to me when I was like 5 or something. I hid behind the sofa for most of it and wouldn’t sleep for a week. It was scarring. Never saw it again. Completely agree with you.

[@evareads2817]

I just finished the ballad of songbirds and snakes and was let down by it even when I liked being in the world and so on but...

[@Cheesy_Chiffon]

If you like the concept of two ppl being in a tight spot in life, having to share a home, and communicating through post-it notes then I HIGHLY recommend Because This Is My First Life on Netflix. So good! Super sweet, touching, funny, lovely, and all the good things a romance story should be. Definitely an instant fav for me. :)

[@louisity]

Fortunately, there is only 1 book that failed (basically a failed book would have a rating below 3 out of 5), and that book is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.

[@brotherluthor6400]

That's so interesting about Coraline! I remember seeing the movie when I was 6 and then reading the book and absolutely LOVING it 😂😂

[@atmreads]

I know I'm like 4 months late to the party, but my worst read of 2020 was definitely "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls. I had to read it for school, so I didn't have high expectations going into it, but I was hoping it would at least be average. My big issue with it is that you knew the ending from the start, so any plot twists along the way were extremely anticlimatic, which for me at least, made it a very unenjoyable read.

[@kaitlynningram305]

My 1 and only dnf was Here to Stay by Mark Edwards. I couldnt get through it. I was done with all the bullcrap halfway througj

[@accalialb]

Oh. I actually preferred the last two books in The selection because I like her daughter way more than America. And absolutely loooved The siren. It gives me hope for The bethroted. 😂

[@prachiagrawal3864]

LOVINGGGG this bookmas series❤️!!! Thank you so much💕

[@noellehaycraft4521]

I feel bad but one of my least favorite books this year was A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, although it was more of a disappointment than actually bad. The top one on this list would probably be Reverie by Ryan La Sala, simply because it literally did not make sense. The whole time reading was just ???????

[@Bahbibuh]

ASoWaR is one of mine, too and I was so excited to read it! What disappointed you?

[@blackheartbooks]

I watched Coraline when I was nine and loved it! I never found it creepy but I grew up in a horror loving family. My 1st horror movie was when I was 5😂

[@ashleighmikaelson507]

everyone has different tastes! love you girl!!!

[@nakiboy7]

Since you didn't like Odd and Tru as well. I would reccomend The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters. That one is a personal favourite.

[@Ella-zd2ei]

Oh my God I remember in 6th grade my teacher made us watch coraline. I had watched it when I was little, so I knew I hated it but watching it again I realized how freaking terrifying it is. I had to leave my class I was absolutely terrified but for some reason I remember everyone was freaking obsessed with it. What the heck.

[@toninumber4]

Coraline is supposed to be like that. He wrote it for his daughters who love scary stories because they didn’t scare easily.

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

I liked I Kissed Alice a lot actually. I gave it 4 stars. But the thing about not being able to keep characters separate for a while was an issue I had with Clap While You Land. And The Flatshare was one i DNFed because the writing style of the way the guy was written wasn't working for me.

[@theclad2890]

She is a true booktuber. Helping us to know the bad reads too. I don't want this bookmas to end at all. Love you Hailey and appreciate your hardwork.

[@sabothebooklover1978]

Yes, I agree with you👍 she really is my favorite 😊😊

[@hannahkristen9690]

Seriously can’t get over how much I love these videos. 😩💕

[@jennawar13]

I only DNFed one book this year and it was a goodreads winner called The Five. I just went into it with way different expectations for what it was going to be about, so that's kind of on me, but also the writing did not engage me enough to finish it. I think it would've been more enjoyable if the author took more liberties with the writing and made it into a historical fiction.

[@ChronicleV]

How amazing would it be if Hailey made a reaction video watching the Coraline movie? 😂😂

[@rosieewoldsen]

I watched the movie Coraline for the first time a few months ago with my boyfriend. I legitimately almost started crying and I’m 17. I thought it would be fine cuz it’s a kids movie but nope. So it’s okay Hailey you’re not alone.

