things i hate in books - my bookish pet peeves

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[@skzxsam]

Ok but seriously, the shirtless men on books really needs to stop. Like excuse me, I would like to read my book in public too please! This is not some random man's model portfolio I'm looking through😭💀 Also YES! please do a video on what you love in books, I think it'd be fun

[@shelja6]

I can only read them on Kindle :\

[@MissSunshine9700]

Yes yes yes I hate them!

[@MariaTorres-zy7xu]

I need to make another cover with white cardboard so no one looks at me weird lmao

[@skzxsam]

@@MariaTorres-zy7xu wait that's actually so smart...I need to go buy some white cardboard lmao😂

[@heatherzamot]

no cause same idc how GOOD the book is but if there is an actual person on the book cover I will not be reading it

[@nishkasehgal]

I agree with the one where the child talks like an adult or where the child gives advice. I’ve read books like that, and it’s so hard to imagine the kid as a kid.

[@bridgetjimenez2016]

or when they make the child act like a baby when they’re actually like 10

[@christianedeumeni9893]

or when the dialogued used among kids inacurate, its so anoying cuz no kid talks like that around other kids.

[@nishkasehgal]

@@bridgetjimenez2016 Yup.

[@mollygale1165]

me too!!! i was so creeped out for like the first 100 pages of 'Inked in Lies' for that exact reason! like that's not a 6 year old, shes gotta be at least 25! hahahah

[@gabrielamaza3217]

Right? Hollywood do that a lot too - it’s just cringe

[@Mia-jp6jj]

yes😭 just because a book has problematic characters doesn’t mean the book is problematic 😩 it’d be so boring to read books with perfect characters and little issues

[@sakinaalia1067]

But sometimes it’s annoying because it’s downplayed, like I read until Friday night by Allie glines because of someone’s rec and the amount of internalized misogyny in that one book was insane. Like the hero slept around but the heroine never judged him but she judged every girl who ever was with him even if she was really nice and felt superior because she didn’t wear a full face or wear short dresses. I love problematic characters but I don’t like when the book never challenges it or shows growth.

[@jupitersecIipse]

@Victoria Strauss yeah i don't know about that. I'm thinking about books like 'After' where toxic relationships and people with some serious issues are full on romanticized... Obviously characters don't have to be perfect, that would be boring, but (heavy) issues should be solved or at least brought up imo. However, to each their own ofc :)

[@jazz489]

I remember I almost got cancelled for saying I like the after series 😭😭 I understand that their relationship is toxic and whatnot but I rlly like the series!! Is it that big of a deal 😃😃

[@sakinaalia1067]

@@jazz489 yeah it makes no sense. Like one of my favorite shows ever is it’s always sunny in Philadelphia and it’s funny because all the characters are terrible people. Some of the greatest characters ever are characters I hate. As long as you don’t glorify or romanticize it it’s totally fine to enjoy a book that displays a toxic relationship, however I just prefer when the characters in the book show growth or the characters are aware of the toxicity.

[@Mia-jp6jj]

@@jazz489 yesssss 100% agree. Theres a difference between romanticizing books with toxic relationships, and acknowledging the toxcity of that relationship.

[@danaliddiard9108]

I dislike most love triangles but specifically the sibling ones. How can someone be attracted to two siblings?!?!?!

[@meheralvi9320]

Haha the vampire diaries

[@perlavalentin2117]

@@meheralvi9320 HAHA YES THATS AN EXCEPTION

[@jordanj.5874]

Ugh, I hate when they're not even triangles. Like, do you even know what a triangle looks like?! Girl A and Girl B both liking Boy A and him liking both back but not able to come to a decision is NOT a love triangle! Stop advertising it as one, that's a V not a ∆

[@danaliddiard9108]

@@jordanj.5874 love triangle is the term used, even if it’s a V

[@jordanj.5874]

@@danaliddiard9108 really? didn't know that 🤔, I still think it's misleading and I don't like it, but I guess a bunch of words/terms are like that so I'll respect it 🤷‍♀️

[@andreaj..]

The shirtless men and people. Thank you! I’m scared to ask for these books. And when you need to go out in public. :(

[@maliharsalann]

Yes!! or when i bring them home and my parents see them 😩 its just so embarrassing.

[@mjrwhitaker]

10000% - Book covers with shirtless men + reading on public transport or in front of my boyfriend is a recipe for embarrassment I hate it like pllssss just make the cover simple hahaha

[@booksandwine6245]

There should at least always be a second edition of the book with a normal/non embarassing cover Because I cannot bring myself to buy a book with a shirtless man on it and then risk for my parents to see it😭

[@aninha-007]

If a book have a shirtless man on the cover but the story seems worthy, I just read it in the digital format so no one can see it and judge me hahah

[@sarahhaddad3033]

You should make your own dust cover !!!

[@cinnamongirl7777]

Steph : I hate the super quirky, cringey embarrassing girl character trope. Bella from twilight : 👁👄👁

[@splatonii]

Bella doesn’t count… Twilight doesn’t count either😂😂

[@aftergclw]

the reason I had to DNF the first book and not even think about reading the rest

[@meredithklika503]

I had to listen to the audios for this series because I HATED the Bella my mind created. Like I wanted to stab her with a fork. I don't think I've ever disliked a character more but at the same time, I wanted to know what all the hype was about.

