I don't think SJM books would be anywhere near as popular if they didn't have smut and I have absolutely no interest in reading any of her series (coming from someone who loves smutty romance and fae books, lol)
Ninth House is Leigh Bardugo's best book! I HATED all of her grishaverse books and I couldn't even get through a chapter of the Wonder Woman one, but I physically could not put Ninth House down until I finished it. It's so well done and I love all of the characters. I cannot way for the sequel!
The silent patient was boring and bad. All the characters were dispicably annoying and the ending was not a surprise. I will never understand the hype about this book 😅
Unpopular opinion: I find Addie LaRue insufferable, because she clearly is not the sharpest tool in a box (nothing wrong with that, dumb heroines have a right to exist), and yet the narrative fawns over her like she is a genius. Another unpopular opinion: Douglas Adams is an unfunny misanthrope and for that reason he will not get any more of my time.
My current unpopular book opinion is that I hate basically every book that gets popular on TikTok, but especially The Atlas Six, which is one of the worst books I’ve read in a long time.
@@mykenziemasters2793 oh that’s a solid idea actually! Yes, there’s definitely a beginner/amateur aspect to those books, like they’re a slightly more polished version of a fiction press story.
People love excusing everything. I’ve gotten a few comments saying that the book (the Witcher) is old and that’s why it contains misogyny but it was published in the 90s. Having every female go trough SA wasn’t well received back then either 🙄 Good to know! Ive only tried reading The Guest List by her, hated it and never made it half way through… wont try more by her!
If you don't like a book, series, or author then you don't. I never understood why someone would think you have to like something just because they do or because that is the popular opinion. I really don't understand people who think you should change your opinion to their's just because they spent the last hour explaining to you exactly why you are wrong about it and ignoring what you have to say.
I also hated Kaz, which caused me not to get the hype of the book (or that whole series in general). If my sister wasnt reading the book too I would have probably DNF'd the series out of annoyance lol. Other unpopular opinion, I hated night circus. I read about 50 pages and was soooo bored. I kept trying to pick it up again bc everyone seems to love it but I just couldnt get into it.
Thank you!! I thought I was the only one who hated Night Circus. I pushed through and finished the book and it was a real struggle. Worst book I have ever read (because I usually let myself DNF).
Bruh. I read Night Circus as a teen and I recommended it to EVERYONE. Then I reread it as an adult and was like "oh no." Literally skip all the plot and just read the very cool descriptions of tents. Pretend the rest of the novel never happened.
I hated Little Women. It's considered a classic, so I had high hopes and thought it would maybe be comparable to Jane Austen or the Brontes, but it was just a choppily written children's book with hollow characters and old fashioned life lessons. I was really disappointed.
Well said. I feel very indifferent about it. I read it when I was starting to discover the Bronte sisters and in comparison to their books it seemed so pale.
I will probably get a lot of hate for this but I just can't get into Brandon Sanderson's books. I swear I tried with Mistborn several times, read the first book until like 50%, and I couldn't finish it. Then I was like okay, let's try The Stormlight Archives, maybe I'm craving more adult fantasy...nope, I got 30% in and don't remember a thing. It's like mixing water and oil when it comes to me reading something by Sanderson. Honestly, I thought I had an issue with the fantasy genre, but then I picked up The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, I read the trilogy super fast. An ex-colleague of mine looked at me like I just said the biggest insult known to man for not liking Sanderson's books, which is so off-putting when you want to give an author another chance. When someone bashes my favorite authors, I don't take it personally, but yeesh some people need to take a chill pill.
I totally get it if you don’t want to but I would recommend trying Warbreaker. Your experience is exactly why I never recommend starting with these other two because they’re too long and big. Once you experience his endings, it changes everything.
@@BookswithEmilyFox Oh I'd definitely check it out, I do want to like his books. Definitely putting it as a priority read then! Now that I think about it, Warbreaker was on the back of my mind for quite some time, and I do think that you recommended it for Sanderson beginners in one of your videos. I'm mind-blown by how forgetful I am. 😅Thanks a lot for the recommendation!
@Lakacia Lloyd This totally makes sense - I have always struggled with plot-driven books, so no wonder I find Sanderson so hard to read. But I'm still not giving up! I do hope you enjoy Abercrombie's books if you get the chance to read them.
DNF’d Warbreaker and found The Final Empire underwhelming… read half of The Way of Kings and never finished. I think I got burnt out on fantasy and haven’t made my way back to it.