[@chelcienichole8329]

Girl, its ok to be able to say you don't like something. If anyone has a problem with that than how can they trust you on your reviews. Keep up the great work!

[@nathalielaine306]

I read the novel of Coraline and it creeped me out so much!!! This one sentence “her pale lips mouthed “come back soon” although she said nothing aloud.” 😰😰😰

[@oisikadev8633]

I literally wait whole day for your videos. Love them so much and appreciate all the hard work you did for us Hailey ❤

[@heathers_happily_ever_afters]

I'm currently reading "hiddensee" and I'm not really enjoying it either. I'm not really sure what's going on and I partly think it's because Dirk doesn't know what's going on. He doesn't know where he came from or what he's meant to do with his life. I really like The Nutcracker, so I'm going to push through and finish it. It's also less then 300 pages.

[@lisbethill4783]

So glad to see I’m not the only one who did not like Coraline. Everyone seems to love it and I just could not get behind it. Idk what it was that made me dislike it so much. Also, I’m so with you on the Betrothed. I preordered that book because I thought it would have such similar vibes to the selection (which I love) but no it was just so boring and I had so many issues! Some of the other books you mentioned, I currently have on my TBR so we will see 😊😊 thanks for sharing!

[@maremalvine13]

Yohooo I'm so early! Merry Christmas! ✨🎄

[@GavinReadsItAll]

YYYEEESSSS finally someone else who disliked The Flatshare omg I thought I was on my own on an island about my feelings on that book 😭

[@HaileyinBookland]

Unfortunately not 😅

[@racheltfisher]

Its really not a great book definitely agree!

[@jeninchicago2723]

Same. I was so underwhelmed by it. Leon was a super boring character to me, and I just never invested in the romance.

[@MLLatUtube]

I have an unpopular opinion for my biggest disappointment of this year: The Starless Sea. The writing is beautiful but I just didn't care about any of the characters. I think you had a very short list - the sign of a good reading year!

[@mia_aaa_]

Yes! I am thinking of DNF The Starless Sea. It is weird and I don't think for me... lol

[@mylifeascasi]

The Coraline movie still shows up in my nightmares every now and then. I think its also the type of animation hahaha but I willingly rewatched it 2 years ago and WHAT WAS I THINKING???

[@shaunaXX]

I literally watched the ad for the coraline movie when I was younger and it creeped me out so I never watched it so yeah I can see where you got the nightmares from. Still refuse to watch the movie or even the ad or read the book

[@Taryn_G98]

I think I have to read Coraline for a children's lit class I'm taking next semester so that's...that

[@SabrinainStoryland]

My nephew LOVES Coraline, the book and the movie! I honestly hate it so much. I just had to write a huge paper on it and I had to watch the movie and I WAS NOT OKAY after. ugh.

[@sydneysbooks]

Looking back I didn’t really read a lot of books I hated, just quite a few that disappointed me but weren’t terrible. However, My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren was a highly disappointing DNF

[@Michellerabbitcito]

how can you be SCARED of Coraline?

[@HaileyinBookland]

Very easily apparently hahah

[@RudisKetabs]

I just had 2 books I absolutely didn’t like this year: The Suicide Shop by Jean Teulé and The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat.

[@morganbloyd7989]

I’m gonna have to agree with everyone else, the Betrothed is on there!

[@elise85391]

I was also disappointed by the Betrothed. I didn't like the insta-love between Hollis and the love interest. Honestly, at the beginning, I kinda thought the love interest was gonna be the best friend. There are also too many loose ends, and I dont know how she's going to wrap them all up in one book, cause I think it's supposed to be a duology

[@nandiniranjan6895]

Oh yah that was such a true review. I love your content so much❤️❤️❤️ I am binge watching the bookmas series it's awesome..... You put a lot of hardwork in your videos and you deserve more subscriber than you have write now.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Lots of love from India ❤️❤️

[@amritasengupta5251]

Early . I am So sad that you hated coraline . It is my fave NG book.

