THESE SIDE CHARACTERS ARE BETTER THAN THE MAIN CHARACTERS... | BOBA BOOK BREAK

[@kaylahdavisofficial]

We can all agree that most of the time, the side character should be the main character.

[@inkpot_gods]

most the time😭

[@ducknoisesintensify8007]

yeeeeeeeeees what is up with authors and being scared of gicvng their main chcaracters personality

[@larablackbeak]

@@ducknoisesintensify8007 You are kinda right about that

[@cyb3rang3l_b8be]

Agreed!!!! 😂

[@np_2112]

Except Percy Jackson. Everyone loves Percy.

[@alexanderog.9943]

Jesse: wants to read a whole series about Manon Also Jesse: hasn't even read Kingdom of Ash 😃

[@ellabookhunter]

😂LOLLL FACTS

[@user-lg2hg2cs6x]

WHUT. Really???

[@NatJosCaffeinatedLibrary]

Oh noooo that’s such a book for Manon though!!!!

[@anastazijavegel9451]

that's funny lmao but a bit of a spoiler

[@lucialanczova1315]

I'm the saaaaaaaame 😂

[@madelyn3702]

magnus and alec in the mortal instruments may have been “side characters,” but they were the reason i loved the books

[@sophial2200]

i know right 😭

[@user-lg2hg2cs6x]

Trueeeee I've just finished the whole series and MALEC IS MY LIFE

[@Electroclan17]

they're also the only reason I watch the shadowhunters show

[@ShawolfirstStaysecond]

Same. I read that series mainly for them and Izzy

[@madelyn3702]

@@ShawolfirstStaysecond me too! izzy is cool

[@sineadraleigh1562]

Everyone wants to be the main character but tbh I'm happy being the side character

[@IU-id8ts]

Side do tend to be the best though

[@larablackbeak]

Though you are your own main character?

[@alanaparker383]

every story also needs a good old-fashioned villain >:)

[@ellabookhunter]

I’m glad being one of the people in the crowed in the distance that is briefly described by the protagonist 😂

[@avaxoxo2767]

Same!!! I want to be the side character that is deemed unimportant and then comes back in the end with this army that they've been brewing and they are super strong and powerful and takes no shut from anyone

[@bellavigliotti5457]

I’m living for the “boba in your area” we love a BlackPink reference

[@kumarabhishek1500]

Combination of kpop and books>>>>>>>

[@Elena-tz9ev]

@@kumarabhishek1500 agreed

[@trisblackthorn1122]

I was just going to comment that but then I saw this😂

[@bellavigliotti5457]

@@trisblackthorn1122 haha great minds think alive😊

[@eternallymeowin]

I swear his eyes are to pretty for this world

[@vendatta8232]

agreed!!!!!!

[@shazmatazz6769]

Amennnn

[@toocoldforyouhere8353]

Yeah it’s soo pretty. And also his scruffy beard look it’s awesome. Idk he handsome

[@eternallymeowin]

@@toocoldforyouhere8353 fr ✋

[@lorenadoloca7719]

And I thought i was the only one thinking this way about him, omg i am so glad we are more

[@aaliyah.ally05]

"At least they're present, other YA books can't relate." 😂😂

[@mayraivanelyojeda4525]

I totally AGREE about Manon. She's a QUEEN and deserves her own series😭

[@aninha_menezess]

okay kenji is just the best character EVER I love that guy so much and he's literally trying to fix juliette's mess lol

[@aiai1060]

I don't know if you've seen my previous comments. But your channel has really helped me with getting my novel published at 15 years old. I hope you see this and thank you.

[@Moonsapphire419]

Really?! Plz tell me more about your experience

[@aiai1060]

@@Moonsapphire419 what do you want to know?

[@Moonsapphire419]

@@aiai1060 what motivated you to write a book? How did you start? What’s the title of the book? The description? What inspired you to make that story? And lastly, how did he help you to write the book?