Brandon Sanderson Is my fave epic fantasy author but it’s fine if you like his books, everyone should read what they love, and also try warbreaker, you might like that
I'm kind of curious about "A Little Life" because everyone says it's torture porn, like I want to know how bad it can get. I will sometimes read books I'll probably dislike purely out of curiosity. And the cover, it's so funny to me! It's like the guy is saying "AAARGH not MORE torture!" and really drives home the fact that this book is sad, hahaha. I have however read that some people dislike the author because she seems to be obsessed with gay men suffering and all her books are about that (don't take my word for it!). Like, one book is okay, but when it's a pattern it gets kind of weird.
The Expanse tv series is worth watching even if you didn't like the first book. And I agree with most of your unpopular opinions with the exception of Project Hail Mary that I haven't read yet, so I still have no opinion.
I recommend continuing The Expanse book series as well. Especially because Emily likes sci-fi so much. Even though the first book was meh and I didn't care at all about Miller. Later books (literally starting at book 2) had some of my favourite female characters ever (in sci-fi of that type) which is why the TV show starts stronger because it introduces them right away. Bobbie and Avasarala are the best.
My unpopular book opinion is that it's good to intentionally reach for genres and authors that you never go for. I never read romance books so around christmas I forced myself to read a couple ... and proceeded to find an author that I can't get enough of.
Love your videos! I love Project Hail Mary but I enjoyed the audiobook and I think Ray Porter is the reason everyone really loves it. I have wondered if I would have rated it as high if I read each page myself.
I have no interest in reading harry potter. I read a view pages, the writing was not my thing and I do not think the books are that good when you start them as an adult.
Recently, I picked up The Golden Compass and decided to read it cover to cover in one go but the all experience was underwhelming at best. I really push himself towards the end (and it being middle-grade didn't really help). I was hoping to go through the whole series in a week or so, but after the 1st one I am no mood for continuing the series.
I love when you make these types of videos! My unpopular opinion: I don't understand why people love Brandon Sanderson despite his documented homophobia. Why does he get a pass when others don't?
Thanks for the video ! Scared to admit that I HATED Six of Crows, don't understand the hype at all and especially the character you mentioned.. It was painful to read. Also, I'm supposed to read Project Hail Mary next and I'm scared now haha we'll see. Oh by the way I wanted to thank you because thanks to you I read Kindred and it became one of my favorite book, I still think about it often so thank you very much !
I love historical fiction, but definitely understand the angst with WWII historical novels. I have started reading every other time period other than WWII or finding novels set in that time period that are not set in Europe at all. I have found some good ones!
Okay, I haven't read the Expanse books (nor do I intend to...), but I do think you might want to give the shows a try. The first couple of episodes do give you a sense that it's going to be some kind of a cop in space show, but that quickly fades. And I'd also heard the books are a bit misogynistic (as I find a lot of dude-sci-fi to be) but they seem to have fixed that in the show. The women are all kick-ass, and there are a lot of lead females, not just one for representation. One of the best female characters in the show I think I read was a compsite of something like three characters in the books, so they must've changed a lot.
I've read 5 books in the series and I think only the first book is guilty of sexism/misogynistic things.Each book is different with different POV characters (only one character is constant), and after the first one, all other books have female POV characters and the masculine vibes are dialed down. The women are kick-ass in the books, too with complex back stories and different personalities. I think the show is a great adaptation, some characters were combines because there are a ton of them, but it's true that the sexism problem is not present in the TV version.
I know right! It's so sad she might miss out on Bobbie, Avasarala, Anna (who was better in the books in my opinion), Melba (who I hated at first but in the fun "this is a really good villain" way), etc. (there are so many) just because of the first book being meh. I love the female characters in this series so much!
@@movia8945 I loved Anna in the books! Such an interesting character. (Not that likeable in the adaptation.) But most of all I love Naomi who is allowed to be strong and cool and unshakeable, but also weak and flawed and afraid. I keep wondering why is Leviathan wakes that different in this regard.
I am totally on the same page with Crescent City and The Cruel Prince. I understand why a lot of people love it but unfortunately it didn't live up to MY expectations
i. Honestly I agree with Sjm. I read the first three books in the throne of glass series and liked the first two (I hated the ending of the second book tho) the third book was alright too, but I read enough spoilers of the rest of the series and it seems to go into a completely different direction than I thought it would from the first book. That seems to be an overall theme in her books and that's just not for me. In general I hate when authors foreshadow a thing and then they change their mind and it was all for nothing. ii. Honestly the a song of ice and fire books are worth continuing if you just didn't care for them because they are similar to the show. Because with every season the show made more and more changes from the books, from little things to entire character arcs being changed. I like to pretend the last season didn't happen and I am forever waiting for the books to be continued because its been pretty much confirmed that the shows ending was entirely made up by the show writers and won't be the books ending.
