I gotta respect how the series keeps it fluffy. Just wish it wasn't pretending to be *dark* romance. It should have stood proud as a non-angsty rom-com about chivalrous dorks in the mafia!

@ronaldreaganhater6982

Жыл бұрын

Well minus the last book. Was not expecting the sudden predator turn. That's straight up DARK not sure it can be called romance though

"How do you determine the value of your time?" Well, I just restarted a game I'd already invested 100 hours in because I missed one dialog option required for the secret ending, so I'd say that my time is worh... Uh, nothing. I have no life, no personal standards, and no hope.

@vanzy01

Жыл бұрын

😢

@abbewinter9249

Жыл бұрын

@Snazzy-Hood Pathfinder WotR. I was having a great time until I checked the requirements and found out that the passive perception check I missed by 2 points and was too lazy to re-roll was actually super important. And that was 15 hours ago. 🙃

@nathanloomis5141

Жыл бұрын

@@abbewinter9249 My friend just finished his first playthrough of that game, and it took him 78 hours- despite him having played through most of the game several times already

@abbewinter9249

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanloomis5141 Trust me, I was surprised when I checked my hours, too. I knew I went slow, but this was something else.

@shinymetagross1666

Жыл бұрын

@@abbewinter9249 I restarted halfway through act 5 because of a choice in act 1 so I can relate.

ah yes, turkey and greece, two countries that get along famously and have no deep grudges, and of course, even if they did the heads of criminal syndicates would never hold on to and exacerbate those grudges.

@Topdoggie7

Жыл бұрын

They're best friends, I assure you.

So book five Goober 5 basically groomed a 17 year old that he kidnapped after murdering her entire family. Ok.

@galvanizeddreamer2051

Жыл бұрын

Well, you can't call the author derivative, premise-wise at least.

Goober One fell for one of the classic blunders. The first, and most famous, of which is "never enter into a land war in Asia." But the second is "never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line."

@billuraral1870

Жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of you for writing this comment. It's a prestigious line of work with a long and glorious tradition.

@onerosegrowing936

Жыл бұрын

I don't wanna be rude but isn't it, "Never get into a battle of wits with a sicilian when death is on the line!"

@davidspring4003

Жыл бұрын

@@onerosegrowing936 I'd need to rewatch Princess Bride (such torture!), but I think no.

@lionheartt15

Жыл бұрын

I dont think that means what you think it does

So by the sound of it each of the female love interests are in some way or another more of a kink than an actual character. Or at least they all have one that could be assigned to them. Since we have the step sister, the secretary, the maid, the childhood friend and... the kidnapping/grooming victim... Sheesh it's bad when the kinda incest is not the biggest collar tugger, huh?

So I dunno if this is your art style or the fact that I never read the books, but these are all just anime plots done badly. 1.) _My New Stepsister Is Really Hot_ 2.) _I Don't Know How To Act Near My Brother's New Secretary_ 3.) _I Took In The Maid Of My Hated Enemy_ 4.) _I Married My Childhood Friend When She Was Drunk_ 5.) _I'm A Gangster, And I Dunno How To Romance A Girl_

@ChopChop_Specter

Жыл бұрын

Anime plots? More like “my story animated” plots lol/LH

@_uwu_9992

Жыл бұрын

those some funny ass 'story of my life' kinda titles lol

@universalperson

Жыл бұрын

@@_uwu_9992 A lot of anime titles are like this.

@_uwu_9992

Жыл бұрын

@@universalperson right? xD

@Tareltonlives

5 ай бұрын

I feel like someone could make a romance novel and romance anime plot venn diagram and it'd overlap a LOT

I'm laughing because one of the guys is Turkish and the other is Greek. They were in the same room and a fight did not break out. Did the author not read a history book about either of those countries, or even just skim one?

I wonder if mentally singing "I'm a Goofy Goober" would help me with the characters

My headcanon is that this entire story is fiction within fiction. Like it is made for a high school stage play.

