The WORST Books I Read in 2021 👎 Unnecessary sequels, girlboss stories, and of course... faerie D

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[@ohwellthenB]

The way Rhysand invented feminism and Cindy's been profiting off of that for years is the true feminism.

[@withcindy]

Exactly

[@Monochrome_11]

Rhysand interned so Cidny could girlboss

[@angelicaamora11]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MeganAllen1738]

We don't acknowledge his contributions to society & women's empowerment enough in my humble opinion. Thanks to him we as women are allowed the power of choice.

[@caitlinp4563]

@@MeganAllen1738 as long as our choice aligns with what he wants

[@maggiedunn8581]

“if women have millions of supporters, i am one of them. if women have ten supporters, i am one of them. if women only have one supporter, that supporter is me. if women have no supporters, that means i am no longer on earth. if the world is against women, then i am against the world.” - rhysand, probably

[@withcindy]

LOL WHY WOULD U WRITE THIS COMMENT JKDASJKDLSALK

[@maggiedunn8581]

@@withcindy i may be slightly unhinged, but i learned from the best ;)

[@gourinanda7379]

Change the women to females. That's the only acceptable word here.😂

[@maggiedunn8581]

@@gourinanda7379 omg you’re RIGHT

[@capabIeofIoves]

I’M CRYING

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

Man, I can't believe Rhysand created feminism. What an icon. We should commend his bravery by never talking about it again.

[@withcindy]

U know that's not what he would want, and in the end what matters more is his choice

[@margaretscrazycraftylife423]

@@withcindy Girlll✋😭

[@marcyelles]

there is literally no return for them

[@nainikaandnovels]

@@withcindy But that’s probably best for him and we need to take his wellness in consideration.

[@ardentlyyearning]

lmaooooo 💀

[@viscorner4]

I hope SJM never stops writing fairy smut. The sexual tension between Cindy and SJM is honestly palpable

[@ilovefrogs3141]

Enemies to lovers😫

[@Nikki_bread]

I'm crying

[@espeon871]

Literally she mightve owed half her audience to fairy smut because deadass i found out abt her cuz of fairy smut

[@ilovefrogs3141]

@@espeon871 I read good smut now because honestly hers is not good

[@teifan6674]

I am not one for real life people smut fics But,

[@ellys106]

"It was worse than being bad. It was boring." I shuddered.

[@withcindy]

thats truly the worst!

[@adeleaslan8182]

At least when it’s trashy it’s a fun, albeit stupid, ride

[@rza11011]

@@adeleaslan8182Fr! I like a bad story that I can laugh at, but when it’s boring, I just end up wasting so much time!

[@YW2324]

Lol 😆

[@nanjibaahmed8874]

The fact that I haven't read the Court of whatever else series and yet know the fact that Rhysand created feminism shows that Cindy is running a educational channel

[@withcindy]

this really is an education channel isnt it

[@aviannamanriquez-herrera1615]

Same! Cindy has read the series for us and helped educate us on what we’re are missing.

[@danielaalonce607]

I read just to know more about feminism and this man kkkkk

[@rachelh9462]

@@aviannamanriquez-herrera1615 We're not missing much.

[@fredgy864]

Crash course feminism with your hosts Cindy and Rhysand 🤩

[@simplesim17]

Will never ever get over how Rhysand “it’s her choice” Night Lord chose NOT to tell his wife that carrying their child would KILL HER. He took a choice away about something that was literally life or death.

[@withcindy]

that was such a wild ride lmao

[@hopekeeley2122]

Like, I used to be invested in those books for like, 2 months and I couldn’t understand how the writer got characterization so wrong since that’s like, his main good character trait

[@EmilybShore]

At least Bella had more agency and hitched up with Rosalie and actually drank blood to keep herself alive. You know so her former sort of boyfriend could fall for her newborn baby. But hey, let's give her props for not being a doormat 😛

[@xoPinkMacyxo]

YES and when nests told her I was like YIKES but it also needed to be said 🙊

[@ciara947]

So I'm autistic and the whole concept of Talking To Strangers just is baffling to me. Like my entire life is spent misreading social cues and being misread in turn, but you don't see me out here committing violent crimes every single time there's a misunderstanding. Malcolm Gladwell really gives off "I'm an empath 😌" vibes tbh.

[@ArturGlass.C]

Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing. Already from the title I was ready to bet with a friend it was written by an NT. But then Cindy went more into it and ooof worse than I thought.