@@BookswithEmilyFox Jean-Baptiste is the best character tho. Incidentally, this is my unpopular (?) opinion: I wish A Little Life continued to be a story about four friends in New York instead of focusing on Jude. I loved reading about their group dynamics.
I really agree with your opinion about grape and unnecessary sexualization of female characters in books, honestly I think it’s one of the reasons I enjoy this channel. Those kind of things just make me so uncomfortable, even in movies, especially in movies when you also have to watch that. Just can’t do it honestly.
I’m so glad to hear it. The amount of time I receive comments justifying it by saying “it’s middle age inspired”… because they use swords?? exhausting lol
I hated Breakfast at Tiffany's (the book), but loved the movie! The two of them were so different, especially when it comes to the main character. She was not a likable character in the book at all.
My unpopular opinion: Caravel was absolute unsalvageable rubbish. So many people, including readers I really respect the opinion of, liked it and I just don't know how.
Jade City and The Fifth Season are just okay. They are overrated imo. I loved The Books of Babel, so seeing Senlin Ascends here hurts a bit. His characters really shine in book 2
HARD agree about The Witcher. I read the first two books and liked the world well enough but I couldn’t get past the sexualising of every female character. I usually will give some leeway when reading older fantasy but it was just ridiculous. I’ve gotten so much push back for that opinion-and from women nonetheless-and it’s nice to know that I wasn’t the only one who was annoyed by how the female characters were treated.
Once I got to the part where the priestess made the rape joke I was done. The amount of comments I’ve gotten saying I’ve taken things out of context is ridiculous. It’s the first book too. How much more context do I need??
I definitely agree with a few of your answers! I don't like historical fiction from the 20th century - gotta be 1800s or earlier for me! I have not read any SJM books and have no plans to do so. I do like Six of Crows and I do like Kaz but relative to other books and other morally grey men, neither are at the top of my list. On the other hand, I loved The Cruel Prince! I did not love the first book, tbh, but the 2nd one was better. If you enjoyed any aspect of Cardan and Jude, I would recommend just trying The Wicked King because it was so much better. I'm not going to say it's the highest quality book ever but I thought it was a fun series.
Do you have any recommendation for an older historical fiction? I do love classics that are written during that time so maybe I’m like you! I have her new adult book so I’ll try that one and see if it works better for me
Girl, of course I've got some recs for you lol 😊 I do read a fair amount of historical romance. Not sure if that'd be your thing but if you want to try any, I personally recommend: ✨ An Inconvenient Duke by Anna Harrington (steamy) ✨ The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (steamy) ✨ A Holiday by Gaslight (clean) And for books that are either not romantic or it's just a sub-genre: ✨The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (mystery, thriller-ish) ✨ A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (mystery series) ✨The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (magical realism, historical "retelling") ✨ Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price (mystery retelling) ✨ The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (fantasy adventure-ish?) And a nonfiction that I am almost certain I shared with you before but will tell you again anyway: ✨ The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold (& yes, I have her new book, too and I'm really hoping it's good!)
@@BookswithEmilyFox I am not a huge fan of Historical Fiction set in WW2 but I love the genre when set in other periods. -Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet is a vast epic about the building of a medeival cathedral. Somehow, Follett makes it incredibly compelling. It's the first in a series but can be read standalone. - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is very very experimental so may not be everyone's cup of tea but I found it moving. It also won a Booker in 2020 I think (if you care about literary awards). -The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave is set in 1600s Norway and focuses on the witch trials during that time. I thought it was great and I am currently reading her newest novel The Dance Tree which is about the Dancing Plague in the 1500s. -Sin Eater by Megan Campisi sort of blends historical fiction with alternative history. Nominally a WW2 rec, but again is a historical fiction that also merges with SciFi is Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon. There are some classics that also act as great historical fiction, including: - Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (this book really took me by surprise. It both was and was not what I expected it to be.) -War and Peace by Tolstoy. This is a chunky boy but not difficult to read. The Maude translation is the best version.
I think this is the first time I've seen someone call the Expanse misogynistic. It's been a while since I read the first book though. Still it's not representative of what the rest of the series has to offer - many complex female characters included. I hope you at least consider trying the TV show where the women lead and dominate the storytelling.