[@aishabah6430]

To me bella was so boring and lifeless, its like girl 🤣🤣🤣

[@debbielawrence2038]

Bella wasn't quirky.. clumsy isn't quirky

[@thewayshelovedyou]

when the guys try to protect the girl and are like "the only way for her to be safe is if i break her heart and leave" LIKE NO STOP IT I HATE IT

[@leakenny1125]

Girlie just say you mean Edward from Twilight

[@thewayshelovedyou]

@@leakenny1125 no i mean in wattpad books and actual books lol

[@leakenny1125]

@@thewayshelovedyou Twilight is an actual book?

[@thewayshelovedyou]

@@leakenny1125 never read it

[@sx4rymonsters]

@@leakenny1125 edward gave her a choice

[@benhamzakawter4449]

some of the things I hate in books are : -when the cover is the same one as the movie/tv series addaptation -when a writer doesn't finish a book series ( it happend ) -faces in general on a book cover are a big fat NO -when the plot twist is very predictable -when it's a book series that has an enemies to lovers trope and then they turn to lovers halfway through the first book (like no i want them at least to stay enemies throughout the firt book and when it's almost the end of the second turn into lovers especially in triologies )

[@johannaburton1297]

Yes, I hate when they change the cover to match the tv show or movie!

[@alix7312]

aah yes in the hating game i was kinda disappointed cuz they were together literally so early on

[@cecefernandes5657]

The feeling of utter betrayal I'll feel when a published author doesn't finish their book series (I'm looking at you Katherine Pine) like this is not s fanfic I did not come here for this heartbreak.

[@gianna526]

Ngl I like the cover of the movie, if it's a good one, example LOTR, my copy is all three books put together so it's easier to bring with me, and it has an image of the Nazgul on the front. It looks super cool and I love it. If it's a bad adaptation or the cover is screaming about the movie, then it's annoying.

[@aidillaarumdipta2073]

YES TO THE SLOWBURN! the only good instant attraction i’ve read is November 9 like you dont even realize that they fit that trope bc just how good the story is :D

[@shelja6]

Totally agree!

[@macymiller8743]

I don’t even consider November 9 insta love. They just had chemistry and it builds over time.

[@maliharsalann]

Thats the thing i LOVE about colleen hoover, even if its ‘love at first meeting’ kinda thing, its done SO GOOD like you can actually see the connection between the characters in just the few conversations they had, like even in All Your Perfects (it wasnt exactly insta love) but the guy was very obviously head over heals for the girl, usually i’d find that cringe and kinda clingy but when colleen does it, its just *chefs kiss*

[@tanishamittal1733]

november 9 is sooo goooood tho :))))))

[@terryleslie5381]

I'm reading that right now. I'm only 50 pages in but I love it already x

[@mayshasingla]

ME NODDING MY HEAD THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE VIDEO BECAUSE ITS TOO DAMN RELATABLE

[@bichoublink4533]

No cuz that's literally me rn

[@maroua9279]

Same

[@kashmirpreston]

i’m so glad you pointed out misogyny in books, especially from the girl characters. one of my favorite parts in the deal was hannah calling a girl a floozy or something and garrett’s like “she could actually be really smart” like THANK YOU!! 😭👏🏽

[@StephBohrer]

yes!! hannah was exactly who i was thinking of

[@hurricanetortilla777]

i agree but i love the way elle kennedy writes men who dont slut shame and dont treat girls like crap even though they are into casual sex.

[@sanaabobakr9084]

Garrett is an angel from heaven

[@peytonmantlo2282]

@@hurricanetortilla777 all the guys in her books call girls shit like puck bunny’s what are u on about

[@amandachiro3318]

@@hurricanetortilla777 Dean from The Score 🥺🥰

[@AshlyCT]

Insta-love is the wooorst. It's not believable, there's no angst, and it makes the romance between the characters seem totally bizarre for the rest of the book.

[@Shrishhh23]

Who's the author of this book?

[@amelie6734]

Steph’s vids always get me in a reading mood, especially when I’m in a slump :)

[@tuvareinertsen2963]

samee!!

[@juli0378]

RIGHT!!

[@lilycasanovaa]

same!!

[@evieonthetv]

i’ve never had a bad recommendation from her books

[@xeviex7121]

Sameeeee

[@hannahquinn6035]

"I hate when miscommunication leads to a breakup or something bad like that" Anna Todd watching this: 👁👄👁

[@miadavis6594]

ikkkrrrr

[@squigley4809]

Ok but like after books still be good even tho that drives me nuts 😂

[@jessicacarrella5218]

Exactly who I thought of 😭

[@raggedyanne9631]

BABAHAHA

[@bartholomewthethird849]

Christina Lauren Love and Other Words: o-o (the writing style was amazing, but the plot was a little off. It got me buying more Christina Lauren Books tho)

[@maddiem3329]

My biggest pet peeve is when the author keeps mentioning how short the heroine is. The hating game is one of my favorite books but I was very annoyed on how they kept mentioning how “small” Lucy was like okay we get it she’s short.

[@johannao3675]

literally and of the reasons I didn't enjoy the book as much as I'd hoped! The emphasis on their height differences was so exaggerated..