There were multiple times where the goobers tried to be wholesome and I responded aloud to this information with "sure, Maxim". Clearly I've been somewhat missing your The Mister series, but with how draining it seems like it is to read that garbage, I'm definitely grateful for the pallet cleansers of these one-off videos

“We’re just throwing darts at a map of Europe” had me screaming 😂😭

My favorite part of this breakdown of goober PCs is that the Token Safe POC is ALSO Mediteranean which makes the Russian and Irish ones stand out more than the brown person, when they could have like...done an Asian Triad Master, or a Yakuza Boss...but considering the Greek criticism and the lack of the term DON anywhere in here clearly they just wanted a bunch of similarly cultured entities without putting too much effort into it, thus why they're also all in America. Which begs the question why even make them defined by nationality instead of just have them be fictional families just meandering around regardless? Who's bonus points is she looking for on Kindle trash romance?

@TactlessC

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit the entirety of the Irish book could have just been Japanese instead all the way down to plank of wood heroine who was assaulted and honorable but horny male lead who is restrained only by misunderstanding. LMAO.

@generallypooky

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny that you say that, because I had cut a bit where the half step brother takes advantage of heroine 2’s work ethic to do all his work, and makes her pull a lot of overtime a la Japanese salaryman work culture. But I didn’t think people would be familiar with that

@TactlessC

Жыл бұрын

@@generallypooky Yeah fair, it's not something a lot of people would be familiar with, at least not until recently where more and more Japanese media is addressing it.

@vanzy01

Жыл бұрын

👍🏿

i'm so far 4 minutes in and everyone being different nationalities and "head of the (nationality) mafia" honestly just sounds like a run-of-the-mill 2014 mafia!Hetalia fic ngl edit; wow, they've even got the wattpad covers to boot!

@Saphira-Seraphina

6 ай бұрын

Omg this is _so_ accurate pfft

28:29 Again? We seriously owe the entire country of Albania an apology for how they are depicted in trashy romances.

@galvanizeddreamer2051

Жыл бұрын

Weren't the Albanian's the bad guys in 365 Days? Or am I thinking of a different book?

@wakawakawakawaka8804

Жыл бұрын

​@@galvanizeddreamer2051 I think that was the mister by eljames

@galvanizeddreamer2051

Жыл бұрын

​@@wakawakawakawaka8804 Much thanks.

@Tareltonlives

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

And here I thought this was going to be about 365 days

@justagirl7094

Жыл бұрын

Same lol

@catalinaargyriou8603

Жыл бұрын

I could picture any one of these 5 saying "are you lost babygirl" tbh

@lianai.9795

Жыл бұрын

@@catalinaargyriou8603 goober nr. whatever: "are you lost baby goobers"?

By the fourth one hearing about the lack of tension gets me trying to script doctor the thing: how they should have told it all from her view and kept his mutual demisexual attraction secret and then turned his adrenaline horndogging into a frustrated attempt at fulfilling toxically masculine standards he set for himself and eventually when the truth about him being sober that night comes out they can finally go on a date that’s 90% emotional foreplay… but then I stop myself like why am I trying to save garbage?

I am still on "meds Pez." This whole thing was hysterical. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

29:06 ACTUAL ACE-SPECTRUM REPRESENTATION _LET'S GOOOOOOOOO_ *_You don't know how long I've wanted this_* Yeah I know it's not exactly _the best_ representation but listen my bar is firmly embedded in the fckn bedrock so give me a break

@RF11081994

Жыл бұрын

Bro, same. I will read the most lame, horribly-written garbage in the world if I find out there's an ace and/or aro character in it.

@Saphira-Seraphina

6 ай бұрын

That was literally my reaction... Until the main guy tried to fuck her out of it?? It seems? Still, there are worse representations (way worse) (way way worse) so I guess we need to take what we have

I have the feeling this started out as rpf for a boy band

@nnll0045

Жыл бұрын

I can’t fcking unsee this comment

@Tareltonlives

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

"Bombastic cheese covered cornbread" that's an assortment of words

@archangel_prince

Жыл бұрын

It sounds delicious, though!

Absolutely sobbing over "meds Pez" oh my god

I don't follow the sexy blue penguin for essays and nerdy deconstructions. That's what Krimson is for. He puts coloured tabs in his book. He's also the one who told me to seek the saucy bird.

