It's incredibly frustrating to see Booktubers having to continuously make these big disclaimers all the time. Viewers just need to chill out and stop abusing them for having an opinion that differs from their own. 🙈

@racheldemain1940

5 жыл бұрын

Books and reading are very personal . I am not a fan of Fantasy or Sci Fi but other readers may not like Historical Crime novels. .

@sieraproductions8568

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Colbyw74

3 жыл бұрын

fax

@Colbyw74

3 жыл бұрын

@@racheldemain1940 most people like fantasy to escape not fking real stuff lol u dont need to harass ppl for not liking what u like just find a new booktuber that agrees

RE: my feelings toward 13 Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places for that matter, please don't say it's because I don't understand mental illness myself. I have had my fair share of struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts in my past, so that is not it. I just believe if you are going write a novel about mental health it should be constructive, and those two books did the opposite for me. Thanks! And always remember you never know what people have gone through so don't assume anything ☺️💜

@oreobooks6162

7 жыл бұрын

I totally respect your perspectives on the books!

@katarzynaw4664

7 жыл бұрын

I have read 13 Reasons why in one sitting over night and it was for me a powerful read (if you know what I mean by that). Although it was quite a while ago (planning on re-reading) I haven't perceived her as blaming them, just the last person was for me portrayed as clearly the guilty part. Anyway I have written something more on my view of the book in some of the comments below.

@sabrinamiah15

7 жыл бұрын

When I read 13 reasons why,(I was 15/16) I enjoyed it because of the focus on topics like bullying, gossiping, slut shaming and sexual abuse/rape. It even made me think twice before talking shit/gossiping about someone. But when reading the book I never even paid much attention to the mental illness and suicide side of things, if I did I might have been more critical so I get your point of view. I did think that the ending was really bad though, I didn't like the message it was sending.

@MyRockGirl1

7 жыл бұрын

not all books has to be constructive, if someone get depressed so easily then don't has to read that kind of book.

@TheAquamarine4

7 жыл бұрын

Hailey In Bookland have you heard of or read the book Atonement by Ian McEwan if not I was wondering what you would think of it:) Warning: it's literature not YA!

That. Book. Shelf. Is. Slaying. My. Life.

@amylittle5524

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Irrelevant BISH SAME

@sufferingmeguca7919

5 жыл бұрын

My grades are higher because of the bookshelf

@khfan4life365

4 жыл бұрын

Same. It’s color coordinated.

@hurricanetortilla-91

4 жыл бұрын

ITS RAINBOW

@neyemeli4615

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Irrelevant same

I think the "when you read something" matters. Age and point in time can make a difference:)

@indravatiyadav7252

3 жыл бұрын

Omg! Yes ...I'm 16 nd I tried reading percy Jackson books rn and i just can't get into it! Ahhhhh!!....I mean maybe it's because that I'm too old for these children's reads ....i have the same problem with harry potter books ...i know they might be good and has a huge fanbase but i just can't get into it ...

it's hard to write books centered around mental illness because you don't want to turn it into a plot device and it becomes really easy to deviate from the deeply-entrenched complexities of mental illness into simply talking about how falling in love or whatever else makes things better or rosier somehow lol

@sophieluvsbooks2629

7 жыл бұрын

That is a really good point

@bresea702

7 жыл бұрын

ruoweii My problem with writing about metal illness is how its portrayed. I get so scared that my stories are not accurate or realistic enough. I agree on the whole plot device thing.

@bruhkent6895

7 жыл бұрын

bresea702 well the issue is too that if someone who has a mental illness and writes a book based of their experiences, there will be people who say the book doesnt accurately represent MI but in reality not everyone experiences things like that the same way due to spectrum and things. It's like if someone wrote a book on Social Anxiety and someone who has 'classic anxiety' (im not really sure how you call it. could just be called Anxiety) will say that that isnt how Anxiety is. I dunno, my cup of tea.

@paramitaraha8914

3 жыл бұрын

@@bresea702 SAME. Finally someone else. That's why I always refrain from writing about any kind of serious illness or disorder at all. I'm so afraid it's going to be inaccurate and people are going to be (rightfully) offended.

I liked 13 reasons why but you have a good point the way she blamed people wasn't the best was to put things because then those people are gonna have that on their shoulders for the rest of their lives and it just would hurt them to much I think. And some of the reasons they were blamed weren't the best. Although I liked it I completely understand why you didn't and agree with some things which is why this isn't my favorite read but it wasn't my worst.

@marymaebereading1352

7 жыл бұрын

I loved the book but as soon as I read it I knew people would dislike it for that very reason. To me, it made it atmospheric and creepy, but in real life I would find it a bit unforgiving to do.

@katarzynaw4664

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't perceived this as blaming others for (ultimately) your decision. It was more like trying to show them how event seemingly little things you do have an impact on someone. Just trying to make them put themselves in someone else's shoes before you just do something.

@grenbaygrl1

7 жыл бұрын

Going off of the your comment that some of the reasons weren't the best, I especially hated how Hannah treated every case with the same level of severity. I can understand the idea that to a person battling mental illness many small incidents can add up to a lot, however Hannah treats the boy who submitted her poem anonymously to a school newspaper the same way she treated a boy who sexually assaulted another girl. Asher framed every "wrong" (as I we're both said, some of the reasons were pretty poor) done to Hannah in the same melodramatic light which I felt took away from the moments that actually were serious and dire.

@meriani777

7 жыл бұрын

Isn't this going to be a Netflix series? I ask bc I think I saw the ad on KZread.

