Reacting to 5 Star Reviews of the Worst Books I've Read || Books with Emily Fox
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Back at it again, this time I'm reacting to positive reviews of books I hate! Reading the reviews was... something! These are books that made it to my worst books of 2018 or 2017! Hope you enjoy!
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Reading 1 star reviews: • Reading One Star Revie...
Worst Books of 2018: • WORST BOOKS OF 2018 ||...
Worst Books of 2017: • Worst Books of 2017 & ...
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@maitha.m1967
5 жыл бұрын
yaaaaaaas a new video thank you-you saved my night I'm bored.
@pastapins2007
5 жыл бұрын
12:15 isssssssssss sooooo meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@pastapins2007
5 жыл бұрын
and 29:50 OMMGGG
@leticiatoraci9855
5 жыл бұрын
1:53 cringe face 😬😬😬😬😬
@emilijamomcilovic5923
5 жыл бұрын
16:05 - 16:10 I'm dying :'D
It's all fun and games until she pulls up your favorite book😂
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
It's all in good fun I promise 😂❤️
@linnbaardsen9459
5 жыл бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox I get it😆😂 Loved the video, you were too hard on yourself❤
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
I edited it down from 2h and tried to keep only the funny bits haha
@linnbaardsen9459
5 жыл бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox You did a good job😉 I really enjoy your work and I am so happy I found your channel❤
@punkrockgirlpa
5 жыл бұрын
OMG literally lol'ed hahahaah
omg the camera was out of focus I thought I wasn't wearing my glasses
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
My camera wasn't ready for all that salt 😂
@BreakfastAtFabianas
5 жыл бұрын
Saaaame🤣
@kaikaijg2130
5 жыл бұрын
I am near sighted, not wearing my glasses and I thought the same thing...
@biancabro6946
5 жыл бұрын
I thought my glasses were dirty😂
@ccstopmotionproductions739
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Why should the love interest in ANY romance book quote Lolita? Why? How did the writer think it was a good idea?
Emily: 'this video is going to be the best video ever' Emily's camera: 'yeah... about that...'
Mean reviews are my favorite. Even when it's about a fave I find something to laugh about. Don't think we should take ourselves - nor our favorite books that seriously to get pissed at someone for disliking it.
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
100%!
@chroniclesoflinsey8330
5 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! I love watching videos like this! Even if my favorite book is getting trashed! 😂 but it’s fun to see other people’s perspectives and to have a good laugh! People really do take these things too seriously! People just need to relax and have some fun like you said!
@awildkiru
5 жыл бұрын
Jéssica Mota SAY IT LAUDER SISTER!
@joshina4497
5 жыл бұрын
Omg yes
@mima_piedade
5 жыл бұрын
Also, mean reviews are 9/10 of the time more honest and/or informative than the positives.
Ah, yes, nothing more attractive than a guy who can't make his own lunch
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
As long as he's tall and muscular who cares if he stalks you a little, right?
I actually DO really hate romances in books because more often than not 1. That's ALL the story becomes about and forget about the fact that they're held captive by cannibalistic pirates, but hey at least we know how much she loves the way his eyes sparkle in the moonlight. 2. They make dumb as hell and unrealistic decisions for the person they love that puts them in avoidable situations even though they just met 5 pages ago aka "insta idiot", a byproduct of insta love
@makaylacochran419
5 жыл бұрын
Omg yes 🙌🏻 sooo annoying.
I’ve seen the Cursed Child play and it didn’t change my mind. The special effects were incredible but the story itself was still a huge mess.
@claireabbot2847
5 жыл бұрын
As a play, I genuinely loved watching it. As you said the effects were incredible, and blew my mind. But I will never understand why they picked a plot that directly interfered with/changed the original one. Who thought that was a good idea?????
Salty Emily is my all time favourite Emily and 2019 has gifted me with much and I love it. I just KNEW Throne of Glass would make an appearance and I was not disappointed. Love this little series
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
It might need to become a recurring thing!