I would think that the head of the Italian Mafia would be the most beholden to mommy and daddy.

Is it bad I kinda want the 5 goobers to form a Mafia boy band. Seriously if this admitted it was a soft fluffy romance with mafia guys who hate want was expected of them this might improve instead of pretending to be a dark romance

@Tareltonlives

Жыл бұрын

I will bet money this is a boy band RPF

"Life With Derek" fantasies OH DEAR LORD Glad to see a new video Pooky!!! Edit: "every Jennifer L Armantrout book she finds -" NICE

Gotta love how there's a GOOD mafia and a BAD mafia...Also, just a shout out for being open about enjoying genres other people have to "no no i'm only reading it IRONICALLY" through, and for making content that recognizes the bad and the dumb within that without going "look at this bad dumb thing that only losers like." I'm not personally a romance, erotica, or Mafia (SoftboiTM edition) enjoyer generally, but I get...tired, when the entire joke is "haha who would ever read this thing lmaooooo"

Goober bros: Ooga chaka. Ooga chaka. Ooga chaka. Me: I can't stop this feeling/ Deep inside of me./ Girl, you just don't realize/ What you do to me. I guess "Hooked on a Feeling" does make a kind of sense, but it utterly kills any possibility of me taking these guys seriously.

"He knows where the c-" HARD CUT The way I screamed at my job at this part 😂 Also......... Night World definitely fucking slaps 😂😂

I love how your 45-minute video has a better story structure than 5 books of material. Thank you for blessing us once again and reminding me that I really should take the dive back into my archive of kindle books to see if I accidentally picked up any hidden gems. XD

can I just tell you how much I appreciate your use of scribblenauts sprites??? great content too, as always!

You're back! I will always have time for your reviews of terrible books and romances.

You got a Greek and a Turkish "mafia boss" in the same room and they're not fighting over anything? Islands? Names? Historical origins? Who of them invented [insert random food]? NOTHING?? 😂

On your The Mister review Poldark is like this: Ross Poldark is a rebellious boy who gets sent to the colonies to fight for Britain in the revolutionary war. After not hearing of him for a while, everyone who knew him assumes he is dead, including his great love, Elizabeth, who decides to marry to his rich cousin. Ross is heartbroken upon his return, yet his land is a mess and his family's business is near bankrupt, so he decides to focus in putting his life back in order. Sometime later, Ross meets a run away named Demelza, and feeling compassion and pity towards her, he decides to hire her as his maid. Elizabeth and Ross still love one another, but they cannot be together because she is well...married. He also comes to discover Elizabeth is pregnant. Meanwhile, Demelza begins to fall in love with Ross, as he is the most tender man she has known in her life, Ross does not really notice this for a while, though. As Demelza grows prettier and he lonelier, Ross comes to feel a certain attraction towards her, and they spent a night together. After this, Demelza decides to leave Ross, not wanting to be work for a man whom she spent a night with. Yet Ross has a strong sense of duty, and since she is now ruined in the eyes of society for having intercourse out of wedlock, he proposes to Demelza who happily accepts. They marry, in spite of societies expectations, and after a series of events he comes, including Demelza's confession to Ross, he forgets about Elizabeth, and falls to love Demelza. It is not nearly as bad as it is in the Mister, and though Demelza is naïve she is actually a genuinely likable character, at least in the Masterpiece show. You should check out Demelza's song.

In italy we don't even have one single tilype of mafia- we have the Camorra, the 'Ndrangheta and the Sicilian Mafia (yes, that's where the term "mafia" comes from. They couldn't be bothered to even get THAT right

I mean there's no one 'Italian Mafia' either, but a bunch of different and each differently regionally focused competing horrible organisations from Camorra to Cosa Nostra and the Calabrian and Albanian close connections too... People should just start calling 'mafia romance' Godfather fanfic because it has nothing to do with actual mafia.

Oh gods, the chicken casserole killed me XD Holy hell. Thank you for sharing this... incredible mess of a series, this is fantastic.