@marymaebereading1352

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, at the end of March I believe!

All the bright places is actually one of the best books I've read. I felt really connected to the main character and I thought the mental illness was very well represented without any sugarcoating. And what you mentioned about adults reacting is actually what happens when you think you can get better by yourself and don't ask others fir help. Maybe I liked it a lot because it hit too close to home and put a name (or a sentence) to the feelings I feel and have felt.

@arishameow

6 жыл бұрын

fabpotatochip Your words are golden.

@rens3333

6 жыл бұрын

Wow I felt the excact opposite.. I felt like no connection (a little bit actually after his death). I've been suicidal too and I just didn't like it...

@abbiepeterson1704

5 жыл бұрын

All the bright places was amazing I have no idea what she is talking about!

@minty-chan1847

5 жыл бұрын

True!

@potterheadalways1351

4 жыл бұрын

I'm reading it rn.

I've never understood why people get so offended. I think it's great when someone doesn't like every single book. Where is the fun in that lol. Great video!

Your bookshelf is goals.

I really loved all the bright places it had me ugly crying at the end because it hit so close to home with me when I read it, I might reread it and see how I feel about it now

this is a REALLY unpopular opinion but I didn't like Everything Everything. I didn't hate it, I think I gave it 3 stars but it was so predictable and wasn't anything special or unique at all in my opinion. I'm still excited for the film tho, I think it'll be better as a film

@sohocarter2765

7 жыл бұрын

aquarius Yep, same. Reallllly didn't like the book at all.

@anastasia5492

7 жыл бұрын

aquarius I really liked the idea of it first but the plot ended up being really predictable and a little boring. It was a really "light" read though so in the end I didn't regret reading it

@Spookyreading

7 жыл бұрын

aquarius I didn't like it either and a big part of that, for me at least, was the romance (I'm not convinced in the least that Maddie is in love). I also hated the ending (not the twist, which I didn't like either, but the actual ending).

@maddyoxley9793

7 жыл бұрын

aquarius I agree, I gave it 3 stars too but thinking back I didn't really enjoy it much

@SarahEllis

7 жыл бұрын

It was totally predictable, but that part didn't bother me. I think Yoon has a very easy-to-read writing style and I really keep meaning to pick up another of her books!

Noo :(( I absolutely loved all the bright places. I see what you're saying with the parents not getting involved but Finch's Dad didn't care about him and abused him and his Mom was in such a fragile and broken state that she just accepted that Finch came and went as he pleased. Violet's parents tried to get help for Finch but he just left before they could. The author of the book has dealt with many of the same things in her own past so I thought it was a very realistic portrayal of what mental illness can look like. Anyways, everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I still like your channel. :)

The thing with All the bright places is its very down to interpretation. I understand why people find it problematic because the romance sticks out far over the subject matter but I think its important that the adults were shown as oblivious. In no way should Niven have had to make them intervene because everyone's experience of mental illness is different and in a lot of cases, the adults close by don't understand, have no idea or (horribly) don't care. I think in fiction, its important for a certain situation to occur because its a horrible truth, not a poor writing choice :) but thats just my picked apart thoughts on it because I really enjoyed it. Great video! xx

@CaptainCrimsonCC

7 жыл бұрын

Weirdly though, I didn't like thirteen reasons why but I think that was because I was much younger but also, thinking of it now, it was very threadbare on the mental health part and the main character kinda made people with mental health look shitty. But again, maybe it needed to steer in the direction of saying some people are bitter and blame others and that could've been an interesting to play out in YA x

The main reason i disliked The Selection series was America, she is the most annoying character ever😫

@juliettet.5047

7 жыл бұрын

Maliiiha Well you haven't seen her daughter ahah (in the last two books). She's far more annoying than America in my opinion☺

@norahkovac4796

7 жыл бұрын

Maliiiha Yeah haha I really liked everything about the selection except America, and that became a problem since she was the main character😫

@maicacruz8477

7 жыл бұрын

Maliiiha America's a sweetheart compared to her daughter 😂

@leathehatless

7 жыл бұрын

I understand your frustration.

@JamesLawner

7 жыл бұрын

Maliiiha People complain about her, but still give those books 4 stars and 90+%'s and I'm like, 😕😕😕 Also, I refuse to read those books because of how bad the series sounds and also the bad reviews it has.

The Matched trilogy for me is a perfect example of how absurd it is that almost everything in YA is stretched into a series. Like, I get it, more books means more money, but there are a lot of series that would have been just fine, and in fact better, as a long-ish standalone novel. I liked Matched well enough, Crossed was meh, and Reached pretty much sucked. I feel like it would have been so much stronger as just one book without a lot of the excess tangents and such. But authors and publishers seem too often to care more about making as much money as they can, so they look at how well other series do and they're like LET'S MAKE IT A TRILOGY when it reeeeeeally does not need to be.

@lydiatully8417

6 жыл бұрын

Alison Rose yesss I feel like matched was a good book, crossed seemed like a watt pad fan fiction honestly, and reached just had a bunch of extra problems and dragged on and on and suddenly solved all the them at the end and it was very overwhelming

I respect your opinion of course, but I love all the bright places so much. I've read it so many times😂. I have had many experiences with mental illness, but I still loved iy

@brooklynmarshall8862

7 жыл бұрын

It***

I honestly dislike every John Green book. Like I really tried but no.