[@suzannewdowik]

I'm also autistic and was also thinking the exact same thing. I scrolled through the comments to find this to make sure it wasn't just me with this opinion 😅

[@moonlightequilibrium]

to be fair, gladwell's claim seems more like "misreading strangers and social situations can explain why dire situations with strangers *can* happen," rather than "dire situations with strangers happen *every single time* a social interaction is misread." so this comment seems a little in bad faith. that being said, i agree with cindy that he severely oversimplifies the subject he's talking about.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

Same. I have nonverbal learning disorder and it involves me not being able to understand facial expressions and social cues and I do not violently assault or kill people because of that. Sometimes I feel sheepish, but not enough to contribute to these behaviors. It feels like the author is one of the people justifying this behavior to make herself feel better. Maybe not. Maybe she did not know how to articulate her point well.

[@sophiagonzales8974]

I did wonder why Talking to Strangers was on this list since it was one of my favorite reads. But then I read up the criticism about it and I completely understand Gladwell probably used too much of "misreading social cues result in violence" kind stuff and not the typical understanding of misreading social cues. Her books sort of gave exemptions and not the norms eg: The introduction and use pf Sandra Bland's case. Some of the studies cited in the book looked a bit liked a placebo effect. (that being said I plan to read more of gladweel's books)

[@bookishbisexual98]

Seeing "A Court of Silver Flames" win a Goodreads Choice Awards gives me hope for my own messy writing.

[@withcindy]

same tbh

[@galaxyocicat5660]

If garbage like that can get published, there's no excuse for "but what if my writing is not good enough". Bro, a publishing company read a book with fairy d**k and deemed it worthy of publishing, go and write that damn book.

[@sergeantfroggy4557]

@@galaxyocicat5660 I'm going to write that damn book this gives me hope

[@ariannahoward4554]

@@galaxyocicat5660 this was actually inspiring thanks you kind person

[@sarseike]

@@galaxyocicat5660 Thank you so much. I'll screenshot this and use it as my wallpaper.

[@rori_346]

the fact that there are people saying a court of silver flames is their favorite book of the year is truly baffling to me

[@withcindy]

what.........

[@carys7417]

TikTok loves it 💀

[@xxxxxxuan]

it wasnt that bad ngl? i don’t get the hate fr

[@cheri8832]

yeah it’s a popular book on tiktok now 😭

[@victorianmelodrama]

Straight culture is stanning a terribly written book just because of the s*x scenes

[@pheebsvegetable]

Me and my girlfriend still reference, “I can’t believe that Rhysand invented feminism”

[@withcindy]

his impact

[@conoroberst6263]

@@withcindy I am the girlfriend and I can confirm we reference it all the time

[@pheebsvegetable]

@@conoroberst6263 I can confirm you are the girlfriend

[@conoroberst6263]

@@pheebsvegetable I can confirm that this statement is correct

[@BrownCoatCaptn]

@@conoroberst6263 I'm invested in the story at this point 🙃🙃

[@frankundercoverdragon6288]

The way that we can blame Rhysand for so many of these books because without him there would be no feminism for these girlbosses to gaslight and gatekeep with

[@withcindy]

thats so true, he is the origin story

[@luthientinuviel3883]

He is to blame for this

[@dreamiinotdream730]

With all the feminism he was oozing, I’m surprised his kid wasn’t a girl who would grow up to be the ultimate woman’s activist

[@frankundercoverdragon6288]

@@dreamiinotdream730 it's shocking his kid wasn't a girlboss

[@hopekeeley2122]

@@frankundercoverdragon6288 I like to think nyx is gonna eventually come out as transfem, so she can be the ultimate super deluxe feminist girlboss

[@musicalnerd1024]

I swear I love it when Cindy just talks about Sarah J. Maas. Literally was waiting for her to drag every character

[@withcindy]

such simple pleasures...

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Same 😂 just give me a SJM rant from her and I get my seratonin capacity set for the whole week

[@imogenmcarajames]

I need an in depth review of each throne of glass book for the sake of my serotonin

[@emmabowshall6124]

She needs to do a tier list vid of her videos

[@selectedshipper8282]

Honestly Sarah J Maas could submit a keyboard smash and it would probably get published

[@withcindy]

agreed

[@unprofessionalcritic3107]

And win people's choice "awards".

[@iulia3914]

She did it was called kingdom of ash 🥴

[@rottencandy2675]

modern literature

[@kathleenschwab4645]

Where do I get a job like that?

[@SlantedSpines]

"I don't want to be girl boss anymore, I just want to girl relax"

[@withcindy]

no more capitalism

[@encyclopediaofelizabeth]

I cackled at that part.

[@dankbudew4830]

I hate that word so much……..

[@lovebugs5965]

Rhysand: Cindy: Feminism was a mistake

[@withcindy]

indeed it was

[@luthientinuviel3883]

It's your choice, of course! -Rysand

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “I’m not saying that I expected this shit to be good, I’m just saying I wanted atleast entertainment.”

[@withcindy]

like if its gonna be bad, make it entertaining!!

[@francescakyanda9182]

I love bad but entertaining!

[@raymond-reviews]

Rhysand: “I may have girlbossed a little too close to the sun.”