“He’s also muscular... forgot to mention the most important part” 😂
@AstridAnex
5 жыл бұрын
Jay G do you, like, comment on every video of every booktuber ever? 😄 is it some goal of yours? just curious, i see u everywhere haha
Let me state the obvious... this is the MOST serious video. There. Now it's clear :)
@danae3096
5 жыл бұрын
THAT'S SO FUNNY BECAUSE THE FIRST PART OF THE VIDEO ISN'T IN FOCUS
I think one of the main issues with Celaena’s character is the intent behind it. Theoretically, a character that is a brash, impulsive, egotistical assassin would be a fun character to read - if those flaws were acknowledged and they impacted her relationships with other characters. Instead, those characterizations were just thrown out there but don’t impact the plot in any way. You can take away those traits and everything would still happen the same way, meaning that Celaena was written that way ‘just because’ and it shows. I feel like it is bad writing of a potentially interesting and multi-faceted character, and it also doesn’t help that the ‘heroes’ and ‘villains’ read pretty much the same way. It’s just sub-par writing 🤷🏻♀️
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
1000% I like unlikable characters but she wasn't written that way. I don't like the idea that we have to read 10 books for a character to grow since plenty of other books are able to show some within one book... There was potential but it was a frustrating read!
@dyedshirt3206
4 жыл бұрын
she had a ton of development though. after the 3rd book is when the series really starts getting good, but it's certainly not my favorite book series of all time. it definitely has it's flaws, but it's decent.
I worked at a Canadian bookstore during the launch of the cursed child and talked to customers that night and in the weeks after (kids and adults) and most people said well... the writing wasn't that great or the story was just ok but it was just nice to be back in the world of Harry Potter and that that factor made the book "great"
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
That's definitely what others around me were saying too! Just wished it had been written by Rowling!
Here is my 2% about When Dimple meet Rishi . It's promoted for it's diversity and how people should read it because of it's representation of Indian-American and as if this book is kind of revolutionary or new in the literary world . Here is a thing , have these people heard of Jhumpa Lahiri ? The Pulitzer winning Indian-American author who writes about Indian-Americans . So if you're so interested in reading an Indian -American book why not pick up one of her books which have been around for decade. So it's not that people were interested in our stories , they only got interested when someone sent them a copy . Wanna read about Indians or Indian-Americans ? ask people like us
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! I think most people don't go out of their way to find new books to read that are out of their comfort zone (me included!). This one was a new YA book that was pushed by the publishing company that's why we read it (we kept seeing it mentioned!).
@g.chatterjee2296
5 жыл бұрын
Bingo
FINALLY someone doesn't like "When Dimple met Rishi". That was one of the worst books I read. I'm in IT so I was happy to read the book with a girl in IT but I was sooo annoyed when she forgot everything about it as soon as she met the guy ccc 😤
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
But... he's a boooooy! :P
@flutistmom
5 жыл бұрын
I thought the book was cute, but honestly forgettable.
Have anyone noticed that after Emily was ranting about niples in "Altered Carbon", she said "When Niple Met Rishi"?😉
@ceilidhsdesigns
5 жыл бұрын
i thought i misheard it at first, but nope she definitely said when nipple met rishi
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe I do think about nipples more than I thought...
Which books should I do next time? Warcross? Eragorn? The Cruel Prince?
@jackthomas8956
5 жыл бұрын
Eragon x10. That book was painful.
@loandbehold7348
5 жыл бұрын
With that much energy? All of them
@loandbehold7348
5 жыл бұрын
Seriously, you need to let it all out and we can watch you ripping into them. It's a win-win for everyone I'd say!
@dreaswiftie
5 жыл бұрын
BookswithEmilyFox Dont ever dare talking badly about Warcross grrrrrrr #ImJoking
@xRaiofSunshine
5 жыл бұрын
Yes
Favorite timestamps: about 12:15 when you pulled your hair up, 16:28 call your therapist and most favorite when you put your hat on.Love your series! If I wasn't already subscribed, I would after this video!!!
“I will link my paypal” I SCREAMED 😂😂😂
*reads positive review* *stares at the camera like The Office* "No."
"Hes the hottest bish on the market" 😂
the whole part about nipples had me laughing so hard! I love your personality!
I'm in love with the intro because you're bashing throne of glass there.
when you started reading the excerpt from mara dyer i had goose bumps all over my body from all the cringe.