@jaiden494

4 жыл бұрын

Omg I know this comment is two years old but I relate so hard! Everyone hypes him up and I read the fault in our stars because it happened to be $2 at the library and thought it was an ok book but I probably would never read another one from him

@bluehydrangea5506

4 жыл бұрын

His characters all sound like a bunch of pretentious naval gazing twats

@mihael2800

4 жыл бұрын

I read all of his books and only liked paper towns.

@akitasound4276

4 жыл бұрын

@@mihael2800 yeah, the rest is so slow and boring :(

@charlottejruthauthor

3 жыл бұрын

me too, except for the fault in our stars

lol I'm going to get hate for this but I don't really like Divergent. The first book was good, I rated it 3.5 stars but the second book I literally could not get into, I might try to read it again some day but in general it wasn't my thing I guess

@nataliehartman5565

7 жыл бұрын

thatgirlcarmen I used to love the series but then the movies came out and it ruined my love for the series.

@Desi-ub7hq

7 жыл бұрын

SAME

@doritaely5706

7 жыл бұрын

That's how I feel about Hunger games, I watched the movies, they were ok. But I can't get past the 1st book, I get easily bored....

@haileybleach2053

7 жыл бұрын

I'm strangling you through my phone. Sorry about that.

@happyreadingwatching1597

7 жыл бұрын

dorita ely I agree I read the serises but I didn't like it I don't even own them.

Divergent is really the only series I can think of that I just really was like, "Omg I just cannot finish this" bad. And once I found out how the series ended, I was so glad that I stopped after the first book!

@vannakarbowsky9232

5 жыл бұрын

The only one I liked was four but I loved the movies

@tibnivalle6955

4 жыл бұрын

Allison P I stopped after the second one

@user-lq8vq6sm6o

3 жыл бұрын

APeculiarReader yeah I only like the first book the other ones just aren’t it tbh

super unpopular opinion but I hate everything John Green writes. his style is just annoying to read for me.

@moriahjones5273

7 жыл бұрын

The Fairy Lolita Reads have you read Will Grayson, Will Grayson? I think it's pretty good, but it's also cowritten by David Leviathan. If not, depending on what kind of books you like to read, you should pick it up

@Pikachuwhereareyou

7 жыл бұрын

hahahah SAME, Coming from someone who once RAVED & RAVED about his work once. In retrospect his narrative voice just comes across very smarmy & pretentious.

@StarBunniDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

kelllsey12000 I tried reading his stuff because everyone was obsessed with him but I just couldn't do it

@paradiselostinbooks5076

7 жыл бұрын

The Fairy Lolita Reads i 100% agree. I like him, I've watched his videos and he is really smart and funny. It just doesn't translate to his writing

@shusi8940

7 жыл бұрын

I read looking for Alaska and I didn't like it at all. so I'm not eager to read his other books. I guess it's not my cup of tea.

I went into matched after receiving it as a birthday present but I heard many bad things about it. I went into it thinking 'errr what do I expect?' I ended up absolutely loving it and selling my soul to it.

okay but am I the only one who disliked Fangirl??

@Pikachuwhereareyou

7 жыл бұрын

nope, me too. It's makes the cut for my 10 most _BLAH_ book I've read in all my life.

@xPikaRawr

7 жыл бұрын

same, i bought it because of the hype and I actually enjoyed the character cath but the story was really..bland and boring? like I didnt get where it was going...or didnt understand what was the reason for it overall... :/

@AvaLance

7 жыл бұрын

I love fangirl lol

@mirnatius

7 жыл бұрын

The relationship annoyed me.

@sausana2501

7 жыл бұрын

i didnt like it either. didnt hate it but to me it wasnt as amazing as everyone said :| i found it to be a very average YA book

A lot of people hate Divergent but I loved the first book! I didn't like any other books in the series but I really enjoyed the first book :)

So happy (?) to hear someone else say that they didn't like Me and Earl and the Dying girl. I hated all the characters and the narration just grated on me so much! Still can't put a finger on why I didn't like All the Bright Places because I can't be bothered investing energy in thinking about it. Loved this video, I hope that you don't get hate for it because everyone should be able to have their own opinion!

@Lucyolivia45

7 жыл бұрын

I think the movie was so much better !

@TattyPenguin

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I might check it out sometime - the book put me off so much that I never bothered with it! :')

@ruoweilim7334

7 жыл бұрын

i read the first few pages of all the bright places and then kind of abandoned it because i just Could Not get into it and it was so pretentious

@alnamoju3715

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't read the book (me and earl and the dying girl) but I've re-watched the movie so many times. It never fails to make me sob. Please spare some time to watch the film, I think it's better than the book :)

@erinclark900

6 жыл бұрын

Ya I didn't like it either

*dude, I've never met someone who has had such a similar **_"dislike"_** taste as my self.* Of the 96% of these books that I've read, I've 100% disliked those for similar reasons. (excepting Vampire Academy + Lux but that too, I see why a younger audience _would_ love them more, I read both series when I was 12 & tbh I would not *AT ALL* pick them up at _this_ point in my life)

When I hear someone say they don't like a book that I am planning on reading I am like. Nope not gonna read it. Even if I've seen many people like it. Hailey you are one of my favorite youtubers! You are so amazing. I became a reader recently and all the books I have read I liked. But I did start fangirl and stopped very soon. It was just a little boring. Keep up the good work and please make more videos where you compare covers. They are sooo much fun!