[@withcindy]

never close enough

[@TheFlowerbeast]

I have read many good books written by PoC authors this year. It's sad how sjm can write whatever she wants, no matter how bad they are, and she'll still be more recognised

[@withcindy]

thats how it is in the book industry unfortunately

[@angryotter9129]

That’s the worst part by far. I don’t even care that people like her terrible books, but can we be a little more objective and consider some other authors PLEASE?

[@carolinevelenthio1253]

Care to give any rec? 😚

[@zeolith_zozo]

Drop them sis, i'd love to hear abt them

[@unprofessionalcritic3107]

Everyone looking for recs. Here are some Legendborn The Broken Earth Trilogy and basically anything written by NK Jemisin. You won't regret this trust me. Anything written by Octavia Butler. Anything by Ursula K LeGuin. She's noy PoC but she made her hero a PoC in the 60s and fought for a PoC guy on the book cover when the publishing house wanted to put a white guy on the cover even though the MC is PoC.

[@Once_Upon_A_Bekah]

The fact that Cindy feels the same way about the ACOTAR series and ACOSF book as I do gives me joy. Did you know that they say the word " Mate" 202 times in ACOWAR 🙂

[@withcindy]

omg.... 202 times....

[@Ashley-Lopez]

That's literally almost the same amount of years that the U.S has been a country😭 What-

[@omaralonsolopez2593]

Every time I read that word I stopped believing in love a bit more

[@Once_Upon_A_Bekah]

@@omaralonsolopez2593 same

[@morphing_erebus]

You counted? That's amazing, mate. (/jk, using the English "mate" as a "buddy" thing here)

[@IgoIgoIgo]

When Nesta said she changed the shape of her hoohaa so that she could give birth to an Illyrian baby with Cassian easily 🕳🏃

[@withcindy]

DJASKDJSADSKLSALKDJASKLDSAJDSAJKDKASKDASLDASJDLAJK

[@carlosdespa9008]

She did WHAT

[@jeaninearianne]

WHAT

[@ilovefrogs3141]

And the best thing is that Elain did't get a change of her choochie too. They all don't care about her💀

[@IgoIgoIgo]

YALLLLLL DONT KNOW THAT?????😭😭😭😭😭😭😭SHE CHANGED IT AFTER SHE SAVED FEYRE

[@skk75000]

Cindy's anger towards the acotar-series is so enjoyable and relatable to watch. I love these videos.

[@withcindy]

Glad you like my anger

[@youknownothing5978]

Saw the title “Worst Books..” I just know Sarah J Maas will be on here..immediately clicked

[@withcindy]

of course

[@genevievenewton1532]

I’m glad that Cindy’s videos aren’t afraid to absolutely destroy sjm. I’m so damn tired of the entire internet having this obsession with her books. I read the first 3 books of thrown of glass way back at the beginning of covid and they were so bad that I got stuck in a 6 month reading slump

[@withcindy]

its my brand at this point i guess lol

[@mentallyunstable1926]

sorry 6 months???? it’s that bad???????

[@Deni-mt9bj]

I can’t get over the fact that my dad (huge sci-fi fan) read the first Throne of Glass 🤣 don’t know how he get to that book.

[@armycarat647]

I have read TOG series and it is not bad. Maybe it was not your taste but i liked it. Please don’t ruin the series for other people. I know you guys expected better, but for me the TOG first started as ok but later Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms and Kingdom of Ash we’re really good. It is normal, that some books are in series are not that great but it gets better.

[@kennemedia01]

I bought Throne of Glass in middle school and I struggle to get through it now as a junior in college

[@beelaabeja]

Can’t wait to hear Cindy roast the absolute shit out of ACOSF and Rhysand for 1000th time. Not that I mind, makes me cackle like a witch every time

[@withcindy]

i do it so many times and ppl are still entertained every time

[@teresaneves8839]

I honestly love how Rhysand INVENTED feminism and Cindy, who calls herself a feminist (🙄), still continues to hate on our high lord. Smh Cindy. Smh.

[@withcindy]

i hope he exiles me from feminism

[@teresaneves8839]

@@withcindy same sis

[@MasterXenex]

The saddest bit about the acotar series, especially the new one is - Nesta had a great potential to becoming a full-on, proper unhinged villain. Like... Why do we need another redemption arc? Why couldn't she just stay a mess (honestly, same)? Why couldn't she lose it once her sister dies, not knowing that her fate was already decided and everyone was aware what's gonna happen? She has powers, her toy teaches her how to fight, she's obviously bitter about what happened to her, has a boatload of unresolved issues. Just because you're a villain doesn't mean you can't get dicked down proper. Hell, I say her being evil could actually make sex scenes 1. More varied and 2. Much more entertaining. So much lost potential just cause we had to endure sjms breeding kink and inability to emphasize without repetition, smh

[@evie_33]

