UNPOPULAR BOOK OPINIONS

UNPOPULAR BOOK OPINIONS

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[misspenneylane]

I think it's sweet that you're wearing a jumper that says "cultivate empathy" as you're expressing your unpopular opinions :P It's like you're saying "Please be nice to me when I admit this..." haha!

[angelabassett]

I’m not certain not liking Maas is an unpopular opinion. I actually really like her and feel like I’m supposed to hang my head in shame for it.

[Nasser]

My Unpopular book opinion is that Elliot needs more shelves for her books XD

[maeve]

I loved the shadow and bone books so much they really touched my heart. The series i didn't really like, it focust on the wrong thing and it didn't have the same effect.

[danielle]

Ooo good point about the manipulation trope. I hadn’t really noticed that until you mentioned it, but when I started thinking about it I have read a few books with that trope. Ashes and the star cursed king (my current read) kind of does that. I think Broadbent did a decent job executing that premise, however I wish the main character could have spent more time with her manipulator in the first book (serpent and wings of night ) to drive home the point in ashes.

[eldweena]

I absolutely loved City of Nightmares. I got an arc from NetGalley and still think about it all the time. I can't wait for the next one!

[author.gabrielavrivera]

6:48 the way I knew exactly what moment you were speaking of LOL and while I want her to end up with the OG ship guy, I really like the idea of her with flirty eyes even if its temporary because personality wise they really seem to go together lol.

11:29 I have been tired of fae since the trend started but they won't stop releasing copy and paste versions of fae romance books! I would understand if the fae were more lore like and interesting like in Wintersong by S. Jae Jones.

14:02 I was waiting for one of her books to show up lol!

[belogikal]

I'm with you on Hobb. I read the Farseer trilogy and almost all of the Tawny Man trilogy and have horribly mixed feelings ever since. Never tried any of the Liveship Traders books because I do like Fitz, but I can't deal with that level of depressing hopelessness. I suppose I should have expected it, but man... I can't help but feel like I'm reading a max-angst fanfiction rewrite of the story we were meant to be told. At least I can understand why GRRM endorsed her books.

[ampersandread]

One of my toxic traits is absolutely BRISTLING when someone heaps praise on a book that I really don't think deserves it (i.e. Fourth Wing - I DNFed it!) 😅 I know it's bad and it's just people's opinions, but I can't help but go: "But there are so many better ones out there! Praise those!" 🤣
I did just start reading The Ninth Rain because of your channel though, and I am LOVING it!!

[tali]

I don’t understand the hype behind “Fourth Wing” too. I’ve dnfed it at 25%. Probably I’m not the target audience. I’m very picky with fantasy romance (I like only a couple of tropes).
Also, I don’t understand why Adolin is so popular too! It’s not that I don’t like him, but… I mean, he’s just…ok…😅
I’m probably thinking this because his character is not that developed like some others in The Stormlight Archive.

[lw]

My unpopular opinion is that Maas and Hoover have churned out nothing but pure garbage.

[CarolineMolyneux]

I loved Ship of Magic, too. I was worried I wouldn't like the rest of the trilogy after I'd heard your thoughts. However, I really loved The Mad Ship. I don't think I've ever read book so fast. I'm desperate to get my hands on Ship of Destiny, think I'll enjoy it more having heeded your warnings!

[dmuse]

Yes- the Age of Uprising (Engines of Empire) series is so good! I love that I have no idea what will happen in the last book. I also fully enjoyed The Last Tale of the Flower Bride.

[becausereadingis]

Thank you! I feel so alone in my reaction to Ship of Destiny. I was loving the series, and I was left with such feelings of disappointment after Ship of Destiny. I can't even remember my good feelings from the first two books and I haven't wanted to pick up anything else by Hobb... It just makes me so sad even 6 months later😭
I liked City of Nightmares😃

[tanisha]

I’m glad this is a safe space bc I can’t stand Adolin either. I don’t like Shallan either so I’m glad when they’re paired up in the story bc it keeps them away from the characters I do like 😂 Which makes me sound horrible but it’s TRUE

[mikalenafosho]

I feel the same way about Adolin! I think he’s okay. I don’t love him. He’s fine lol but he’s my boyfriend’s favorite character and I’m like WHY?? 😂

[whynterstorme]

My unpopular opinion is that I don’t like Brandon Sanderson. It’s just not for me. I find the characters boring and the writing meh. I think he has interesting ideas but doesn’t execute them well.

[karenlp]

The second part of my comment contains spoilers for The Stormlight Archive.

I love Robin Hobb’s Liveship Traders series. I do understand what you’re saying about the 3rd book, but I still really loved the story anyway.

I wasn’t that keen on Adolin at first. He seemed really immature and annoying. But it was the scenes where he made them lock him in a prison cell in solidarity with Kaladin, and when he developed his relationship with Maya that made me like him. When I first started The Stormlight Archive I thought Brandon Sanderson was going to make him into a miserable brat who would constantly be causing trouble for his father. I’m glad Brandon Sanderson didn’t go down that route.

[chriscase]

I'm with you on Adolin.

Every time I read the Stormlight Archive I ask myself why this character gets so much of my time. Reading him feels like homework or a boring workout on a treadmill. I just have to get through it and afterwards I'll be a better person.... right?

My only guess is that he's there to ground the traumas so many of the other character arcs hinge on. Not just for contrast, but also as an invitation to us as readers to spend some of our time on a relatively bland, well-adjusted guy - a way for us to steer away from getting too maudlin about the rest of the characters?

[sho]

It's nice to hear someone echo my own thoughts on Robin Hobb. I have the same problem. Her execution is the worst.