@roxie7

7 жыл бұрын

Alicia Melchiot u should read it if u have them and wanted to read it in first place and make your opinion

@stawberrymollyx8905

7 жыл бұрын

honestly i read the book fangirl and at the time i enjoyed it but then looking back at it i realised how much i disliked it

@AnniBra

7 жыл бұрын

Alicia Melchiot I'm the same. I could hear 100 good reviews of a book but give me one bad one of the same book and I'm like "maybe I shouldn't read it"

@Lolo314

7 жыл бұрын

You are being rude though...It's okay. I will answer your question. It is not that we can't make our own opinions, hearing someone say they didn't like a book you wanted to read makes you kinda scared to pay for it because you might not like it. Especialy for me, I haven't read any BAD books and I don't want that to change

@ohsnapitsemy

7 жыл бұрын

I totally feel you. I can make my own decisions but hearing other people say how much they disliked it and why really sticks with you and going in thinking its gonna be bad itll be all Ill be thinking about throughout the entire book until I finish it and make MY OWN decision. Even if I actually end up liking it, the fact the entire book I spent thinking about how and why other people didn't makes for a bad reading experience. I love her videos but Im glad I skipped through this one because most of these are on my TBR which Ive been genuinely excited to read 😅

I love love love your bookshelves in the background!! I love how they're colour-coded and the pop figures that go with the colours and everything too!!!

I'm probably,the only person in the world who hates paper towns by john green lol.

@anleal9587

7 жыл бұрын

Just Jessica lol I'm with u

@Jessica_Helen

7 жыл бұрын

At least someone else agrees with me. lol it was so boring, and just thought it was way too over hyped.

@rileyh9515

7 жыл бұрын

m8 that was literally the most mediocre book I have ever read oml even the movie was boring. The only book of his I enjoyed was Looking for Alaska. The rest were badddd

@marythewinter

7 жыл бұрын

Just Jessica o god this book was so horrible....

@emiblock3634

7 жыл бұрын

Just Jessica I think he tries to hard to be deep and relatable and fails with both

LOL I low key get excited when I see these types of videos so I appreciate that you made this!! And I agree with what you said about reading negative reviews to gain new perspectives. They can help us think critically about the books we read.

I agree about Matched. I couldn't finish the first book. I absolutely hate it. It is on my # 1 spot of hate list

I would just like to mention that when a person is depressed and suicidal, they try to think why. A lot of times it's the people around them. Things people say tend to stick with them more. The whole message of Thirteen Reasons Why is that your actions affect others. It's ok that you didn't like the book I just wanted to mention that.

@HaileyinBookland

7 жыл бұрын

I myself have been in that situation before so I know what happens and how you feel. That being said if you are writing a book about mental illness I feel it should be constructive and that book was just the opposite. ☺️

@WatchJolene

7 жыл бұрын

I can understand why you feel that way but that's because everybody reacts a different way when it comes to mental illness. That's why you actually can't compare your struggles with mental illness with those of others. It's oke you don't like the book because you might not be able to understand their form of mental illness. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the one writing that book doesn't know what they are talking about, because like I said, everyone reacts in a different way.. It doesn't have to be this or that, when it comes to mental illness I don't think there is a right or a wrong way to portray it..

@ishouldbesleeping7069

6 жыл бұрын

guys, chill. she's just sharing her opinion. no need to jump on her and lecture. she's probably seen a thousand other comments just like this. not trying to be rude but chill.

@wolfie8227

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's also annoys me when people say she has no reason to get upset for this and I get where they coming from but she was already depressed. Any little thing will affect an already depressed person. That's what people need to understand. It doesn't matter if the thing they do is small.

@audreytrammell1994

6 жыл бұрын

bridgidthepirate personally, I don't like it because in the end it seems like Hannah got everything she wanted out of killing herself. I know of the first amendment and all that, but I also know that things with such sensitive topics (i only think suicide for this case) should be approved by a company or something. This sounds dumb, i know, but i watched the 13 reasons why series before i was suicidal, and thinkung about everything on that show, i would probably hurt myself in some way if i was suicidal at that time. It's such a trigger for so many people, myself included, that I think the topic should be monitored for other's safety. I know other things like sexual assault can be very big triggers as well, but i feel like there's a line, and suicide can sometimes cross that line. I guess the line is the average suicidal human's breaking point. I dont know. This is only my opinion.

All The Bright Places is actually my favorite book :):

@ady_hora

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too❤

@praachishah1606

4 жыл бұрын

It's a lovely book 💖

Vampire Academy is one of my most favorite series ever. However, I understand why someone would dislike it. I agree with what you said about the age at which that series is read. Even though I'm going to be a college sophomore soon, I still love the series and that is perhaps because the first time I read it I was 12!

@Ayaforshort

6 жыл бұрын

Candid Tales I listened to the audio books for the first time at 24. I loved it. The characters have a lot of depth, the mythology is pretty unique, badass main characters, and there's so much growth. I also appreciated that the story was well planned over the 6 books.

The noises in this video 😂😂

I love your videos, Hailey!!! You're such a great KZreadr❤❤

So many people don't like the Matched series! I don't get it😂 I actually liked it! I can't understand why it gets so much hate.

@SaraMGreads

4 жыл бұрын

Savi Spice I just read Matched and I really liked it!