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
So glad I'm not the only one 😂
Um. If Celeana was a guy I'd probably hate the character more. #justsayin
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Very true lol
You made me legitimately laugh when you were talking about 'Attachments'. I have never read a Rainbow Rowell book, and I didn't know what that book was about. But the way you described it, it did sound like it could thriller.
@violetlavi2207
5 жыл бұрын
Marie from what I’ve heard, it could be a thriller book if the girl was ever creeped out by him or he showed any inclination towards killing her. Probably would’ve made the book better too
I have no problem with the whole can-kill-everyone-assassin trope as long as, you know they actually kill or outsmart people most of the time. Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk.
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
YASSSSS She was 100% all talk but then does dumb stuff the whole time. I was so frustrated reading that book lol
@5:09 THAT "no" LMFAOAOOO IITERALLY SCREAMAAAAANEDDD I WISH WE WERE FRIENDS LOOOOOOL
I totally agree with your feelings on The Selection. I did rate it 4 stars but for the romance aspect rather than the actual plot. It’s not an amazing book but I really find it enjoyable and it’s such a quick read.
@reeyabedi5400
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I know so many people on Book Tiktok have been raving about it. While they were somewhat enjoyable, the plot was kind of over done and drab.
@vivianlin9081
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! America’s best friend came to find her, even when it could have gotten them both killed? And the fact that the rebels didn’t even do that much at all. And how their was almost no world building. I couldn’t put it down, but I would never read it again.
Just love you 😍 “no hitting, no girl, no boy, no one” so cute 🥰
I completley agree with the age thing. I loved Twilight when I was 13, I really thought it was the best stuff ever written. I adored Throne of glass at 17 because I haven't read anything with a character like Celeana until that point. If I would read these books now I would probably hate them 😂
the out-of-focus shot in the beginning is like your vision getting out of focus from reading all these positive reviews of awful books
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
I deserve it for not wearing my aluminium hat. What was I thinking?!
"attachments" should've morphed into a psychological thriller. That would've been lit
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
It would have!!
my favourite time stamp??? easy 0:00-34:39
"I decided to keep it because I'm a petty person and I hated this book" me with Carry On lmao. RR ain't it apparently
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
I've yet to read that one! Everyone always tells me it's her best lol
@maricruz3544
5 жыл бұрын
OMG!! FINALLY someone who didn't love this book. Glad sm not the only one.
@everythingfictional777
4 жыл бұрын
I didn't like fan girl by RR.. Its just.. Trash to the core for me. Stealing someone's boyfriend is never good thing..
The way the hoodie is making your hair look cut short is giving me life!!!!!!!
It's currently 2.30 AM & here I am laughing so hard! 😂 This was fun! We need to see "Sour" Emily more often because she's such a mood😂❤️
I’m ready for this !! I know I’m gonna love this video
Please do more of these videos! This is exactly what I needed after this week.
The return of the hat! You just get extra salty when you put that on, I love it! 😂
I love both of these videos so much! I feel like you are being your real self which is so great. I love your personality and it would be great to see more videos like this in the future 😊👍🏻💕
I bought Throne of Glass and then DNFd it after 30 pages haha...I couldn't stand it
I’m living for that disgusted face you make at 14:40 LOL 😂
This is the best video I’ve watched this year 😂😂 I found it so funny!
😂 The saltiness is hilarious! I wondered though how you make it through a whole video with your hair tucked into your sweater.
That was sheer genius! Emily, you are so funny, and talk such a lot of sense. Love this! I'd watch it again if i needed cheering up. :D
This is so funny! When you put your hair up to mock Noah I laughed so hard!
Yayyy so excited about this I loved the last one!
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you'll love this one too! :)
Are you going to end up continuing with the throne of glass series? I really enjoyed your review and would love to know what you think of the next book. I’ve seen so many positive things about Throne of Glass so it was refreshing to see a differing opinion.
I love this lol need more of this! Make it a series
YAY! Thank you for this Emily!
You're fantastic! I love your attitude, humor, blunt opinions, sweatshirt, background, everything!! :-)
You hating on awful YA books is literally my favourite thing :D
as a massive King fan I gave the gunslinger 2 stars, and the next one in the series 5 stars. they're so different and they get so much better!