Which screen adaptation do you like better that the book: The Witcher, The Magicians, The Vampire Diaries, Paper Towns, Shadow and Bone. Those are the first ones that come to mind.
My unpopular opinions: I DNFed an Ember in the ashes because I absolutely couldn’t stand major aspects of the series. The writing was good and the first book was promising, but I hated so many elements of the book eg the afterlife scenes, the love ?triangle/?square and I couldn’t get into most of the characters at all ESPECIALLY Laia whose only defining trait just seemed to be that she was…hot…? Yeah nah. Glad I spoiled the rest of the series for myself because I would not have enjoyed plowing through it.
yeah.. read til the third book and stopped it was such a mess at one point, I honestly liked the heroine at first but damn she just became insufferable
I haven’t read any over hyped books yet. Every book I have DNFed has been because I out grew the story from when I first read it, but I have plenty of hyped books on my TBR I plan on getting to eventually.
Ok, yeah, in Bridgerton Season 1, I agree with the opinion you expressed and wonder why they put that in there. Adding drama, I suppose. In Season 2, they dragged on a certain aspect of the (not in the book) drama way too long in my opinion.
Sarah J Maas and Holly Black books typically have romance in them and you say you don't like romance that much. So that's probably why you don't like them. Lol.
@@BookswithEmilyFox I know! I have no clue how it is so highly rated. It feels like he tried to make "The Martian" just in a different setting. Although I also didn't like that book. I think overall his writing just isn't for me.
I listen to the audiobook of Project Hail Mary and yeah... I don't understand the hype. The friendship was amazing and I actually would love to read more about the side character, but the jokes...dude, you're not funny, stop it. But my really unpopular opinion is Margaret Roberson.... I hate her books, read her first two books, both 1 star... really bad story, characters, pace, everything was awful, so I don't think I'll ever going to read one of her books again 😁
I agree about Kaz and Sarah J Maas I've read 7 of her books and only enjoyed two. And don't worry about finishing The Witcher it doesn't get better. I hated that only monster he offered to help was a male and he became that way because he graped a girl... wish I never read that book.
I completely agree, grape and sexual assaults are often unnecessarily visual and graphic. It is very uncomfortable if it's a man writter... It's NO for me!
I read Harry Potter as an adult, I didn't like the first four books and I think book 5 is the best in the series (I also DNFed the last book). I also didn't like Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and I think the movie is better, it solves a lot of issues I have with the book. A popular trope I "hate" is enemies to lovers, especially in a contemporary setting. It only works for me if they're enemies based on circumstance (e.g. mermaid and mermaid hunter in To Kill A Kingdom) not because they actually did horrible things to each other.
I just found you. How can I get my book in your hands. I have written eight novels in the Jackson Blackhawk Series. The first book "The Girl at the Deep End of the Lake" went to number 3 on Amazon. All of my books average 4.5 Goodread and Amazon stars.
I also didn't like Six of Crows and I couldn't even finish the cruel prince bc it was incredibly boring. I also definitely don't love VE Schwab as much as everyone else seems to. I still enjoy her and think she's a good writer but most of her books leave me wanting more
I agree with the Bridgerton series. Also the whole series seems to have some kind of trauma plot device in EVERY. SINGLE. BOOK. I also dodge Mafia romances and dark romances because it generally involves questionable consent and Stockholm Syndrome style 'love' and romance. *gag*
I bought the Hail Mary book last year when it was being hyped. It didn't seem like a book I'd like, but it had so much praise I bought it. I haven't read it yet ---maybe I won't.
My unpopular opinion is Becky Chambers. I've read 2 of her books and literally have nothing to complain about. I'm even a character reader for the majority and she has such great characters. But I just am not interested in continuing with the series at all. I'll still read To be taught if fortunate by her, but frankly I don't think she's the author for me. And I can't even tell you why.
I think my most unpopular opinion is that I really disliked Six of Crows, Caraval, The Winner's Curse, The Red Queen. And speaking of a character that everyone loves but I really dislike, that would be the Darkling for me. He's just kind of cringe to me. 😅
I also had the same experience with leviathan wakes. I have come to learn I dislike coptalk/police stuff and I also was so put off with the misogyny and over sexualisation of characters in the books. I wound up forcing myself to read the second one also because I’d bought them together. Disliked it even more.