[@maliharsalann]

me, being the same height as lucy, really liked it for that specific reason 👁👄👁 it made me feel a little less insecure 😩

[@maratamara5591]

Well if she's not short how are you going to know she's quirky? Lol

[@maliharsalann]

@@maratamara5591 true but tbh Lucy wasn’t quirky

[@keiramuller3288]

Frrr they literally had every character commenting on her height. It got on my nerves so badly

[@tapashreepradhan1769]

13:09 "I am an adult who can distinguish between fiction and reality" YES QUEEN MORE OF THAT. I just don't like it when people hate and cancel each other for reading a book saying "oh you're reading this == you advocate for THAT" like please just let people live their own lives in peace

[@a.nastasia.olivia]

At the same time though, often those types of books do romanticize toxic behavior. It’s good as a reader to be able to distinguish the difference between fiction and reality as she said, but recommending books like that is really harmful and adds to that toxic culture

[@a.nastasia.olivia]

For example, when a trope is an illegal/immoral age gap, even just recommending that sort of book puts it in the hands of impressionable people who read about it through a romanticized lens which then adds to grooming culture

[@Mia-jp6jj]

yea i understand what ur saying but most the time it’s the reader that’s romanticizing the stuff and not the actual book. but there’s not rly anyway to prevent ppl from reading it.

[@a.nastasia.olivia]

@@Mia-jp6jj Well it’s the culture of it. Like even if the author makes it clear that it’s not really okay, if they still build a romance around it, it is being romanticized. Which just adds to that culture in real life, which is always harmful

[@maliharsalann]

ikr!! Also i feel like why does everyone expect the main characters to be the perfect human being?! like is anybody ever perfect? In reality everybody has character flaws so when its done in books, its actually making it more realistic. (not talking about the more controversial stuff but just in general)

[@arachowdhury18]

I agree with ALL of this but what I despise most with a fiery passion is the '"Love Triangle Trope" I always end up rooting for the wrong guy and get super furious when the mc just downright refuses to choose one person and keeps hurting both of them by toying with their emotions basically.

[@haileydisilverio7442]

YESSSS

[@maliharsalann]

i feel like love triangle is only done right when one of them is an unlikable character. i hate how in most of the love triangles there is a good girl, a soft boy and a bad boy. the good girl goes for the bad boy and the soft boy gets his heart broken. WHY? HE DID NOTHING WRONG HE WAS GOOD TO HER THE WHOLE TIME. its feels so unfair.

[@theasterarchive]

@@maliharsalann IKR unless the "bad boy" is actually soft and not toxic at all (which is rare). Also when love triangles envolve cheating is definitely a no no for me. there's absolutely no excuse for that AT ALL.

[@maliharsalann]

@@theasterarchive YES and the ‘bad boy’ keeps pushing the girl away, treating her like shit but the girl is all like ‘he’s just broken🥺’ and ‘i can fix him 🥺’ NO

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Yass but it happens in real life toooo. Like some people just want the toxicity in a relationship and they might not even realize it

[@annibtj]

as someone who is a big smut fan i totally agree i hate when smut is overdone or it is like the only thing driving the relationship like just bc characters are horny doesn't mean they don't have other feelings as well like !!!

[@manahil8746]

And it also turns you off completely having to read the same old repetitive seggs scenes like I’d rather read a book where they only do it once where you actually feel butterflies instead of them doing it continuously and it being dull

[@-hopeless-1138]

@@manahil8746 any rec like u have mentioned.

[@s0apventricles]

@@manahil8746 no seriously, cause when I read books and there is some chemistry between the characters and it leads to the smut, it literally gives me so much butterflies. But when it's overdone I keep getting bored and eventually get tired of reading the book 😃🤌🏼

[@emaposaveckovac8215]

This girl is my fav youtuber of all time, she talks about everything i love, Taylor, Harry, One direction, books...ahh just love for her😍

[@Wow-t3h]

My biggest book pet peeve is when the women hits the men just because they're upset. It doesn't make her 'a strong badass women'. They think that it's okay yet complain when men do it. Neither is okay.

[@garyenkwong1683]

…I think this also happens in real life

[@xovvaliz]

@@garyenkwong1683 yea i loathe when people dismiss abuse just because the victim is a male, in real life and books. definitely a stigma we need to break bcs its fucked up

[@enchantedtonight]

In the same vein, I hate when a woman is rude or mean to a guy who just helped her and claims "I didn't need your help. I had it under control" Like just say thank you and move on. Pride is not appealing on any character man or woman.

[@lima7_bean668]

Okay but my mind went right to percabeth when Annabeth judo flipped him for getting kidnapped in front of a bunch of romans and then Reyna congratulated her wtf??

[@lorenzozurzoloswife8137]

by far, my fav youtuber. you got me into reading again

[@vanessaeven]

Things i hate: 1- Miscommunication 2 - Love triangule 3 - Romance with brother's best friend "forbibben cause the brother is gonna be sooo mad" CRINGE 4 - Insta-love Recently I'm hating books with age gaps. I love enemies to lovers, but the characters have to REALLY hate each other.

[@Nk-ob4id]

Hi......I just want to know if have read ugly love? If yes, did you like it?

[@prettywhenicryx]

love triangles are good if they're done right

[@jxzx4947]

@@Nk-ob4id I did, and sadly I couldn’t love the book..I hated it in fact💀

[@Nk-ob4id]

@@jxzx4947 I relate to you so much......the hype for this book is nonsensical

[@sippinthattea]

I like brothers best friend when the brother knows and isn't super protective. Like you can make it better.

[@nishkasehgal]

The enemies to lovers one is so true. I haven’t read many books where they ACTUALLY hate each other.

[@taliat4064]

The Zodiac Academy series by Caroline Peckham and Susan Valenti have great enemies to lovers!

[@Mila.sabag.]

@@taliat4064 did you read Kings of quarentine?!!!! Girrrrrrrllllllll !!!!! Its INTENSE!! It’s actually bullyromance, enemies to lovers is to soft 4 that serie 🔥💕

[@Mila.sabag.]