Honestly, I just adore your videos. The humor, the drawings, and the stuff you review all makes it so fun to watch and listen to. Can't wait to see what comes next!

As someone who is Aspec/Demisexual (as far as I know anyway) what the actual hell is wrong with the author. This is not representation, it's just insulting and stupid. I know the author clearly doesn't research but Geez-Louise Sidenote: I hate it when you get to the character that seems so interesting in other people's stories and they just fall flat character wise once they get the spotlight on them. I didn't read the books but as you were going I was like "ooh kidnapped lady, what's going on there" only to be disappointed in your summary. Like that was really lame

The premise for the series seemed promising. I even liked the cringey covers. It's disappointing the stories don't deliver. Oh well, at least it led to an awesome Pooky video. 👍👍👍

"Everyone in the Greek Mafia adheres to the Ron Swanson principle." I am _dying._ The main crew doing their own dirty work makes me feel this should be some crazy cyberpunk plot following a team of Fixers(Type Moon's Library of Runia, and other JP/SK dystopian fiction). But in that it makes sense, because they're the ones with the crazy cybernetic implants that let them use swords like Gut's Dragon Slayer, not just plot armor.

@cantfindyourboy505

Жыл бұрын

ah yes, Library of Ruina is a part of the nasuverse

@galvanizeddreamer2051

Жыл бұрын

@@cantfindyourboy505 Neat, thanks for the info.

Thank you blue penguin. I could go for a trashy-novel vivisection right about now!

I just stumbled upon this channel, and from minute 1 I have an irresistible urge to buy a Pooky Plushie.

I appreciate how open you are about how selfish your content is, it's refreshing. Some creators make similar content but have this air of objectivity that makes it awkward.

I feel like I've read this exact series but without the mafia part.

I feel this on a spiritual level. Like not that I read this sort of genre but that I've ranted to my friend for similar reasons.

YOOOO THE BIRB IS BACK

I mean, I didn't expect much from this trash, but . . . that's--that's not how demisexuality works. That's really not how demisexuality works. This whole series was laughable except that one point to me, which hits a nerve because I'm demi myself. I know garbage is gonna be garbage but that segment's just insulting ngl

@generallypooky

Жыл бұрын

Understandable Heroine 4 didn’t need to be demi at all if it was gonna be handwaved away like that. Heard’s attempts at representation in this series is superficial and thoughtless. Hence why I didn’t find humor in the series when I first read it

It makes to so happy to see one of your videos again. Thank you.

2:32 is that little devil model from Scribblenauts? (Or whatever its name was) I got a massive burst of nostalgia from thinking about that, I remember spending hours messing around in that when I was little

@Pandachu123

10 ай бұрын

Yup! It's from Scribblenauts! 🤣

She’s back!!! 😆

Books like this bother me only because these are obviously complete garbage and I highly doubt people are proud of this. Here I am trying to make an actual effort and worried people will think I’m cringe

I just found your channel and I actually find myself laughing cause your reviews are so great and hilarious! I'm hardcore bingeing on all of your videos right now and I'm excited for whatever you put out in the future!

"I opened this books for dark romance!" "Why do we have to beat up the heroines?!" Uh, Pooky? You, uh, you don't see a connection here of some kind?

@generallypooky

Жыл бұрын

I know, I know! Lol, I mean that, like a lot of other things there, it feels like it’s done so cookie-cutter and cheaply.

13:05 Guber 5 just casually took her as his participation trophy😂😂😂

Yes! A new Pooky vid to watch a billion times. These are always a treat. I'd say you reading those awful books was not a waste of time (painful as it must have been) since we got this video out of it lol.

Thank god I have this penguin to absorb content instead of subjecting myself to it. Truly, one of the most important roles in society.

Was not expecting demisexual representation from this series- you find it in the weirdest places

Mafia romance? That's how mafia works.

"...on her legal way." 🤣🤣🤣

I am honestly sick of the romance in the whole arranged marriage trope, where they gradually fall in love rather than just genuinely becoming friends and making a bad situation a bit better since both parties are in the same boat. It's always got to be romantic love and all that slop. Here's an idea, instead of love, the MC's never get past just general tolerance, there is zero emotional connection between them. But no one notices how apathetic they truly are to one another because the respective families are up their own asses in terms of delusional thinking. They think they know better and are whole heartedly convinced regardless of copious amounts of evidence to the contrary. I seriously want this to happen, or at someone should make an honest attempt at it.