What I would have written in Acosf: Nesta becomes the villain and doesn't have a redemption arc cause like wtf lets maybe make at least one of the characters not two dimensional. But like she stills ends up with Cassian, and they kind of run off together and become the anit-heroes. Instead of the book just being a copy and paste of weird scenes of Nesta getting dicked down, she could've spent the time messing with cassians head. It could've been 800 pages of psychological warfare where she convinces him to betray his brothers, and run off with her. Instead of her learning how to walk down stairs you could have her manipulating him because she knows that he is attracted to her. Literal hate sex, cause we both know that would be better than them boning all over the dinner table. Lesbehonest the idea of them flying away cackling into the distance is way more interesting than Feminist Icon Rhysand not telling his wife that they're weird bat baby is going to kill her and then at the end she manages to defeat this huge villain in like twenty pages because the rest of is just poorly written smut. Like screw Feyre, and Rhys they're such a toxic couple. Them having a collective breakdown because they had sex while she was an Illyrian cos our feminist overlord has a bat kink is literally so boring. I wanna see Nesta get so overpowered that she becomes the real villain and cassian is just her hench man who she OCCASIONALY screws (I do not need 50 sex scenes just so I can fully grasp how long cassians dick is). I think it would be way more emotional if Feyre had to fight her sister and cassian his brothers, instead we got a repetitive, way too long smut fest. Thank you

[@questionstar]

​@@evie_33 I know this comment is super old but bless you for writing such a better novel its a shame its buried in these comments WHEWwww I do remember being *so* pissed at all of the main characters because NESTA WAS RIGHT!!! I'm going to retcon my own memory so that I read a story thats the version you wrote instead lmaooo

[@evie_33]

@@questionstarhahaha. had to go through the archives with this one. maybe i should write this someday? 😅

[@gyadalupe]

it's fascinating how emotions start to drain from cindy's face whenever she speaks about acosf

[@withcindy]

I'm dead inside

[@evilwetch96]

Rhysand is so revolutionary, he probably invented women.

[@Moonlightss320]

That comment is truly gold HAHAHAHAH😭😭 Anyways Rhysand invented feminism

[@PichuElric]

@@Moonlightss320 Everyone say thank you to rhysand

[@wraithuwu5317]

I had a mental breakdown while reading ACOMAF and I saw I still had 400 pages left. I literally sent an audio to a friend crying. Dropped the book of course

[@withcindy]

omg.....

[@afreshloafofbread629]

very true, user Signora is my gay icon (rip to both her and you) Now I actually want to read it just to feel something skdjdjs

[@illuminatitime796]

if signora is a gay icon does that mean all gays are dead since she’s also dead

[@wraithuwu5317]

@@illuminatitime796 can’t speak about the rest but I can say I’m dead inside

[@illuminatitime796]

@@wraithuwu5317 i think i might be dead

[@meryn5118]

"Since both my friends and I touch grass we are able to remain friends to this day" had me ROLLING

[@withcindy]

who woulda thought such a thing was possible

[@bc2675]

the talking to strangers one makes me so angry because brock turner literally combated chanel miller's advocacy for awareness of rape in the college setting by campaigning that college drinking culture is the problem, not the fact that grown men cannot control the urge to attack women. he tried to diminish chanel's experience by saying that alcohol was the problem, not the fact that he literally raped someone and according to court articles "remembered the entire thing" well enough to use his memory of the night as a key piece of his defense.

[@withcindy]

Exactly!! And Malcolm's book just feeds into that propaganda

[@justagirl...]

I saw someone (maybe Sarah z?) refer to every new YA book as " A Noun of Noun and Noun", and I'm constantly surprised by how true it is.

[@graeae9804]

I just find it interesting how sjm’s books all tell but don’t show. She tells us her characters are all these things yet their actions say otherwise. We are told Armen is this terrifying monstrous beast when all she does is growl at people, glare, and drink blood. Basically Edward Cullen 2.0. We are told Mor is this powerful being who is great at fighting and battles when the entire time she sits back and doesn’t fight. We are told Rhysand is this great person when the entire time he’s being a dick and treating people badly yet getting upset that they think he’s a bad guy. We are told Feyre is this powerful girl boss who can standup for herself and is a warrior when the entire time she’s letting her husband make all her decisions for her while she’s choosing out her 6th house and crying in her eggs. We are told Nesta is this vicious, cruel, horrible person when the entire time we see her actions of that of a person dealing with heavy trauma. Like make it make sense 😭

[@bigpapamagoo8696]

It’s the same in Throne of Glass. So many characters are said to be nice and sweet and kind, but all they do is fuck with innocent people and show kindness only to their own friends. Like, Celena/Aelin is constantly propped up as a saintly vigilante queen, when she only actually is good to her friends and children. She threatens to kill totally innocent people and talks about how she wants to burn and entire city to the ground because she doesn’t like it.