CM Stunich is THE QUEEN of enemies to lovers, its actually bully romance in some on her books, but if you want ACTUAL hate, she is your girl! (Caroline peckham and susanne valenti are great to!! As they already told you in the previous comment)

[@diyaroy9449]

exactly. can you suggest me some enemies to lovers books?

[@aishashaikh5466]

@@diyaroy9449 The cruel prince [Folk of the air trilogy]

[@heatherstorz4269]

you’re so right about the lust built relationship like it’s not even fun to read if there’s no romance for a while first. i also hate when the main character ends up pregnant (mostly in wattpad) before it’s the epilogue like i didn’t wanna read a pregnancy book.

[@zarahgaye2828]

*the goal by elle kennedy*

[@hamnahsaqib2147]

Yes! I hate it when a happy ending is like, them getting married or having a kid or something. It's fine if it's a part of their characters like one of them really wants a kid or to be married but if not, I just want the ending to be them being happy together and loving each other. Y do they need to propose or be married or have a kid in order to show that its a happy ending.

[@adelavojtusova2584]

@@zarahgaye2828 I really didn’t like that one. And the pregnancy felt like a miracle one.

[@aribakhan152]

@@zarahgaye2828 ugh i wanted to read tuck's book soo bad but then you find out that sabrina's pregnant in the last scene of the score. biggest turn off for me

[@sarah1720]

The “once they're together and the book is boring” is so true

[@johnd.20]

OH I ABSOLUTELY HATE when one of the characters says "no" or breaks up because they think they're not "good enough" for the other! It's like, I already know how the ending's gonna be! You're gonna tell them, and they're gonna say "no! you're the best thing that's happened to me!" 🙄

[@brinazolsaa5972]

RIGHT LIKE WHATS WHOLE PONIT OF SAYING “I don’t think we can do this I don’t deserve you I’m no good for you or you deserve better then me” UGHHHH

[@reese2126]

i hate when books start stereotyping like when they start saying “her big boobed latina mom” it just turns me off so hard

[@arigato7228]

True😂

[@manahil8746]

This reminds me of Demi’s mom in ‘the play’ briar u series it seriously ticked me off when they said that

[@fileanavailable]

Yes!! Are you referring to The Play? Because her mom was literally described like that and I was like ??? Also hate Eastern European stereotypes in books so I feel this

[@leonardo.diCATio]

Literally every character in It's Kind of a Funny Story

[@amanimeymon_]

Look at her she's all famous now, Weren't we supposed to keep her a secret? 😩✋ *proud mommy moment* 🥺❤️✨

[@waltzingmatildaaa]

me who started watching her a month ago: *likes this*

[@johnd.20]

YES! Everyone hates people on the cover, especially if they aren't wearing shirts! Who takes that book out for a walk?

[@akonopkova2884]

the miscommunication is anoying especially when they are like: just let me explain (and that would help the situation) but the other character is like no i wont listen to you like gurlllll it wont hurt you list to someone tf

[@miriamneves7913]

that’s straight up ridiculous, I hate it

[@crystaltran3010]

I hate this too but in November 9, the author did this trope twice yet I actually didn't mind because the things the main guy did to her were kinna fked up so when she stormed off I was like "okay that's understandable"

[@aishasangle7401]

I feel like most enemies to lovers should've stayed enemies. Sometimes those relationships just don't work and they are so unhealthy for each other

[@idk-uv7mt]

YES this is why I hate the enemies to lovers trope with passion for that reason I read a book where he made fun of her to the point of an eating disorder and she ends up with him

[@k8dom]

I absolutely hateeee the stereotypical “male romance book” character names. Ryle, Axel, Pike - these super “rugged” sounding names. I know there’s a whole psychological aspect to how an author names their characters but I honestly respect a book so much when it’s a name that feels authentic to the character and more like someone you may meet in real life.

[@renoirrr]

i swear theres always a trevor even if he aint part of the main characters 😭

[@vespermartinis]

It Ends With Us punching the wall rn ahaha

[@clarataverna4664]

i love the way she talks so calmly and softly

[@silverplim]

yeah everyone else on youtube is so loud and always shouting

[@kikim9231]

I absolutely hate shirtless men on covers or just people in general. The only paperbacks I buy are those that don't have that. Ella Fields, B. Celeste and Mariana Zapata are great examples of beautiful covers that I can comfortably read anywhere and have in my home.

[@manahil8746]

and Penelope Douglas! istg her covers are the best

[@paytonmartinez2647]

I always catch myself not picking a book because the cover. The cover is apart of selling a book. It’s much like a product. The packaging sells. The book can be great and yes I have read and admired and adored books that I may not love the cover but as time goes on, I defiantly look at the cover and base how much I want to read a book off that.

[@Julia_m234]

OH MY GOSH when you mentioned the quirky trope I literally couldn't stop thinking about josh and hazels guide to not dating because hazel is INSANELY quirky and it's super specific which made the book hard to read and relate to

[@maliharsalann]

it reminded me of the OG pick me girl America Singer. i HATED her with passion, it made the entire series intolerable for me. I didnt even want to root for her anymore

[@wasan8300]

LITERALLYY! I was looking for this comment because I instantly thought of hazel when she mentioned the overly quirky heroine LOL

[@zuhraa4171]

Did we all think of Hazel? Because the moment she mentioned quirky girl, I thought of Hazel.

[@mischiefmanaged1591]

@@maliharsalann iky, I couldn’t even finish the elite bcs America was annoying me sm like it physically hurt to keep reading it honestly

[@mischiefmanaged1591]

@@zuhraa4171 hazel from the fault in our stars?