[@Matcha_miamor]

Coraline was the first book in which I enjoyed the movie more than the book. I absolutely loved the animated movie, but dnfed the book after a few pages.. Was very disappointed 😑

[@patriciacheca5990]

I had to laugh at the Coraline part 😂😂 And we all knew The Betrothed was going to get mentioned. My worst book of 2020 was Burn our bodies down by Rory Power... I was quite excited about it even though i didn't enjoy Wilder Girls (?) but it was a disappointment.... same with One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London. 😩

[@prateekshajoshi7167]

Brooo😂😂😂 Coraline is an all time favourite for me XD I've seen the movie soooo many times since I was 12 that I remember all the dialogues top to bottom.😂😂😂😂

[@booksbahareh7209]

I watched Caroline movie back when I was a kid and I HATED IT! How could people sleep after it?! Maybe the reason why I don't like horror genre is this movie...

[@brinspowell7680]

My worse book was A Good Girls Guide To Murder. It was a good book but the character has a dog with the same name as mine and stuff happened that I just couldn't finish

[@cherryactually]

Really enjoyed The Flatshare, gave it 4 stars, although Leon's POV really put me off. Also, it felt more like a friends to lovers situation, personally, since they were post-it buddies before their romance blossomed. So sad you didn't like it!

[@lydiawalker0714]

Luckily, I haven't read anything below 3 stars this year. I DNF'd Perfect by Natasha Friend and Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson early on because I realized I can't handle reading about eating disorders. Meanwhile, Opposite of Always, Frankly in Love, and Don't Date Rosa Santos disappointed me because I never cared about the characters or the impacts of their actions.

[@beckyhanaver4275]

I read Coraline this year too and I just straight up didn't like it. It wasn't scary to me at all and Coraline's reactions to the things that happened were just too nonchalant for someone her age and I found it really hard to believe. Maybe I just shouldn't read children's books as a 21-year-old :/

[@ayanigloriaxo5529]

I was in foster care when I was younger and on my sixth birthday they insisted I watch Coraline with them and I’ve had nightmares ever since it completely scarred my childhood and I hated it so much. I’m 15 now ☺️. Anyways love your Vlogmas videos!! 💖

[@manialord1699]

3:20 first time I heard her cuss 😂

[@ahsokaslightsabers]

I had a pretty good reading year this year, the only series i didn’t really enjoy was the Selection ps. love ur videos

[@govindarajuluvenkatesan3529]

These thumbnails are soooooo beautiful!😍

[@gabthang8]

My least favorite book this year was From Blood and Ash. I read this in June and I was so excited to get to it because everyone was hyping it up and her White Hot Kiss trilogy is one of my favorites. But I hated the romance and aside from the action scenes, I felt the book was super boring. The last 50 Pages or so had a huge twist that made me consider picking the next book up, but I’ve seen a lot of people say it’s not as good as the first book and after I did not like the first book at all, I think I’ll steer clear of the rest of this series.

[@zaccariabennett7779]

Hearing you swear made me day 😂

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Everyone seemed to dislike The Betrothed 😭

[@AlyssaReids]

I still want to read it though.....I just loved the selection.

[@gioantonio4016]

I am tempted to read it but I also don't want to! I love the selection but I have so many books on my TBR that I'm like why bother!

[@AlyssaReids]

@@gioantonio4016 that's fair

[@ooomar2689]

Wayward Son. Hated that book, it was my lowest rated book of the year, dragging my whole star average and it almost put me in a reading slump. Maybe, the fact that right after WS I read one of my favorites of the year, made it seem so much worse but I don't even wanna pick up the third book.

[@valentinarampa5189]

The caroline cartoon scared me soo much I'll definitely never read the book 😇 and I have the betrothed on my TBR list so I hope I'll enjoy more than you 👀

[@clareseymour6227]

Girl I am right there with you on Coraline and I feel so much better knowing someone else was as scarred as I was😂😬 I had to read it in elementary school and it absolutely terrified me like I cried😶