@sanfransiscon

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like an interesting subplot for a story, but if the relationship doesn't become a romance, then... it's not romance. It'd be under a different genre like drama maybe?

@leafruns7672

Жыл бұрын

I have an idea for a story like that, sort of. not that depressing. but most people would still think it was actually a romance because writing coming to tollerate a person means romance to the shippers.

@galvanizeddreamer2051

Жыл бұрын

Functional marriages are a lot closer to really-close friendships than you give credit. What a lot of people see as "love" is often just the emotional obsession people have with someone they find s e x ually attractive. However, a functioning and long-lasting relationship is based on mutual loyalty, and willingness to interact; "love" is good to get you through the rocky parts early on, but only through deliberate decision to become loyal and valuable to the other person will it last. As well, it was Nietzsche that said in _All Too Human_ that "Marriage as a long conversation... Everything else in a marriage is transitory, but most of the time that you're together will be devoted to conversation." Effectively, what I'm saying is you're describing a healthy marriage, something most romance writers are paralyzingly terrified of. I will say however, I agree with sanfran, emotion has to be there. You throw five guys in a trench together for six months, and they will grow emotionally attached to one another. It's not gay, it's just loyalty towards the people you walk the road to hell with; whether that road be taxes and raising children, or No Man's Land and the Eastern Front.

Yo, this club penguin lady absolutely rocks.

It's been a while! Welcome back!

I love this sm. How do you not have more subs, likes and views!? You’re content is amazing!! 💜

I honestly just reimagined the 5 mob boss bois as various members of the Springfield Mafia from the Simpsons, and it somehow made the stories far more interesting.

I legit stopped everything I was doing to watch your vid 🤣 Thank you SO much, your content gives me joy.

oh my god you're back!!!! :DDD

HEY POOKY!!!

Yay! Your back

Glad your back with a new video.

Aaaay! So cool to see you again!

Yay! So happy to see another video

Witness the power of The Holy Numbers as they bless you with this fine video.

The generic goober and heroine models are amazing

@Tareltonlives

Жыл бұрын

I love it when the heroine is obviously a self-insert, and #5 takes the cake with the trash romance shopping spree.

@Tareltonlives

Жыл бұрын

"I kidnapped you and murdered your whole family! Here's a Twilight box set and a puppy!" My jaw always drops at that part. This series is a weird mix of Hallmark fluff with murder, revenge, rape, sex trafficking, horrific violence and general organized crime. What even is this?!

Do half of these countries even HAVE a Mafia? Like, I'm pretty sure Mafia as a name is largely a Sicilian & Italian thing (which, like, you did say that the author corrected herself later on for Russia & Greece). But an Irish Mafia? A Polish Mafia?? The country that can hardly choose a president has it's own organised crime syndicate?? I am insulted at this author's assumption that us Poles could even create such a thing, much less actually make it work

@tallymanz6756

Жыл бұрын

The irish did at one point have a criminal organization in America at least, but they’re were usually just called “the irish” if I’m not mistaken. Mafia wasn’t a term thrown around for them most of the time.

OH, HOW YOU'VE MADE MY DAY!!

Just found your channel!! Your artstyle is so cute, absolutely love the way you do videos!

got my water, got my fries, got my chicken strips, let's go

As Polish person seeing " Do widzenia Losers" make me laugh.

Yes, Pooky returns!

Your art is so nice to look at

Why aren't there any movies based on these books? This is hilarious!

im so excited, new pooky video!!!

"...the type of person who lacks the transcendent inner peace necessary to DNF stuff" Me, who got stuck on the last level of a video game, and just decided not to finish it. Twice.: Is this some mortal joke I'm too enlightened to understand? (yes that happened. Once with XCOM: enemy unknown and again with Chroma Squad. I did beat XCOM 2 though.)