[@muskansrivastava1225]

How can you not include cheating, love triangles and pushy, weak, docile female characters?? Those are literally my biggest pet peeves. Like i literally drop the book.

[@rileylehman9114]

Yes but I don’t mind love triangles

[@muskansrivastava1225]

@@rileylehman9114 Love triangles are one of my biggest turn offs. Especially because there are not many authors that give the trope justice. I've been disappointed by so many authors that now i just don't read the trope at all.

[@rileylehman9114]

@Vivien Echel Cordero yes I love that book will and Tessa 🥺💙

[@hamnahsaqib2147]

@Vivien Echel Cordero I think TID has the best written love triangle ever!!

[@parnikajain3151]

Why I cant stand Sarah Dessan's books. a lot of her female main characters are weak, docile

[@HuongNguyen710]

i 100% agree with the book cover having people in general on it like idc how good the plot is i'll simply not read it except they have different covers. i also hate when a book cover has a couple in bed kissing or looking at each other or something, totally agree that it's cringey & embarrassing to read in public

[@Lena-ej7yn]

I hate it when the characters only have a relationship based on their sexual attraction but i dont think the emotional conection has to necesarily happen first. I'm okay with books where the characters start having a sexual relationship and then it turns into more. as long as the author developes the relationship well i don't really care which one came first

[@a.m.bookaholic]

Same

[@ida3380]

Yup me too! It's actually more to how the author develop the characters from lust to emotional relationship to be honest..

[@lexiekessler]

I hate when the main characters have a child in a book for some reason. It just annoys me cause a child isn’t going to fix anything!!

[@Erika-pq7ip]

"Confess" be like:

[@abbiebrodhag2498]

i automatically lose interest once the main character gets pregnant

[@sofiacasanueva]

@@abbiebrodhag2498 oh my god literally- as soon as the character starts feeling sick, throwing up or craves specific foods I am *out* of there! if it's an epilogue, or a chapter that sort of anticipates the ending so everything's being wrapped up it's alright, otherwise I hate it :P

[@sanjhsolanki2419]

I relate to you on so many points, Steph!!! We can be literally besties and then we can rant about books for hours and hours😂✨ Love u❣️

[@saylars8938]

im 17 and have been reading romance novels for years lmao but I completely relate to that pet peeve about characters being too young or in high school. Like I know many high schoolers yk being one myself and not a single one acts the way they do it books. Also not once have I read about high school MCs actually studying when they're in year 11/12???? and like I understand thats not a priority in many teenagers' lives but how do these book characters go through the entire school year surrounded in all this drama yet still somehow find themselves on their way to an Ivy League school after graduation like???? most people aren't geniuses like that and actually have to work for their grades and therefore dont have time for all this drama plsss lmao you could have had the whole school setup thing going on while making them have realistically busy and drama-filled lives by making them uni students !!!

[@bringsnsdback1645]

Totally also Hs wasn't a fun time and most hs don't date older guys like common that's problematic

[@rachel318]

I couldn’t even finish the hating game because of how “quirky” and “different” Lucy was lol

[@ella6268]

the smurfs too lol

[@navikkasethi3333]

I actually stopped reading this because, i expected enemies to lovers gimme ittttt. They kissed really early and yeahhh they showed Lucy like way too quirky.

[@saraviews]

Frrr I was so annoyed by this + it was advertised enemies to lovers but it wasn’t really it was one way

[@dhenderson319]

@@ella6268 same!! I actually finished it tho Funny thing is steph gave it 5 stars Lucy was too quirky and the romance (lust rather) was too quick One not mentioned in this list tho, they were both very immature, and the ending was trash (unpopular opinion)

[@nahhh5552]

i hated how they kept mentioning her height literally every time like ok i got it she’s short 😭

[@nityanair3720]

I agree mariana zapata just builds up to that which creates magic, like "Kulti" ahh this book is so so good. Definitely one of my favourite reads this year

[@shani8899]

Things i hate in books: -movie covers -shirtless men on covers -serious age gaps -teacher student -when the main character gets drunk and confesses everything to the love interest

[@gleek4eve]

I hate when the heroine goes out to a party with the love interest and ends up getting way too drunk. I get such second hand embarrassment the entire time, and will usually end up skipping that chapter(s). I cringe so hard

[@carterhamlet]

Basically every single wattpad book.

[@melaniecardenas.]

A book I recommend on wattpad is “storm and silence” it’s a series by the author RobThier. It’s an enemies to lovers. It’s also a slow burn, I really enjoyed it and made me forget I was reading wattpad

[@thressros4524]

I couldn't agree more with the NO shirtless man on a book cover especially when I really really loves the book and would like to recommend it to my friend. So awkward!!! Another thing is when they think that s*x can fix everything!!!!😲

[@jeimyreid]

omg yes the pick me "not like other girls" makes my blood boil! and the one with the naked man on the cover, totally agree, at the point were I usually read my romance novels as ebooks rather than get one with that type of cover its so embarrassing to read something like that in public lol

[@pavithrasankar6381]

OMG I totally agree with disliking the enemies to instant lovers thing like I need the book to have ongoing banter and longing looks between the characters not them falling in love by chapter 3 or something.

[@mahirsikder5226]

The thing you mentioned about the enemies to lovers. I feel like The Hating Game is a perfect example cause a few pages in and their already kissing so im like where was the hate???

[@morena07]

That's why I didn't like the book that much what's the point of calling it a Enemies to lovers book if the main characters are already kissing in the next 3 or 4 chapters later???