[@PichuElric]

Dang, definitely sounds like a book I probably wouldn't be able to get through despite my love of fantasy. The fantasy descriptions are the whole reason I love

[@nniniyy_]

You got me at the edward cullen 2.0 😂

[@clusterofbees]

“i don’t want to be a girlboss anymore. i just want to girl relax.” beautiful. inspirational. my new motto tbh.

[@tamalito97]

"If you're going to be problematic at least be entertaining about it" honestly same

[@withcindy]

That's what I try to be

[@TheFlowerbeast]

Imagine being called the fire queen when you were alive only to turn to ashes when you die my ghost would die in humiliation

[@withcindy]

thats so dark T_T

[@pixeljam45]

Does anyone else think that Cindy needs to do a "Beauty and the Beast Retelling Throwndown" and have a whole March Madness style bracket to determine once and for all which BatB retelling is the BEST BatB retelling?

[@withcindy]

omg but that would require me to read too many bad BatB retellings

[@KarolYuuki]

It would be awesome! But poor Cindy reading tons of the same story XD

[@pixeljam45]

@@withcindy that is true...because lbr, how many GOOD BatB retellings are there *really*?

[@hocuspocus4029]

OMG PLEASE DO THIS CINDY😭epic idea

[@belles_library]

Yassss!

[@ngocto3290]

Ya know I actually really like your best of lists, I'm so glad Rhysand has ensured I, a female have the choice to enjoy both lists.

[@withcindy]

thank goodness for rhysand

[@ellys106]

A Heart So Fierce and Broken: the heart that's broken is the reader's because the book isn't good.

[@withcindy]

NOOOOOO

[@CTheng]

Does any else thinks that after the first book of ACOTAR, it seems like Sarah J. Mas started writing a fanfiction of the first book? We have a story where the original love interest suddenly turned out to be evil and abusive causing the female lead to runs into the arms of the previous antagonist who is also suddenly become good and "feminist" who is supportive with no mention of his previous misdeeds. The best comparision is a Harry Potter fanfiction where Ron is written as evil and abusive causing Hermione to turn to Draco who suddenly become nice and supportive even though he's always been racist to her.

[@Salma-ln1kv]

I think I fell for Cindy all over again hearing her drag talking to strangers, gosh so eloquent and insightful and intelligent, you always amaze me, I want to be you when I grow up mom (me, a 25 yo child)

[@withcindy]

omg thank u im glad u think im intelligent somehow LOL

[@harnahhhh]

right, I’m so glad I heard this because I think I’d burst an aneurysm reading that book now that I know how horrid it is.

[@Firehazardmon]

Cindy saying “I cannot stand this puta” has more representation than most of these books

[@californiapoppyseed6960]

i was forced to read a malcom gladwell book and it was 200 pages of a dude mansplaining bullshit without actually saying anythinf

[@withcindy]

Sounds about right

[@specimp5274]

i cant believe rhysand single-handedly granted women the right to vote what a king

[@Muted_Marcus]

I forgot about ACOSF, lmao. I can't believe Cindy has to talk about Sarah J. Maas' legacy one more time, I'm so sorry. Edit: You know what, she got one last rant to vent her feelings towards the book. And to that I say, good for her.

[@withcindy]

one last rant?? hmmmm

[@Muted_Marcus]

@@withcindy 😳

[@Deni-mt9bj]

One last time? There is still Crescent City 😏

[@emmap3407]

i want nesta and tamlin to date ooooo i want them to be so happy together AND I WANT THEM TO KILL A BELOVED CHARACTER i’m talking fan favourite. i want the fandom to suffer and i want nesta (before her redemption) to thrive. i love evil women.

[@withcindy]

THIS SOUNDS LIKE CHAOS nesta is too good for tamlin tho

[@imnoorrs5095]

I mean, his personality changed completely once right? Just do it again. Turn him into an evil malewife, boom, problem solved

[@emmap3407]

@@imnoorrs5095 SO TRUE. ugh your mind

[@valemedina4473]

Now THIS sounds like what i wanted for her book lolol

[@thgritic102]

The blueprint was right there, and SJM FUMBLED THE BAG!

[@avsambart]

Talking to Strangers sounds like a banned book that should actually be banned. It sounds so dangerous if the wrong people read it. "It wasn't even problematic in a fun way" ah jeez, I just realised why I love twitter drama so much.... thanks Cindy... Maas needs an editor with balls 😭

[@Notyourtype_shorts]

So true !!!!! Like you just can't be neutral when it comes to sexism and assault cases.

[@viscorner4]

Honestly just based on your review, I wonder how 'Talking to strangers' got to be written AND pusblished. What was the thought process? 'Guys... Rapists, murderers and dictators are not bad people. They're just friends you haven't talk to yet' 🙃

[@momos_wife]

“It’s totally fine for a girl to be wishy-washy and indecisive; I, too, am a libra.”