Only you could read 50 Shades of Shit and say, "yeah, I can make Ad Revenue outta this."

Throughout I'm just imagining the Goobers as the JJBA Vento Aureo cast as you're saying this and it still reads like a goofy fluff reader x Character fanfic. Edit: Okay here me out!!! I imagine Goober 1 as Abbachio because... Not sure. Personality wise is close. Goober 2 is Bucciarati because of the calm and almost dad lover vibe Goober 3 is definitely Mista with a different backstory!! But the attitude and accidentally shooting someone else is on par. He would be the type who would accidentally shoot his own girlfriend because the bad guy did something. Or Sex Pistols (his stand) did it. Goober 4 is very Giorno like. Head of the Italian Mafia (JJBA part 5) and he totally got the diamond ring by using Gold Experience by turning one into a frog and back. Hahaha!! Also probably wouldn't know how to relationships. Goober 5 is... Unfortunately he doesn't feel like a Narancia or a Fugo. But he's closest to Polnareff oddly enough... who is in Part 5... but acts more like his Part 3 self!! Even has a dog!!

Omg, Pooky posted!! Heck yeh!!

Pooky looks like if Twitter logo was a sexy birb librarian lady.

As someone whos demisexual, WOW was that the most boring and also insulting acephobic way the author couldve handled it. I havent read these so only have your word to go off of but goddamn! There couldve been so much more done with the demi side plot, so many different ways to look at it. But no, the author did the most bland boring non-commital approach.

YAAAAY!!!! LOVED THIS VIDEO! I truly enjoy trash romances (to a point) but great video!!

I’m so happy I clicked on this video because, YES

*sees book covers* omg...OMG! It's just the same stock photo! Just the same guy in the same suit next to the same car in the same photo shoot! How lazy can you be when googling stock images of guys in black suits?

@anarchomando7707

Жыл бұрын

And this is why we have to start hiring oil painters for our books or get them bookbound because of shit like this

@ayajade6683

Жыл бұрын

Cover art is very expensive especially in self pub there's nothing wrong with using stock photos even traditional published covers use stock photos and assets to make covers

I love so cute all your drawings are :D

Thank you for validating my feelings towards pandora hearts and zombie loan (and to a lesser degree kingdom hearts but my wrath towards that franchise lead me to working on a story inspired by kh1 so it gets a technical pass).

I don't know why, but I like Heroine 4 design. So genki.

I stopped what I was doing to do a genuine double take at >they are all based out of NA< WHAT!!??

0:25 you’ve basically summarized my time with Mushoku Tensei/Jobless Reincarnation. Also, always happy to see my favorite flightless bird return!

@TheDanishGuyReviews

Жыл бұрын

Neat, you finally got with a girl. You're also, like, 53. That's kinda pretty sad.

@JohnDoe-uf3lj

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDanishGuyReviews What?

@TheDanishGuyReviews

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-uf3lj The finale of Season 2.

@JohnDoe-uf3lj

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDanishGuyReviews ooooh yes! Didn’t realize you were referring to the show lol. Thought this was some elaborate insult at first lol. Yep, the finale is pretty awful. It’s a chance to change, but instead it rewards him with making his abuse victim his girlfriend.

@TheDanishGuyReviews

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-uf3lj I'm probably not going to watch Season 3 if that becomes a thing. I don't care about where his Mom is. The fact that l even remember that that was the plot is a miracle, because l think the show itself forgot. (Demon King at Magic Academy is another serious offender. They decided not to ease into season 2, but instead expect the viewer to remember the 20 people they've thrown at me in just the first episode alone. Cool. Immediately not invested.)

'this is for my parents!' 'I... have no idea who you are.' Honestly, that would be a hilarious twist, if they added that the guy he was killing wasn't even the right guy, and this was all a misunderstanding.

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who gets mad about certain kindle unlimited. Mine was Klutz. I like the idea but it went down hill faster and it’s still NOT done.

I haven't reached to Goober no.3 yet in the video, but as a Turk and as someone familliar with dumbass Wattpad plots, I'm already cringing so hard. Later Edit: YEP, I WAS RIGHT!