[@TheCloudRazorable]

Bruh and not even just that, but the fact that he admitted at the end that he was in love with her the whole time?? That literally negates the whole idea of enemies to lovers if you didn’t actually hate her!!! And also the fact it’s another trope I hate: treating the person you claim love like shit! I never get that trope! I’m sorry but I would never recommend that book as an enemies to lovers to anyone because it wasn’t one for me.

[@lorenkeya3580]

u should definitely talk about stuff like breaking the spine and like how u like to keep ur books physically! ily 🤍✨

[@nishkasehgal]

I agree with the last one so much. I don’t like books where the characters are lusting after each other every time they meet. I love deep and emotional romance.😫 Also, I don’t read books with smut in them, but sometimes I don’t know what I’m getting into.

[@-hopeless-1138]

^ any rec like this?

[@nishkasehgal]

@@-hopeless-1138 So many, since I mainly read YA! 1. Defy the Night 2. Not Here to Be Liked 3. The Hoodie Girl 4. The Cheat Sheet (characters are older but it's super clean!) 5. The Temporary Roomie and The Off Limits Rule (same author as the Cheat Sheet. Super clean!) 6. Tokyo Ever After 7. Love and Gelato 8. Tell Me Three Things I have more, but I'll give you only 8 for now!

[@jules8975]

THE LAST ONE!!!! yes!! that is exactly how i felt about Ugly Love. Like everyone on tik tok made it out to be the best book ever and i get it bc of mile’s backstory and everything but their relationship was literally based off of a friends with benefits agreement😐😐😐😐like….

[@annaloreeee]

they literally never had a emotional connecting until the end like-

[@hehe5115]

And the hinting the whole book 😩

[@chiackerman1759]

I remember reading a fantasy book with a child speaking to his mother while still inside the womb... Like she found out she was around a week or two pregnant then her child started to talk to her, help her in her journey, and more. I'm just there throwing a tantrum of that cringe parts of the story. The book was decent and I actually started to "love" it, but then the child pops up... Edit: I also remember the child stopping an angel army at a month old... AN ANGEL ARMY WAS STOPPED BY AN INFANT.....

[@angelpetrychyn]

I don't like when I have to wait forever for a paperback instead of paying twice as much for the hardcover...when I don't like hardcovers...also when a chapter in a book has a title that kind of spoils the chapter...just me? I agree with Steph about the shirtless guys on the covers and the miscommunication just for the sake of drama (and everything else but those were the big ones :))

[@hamnahsaqib2147]

I like when the name of the chapter makes u think it's gonna be a certain way but it turns out to be totally different lol

[@dhenderson319]

@@hamnahsaqib2147 i love chapter titles too, especially misleading or symbolic ones, or Easter eggs

[@safiaakhter5512]

I ordered The Spanish Love Deception after you recommended. I'm so excited to read

[@annaloreeee]

just finished it’s so good omgggg

[@safiaakhter5512]

@@annaloreeee I'm so excited

[@Maddie-wb7tq]

You must have read it by now i would really like to know about your opinion but for me the character development was shit, like how can you go from i don't even wanna face you to i obey to everything you say like a dog and will bring you moon and star and like, are you in middle school bcz like Aiden is totally in love with cate from the starting but can't confess, so let's fight, in short i hated Aiden's character his character development was so sudden

[@audr3ymar1e]

no because there’s so many books i want to get but i can’t cuz on the cover you can tell that it’s explicit and i’m too young to read those (but i do anyways) like the deal, i really want the physical copy and i know the cover is different now but i just don’t like real people on the cover so yeah that sucks

[@arielmarie8493]

I've been in a reading slump a lot lately everytime I would try and read a book I wouldn't finish it but that's when I started watching your videos and it definitely made me want to go back and read again also I hate when the corner of the page is folded instead of an actual bookmark because it'll mess up the page or when people tear out a page in the book even though you own it

[@parnikajain3151]

I always seem to find pretty good books at BJs

[@khloemaroni]

THANK YOU for not dragging the pregnancy trope like its not a bad trope its a guilty pleasure of mine and so many people hate it

[@maliharsalann]

same!! there’s just something about it 😫 definitely a guilty pleasure

[@ccelisabeth]

Steph's Book Pet Peeves -Time Stamps ---------------------------------------------------------------- Things In Books: 1:16 - Shirtless Men On Covers Of Books (People on covers of books in general) 2:05 - When Authors Describe A Character In Great Detail 2:45 - Instant Love Trope 3:38 - Quirky Trope 4:37 - Miscommunication 5:35 - When The Main Characters Break Up Because They're Trying To "Protect Each other" 5:52 - Enemies To Lovers Trope 7:08 - Kids Giving Advice To The Main Character 7:51 - When They Make A Character Too Young 8:53 - When Something Is Brought Up Repetitively But Isn't Explained ---------------------------------------------------------------- Things About Books: 10:29 - When People Read Book Series Out Of Order. 11:54 - When People Hate On Books ---------------------------------------------------------------- Things In Books: 13:38 - When A Character Is Trying To Confess Something, But Keep Getting Interrupted 14:33 - Pick Me Girls 15:22 - When Girls Fight Over A Guy 15:53 - When The End Of A Series Doesn't Wrap Up The Story Well 17:08 - When A Relationship Is Built On Lust

[@talianicholson7780]

imagine getting to rant about all things bookish all day 😩😩 and still getting PAID (I'd listen to you all day steph💖)

[@mariajoao1383]

I love how our taste is exactly the same, I swear we’re the same person in opposite sides of the world

[@cate2793]

6:18 gradual buildups and slow burns are so necessary for enemies to lovers! The tension is what I’m here for 😭

[@marlenehqz]

As a Latina, I *loathe* when authors try and make it obvious that the character is Latino/Hispanic by just throwing in random italicized Spanish words in there. I could not finish Island Affair because the word “familia” was in there too many damn times. Makes me cringe so hard 😖

[@sasha8809]

Elle Kennedy is publishing a new book in September called "The Legacy" and it is an epilogue book for the off-campus series!