@carynschmidt5061
5 жыл бұрын
I haven't read the Gunslinger but kinda floored that she said he uses adverbs! Isn't he the guy that says cut all adverbs?
@kathyfraga2827
5 жыл бұрын
I completely agree and I often advise people to skip the first one and start with the rest of the books and then come back around to the gunslinger. Also, under NO circumstances should any reader finish the coda in the final book.
@nikkineal6431
5 жыл бұрын
I’m going to try reading out of order. I made it half way through gunslinger and was not motivated to keep going.
Emily... WHOA 🍋 Clearly you have found a new jam. Clearly you needed a new jam with all that toast! 🤯🤯🤯🦊🦊🦊
This is SUCH a great idea! The Selection part killed me lmao
I HATE The Gungslinger! A friend told me the series gets good around end-of-book-two, early-book-three and... honestly... I don't have long enough to live to wait that long for the good bit. Your comments are spot on.
Omggggg yass!! My Friday has been blessed:-)
No wonder I enjoy all of your videos so much Emily! You go girl. ! :-)
For me, with the Throne of Glass, which I've only seen reviews of, the common complaint I saw about the main character is they talk up her assassin skills a lot, but straight up never show her actually assassinating someone.
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
100%!!
Woot, I was waiting for this 😁
I'm howling at 6:05 omfg. And the 12:25, A MOOD. VAGUELY ? VAGUELY ? 21:13. I'm crying omfg. I loved it, Salty Emily is just the perfect Emily. And idk, i just love it when you speak french !! I just go YAY FRIEND.
"Blame it on the sour shirt" lol perfect excuse 😂 This video reminds me when I posted a bad review for a book, my very first review, and I got attacked in the replies lol. Needless to say I don't write reviews anymore. Oh the trauma smh 😅🙄
@bint.muhammad
5 жыл бұрын
Damn! 😂
@missburn
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds intense. But I was wondering, how do you define being attacked when talking about books?
@smartlikewoah
5 жыл бұрын
@@missburn like people getting overly defensive, cursing you out, calling you names, refusing to let it go & agree to disagree. Stuff like that. My review started a continuous argument in the replies and one girl told me I didn't understand her fave book because I was an illiterate nobody and that people like me should die. Lol I was like what on Earth? 😅 Some people get too crazy over books.
Hey, I’m trying to find a book I read a while ago but I cannot remember the author or title. It was about these teens who have to go do this trial if they get picked and have to survive out in the wilderness of the US as a apoplectic nation. They then have their memories erased except for the main characters who survive and go to collage. Can anyone help me with the name of it??
I can't help feeling like you're me talking about the Red Queen series *insert intense vomitting sequence*
More of these please! This type of thing is hilarious! 😂
My husband was next to me while I was watching this, and I didn't think he would have payed attention but he listened to the whole video and really seemed to enjoy it. Lol
@jelatinosa
5 жыл бұрын
We both found it hilarious.l 💖
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad both of you enjoyed it :D
Sorry for commenting so much but you are KILLING me in this video. I love the lowkey shade. This is why I'm subscribed to you lol 🤣
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Don't apologize! Comments are my favorite part ❤️
Hell Yes! Thrones of Glass was insidious! It took me 6 months to read because I cannot DNF ! I hear it gets better - but who has time for that. Try Brandon Sanderson Mistborn Series
I seriously love this Emily
"Make an appointment with a therapist!" Had me booming with laughter.
One of my fav videos! Eating a krispy kreme donut and watching this.. Living my best life
Subbing for the down to earth sense of humor and for the great accent! Love your content and taste!
The way you say “literally” brings joy to me everytime 🤣
Ugh I love your voice. If not for your sarcastic humor and fantastic content, I would watch only for your soothing voice!
I loved this and cherish your sassy reviews! Pleeeeeeeease do another one of these 😀
I hated Attachments too because it was so weird. In this romance book there was no romance because the couple never actually interacted with each other because the guy was just being weird and creepy.
my gosh you're really into this haha, love this
Can someone tell me what she said in French? I'm learning atm and I didn't understand :(
I‘m not madly in love with Throne Of Glass, but later books explain how/why she is so good at what she does even after being enslaved for a year and basically a lot of the things you said you didn‘t understand get cleared up later☺️
@digthewarmth
3 жыл бұрын
That's really unfortunate. The author's gonna lose a lot of readers because they didn't make sure the first book made sense on its own.