@sophier8613

3 жыл бұрын

Ok so I'm not the only one 😂 It really feels like the only people who liked it are the people who blurbed it. I don't really get why tho

I felt the same way about TFIOS as you did about All The Bright Places. I loved it while reading it, then I realized how much I hated it. The characters were nothing more than their disease, the dialogue was horrible and they connected over literature, which is something they didn't even have in common in the first place. I also hate Kasie West. Every single character in The Fill In Boyfriend was a douche bag, they were all horrible people. And I read te first half of By Your Side and ugh, the characters had literally no personality besides her anxiety and him being a misunderstood foster kid. Oh and I can't stand when the MC has the people pleaser complex, like stop making characters that are overly nice so everyone loves them. Barf. Those are the ones I feel pusses mr off the most of any YA book I've read. Oh and Steel by Carrie Vaughn was just bad all around.

@sophiebirch1672

7 жыл бұрын

I think The Fault in our Stars bothered me more than All The Bright Places. I'm not sure why. It may have been the cigarette metaphor and the dick author in the former.

@tara7261

7 жыл бұрын

Sophie Birch Me it was definitely the fact that their relationship was built on a love for literature where the guy's favourite book before was based on a video game for crying out loud. And how their entire personality is their illness.

@cadywithkaleidoscopeeyes3624

7 жыл бұрын

I love John Green as a person (Vlogbrothers, Nerdfighteria, etc) but TFOIS drives me nuts! I enjoy PT and LFA, but haven't been able to get through AOK or WGWG (so many acronyms!). It tries to be a "realistic" representation of living with cancer, but I feel like it is the opposite. I first read it, expecting some comfort, when my mother had cancer and was going through chemo and radiation, and it ended up just making me feel frustrated and let down by John Green.

@tara7261

7 жыл бұрын

Cady with Kaleidoscope Eyes Completely agreed

@j.a.f8919

7 жыл бұрын

Cady with Kaleidoscope Eyes this exactly! I read TFioS while taking my mom to and from chemo, and my reaction to it was very tainted by that for a while. I ended up re-reading it and not being able to stomach how out-of-touch it seemed.

You are really close to 100k! xxx eek I am really excited for you 😇👌😁

Dealing with mental illness is hard, and dealing with a friend who has mental illness is even harder. I am now 49, and I have my own business. I am a indie perfumer, so you might be able to understand where I coming from about comments etc lol. But there was a women who just recently moved into my building. She is retired (64), and she has taken a liking to me, almost to much that now it scares me. Her sister and daughter thank me for helping her, and being a friend etc. They also informed me that they had to get her out of her last place because they felt she might have ended up being put away etc. What scares me about being friends with her is that she seems to think my stuff is also hers. Here are some examples I have a dog, and she says our dog, our books, our this that and the other thing etc. There is no our anything and her doing this is very off putting. I also find myself now becoming more critical about her, she doesn't fix herself up when she goes out, and she moans, groans, farts and even has messed herself while in Walmart. She carries a diaper bag with her everywhere etc. I find myself now wanting to distant myself from her but I don't know how. Very difficult, and moving forward I am going to have to be more careful who I make myself available to.

can i just say, i love how you have colour coordinated your books and pop figures. it is honestly so pleasing, i love it!!

I admit to reading just over half of All The Bright Places before having to stop. As someone who has issues with mental health like you mentioned, it just rubbed me up the wrong way. I really wasn't a fan. Also disliked Me and Earl and The Dying Girl - it just wasn't as funny as it thought it was, it was very much like American Pie kind of humour which I didn't enjoy. The characters were genuinely dislikeable, not even in a way that you loved to hate them. Loved seeing someone else share these opinions!

I'm 23 & I'm the mother of a 3 year old and it takes me forever to find a book I like, I want to read young adult books but all the teenage dramas and the sappy romances, it's so tough for me to read them without thinking "wait until you have kids and bills and all that crap and then come talk to me about your problems" 😂 I'm trying to get past that but as soon as it gets to soppy romances or teenage Romance that's all about texting I just want to scratch my eyes out!

@myrang2863

6 жыл бұрын

Miss Julia Amy Try the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. It is amazing!

When you said Fallen, you broke my heart. I loved that series. And I'll re-read them forever.

My OCD absolutely loves your color coded book collection. I'm the same about colors...among other things. :P

Well... I really hate throne of glass. *runs away*

@tessagray4771

7 жыл бұрын

sadaf diamandis I loved ToG but it's okay :) You don't have to run away for an opinion

@elizabethtrudgill9900

6 жыл бұрын

I love those books, I like how I could read them easily with out my dyslexia getting in the way.

@sav2327

6 жыл бұрын

I found it boring and the characters predictable

@arcevans7324

6 жыл бұрын

Sadaf S I hate throne of glass as well.

@DemonHunter-pc8uv

5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE throne of glass. But I agree that it’s not for everyone and I see why people hate it. But I will forever love it 😍

You kill me with the VA! 😂 But I totally agree with you on Beautiful Creatures!

@michelleschocklin3756

7 жыл бұрын

Totally the same opinion! 😂 Absolutely love VA and hate Beautiful Creatures

@maddyhughes7734

7 жыл бұрын

Lauren Coleman VAMPIRE ACADEMY!!!!!! MY PEOPLE!!!!!!!! ROMITRI!!! SYDRIAN!!!! LISSTIAN!!!! sorry... I fangirled. my absolute favorite series❤

@maddyhughes7734

7 жыл бұрын

Michelle Schocklin I love VA

@MJSolit

6 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand how people can hate beautiful creatures. Sure, the movie sucked, but the book was amazing, different and unlike anything I’ve read

@Dba092699

6 жыл бұрын

Lauren Coleman Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who liked the series lol. I loved the first three books. The rest were just bleh and felt like they just wanted to make more money. But the first three books hold a special place in my heart. I love the characters, the setting, the romance, and the magic. Also loved how grounded in diverse and varying roots the story was. I also enjoyed the writing style and villains, even side characters held a spot in my heart...as for the movie...NO. They cut out characters, changed characters and created a whole new plot and ending and set up for the future of the story. It was stupid. It wasn’t even beautiful creatures. It was a whole new story that was just a joke.