[@alondra-e-g]

😮😮😮

[@macymiller8743]

Yes thats for off campus I think thats why she did not mention off campus not having like an epilogue type book. She said Briar U doesn’t have one which is true, but since Elle Kennedy made this one hoping she makes one for Briar U as well.

[@kennedyparrish9092]

ugh i LOOOOOOVE a slow, drawn-out enemies to lovers romance, the satisfaction in the end is so worth it

[@user-jb7km2ib2i]

Steph has a different ethereal glow in this video and I AM IN LOVE WITH IT SHE'S SO PRETTY I-😭💓

[@EmilyMingus]

still in the planning stages, but i'm working on my first book right now and this video was really helpful to find things to make sure i avoid in my writing!

[@liajane1687]

I just cant understand when authors give the girls an embarrassing moments or embarrassing things she does. Like hello! As soon as I read any of these situations I close the book and try my best to stop imagining it happen. 💆‍♀️💆‍♀️😩

[@sarahwhittaker7033]

I both agree and disagree with the "distinguishing reality from fiction" idea because on one hand even if a book touches on problematic ideas or behaviours it doesn't mean that the person reading condones those behaviors BUT I find it really hard to read books with problematic aspects where the those ideas aren't ever challenged or denounced because it just reads as romanticisation of those toxic behaviors which is super harmful. Like in After for example my main issue with that book is that it rarely points out or acknowledges just how toxic the relationship is and the fact that they end up together in the end after all that borderline abusive behavior with little to no character development is just very icky to me I much prefer when books like that end in the characters splitting up and learning from the bad aspects of the previous relationships to become better people.

[@anujabahadursingh4738]

I agree girl, honestly, when the enemies stop being enemies its gets kinda boring, no more angst and tension 😩

[@SM-fy4ij]

First of all you look stunning! Second I can’t stand books where one or both main characters are already in a relationship so we have to wait for them to break up before they pursue anything with the main person. With the exception of Birthday Girl, I cannot be bothered with that trope. Third, I would love to see a “Things I Love in Books” video!

[@Sophia11_2]

Omg- your literally so pretty! I love your makeup!

[@anisasaid6461]

Steph i literally feel like your describing the deal the whole time but its your favourite book 🤣

[@sarasinger7336]

im about to read it but now im not sure bc if all this stuff is in it idk if ill like it

[@anisasaid6461]

@@sarasinger7336 i think you should read it. I really liked it and it honestly wasn’t annoying.

[@maliharsalann]

@@sarasinger7336 noo go for it! all its flaws will be undermined by how cute Garrett is 😂

[@sharpayyevanss]

I love when authors write in depth character deacriptions, it’s so exciting!

[@romytaylor1955]

YES FINALLY! Someone who agrees with me on the enemies to lovers thing! Like once their together i'm like whats the point in finishing the book? Tbh same with any romance book. Once their together it gets boring, the best bit is the build up by far! I enjoy a couple chapters at the end of them together and thats it.

[@b-t-s_is_7]

As someone who wants to write a book, this was definitely helpful. I agree with everything you have said. If a relationship or character is portrayed poorly it will stop me from reading, no matter how good the plot is, and vise versa. I also really despise unnecessary information in books as that leads to plot holes. I have read a few books where the side plots are totally irrelevant to the main plot, which leaves you wondering if it was even needed in the story. Like you said, the endings should be rounded up properly as well. I also hate it when authors will drag out a story and rush the ending. As a reader you just end up feeling like you haven’t achieved that satisfaction with finishing the book, and it makes you wonder why you bothered to spend hours to even read the story.

[@lilliemyers]

steph’s KZbin game lately >>>>>>>>

[@rws8416]

You may be my new favorite youtuber. I've been looking for new content for a while now and I love your personality! I'd love to see more day-in-the-life videos!

[@maddiebragaw7804]

agreed with literally everything!! I also hate the surprise pregnancy trope and when the main characters cheat to get together🤢

[@samteske2752]

I completely agree when you talked about the toxic relationships in books! I enjoyed reading the After series even though that relationship was extremely toxic!

[@Lillyjoy]

I appreciate this video, lately I have been getting more mad at books because so many of them just end so abruptly, like whatever conflict gets solved and then it’s over a few pages or one chapter later and it makes me so mad. I want to read books that still have like 4 or more chapters after the big thing is resolved. I feel like reading series is the only way I won’t get mad because they take a long time to end 😂

[@hamnahsaqib2147]