@charlietheis4048
3 жыл бұрын
@@digthewarmth Well, I mean if that particular plotline were to be revealed in the first book it would make the rest of the series very unclimactic😅 It‘s hard to explain if you haven‘t read the books and without spoiling them😂
I 100% agree with your review about the Cursed Child! I didn't even finish it because I was just like UGH really?! I was also thinking the same thing about the Throne of Glass! I just am so annoyed with her character and the whole love triangle thing, the series has kinda left me down. I had such high hopes for this series.
This side of you is so funny 😂 I really appreciate your recommendations.
I really did enjoy the Mara Dyer series, but I don't think the first one is the best. The thing with Noah claiming Mara isn't like other girls is because they have complimenting powers and he "saw" her before he even met her. I think that's why he says she's not like other girls and why he was drawn to her. But I agree, it's not a perfect story. (But I still love it!)
I LOL and cried during this video!! Especially for the Attachment, Altered Carbon, and The Cursed Child (calling HP a Douche Canoe 🤣). I love your “don’t care” French Canadian & your “I’m sorry” Canadian attitude 💗 I’m a Westcoast Frenchie (born & raised) and truly appreciate your humour. J’adore énormément et tu es amusante comme animatrice 👍🏻 Keep doing these videos, it had me in stiches.
Loooove this video!!!! I want to capture every eye roll because DAMN they were relatable. Brilliant!
You’re my favourite booktuber because you don’t focus only on YA, you read a lot of adult and a lot of (hard)sci-fi, which is really refreshing and I discovered a lot of books which I wouldn’t have discover on other popular channels
Hahaha I HATED Throne Of Glass and the "she wrote it when she was 16" argument pisses me off because I'm like, This is a published book. I don't care if you're 16 or 61. Published books should not be crap. And on the topic of her being malnourished and stuff... she's probably bone thin with rotting teeth and hair falling out (which is what happens when you're malnourished) and yet she's still the most beautiful girl ever. And I'm just like 🙄🙄🙄 (I actually finished the series. Throne Of Glass was shit but Kingdom Of Ash was genuinely one of the best books I've ever read.)
@evies.1018
5 жыл бұрын
Cori Ilardi S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders while she was in high school, and it’s infinitely better than Throne of Glass. That’s why I HATE the ‘she was 16!’ argument.
@cori4727
5 жыл бұрын
@@evies.1018 Omg the Outsiders is one of my faaaaaavorite books. And I totally agree! Because, regardless of how old you are, publishers and editors should make a book ready before publishing it!!
19:52 is everything 🤣🤣
this is going to be so interesting and I'm here for it!
Sometimes I rate books based on my experience more than the book itself. Watching other people's reviews of books makes me realize that sometimes things in books go over our heads or we ignore them.
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! There are books that are super hated that I gave good reviews to. Timing, your currant mood, your bias, if you're read other similar books... everything can come to play in your rating!
Have you ever read 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami? Cause boy the way you talked about that Stephen King's book reminded me of the confusion I felt when I read 1Q84
Did you try Dorothy Must Die series? How is it?
The color pages in some books, like The Gunslinger, are put together in the middle so that they can be printed on the same signature(s). It's cheaper to only run the pages you need to in 4-color. I agree the book is a bit of a mess, but I work in printing and when I first learned this it was mind blowing.
@BookswithEmilyFox
5 жыл бұрын
Ah there you go, that sounds logical! haha It all makes sense now :)
14.20 is my absolute favourite part. That look, is exactly the look I had when I read the synopsis and quietly put the book down again. Just the synopsis for Attachment made me creeped out. So happy I didn't read it.
But Caleana is the Queen of Terrasen (her name is Aelin Ashryver Galathynius) and that is why she acts the way she does.
16:27 omgggggg 😂😂😂 I love mean reviews, please do more
hahaha this is hilarious- pure gold😂 love your channel! hello from a small booktuber ❤️
A literate woman is an elegant, smooth and dangerous creature. These are my 3 favorite books: - A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C Clark - The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K Dick - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
God I LOVE this side of Emily. I want more of that!