[@aiai1060]

@@Moonsapphire419 I started the book based off of a short story I wrote when I was six. I started by writing a backstory for all my characters, the rest was easy after that. the title of the series is The Mark of Corvus, but the subtitle for the first book is The Forgotten Legend. You can read the first uploaded preview of it on Quotev @a.g.rosebud or Wattpad @A.G. ROSEBUD5. But please keep in mind that the online preview I have up now is outdated. Like I said the story was originally supposed to be just that. A short story. As for how @jessethereader helped. He gave me a readers view that I never would have thought about on different topics and classic story plots. Plus his videos also kept me intertained when I was in the middle of my thinking spree's.

[@zealandbohne]

Our side characters walked so our main characters could run -Jesse 2021

[@EpicReads]

YESSSSS green with envy of the characters that get to travel wherever they want!

[@user-pf6md7bw3g]

Magnus Bane!! How can he not be on that list? He was the only reason I read The Mortal Instruments series!

[@asalieri5601]

It was the same for me. The book with his own stories was my favourite.

[@user-pf6md7bw3g]

@@asalieri5601 Yes!

[@emmaray9000]

No real person can take kenji's place in my heart i love him THAT much .

[@user-lg2hg2cs6x]

Sameeee

[@shazmatazz6769]

**Yeets Gandalf in your direction** here’s your wise mentor!

[@camc.7708]

yeets half from Ranger's Apprentice HERE'S YOUR WISE MENTOR

[@emilyclemens4275]

lolllll

[@katherine-nj7mb]

I would read a full Manon series.

[@enyas.6662]

Yesss

[@kumarabhishek1500]

PREACH

[@bookwyrmgirl]

Oh, man. You know, Manon was actually the reason I stuck with the ToG series the first time I read it. I had such a hard time with the first books that I was dreading Heir of Fire, but then Manon showed up and cast the fishing line that "hooked" me. I would SO read a Manon spinoff.

[@amandas8266]

@@bookwyrmgirl Have you seen/heard Victoria Carbol's Song of the Witch Kingdom? It tells the story of the witches of Erilea. Spoiler alert if you haven't read Kingdom of Ash.

[@bookwyrmgirl]

@@amandas8266 Had not, until you mentioned. Just heard it and love it. LOVE fan-made songs and things like this. Thanks for telling me this song existed.

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

*Next book idea:* Secondary protagonists/characters that are better than main protagonists.

[@caitlin1008]

Jesse: *hates the word February* Me being born in February: 👁👄👁

[@ducknoisesintensify8007]

re you a pices or an aquarius BECASUSE I FUCKING LOVE PICES ahem random

[@abbymccasland6856]

@@ducknoisesintensify8007 I'M A FEBRUARY PISCES

[@ducknoisesintensify8007]

@@abbymccasland6856 OH MY GOD I HAVE NEVER MET YOU BUT I LOVE YOU

[@daniyah707]

@@abbymccasland6856 Me too!

[@AKaq-iv3nt]

@@ducknoisesintensify8007 ME TOO

[@dafutureempress]

but the tea is, if they were the main character we would probably not love them as much because we want what we can't have and when we get it, we're not a fan lmao so hard to please humans

[@foreverinyourdebt1234]

When I read the title all I thought of was "Kit Rook." (You know if you know I just don't wanna spoil 😁)

[@pennypenson2833]

Kit kit kit kit kit kit kit kit kit KIT IS MY FAVORITE CHARCTERRRRRRRR!!! I like him so much more than Emma and Julian, honestly

[@doha4258]

AAA i am SO ready for the wicked powers to come out

[@thebookassassin]

@@doha4258 yesss omg it’ll be so awesome but so sad since it’s the last series Cassie is going to write in the shadowhunter universe

[@doha4258]

@@thebookassassin end with a bang! im all for it :D

[@bubbles3078]

Side character Keefe Sencen-Keeper of the Lost Cities Books I’m reading •Legacy (2nd time)- Shannon Messenger •The Haunted-Jessica Verday Then two ELA books. •Long Way Down-Jason Reynolds And another one about a boy who lives on a reserve and transfers schools to study art

[@undertheseatv]

I think Keefe is more like a main character now. Like even if we follow Sophie but Keefe has been like a strong male main lead since Neverseen

[@bubbles3078]

@@undertheseatv I agree. I was meaning in a way that we don’t get to see his perspective in the regular books. And I feel like I’m the earlier books he was a main character but he had a smaller main role.