I think it's really nice that you are doing this kind of videos. Everyone has a different opinion and it's really interesting to hear yours!

your bookshelf is so aesthetically pleasing to look at omg i love it

i think that the whole Angels/ Demons plot has been so badly done in YA literature. i havent read a single one that has been remotly decent. not even daughter of smoke and bone. also, i agree on matched. i didnt like It when i was 14, so im not gonna like It now that im nearly 20.

@ElysaRomana

7 жыл бұрын

Alessandra Santamaría Have you tried Penrynn and the end of days? I enjoyed that one, maybe you'll like it too.

@joannakwon7032

6 жыл бұрын

OMG read Daughter of Smoke and Bone

@moonchild5803

6 жыл бұрын

Alessandra Santamaría Have you tried the Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick?

I hated The Fault In Our Stars so badly I threw it across the room then went and chucked it into the recycle.

@xlectraheart

6 жыл бұрын

Phoebe Hodgson Damn

Oh my gosh. I LOVE your hair! It looks so cute!!!

I really really liked the format you used for this video. I've noticed that a lot of the time when Booktubers are talking about books they dislike they explain the plot of the book more than they explain their feelings towards the book. Great job :D

I didn't like all the bright places either. As someone who has severe mental health issues/bipolar I didn't like the portrayal. But, I tend to not like books about mental health because the portrayal isn't good.

YAS! Matched had soo much potential, but the series just went downhill, it was a total waste of time and i absolutly hated it!

I'm currently reading Thirteen Reasons Why and was pretty surprised to hear you say you didn't like it! I do agree with the fact that Hannah (the girl who died) was approaching the situation by blaming people and I wasn't fond of that either. But, at the same time, I felt it was something that had to be done because I think it shows a valuable lesson and how words and actions can affect people more than you could ever imagine. I still do think the concept of the book is pretty cool. It was interesting to hear your opinion though!

I love how all the books in the book case and POP toys in the background are all order of the rainbow for the first 2 minutes I was just staring at the background

@madelingarcia2915

6 жыл бұрын

Lol😂😂😂

I hate Twilight with a passion.

@Fbaker04330

6 жыл бұрын

Twilight was okay IMO, however it didn't deserve all the hype it got.

@billieeilishthequeen9494

6 жыл бұрын

Awwww I love it but I respect your opinion!

@jessicameme1928

6 жыл бұрын

IrOnIcJoKe me too

@MJSolit

6 жыл бұрын

But ... Taylor’s van 😢

@asharoche3455

6 жыл бұрын

I hate it too😂😂

When everybody hated your favourite series xD

I love your sound effects - that's exactly the way I'm expressing myself :D

I was wondering if you could do a video on travelling in europe either before or after you go. please could you say how long you stayed in each country, also how you travelled from one country to another and how you managed a budget sort of thing. i'm really intrigued as I have my heart set on travelling around europe when i'm older xx

The people that get offended probably need to grow up just a tiny lil bit (or a lot). I love these videos, myself, it's always interesting hearing other people's opinions, so thank you for making this video!

@abigailisnotokay6967

7 жыл бұрын

EllieCeeJay yeah, same! I love these vids.

Well, I did not like the Mortal Instruments or Outlander so there is that.... :/

I love this video so much! I agree with you about 13 Reasons Why. I actually read it when I was 15 when it came out and liked it because of the tape thing. Well, not the content of the tape but the idea of leaving messages as clues to solve some kind of mystery or find something or whatever after you're dead...kind of like P.S I Love You haha. At that age, I just kind of ignored all the problematic parts. I tried rereading it when I started book blogging a few years ago so that I could write a review on it and I just can't get myself to finish the book.

Hailey, which is the best suscription box you've tried???? I want to get a suscription box and i don't know wich box i should buy

Yes!! I H A T E D 13 Reasons Why!!

HOW DARE YOU... to publish such a cool video! hahaha I think Throne of Glass is ok, Celeana is horrible! I can't deal with her! She doesn't even deserve the title of assassin.

@Fae_Bae

7 жыл бұрын

LeaTheHatless How does she not deserve the title. she was a trained Assassin and did it for years.....

@leathehatless

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah but Saraj J Maas comits a serious mistake in narrative. She tells instead of showing. I'm not saying she was not an assassin, or maybe we can see her better in action on later books, but since I am judging only from th book I've read Throne of Glass, Celeana is a stuck up, anoying and arrogant idiot that gets her ass delivered to her in the end, and it's saved by deus ex machina. She claims that she is the best assassin in the land, someone is killing the contestants outside of the competion and she eats candy that were delivered as a gift, never considering they might be poisoned. She never feels people coming in and out of her room, big no for someone that kills others for a living, that can get you killed. She only cares about how much she can walk on the castle, how many pretty dresses she has and how she hates girls of upper class. How is this an assassin?

@Fae_Bae

7 жыл бұрын

LeaTheHatless Considering you have never read the other books it's hard to consider your opinion. and why would the Prince poison her with chocolate. that doesn't make sense. she does prove she was an amazing assassins. if u were paying attention when you were reading. she was beating everyone easily in that competition. the only guy she had a problem with had something inside him which if I if they tell u that book. don't forget that she was just in prison starving and being beaten so God forbid she's not on her game.... she deserves her arrogance after all she's been through and there's still a lot you don't know so...