[@bhoomika7274]

Pls rhysnd's entire character is based off him being "feminist" , otherwise what is HE , literally nothing other than an average guy

[@kodokuna.]

The worst book I read this year was for SCHOOL 💀 I had to read the Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and I’m looking into my legal options because it took years off my life

[@withcindy]

Why did ur school make u read that....

[@starfish4852]

YES FINALLY!!! I find another person who didn't like that book....I read the whole series and it was a mistake 😭 idk why my school was pushing it so hard.

[@nikki.ragnvindr]

I'm so sorry. I didn't _hate_ it myself. Maybe I found it boring? But at one point, I liked it a little more than The Hunger Games and then I couldn't bring myself to finish the last book because at that point, I just _didn't care_ at all. Main girl was dumb and wishy washy the whole time, main guy was eh meh blander than water, and Evangeline and Maven were the only ones who were slightly interesting.

[@PatheticGirlKisser]

Meh, I kinda liked it

[@asmijain4919]

@@nikki.ragnvindr ma’am you liked red queen more than THE hunger games?

[@ohwellthenB]

Cindy: You know your favorite show Julie and The Phantoms that got canceled? Yeah, the book is bad, too.

[@withcindy]

yea gotta rub salt in the wound

[@mentallyunstable1926]

this is the first time i’m hearing about this it got canceled???????? i’m so angry they renewed emily in paris but not julie and the phantoms i’m going to scream

[@ilovefrogs3141]

Does someone read ff about it? Any recs

[@rayven5534]

Cancelled!!!

[@ellias]

GIRL THIS THUMBNAIL IS GIVING!!!!! also we all know rhysand flopped but i can flop harder with you babe💖

[@withcindy]

ive already seen u flop

[@ellias]

@@withcindy still made you come tho 🥰

[@hocuspocus4029]

not me screaming isjfysjfgwirbe

[@lhiannicole]

cindy dragging sjm is a different, special type of serotonin 💆🏻‍♀️

[@withcindy]

U got a sick joy out of my sick hobby

[@artfilia5965]

You know the worst thing about SJM to me isn’t even her books lacking some plot and all that, it’s the fact that every newest book gets smuttier and smuttier to the point where she’s just writing fan fiction about her own characters. I can get over the plot and the predictability but nah I’m sick of the smut which really doesn’t fit the vibe of the book. Like in what world is two characters having you know what in the middle of A DYING CAMP a good idea? Like there’s a time and a place Sarah stop writing you and your husbands fantasies into your own books…

[@soymilk404]

Not enough bad reviews for the Talking to Strangers on Goodwell. How it’s still rated higher than an overall 2 star rating is beyond me.

[@FloresFatKat]

" what a better way to heal from trauma than to be dicked down" - took me out. Have a happy new year!

[@meb545]

Every day I genuinely contemplate rewriting silver flames just so that when I recall the contents I don’t want to cry and throw up, but then I remember that would be fan fiction and I don’t do it.

[@paulinapaola]

If you're accepting opinions or encouragement: I think silver flames definitely deserves to have a fanfic outdo it. Just file off those serial numbers and done. Go for it!

[@withcindy]

dont. its not worth it

[@meb545]

@@paulinapaola if I ever go off the deep end and do it ill update you 😭😭😭

[@meb545]

@@withcindy I agree thank you 😭

[@sofiaaguilera01]

The "fix it" and "Cannon is dead and I killed it with my bare hands" are there in ao3 for a reason pal

[@aarna6798]

Whenever I feel bad about my own writing, I come back to your videos slandering Sarah J. Maas and I'm suddenly hit with the realization that if she could do it, I have to do it better

[@withcindy]

Exactly

[@soyboy6953]

Same here

[@DeCorachannel]

Even as someone who enjoyed the acotar series, a court of silver flames was nothing but depression and BJs...

[@withcindy]

the only things that occur in life: depression and BJs

[@DeCorachannel]

@@withcindy great title for an autobiography tho

[@loladexploradora5567]

Thank god I didn’t read the last book of the series. I don’t like Nesta, she’s a bitch and her story didn’t appeal to me at all. A story I would’ve loved to read was Elain’s (and hopefully turn her sad story into a villains arc)… nesta was bitter even way before she was turned. Elain was not.

[@DeCorachannel]

@@loladexploradora5567 then maybe you will enjoy Elain's story once it comes out. I'm hoping for a villain arc too! I actually liked Nesta even though se was bitter and stand-offish, but i didn't enjoy her story of healing because it mostly came down to her just needing a man to encourage her and her family forcing her to "just get better"... really thought SJM could've done something different

[@nikki.ragnvindr]

I had so much hope Az would be a decent male (because he was probably the blankest slate among them thus allowing me to project a decent male lead onto his persona) but ofc SJM made his mind a carbon copy of the smex-obsessed male leads she makes. Depression and BJs indeed. Like do these men not have lives outside their beds and women (I'm sorry; mates? Females?) and fighting? HOW are they horny basically 24/7??