[@VioletA400]

Manon bored me at first but then as I kept reading, she became my favorite character. There came a point where I was only wanting to read her chapters😂

[@thebookassassin]

At first I was like “whyyy must I read about some witch?” I didn’t rlly like her chapters. I just wanted them to be overt quickly. Boy did that change 😂

[@lizbradley7489]

I just got the new Sarah J Maas book a court of silver flames today so excited to finally to get my hands on it

[@zagreussredbeanie6961]

Yay! Me too!! Only had the chance to read the prologue so far but I am so excited to read more! She’s one of my favorite authors ❤️

[@otherworldsthanthese]

I’m predicting that Kenji will be in this video.. :) edit: YEEEEE

[@shazmatazz6769]

You called it! 👏🏼

[@otherworldsthanthese]

@@shazmatazz6769 I think I’m a little too proud 😂

[@shazmatazz6769]

@@otherworldsthanthese as you should be 👏🏼

[@user-lg2hg2cs6x]

Kenji is the best side character❤

[@mashoodahmed9369]

I havent watched the video yet but i saw shatter me on the cover and i know right off the bat that he is gonna talk about kenji....i mean i read the whole series only because of him

[@suazim1494]

magnus bane in the mortal instruments series i read those six books for him (and Izzy & Alec)

[@RenateeeS]

Currently reading Ignite Me, and yes you are right Kenji deserves to be the main character cause he is the absolute best!

[@Illuminateyourfate]

Imagine Manon had a whole series about her early life, and life with a big scaly dog( Abraxos). I would buy that only if there was an Abraxos POV. Like how when he’s with everyone he’s ruthless, but when he’s with just Manon he’s like a man child.

[@lorielewisham]

In the Mortal Instruments books I love Magnus, Alex, and Simon better than Jace and Clary

[@user-pf6md7bw3g]

Yes! This!

[@pennypenson2833]

I agree, especially a Malec

[@thebookassassin]

When I first read the mortal instruments at 13 I was in love with Jace and Clary. But boyyy has my tastes and opinions changed. They are so overrated and cliché.

[@stacyroth8836]

Jesse: says he is jealous of the characters in the books Me who only reads fantasy: 😐

[@xiomaram1371]

Hi Jesse! 👋🏼 I'm the one who suggested the side characters > main characters topic! This made me so happy to watch and you always put a smile on my face :) I'm glad I could help!!!

[@shazmatazz6769]

I’m convinced that if my life was a movie/book, I’d still be the side character in it... like even in the movie/book about MY life.

[@madisonelizabeth329]

Honestly same. Do I mind though? Not really.

[@shazmatazz6769]

@@madisonelizabeth329 same same hehe

[@ducknoisesintensify8007]

hey at least you woudl not be stuck in a love triangle with to gross guys

[@shazmatazz6769]

@@ducknoisesintensify8007 yeah that’s true

[@mztheperson3607]

I saw the title, then the Shatter Me and A Curse So Dark and Lonely and immediately thought of Kenji and Grey (which I agree, these side characters give me life!)

[@emmanakhla5557]

SIMON LEWIS always my fav 🥰

[@zuleycampos4907]

boba is literally jesse’s first love

[@WaterxWolfx100]

Minho and Newt from The Maze Runner series were the only reasons I continued to read those books.