@leathehatless

7 жыл бұрын

I understand your points and I agree. But it gets to a point that is just repetitive hearing the same thing over and over again and never seeing much happening. Dunno, I did liked the story and other characters but it's hard to continue a series when you don't like the main character. For me a series should stand out on the first novel and start in a fantastic way. I don't need to read the other books to get a feeling or actually seeing Celeana be stealthy and ruthless. Is the same thing as saying Harry Potter and Hogwarts are awesome but you have to read the entire series to understand why. I don't have to. I get in the the first novel. At the same time, we are free to have diferent opinions about books. I'm glad you found Throne of Glass amazing. I wish I did too. Sadly, I didn't. :/

@Liz18Marie

7 жыл бұрын

I loved Celaena in the first 3 books and the prequel, then the 4th is meh, she started to irritate me... Now I hate her, but... I really like the plot, so I will continue until end.😂

At the beginning of the video i was like "okay as long as you dont mention 'All the Bright Places' ". And YOU MENTION IT. I almost died😭😢💔

I love the LUX seres, Fallen Series, and All The Bright Places but it feels refreshing seeing someone else's point of views on why they don't like it. Opens my mind more to different perspectives and tastes in books. I LOVE your videos so much and YOU, I always get so excited when you upload a new video. So thank you so much!

I detested 13 Reasons Why and All The Bright Places, honestly, ugh.

I dislike ToG series besides the second book and also ACOTAR series. I can never understand why every single character needed to be paired up

@rekha3212

7 жыл бұрын

maru peng exactly! And it's like the characters change into new people in every book and it's so annoying!

@aflowerthatcannotbebloomed

7 жыл бұрын

maru peng AGREE

@escapedscienceexperiement9824

7 жыл бұрын

Same about ACOTAR! I think the hype got to me and I expected more, ending up really underwhelmed. SJM just keeps rewriting the same characters and story that wasn't even developed well in the first place.

@fireflies15

7 жыл бұрын

Tbhhhh!!!

@arcevans7324

6 жыл бұрын

maru peng I hate that series as well.

I'm cracking up, because when you brought up Fallen, all I could think of was that's how I felt about Beautiful Creatures, except for the beginning, and then you brought up Beautiful Creatures. And oh. My. Gosh. Alright. Your opinion is your opinion. But It's kind of a Funny Story is probably my favorite book of all time. Mainly because i was going through depression when I found it, and it was the first chapter book since the kid's version of Frankenstein from when I was 11 that I could GET INTO. I COULD READ IT!!!! Which was magic, since I have terrible issues with reading

Ive been watching your videos waiting for you to mention fallen and then you mentioned it in this video 😭 you should really try to finish the fallen series because its SO FUDGING GOOD. The last book puts so many things into perspective

This literally made me want to read all the books listed that I haven't read already xD

That awkward moment when I loved most of these lol. Especially Thirteen Reasons Why.

I absolutely hated 13 reasons why I didn't even finish reading it. The show was actually kind of interesting, but the book just made me angry. Hannah blamed everything on everyone else and didn't speak up when she needed to. I think the message of the whole story was lost and just some of the reasons weren't good enough for me, they made me dislike her more.

I live for these kinds of videos. I love seeing KZreadrs give their honest opinion instead of being quiet about their dislikes.

I have serious hair envy rn girl, you look amazing. Great video Hailey! (:

where are my 13 reasons why fans at???

You seem like such a sweet person! Love your channel! 💕

You are the best booktuber! I love your videos! I always look forward to them. 😃

OMG I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T CLICK WITH ME EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

tbh i didn't like six of crows, i was just very confused through out the whole time and didn't know what was going on most of the time. i'm reading the second one, hopefully it'll close the series for me in a good way

@D1ll3mma

7 жыл бұрын

Chub Chubs I had the same problem. The second one I found much more enjoyable. It was more focused on the plot rather than the world building.

@leona3237

7 жыл бұрын

ohh really? I have six of crows on my tbr list for a verry long time and everybody who have read it says its amazing but now seeing this comment I started questioning it lol.. I was very excited for reading it I hope I ended up liking it..

@alexsnightmare

7 жыл бұрын

Chub Chubs Did you read the Shadow and Bone series first? They explain the world sooo much better than Six of Crows and my friend recommends reading that series before Six of Crows 😊

@funkyflowers9928

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't really like it either. It was fine but kinda boring

@arcevans7324

6 жыл бұрын

Kiara Camara Six of Crows is literally the best YA book out there, I love it so much, but I think it's too smart for young girls, all they want is high school drama, cliche teen girls, and boys fighting over them, they don't like depth.

Can you recommend some books dealing with disability that you have liked? As a disabled person, I am always looking for good portrayals. Thanks! Love your videos!

I love how you have a really familiar taste to mine, you motivated me to read more again to feel less depressed. ^^ Thank you

Tbh I liked matched by ally condie😂

@alexiamakay

6 жыл бұрын

Brayden Wilson Me too, I read all three books actually with Matched probably being my favorite.