HAVE A LOOK AT THE WAR OF BROKEN MIRROR SERIES BY ANDREW ROWE! There's 3 trilogies, all three are connected and all of them are amazing. There's a magical school, a murder mystery, a cool as hell magic system, excellent representation... frankly I need you to just read them all.
I think it would have hurt people's feelings if you didn't like Inej. There are good reasons not to like Kaz. The Witcher 3 game is better than both the show and the books.
Shadow and Bone tv adaptation was better than the books. I loved Kaz on the show but Jesper is my favorite. I hated Nina and Matthias in both the book and the show. 😂🤷🏼♀️
Cough Cough**..... I Really didn't enjoy the book classic Emma. Had to read it for a college course in English Lit during university, enjoyed the class hated the book.
Omg take it back!! No way… It’s okay. I really liked it and so far it’s my second favorite by her after P&P. I need to read two more I think to have read all her books
I don't get the hype for game of thrones...the first book was bad and I am never reading anything by the author ever again.and the tv show did not help
I don't understand the hype with Becky Chambers. To be fair, I've only read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and it was fun book but I was a little bit bored to be honest.
@@BookswithEmilyFox Thanks, I think I'll give her another shot at one point. Would you also recommend A Psalm for the Wild-Built? I already have the e-book.
I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like the Stormlight Archives. I guess that's pretty unpopular. Still have a ton of respect for Brandon Sanderson as an author, but his work just doesn't do it for me.
About "The Witcher" I'm not sure if you read short stories or first volume of the saga... I wonder how it was published outside of Poland. I read it 12 years ago and enjoyed it until 4th or maybe 5th volume, when there was too much politics and too little action ;)
ohh I have an unpopular opinion that I think is genuinely unpopular: Pride and Prejudice is an objectively good book but it's not the be-all and end-all of literature everyone considers it to be 😈
also Tolstoy and Dostoevsky are the only Russian authors people ever seem to talk about and as a Russian I fucking hated reading both of them lmao, I feel like that's the unpopular opinion that will truly get you eaten alive in Russian literature circles (but tbh they're mostly snobbish imperialists supporting the war so I don't care what they think)
I am HUGE Dostoevsky fan but I am not upset that you don't like him. I don't know why people are so butthurt just because other people have different taste then them. Why are people that friggin insecure. I left a post saying I personally couldn't get into Eye of The World. oh boy. . I understand Robert Jordan is popular but you would have thought I threatened to burn someone's house down. I never said mean things about his fans I just said he wasn't for me . Enjoy your books👍
I completely agree with you about the Witcher. I think the main character in the book was a dumbass and the world building is really convoluted in the book. I didn’t watch all of the first season but the few episodes I did watch laid out the world way better than the book ever did.
NO! How DARE you!!! Do NOT beloved Kaz. I will not stand for it haha obviously my over-the-top reaction is just for play but honestly I love Kaz. **SPOILERS AHEAD** He's been through so much. He lost his brother in a horrific way. Spent his whole childhood having to survive on his own on the streets while nurturing the flames of his resentment and need for revenge. He had to get tough quick. And when he lets people into his circle he will do anything he has to do to keep them safe... like he couldn't keep his brother safe. I love Kaz so much. And... no shade (a little shade) but if you can like GLOKTA then you should have no problems liking Kaz... just saying! Glokta is a psycho. LOL!
I do like his back story and I think the most interesting part about him is Inej lol Okay but Glokta is interesting! I don’t think he’s a good person but I like him as a character!
What’s your most unpopular book opinion that you’re willing to share?
I don't think SJM books would be anywhere near as popular if they didn't have smut and I have absolutely no interest in reading any of her series (coming from someone who loves smutty romance and fae books, lol)
@@MoJordanReads It only took a half of a book to know SJM is not for me. I dnf’d and haven’t look back
Ninth House is Leigh Bardugo's best book! I HATED all of her grishaverse books and I couldn't even get through a chapter of the Wonder Woman one, but I physically could not put Ninth House down until I finished it. It's so well done and I love all of the characters. I cannot way for the sequel!
The silent patient was boring and bad. All the characters were dispicably annoying and the ending was not a surprise. I will never understand the hype about this book 😅
I HATED the midnight library sooooo much!! Also couldn’t care less about Before the coffee gets cold! I was so bored, couldn’t understand the hype
Unpopular opinion: I find Addie LaRue insufferable, because she clearly is not the sharpest tool in a box (nothing wrong with that, dumb heroines have a right to exist), and yet the narrative fawns over her like she is a genius.