[@louiseemborong5852]

"I didn't even feel angry. I just felt nothing, and that's the worst thing to feel." Damn. 👁️👄👁️

[@sydposting]

Nothing fills me with self-confidence more than a high-quality Cindy Roast. It's like reverse-gaslighting or something.

[@withcindy]

Feast well

[@touchgazon]

“i know which video people are going to click on, and it’s this one.” that’s kind of sad, tbh. i love watching people talk about their favourite books. even if i don’t necessarily agree, it makes me happy to see them happy. i suppose people find it more entertaining to see you rant though lol

[@withcindy]

ppl love negativity more!!

[@ArturGlass.C]

Seeing her happy about books used to make me want to read more and was inspiring but now I'm depressed so it makes me miss the good parts. At least for myself it's not that I find it more entertaining it's that at least those videos don't give me existential crisis about the state of my own life.

[@crystalwaters8710]

The way I clicked because I needed Cindy content to fix my mental health for free. 😭

[@angelambrosia6397]

who needs therapists WE HAVE CINDY

[@withcindy]

Therapy With Cindy

[@briannaduffin1305]

“They’re all different flavors of bad”- Cindy talking about books, and me talking about men

[@martinavivas6574]

underated comment

[@shiningyoonie]

The fact that an author who right out said that he cared “more about story teling than facts” got to continuously publish non-fictions that could infuence thousands of people with his cherry-picked data and bullshit baffles me. Like aren’t there enough scientists who are trying to provide scientifically proven information to the public? Why is someone who is not qualified constantly given the chance to spread harmful information??

[@withcindy]

he outright said that??? LOLLLLL now this is making sense.

[@poorunfortunatesoul8610]

SJM will always find a way to traumatise us and you gotta respect that

[@withcindy]

love that 4 her

[@jam5369]

Im glad I've never read any SJM book. I tend to keep it that way, but a beloved friend of mine loves her series. But she's acknowledged how bad it is. We all have problematic favs at the end of the day lmfao

[@withcindy]

embrace what u love boo

[@-Desire]

I was present during the two-part premiere of ACOSF and I _know_ it was badly written but I'm tempted to say it was a masterpiece to see what trouble comes to find me.

[@withcindy]

.......

[@PichuElric]

A trickster fae you are

[@Emeliena]

Rhysand's so woke that he actually created a different kind of feminism that we just haven't had the choice to understand yet as the simple creatures we are... but I talked to him and he's willing to let us make that CHOICE (cuz that's what it is... OUR CHOICE) 😌💪🏻🤝

[@maxy9540]

i remember reading The Hawthorne Legacy and at one point just thought "this is..... a Wattpad story 15 yr old me would write "

[@withcindy]

LOL yes

[@sf2934]

the worst book I’ve ever read this year, probably ever tbh, you would HATE it. The plot twist at the end killed something in me and I haven’t been the same since

[@withcindy]

what book was it

[@np8139]

The plot twist was probably more surprising than Cindy not being straight.

[@sf2934]

@@withcindy it’s called damsel by Elana K. Arnold. Highly recommend as a hate-read

[@strawberrymochi118]

​@@sf2934 woah i read that one too!! the super obvious metaphor kept advancing slowly and i was like...this is where we're going, isn't it. One of the very few books that have given me just this blank stare of disappointment.

[@sf2934]

@@strawberrymochi118 YES. I was reading it after a long day and I felt like I officially lost it. I’m so surprised it got published

[@starfish4852]

The only good thing about 'A Court of Silver Flames' was that it was soooooo heavy, I could drop it on my head to induce amnesia to gain back the little bit of serotonin I had 🙃 And it won an award 😭 km

[@all-Mad-Here]

“I don’t wanna be a girlboss anymore. I just wanna girl relax.” Iconic quote.

[@helenl3193]

I feel like we need that on a cushion

[@all-Mad-Here]

@@helenl3193 YES

[@pragnyan7770]

"I don't wanna be a girlboss, I just wanna girl relax" SAME

[@withcindy]

My retirement plan

[@iiii498]

Just finished the last page of "Know my name ", a book I discovered through your channel. Thank you

[@withcindy]

i hope u liked it!!

[@iiii498]

@@withcindy absolutely did! And I will definitely recommend reading it to my friends and even relatives

[@mayrarara]

I think the only book I truly hated this year was The Hating Game & I talk about how much I hated it at every opportunity

[@withcindy]

omg my friend LOVESSS the book but told me to never read it bc she knows ill hate it and that will make her sad LOL

[@luthientinuviel3883]

Well I guess it succeeded, you were in a hating game

[@katv7401]

Finally someone has the same opinion about it as me!