I didn't expect this video to be nearly as relatable as it turned out to be! So many of these things r ones I hate as well; the shirtless men on covers, the belittling of other women, the instant attraction, the miscommunication trope, the "leaving u for your own good" trope, the "you like this book so you must advocate for this thing", and many more that you've already mentioned so I won't point out. I think a lot of these things stem from bad writing, like if a book isn't written well, you'll feel annoyed by the main lead or think of them as misogynists or feel that the relationship is unrealistic and stuff. I disagree with what you said about companion novels cause I'm one of those people who reads out of order, lol. I mean, if it's a series where the plot of all the books is the same or intertwined, then you kind of have to read them in order. Otherwise, I wouldn't force myself to read a book I'm not interested in just because it's part of a companion novel series. If I want to read all the books, then I read by order or like if I wanted to read books 4,5,6 then I'll read them in order but if I don't want to read book 5, I'll go to book 6 after book 4 and maybe if I feel like reading book 5 some other time, I will. Adding to the list of things I hate, there's the "best friend who turns out to be evil" like no, I want to see good and strong friendships, y r u destroying my expectations from book friendships, I also hate it when one of the main characters dates or hooks up with another person just to make the other main character jealous, like y can't u just NOT do that. I especially hate it when the only personality trait of a character is their tragic past. Like u wanna know who this main girl is, she's someone who saw her mother killed as child or something, like ok, I get it, she has a bad past but I also wanna know if she likes baking or hiking or if she hates apples or coffee, u know? I also have many many more but this comment is wayyyyyy too long so I'll hold it for the time being. You can probably tell how much I loved this video but in case you can't, I LOVED THIS VIDEO!! And if you made a video about things you loved in books, I'd be really excited to watch it!

[@ivananatcheva9221]

I JUST FINISHED READING DIRTY LETTERS AND THE ENDING HAD ME SOBBING TEARS OF JOY GOSH THEYRE JUST SO PERFECT FOR EACHOTHER

[@skzxsam]

That's been on my TBR for so long😭 I really have to read it

[@nafisahhussey2023]

One of my favorite author always put people on her covers and then she will give a different description of them......gets to me so much as well as give lots of detail about what they wear...im like yes i get it u know ur brands

[@umchile4990]

I'm kinda surprised on how much I agree with literally everything you've mentioned (well, except when people read companion novels randomly cuz i do that sometimes lol)

[@Tara-zz7ny]

Okay about the series thing, if I read a book or even two in a series and I don’t like them, Why would I continue reading on.. Idk, to each their own obviously but if I don’t like a series I’m not going to keep reading it for it to hopefully get better 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also, the thing about “problematic” books is something I’m so passionate about. Especially when it comes to dark romances (I enjoy captor captive sometimes, I’m sorry lol) and I’ll read reviews or hear people talk about a book I’ve read and I’m like “yall know it’s….. FICTION.. right?” People take things too seriously when we’re literally reading stories! Come on peopleeeeee 😂 Anywaysssssss I adore you’re channel, you’re my comfort booktuber ✌🏻

[@hamnahsaqib2147]

Completely agree about the "problematic" books part, as an avid dark romance reader. I think what people confuse is that when u know when u start a book that it's gonna be about a mafia or a forced marriage or whatever, u can't complain about it being EXACTLY WHAT IT SAID IT WOULD. But like, if a book says it's about a shy girl falling in love with a popular guy and the guy turns out to be like, a misogynist who expects her to do his chores and shit and she's just hopelessly in love with him through out and idealizes him treating her like shit, then it becomes problematic.

[@Tara-zz7ny]

@@hamnahsaqib2147 1000% agree 👌🏻

[@saahithie]

"having a person on the cover completely distorts my vision of the characters" EXACTLY!! i thought i was the only lmao

[@anarocha3118]

i love how so many of these are in the off-campus series and the spinoff but it's still good af

[@kenzarashid5708]

just put my book down to read this, that just speaks volume, love you stephh🥰

[@carmelevans6219]

To watch this you mean?

[@talianicholson7780]

@@carmelevans6219 😭😭 saying "read" for every verb.. so relatable

[@chiaraglucia]

the way you hit the head on the nail with all of these omg i was literally coming up with book examples in my head for every pet peeve you talked about

[@darshaninayak8746]

STEPH I read the Spanish Love Deception. It’s my absolute fav bookkkk! Ahhh I love it soo much 🥰🥰

[@sharkeddsunny]

me personally, i love miscommunication/willfull avoidance of communication... if its done right. i dislike it most of the time, but sometimes i just find that sweet spot where it's something that is heartwrenching but still makes sense within the plot and characterization of the characters! its exciting and anxiety inducing but also feels very realistic to me when done right

[@fayevdhorst8481]

the child thing is so true, I once read a book where they had a baby that was 8 months old and he could say words and chew whole meals and just all unrealistic stuff and it irked me. also agree with the age-gap thing, you have to write it well or it becomes creepy and uncomfortable.

[@natashajoyb143]

I'm so afraid to tell my hates about books and now I'm so glad somebody like you exactly and bravely tells all about it.🥰

[@Leenambw]

unpopular opinion but I don’t like when the characters fall so deeply in love to where it seems so wattpad-y and cringey, ex. twilight, i despise how obsessed edward and bella were with each other when they barely even knew each other

[@Mia-jp6jj]

yea fr that only ever works with like a very small amount of books

[@mischiefmanaged1591]

yOu LiTtLe sPiDeR mOnKeY was so cringe it sounds like something you would call ur baby daughter or niece or sum

[@Maddie-wb7tq]

Like really there is more to life other than following each other like puppies

[@kristikinasz1186]

Yes to the descriptions of characters 🙄 it takes me out of the book immediately if there's a whole long paragraph about what they look like and what they wear because I'm sitting there trying so hard to imagine it

[@PB-si5zt]

the hating game repitiveness of her height almost ruined the book for me.

[@cupcqke_]

i lowkey hated that book just bc of lucy lol

[@kayleebooks1860]

I’m so glad I just found your channel Steph! I’m trying to catch up on my reading in August, but I’ll watch your vid instead 😉:)