[@pennypenson2833]

I agree, though I loved Tommy

[@alexleigh3030]

I really need Azriel from acotar to get his own book. He's so interesting and I want to be inside his head so bad

[@hibaz5157]

YESSS

[@ronjaemmianniina3152]

I think we are gonna get one. SJM hinted about it in one of her ig lives 🤩🤩

[@thebookassassin]

Azzy is such a complex and interesting character. Love him x3

[@SasMuffin427]

No one: Me alone in my room at two in the morning: bObaBoOkBrEaK

[@belaizy4225]

Ok hear me out: Henry Fairchild

[@thebookassassin]

Honestly I wouldn’t mind reading a book about Charlotte to see her early life being that her dad wished she was a boy and was very strict… and then we would get to see her marry Henry and all the drama since it seemed to be an arranged marriage and not a love match.

[@insanebutterfly3439]

Best thing to watch when im feel stressed. Thank you for always calming me down. ❤️

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Kenji was the best person in the shatter me series for sure. And 100% agree with everything you said about Grey and him being an amazing guard and yet also made people comfortable instead of nervous 😭 we love him

[@shazmatazz6769]

All KDrama Second Leads: YES OUR TIME HAS COME

[@jessicarichards7263]

especially in start-up

[@KenzyAli]

Lets talk about school 2015 shall we -_-

[@mashoodahmed9369]

We can also talk about han seojun from true beauty....ugh second lead syndrome to the extreme

[@giveandtake8428]

Second lead syndrome is the worst.

[@HannahReadsFiction]

I stan behind that Thanos snap! I’m currently rereading Red Queen because I actually want to attempt to finish that series this time lol.

[@ap11_]

I love Manon so much. No spoilers but I love her ending but I ~need~ more 😭

[@WiseDragon50]

I will never be quiet about my love and adoration of Manon. I will announce loud and proud that I loved her since Heir of Fire and I will never be quiet about my loathe and hate for Aelin. Happy agree that Manon deserved top dog main female character status because honey, she is true queen material ❤ 🔥 👑

[@rattlethestars699]

I agree about Manon! She's an AMAAAAAAZING side character. Jesse, you need to read Kingdom of Ash!!

[@baileeweaver1352]

About to finish "This Savage Song"! I had to take a V.E. Schwab break after Addie Larue (was not a fan) but I'm really enjoying the Monsters of Verity so far! Her YA writing is very engaging and devourable, just how i like it😍

[@vendatta8232]

Aragorn from LOTR was a hella solid side character. Tbh Frodo was straight up annoying at times.

[@jessicarichards7263]

for a completely different reason, i vote pippin leading a series for laughs

[@TheSoundOfGeorgia]

I knew as soon as I saw A Curse So Dark and Lonely on the thumbnail that you were going to say Grey. I love him so much, but I think Harper will always be my fave, just because as someone with cerebral palsy I love seeing that in such a popular book, and represented the way it was.

[@giorgia9424]

Thank you for this video!! I loved it so much 🥺 cuddled up in bed with a cozy blanket + jessethereader videos = happiness

[@tomboyz151]

100% agree with your assessment of Grey in A Curse So Dark and Lonely!!! 👏👏👏

[@h._.n44]

Not related to the video but I hadn't seen yours, or anyone's videos, in forever. Hadn't been on KZbin much and ahhh watching this gave me nostalgia and I realized how much I've missed your videos.

[@applepeel6613]

You can pronounce February the way it's written as well. It's an accepted variant and I heard it's used in professional settings like Job interviews n stuff

[@lavanyuh]

mine's Nikolai from shadow and bone...thank god for the king of scars duology

[@thebookassassin]

Ikr I love Nikolai’s character and it was so a relief to be able to read about him in shadow and bone amongst the boring other charcters

[@evelynx8058]

I would totally be down for a full series of Kieran and Mark😁I need mooooreee

[@pennypenson2833]

Same

[@pennypenson2833]

Especially mark 💛💛, but Kieran’s AMAZING too!!!

[@thebookassassin]

Yess I hated Julian and Emma. Their whole relationship felt wrong and uncomfortable. Mostly cuz of Julian.

[@justonemorepage8723]

10:08 I feeeeel you in this one 😢😢😢 I wish I could go to Doranelle , wendlyn , institute of London and Prythain ( especially Velaris in The Night Court ) 😭😭😭

[@thebookassassin]

Omg I’d love to go to all those places! Specifically Velaris and the London Institute.