[@aviannamanriquez-herrera1615]

Lol I haven’t even read it, but never caught my attention and seeing these comments makes me even less interested. One that I continuously mention of books that I didn’t like is Crescent City (which this first book by mass that I read and last lol). Also sorry for venting

[@eaglet]

They're making it into a movie and it looks sooo baaad

[@Mila-vu2we]

I know which books I hated this year but I need to watch this video to see if I’m correct cause Cindy is my standard

[@withcindy]

which books??

[@van3ssalucil3]

cindy should start a series where she reads and reviews unhinged fanfics but treats them like actual books

[@jayistrying4558]

Are you telling me "A Special Place for Women" is basically Miss Congeniality, but in book form and with sketchy MLM vibes? Got it.

[@saunatonttu93]

I completely forgot The Julie and the Phantoms book existed, so for a moment I was like "well damn something really big happened for Cindy to change her mind on the show, huh."

[@karinmaria6455]

Me, literally completely removed from Booktube, whenever Cindy roasts Booktube: haha so true girl

[@dreamiinotdream730]

Someone at a party mentioned ACoTR and everyone who knew about it went ballistic, dragging Mass and the characters. It was a good party 😌

[@wabbitwabbit98]

You're one of the very few KZbinrs I have notifications turned on for! Clicked as soon as I saw you on my lock screen because I have been waiting for this video for agessss, this is basically my New Year present

[@withcindy]

yay happy new year!!

[@Cookie-jl4st]

I would like to wish everyone a happy new year. Let’s hope 2022 will be better then this year. ( it probably won’t be better but who knows)

[@withcindy]

i hope so too!!

[@sora1498]

i sat through 2 full hours of u having a mental breakdown of a court of silver flames, and it was 100X more entertaining than any movie ive ever watched- luv u cindy xx

[@withcindy]

I commend ur dedication

[@juliannagoodwin2875]

It’s totally fine to have a character who is wishy-washy and indecisive, I too am a libra.” As a fellow libra that sent me into a laughing fit!! 😂😂

[@withcindy]

October babies unite!

[@juliannagoodwin2875]

@@withcindy I’m a September baby. 27th, but libras unite!! 😅😂

[@dropslemon]

wait I'm sorry are we just going to brush over the court of thorns and roses series getting a hulu adaptation. please can we talk about this. is hulu making porn? is that what I'm seeing?

[@celinahatton2653]

It sounds so awful that I'm surprised Netflix didn't pick it up.

[@valemedina4473]

Its shoking that Netflix didnt do it firts

[@kyeoptawerk93ah]

this cannot be true. i will not believe it. maybe if we can make enough of a stink about it, we can prevent it like how sonic fans got the hedgehog redesigned after the trailers were made

[@lisabutterdorf8291]

That Cindy talked longer and dedicated more effort into SJmaas Books than six of crows acc shows how much she loves these books

[@mayo-bl9qf]

Ms. Cindy, you are so eloquent and your critiques are actually so well spoken and they always send me to another realm- I too hated Talking to Strangers but I had no idea how to phrase how much it bothered me until watching your video. I know ur anti-girlboss but that was truly girlboss of you-

[@withcindy]

maybe by being anti girlboss that is the true girlboss quality all along

[@samantharose1001]

Wait the letterbox thing is SOOO funny 😆 I’m waiting for your Best Director nom Cindy

[@withcindy]

I'm working on it

[@nousersnamesleft]

Drag a Court of Silver Flames! 🔥

[@withcindy]

Always

[@reemalshammari2783]

I’m a simple girl I see Cindy’s face next to a sjm book I click

[@withcindy]

ultimate clickbait

[@Ninjacatmuffin]

When you mentioned that you wanted to girl relax... honestly, same. I'm not a woman, but I still want a nap. I enjoyed both the best books and worst book videos this year, so keep it up. I've read a few of the books in the best book list, but there were one or two more that I wanted to put in my TBR. Thanks again for the recs

[@francescakyanda9182]

Cindy, I'm claiming this as a present for my 19th birthday, if you don't mind, your rants are always a welcome delight

[@withcindy]

Happy birthday!

[@sarahgutierrez7849]

"It's okay for a girl to be wishy washy and not be able to make a decision. I too am a Libra." Was not expecting to be read like this on a random Tuesday 😔

[@TheChaoticAsexual]

Bro I was at the bookstore and I saw them displaying ACOTAR on the booktok table and I was just like “🤮🤮 why? Pick a GOOD booktok book instead!!!”

[@withcindy]

dont rely on booktok for recommendations lol

[@Mauvenotebook]

OMG. I had to read talking to strangers for school and I ended up throwing it across the room.

[@user-en2th1nm3q]

Truly, Cindy is the best book reviewer. She's awesome.

[@withcindy]

Wow, thank you! :D