@braydenwilson9372

6 жыл бұрын

Alexia Walke same it just seems like everyone hated them

@cloehintz1949

6 жыл бұрын

I loved it... it was sorta like divergent but I honestly think I may have liked it better 😂

@xlectraheart

6 жыл бұрын

Brayden Wilson I liked the first

@lydiatully8417

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think the books got worse as the series went on though

Vampire Academy is my favourite series of all time, I think it's just so well done. I love Fallen & the sequels as well. I really like Matched too. The rest, I don't like or haven't read

Great video! I can't believe there are some people out there who go out of their way to make to feel you have to explain yourself. For my personally, I hate how relationships are depicted in YA genre books. It's idealistic and overly romanticised, especially the love triangles. There are moments in these instances where there may be situations of where the protagonist is being mentally abused etc .i.e. Fire by Kirstin Cashore for example. The protagonist comes to love her abuser and doesn't seem to understand that this is not how a person shows love and respect for another, nor does she challenge him. I remember a video that you did awhile back about this topic and if I remember correctly, you mentioned that the same character template is used: 2 males. One who is moody, not talkative and mysterious and the other is shy, friendly but is keeping dark secrets. Whereas the female tends to be of teen age, naive and indecisive. I'm in full agreement with you there! It's a shame really... a lot of people have recommended the Clockwork Princess books by Cassandre Claire to me but a friend of mine told me there's vampires/werewolves and a love triangle in it which has put me off greatly. In honesty, I liked Brom Stroker's Dracula as it's a classic and the lore surrounding it is quite complex and rich. Yet I fear there are some YA authors out there who use vampire's/werewolves as an alternative yet similar structure to that of the typical love triangle. This I believe has given this area of literature a bad name. If you like characters who overcome great hardships and abuse, written well and richly atmosphered, I would heavily recommend all of the Chinese Cinderella books by Adeline Yen Mah and Ruth Ozeki's Tale of a Time Being :)

Great vid! I really get tired of everytime I see a book review it is a book someone loved. Nice to see what books people didn’t enjoy 😊

I strongly dislike Cassandra Clare's books *runs away*

@cookies77814

7 жыл бұрын

Winter Addict don't worry you're not alone! Actually the majority of people I know dislike the mortal instruments. I personally like a lot of her books, but everyone has their own opinion ☺️

@_emma_2981

7 жыл бұрын

I agree I just couldn't get into them, I didn't like most of the charectors at all, but that's just what I think.

@laurenpaige3816

7 жыл бұрын

Winter Addict I'm so glad I'm not the only one 😭

@batsy1017

7 жыл бұрын

sAME all she does is write about shadow hunters ugH

@maryannhughes2143

7 жыл бұрын

batsy 101 that's because shadowhunters are flawless and theres Magnus who is amazinggg

I hate Throne of glass. I realy wanted to like this so I tried to read it. I genuinely tried but I just couldn't. I ended up DNF the book. I found that Selena was petty and not relatable at all. And I just didn't like the beginning of the book.

@Fae_Bae

7 жыл бұрын

Pink Panda and books *Celaena

@graceo4593

7 жыл бұрын

Pink Panda and books I like your profile pic : )

@skyrodden1663

7 жыл бұрын

Grace : o thanks I like yours too

@DeadbySunrise24

7 жыл бұрын

Pink Panda and books I thought I were the only one ! I found Selena so stuck Up, full of herself and unlikable at all :(

@skyrodden1663

7 жыл бұрын

DeadbySunrise24 finally someone who agrees with me

I think the writing style you are referring to is "preachy English class novel that is trying to sell you something (meaning a theme that everyone already knows)"

love the bookshelf but i wouldn’t be able to figure out the whole colour coordination. also, the fact that series would be split up... i couldn’t handle that lmao

LOL I love the matched series 😂😂😂

@macarahcollins6814

7 жыл бұрын

One book I couldn't even finish was We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach. I was only interested in one of the character (who just so happens to be the only progressing character) it was just sooo drawn out and boring

@sophier8613

3 жыл бұрын

Lol same, I didn't realize there were people who hated Matched until I started watching BookTube and realized everyone but me hated it 😂

every sarah j maas's books are preposterous, abhorrent and inconsistent. i don't understand how like really how???? can someone actually read them and think what a beautiful depiction of strong female characters and healthy relationship yikes yikes yikes

@emilywatt6393

7 жыл бұрын

blue I liked the throne of glass series but I found her other series really gross and incoherent

@anoushahoo

7 жыл бұрын

I have problems with both her series especially the characters in ToG *cough cough* Rowan *cough cough* and I think the dependency on having a 'mate' so annoying but the characters in ACoTaR I loved especially the night court in the second book and problems I had with the first book were pretty much all solved by the second book even though the story isn't amazing. Throne of glass is almost the opposite in that it has an interesting plot but the characters feel empty and annoying. Btw I do actually really like both series despite being aware of their problems.

A lot of these books are still on my TBR list, I guess I'll find out what I think of them. I love hearing different opinions about books, it makes me even more curious. Two really popular books I didn't like are Fangirl and Uprooted, everyone seems to love them and I can't stand them 😂

For some reason, I always grin when someone says they hate Matched, cause I adore the trilogy 😂😂😂 Thanks to them, I became an avid reader and I guess I'll always feel connected to these books. Great video!

Fifth wave. I HATED IT SOOOOO MUCH

@bethanyfletcher5129

7 жыл бұрын

keerthi nair Noooo. The first book was good and then the series got soooooo bad. The last book was a waste of time!

who thinks tht fallen wasnt tht bad 🙈

Hailey, have you tried reading the bloodline series? It's the branch off series to vampire academy, it's much better in my opinion and is the only reason I even read the VA series lol

just now found your channel and I love it!!