[@justonemorepage8723]

@@thebookassassin WE'LL WINNOW togetherrrrrr !!!!!!! 😭😭

[@kumarabhishek1500]

I’m LIVING for the kpop references 💖

[@stasishuleva1149]

I just can't believe @jessethereader talked about Sarah. I was waiting for that moment.... It was sooo nice seeing a bit of his point of view on her books!!!!

[@madelyn3702]

i started chris colfer’s “beyond the kingdoms” this morning and it is SO refreshing after the disappointment of “the silvered serpents”

[@CallMeDabz]

Yess I've had so many side characters I've preferred over main characters! Especially some Harry Potter characters, and Ollie from Girl in the blue coat!

[@kendallm8331]

I'm still slowly making my way through The Opposite of Always, All the Light We Cannot See, and Home Before Dark

[@jocelynstokes7223]

Just started Fountains of Silence today and I really hope I like it!

[@emilyannn]

I saw shatter me in the thumbnail I really hope you’re talking about Kenji lol

[@Ashleigh_Absurd]

Grey is my favourite in a curse so dark and lonely. He was definitely the best character I adore him so much. Still need to read book 2 but it's in my TBR for this month so fingers crossed.

[@colitamb]

Okay I have a confession... I only like Boba Smoothies instead of Boba Tea 😬 I KNOW but like I rarely enjoy tea anyway so it could be that. I usually get the Cookies n Cream Boba drink 🧋

[@ducknoisesintensify8007]

strange human.....

[@Elena-tz9ev]

@@ducknoisesintensify8007 no i also prefer smoothie boba over the tea ones

[@Liv-id8hi]

YES, exactly I LOVED Grey!

[@CassieQuach.]

Omg Silas from A Sorcery of Thorns.... I need his story. I love him so much.

[@bryanlmurillo]

What? You’re single? **Takes the first flight to USA** hahahah I’ve never tasted boba 😔 but looks so good!

[@hamiltonwickedfan8649]

I am currently reading this book called the Black Flamingo and it is AMAZING!!!!

[@pifflo]

I’ve noticed that the main character is never, like ever, my favorite character

[@NatJosCaffeinatedLibrary]

100% Manon ended up as my favorite. I hated her in the beginning but damn by the end I was crying for her. I NEED A SERIES ABOUT MANON

[@katet3125]

Fun fact: Manon is a very common Welsh name and means 'Beautiful Queen' :)

[@charlottedalton8952]

I love how quickly you say “Boba Book Break!!”

[@ErinRogoff]

One book that I think had an interesting cast was "Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies" by Lindsay Ribar. Aspen Quick was the male protagonist and he had the power to "take" things from you that wouldn't be missed after they're gone. Feelings, memories, birthmarks, etc. I loved Leah, who was a mysterious secondary character. I talk about this in some of the videos on my BookTube channel. I'd love to know what you think of the book if you decide to read it!

[@briannakelly4771]

I’m so happy to hear that about Manon because I’m reading Heir of Fire for the first time and wow her chapters are killing me right now. I’m glad there’s hope that she’ll become interesting lol

[@selfidolization]

Wow I haven’t been involved in booktube for years now. Great to see you still around!!

[@sixofbooks3909]

So excited to read A Curse So Dark and Lonely, I just bought it! Honestly, my choice for side characters who are better than main characters is Cristina and Mark and Kieran in the Dark Artifices series. They are so cute and better than Emma and Julian imo!

[@pennypenson2833]

Agreed, also Kit and Ty were better in my opinion

[@readernac13]

Magnus and Alec....I'm so happy we are getting more stories about them. I just finished A Court of Mist and Fury and now I'm reading The Return by Nicholas Sparks and Crown of Midnight. 📚🙂

[@fightandreadlikeagirl]

I have to agree with you 100% about Grey! Even though he got his attention in the second book, i wanted to be in his head in first book.

[@KingdomHeartsFan3211]

Samwise Gamgee has entered the chat.

[@rissyroooh4315]

I love sour things! I even love eat lemons for a snack 🍋😂 at the moment, I’m reading Red, White, & Royal Blue and I’m liking it so far

[@sarahmcdonough7713]

Haha reading more translated works is also my personal reading challenge this year! Good luck with yours!

[@melissaguild1859]

I read a Tom Clancy book recently called Siege and Power. There was an elderly woman in it for maaaaybe four pages, max. And I loved her. She needs her own book.

[@rocioc6119]

I can’t find a funny video that Jesse did about speeding up audiobooks! Is it not on your channel anymore? I loved it!

[@o0BlackSand0o]

What is boba? Not sure we have it in my country. Maybe only in the cities

[@evangelinenorman8945]

I needed my boba video..... I’m happy now

[@Mythomannieac]

Omg, yessss! A series with Manon as the main character would be amazing! Especially after KoA. I mean, let’s be honest, there were so many things in that book that happened to her. *spoilers!!!* She united the crochans and ironteeth, became their queen, got back her kingdom, lost the thirteen in the war, and I just think that she has a lot to deal with. Enough for a series to be dedicated to her. Plus, things with Dorian were left hanging in the air, and they could be finally and thoroughly experimented with if she had her own bloody series! It could be something like building her kingdom from it’s ruins and the hardships she would face as a queen, dealing with fights between iron teeth and crochans, as well as an enemy working to destroy everything from the inside. Dorian could experience something similar and they would maybe enter a partnership to help each other out, seeing as both the Witch kingdom and Adarland would start from scratch with treaties and alliances. Allying together, they would spend more time together and develop the romance we saw budding in EoS and KoA. But before that they would be more likely friends with benefits coping with their losses. Ergo Manon opening up about the thirteen. She could also build a relationship with her Crochan relatives and learn more about her dead family seeing as she never got to know her parents and sister. Idk, I just know I would love reading this series. We could also see how the other characters and kingdoms are doing post war. That being said, Fenrys was my fav character. I strongly believe he should have been a mc in the series.

[@haritaodedra5529]

you never fail to make the day better

[@ranaabdelwahed4389]

Kenji is best boi 💯🔥💛 I'm currently reading Kuroshitsuji (the black butler) and The Blood of Olympus (ahem, the HoO series is amazing- I shall patiently wait for you to hop on this train of awesomeness💛)

[@tierneybanco8928]

Omg I have that same little statue with the reader in the circle (idk how else to describe it)

[@AyrisMoon]

Crafty video idea: Make Your Own Bookmarks!? I cut off the corners of envelopes and draw on them. You could also cut out strips of paper, decorate with book quotes (optional: you could laminate them for a more protected craft)

[@lucialanczova1315]

It's okay, I'm in a slump too... It will pass and we will soon be flooded with stories, my friend, dont worry 💚

[@nikki9808]

I could write a whole essay on Grey tbh. you’re right and you should say it!!!

[@alysebilardi5405]

I 💀💀 when you said round of applause for gray carrying book 1 on his back😂 so true

[@joyinbooks34]

I’m starting The Catcher In The Rye today

[@ccsanders]

MANON!!!!

[@issabellatrujillo9422]

Hi Jesse!

[@sarax8474]

yess about manon!!!

[@sophieroden2532]

can we get a another q and a video soon👀

[@prabhjotkaur3318]

I want to read the shadowhunter series but don't know where to start

[@readernac13]

The Mortal Instruments then The Infernal Devices. I think it's best to follow publication order so there are no spoilers but if you watch Emmmabooks, she is Queen on everything Shadowhunters and the different ways you can read the series so I definitely recommend her channel.

[@morganmiecznikowski5626]

Go to Cassandra clares website! She’s lists them in her recommended reading order on there!

[@gracehoneycutt3557]

I wish my town had a Boba Place 😢 I love Boba Also I love your Channel!!! It helps me wanna read more even when I'm in a book Slump Also I am Read Lovely War by Juliet Berry and On Writing and World Building by Timothy Hickson