Another unpopular opinion: Douglas Adams is an unfunny misanthrope and for that reason he will not get any more of my time.
My current unpopular book opinion is that I hate basically every book that gets popular on TikTok, but especially The Atlas Six, which is one of the worst books I’ve read in a long time.
Yup same. A lot of books that are popular there I’ve seen have appealed to people that might be just getting into reading b/c they’re more accessible
@@mykenziemasters2793 oh that’s a solid idea actually! Yes, there’s definitely a beginner/amateur aspect to those books, like they’re a slightly more polished version of a fiction press story.
@@mykenziemasters2793 that is so on point
Misogyny and Misogyny-Noir will ruin a book for me ASAP! I just cannot go on! It’s why me and Lucy Foley are beefing…
People love excusing everything. I’ve gotten a few comments saying that the book (the Witcher) is old and that’s why it contains misogyny but it was published in the 90s. Having every female go trough SA wasn’t well received back then either 🙄
Good to know! Ive only tried reading The Guest List by her, hated it and never made it half way through… wont try more by her!
@@BookswithEmilyFox exactly! Why do female characters have to endure SA!?! Pick a different plot point! Yeah Lucy Foley nope! It’s a no!
If you don't like a book, series, or author then you don't. I never understood why someone would think you have to like something just because they do or because that is the popular opinion. I really don't understand people who think you should change your opinion to their's just because they spent the last hour explaining to you exactly why you are wrong about it and ignoring what you have to say.
People on Goodreads definitely don’t agree with you on that 😂
I don’t get the hype behind the name of the wind, and I was convinced that I would love that book. I don’t hate it, but it was meh and I was bored
I liked the first book until the tangent at the end… book 2 though was terrible
I also hated Kaz, which caused me not to get the hype of the book (or that whole series in general). If my sister wasnt reading the book too I would have probably DNF'd the series out of annoyance lol. Other unpopular opinion, I hated night circus. I read about 50 pages and was soooo bored. I kept trying to pick it up again bc everyone seems to love it but I just couldnt get into it.
Thank you!! I thought I was the only one who hated Night Circus. I pushed through and finished the book and it was a real struggle. Worst book I have ever read (because I usually let myself DNF).
Bruh. I read Night Circus as a teen and I recommended it to EVERYONE. Then I reread it as an adult and was like "oh no." Literally skip all the plot and just read the very cool descriptions of tents. Pretend the rest of the novel never happened.
I hated Little Women. It's considered a classic, so I had high hopes and thought it would maybe be comparable to Jane Austen or the Brontes, but it was just a choppily written children's book with hollow characters and old fashioned life lessons. I was really disappointed.
well put
Agreed! Even more controversial: The recent movie adaptation was SO BAD!!! The only thing worth the hype was the cast
I don't hate but I can't relate to all the love for it either. I've read the book, seen most of it's adaptation and I just don't get the hype.
Well said. I feel very indifferent about it. I read it when I was starting to discover the Bronte sisters and in comparison to their books it seemed so pale.
I will probably get a lot of hate for this but I just can't get into Brandon Sanderson's books. I swear I tried with Mistborn several times, read the first book until like 50%, and I couldn't finish it. Then I was like okay, let's try The Stormlight Archives, maybe I'm craving more adult fantasy...nope, I got 30% in and don't remember a thing. It's like mixing water and oil when it comes to me reading something by Sanderson. Honestly, I thought I had an issue with the fantasy genre, but then I picked up The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, I read the trilogy super fast. An ex-colleague of mine looked at me like I just said the biggest insult known to man for not liking Sanderson's books, which is so off-putting when you want to give an author another chance. When someone bashes my favorite authors, I don't take it personally, but yeesh some people need to take a chill pill.
I totally get it if you don’t want to but I would recommend trying Warbreaker. Your experience is exactly why I never recommend starting with these other two because they’re too long and big. Once you experience his endings, it changes everything.
@@BookswithEmilyFox Oh I'd definitely check it out, I do want to like his books. Definitely putting it as a priority read then! Now that I think about it, Warbreaker was on the back of my mind for quite some time, and I do think that you recommended it for Sanderson beginners in one of your videos. I'm mind-blown by how forgetful I am. 😅Thanks a lot for the recommendation!
@Lakacia Lloyd This totally makes sense - I have always struggled with plot-driven books, so no wonder I find Sanderson so hard to read. But I'm still not giving up! I do hope you enjoy Abercrombie's books if you get the chance to read them.
DNF’d Warbreaker and found The Final Empire underwhelming… read half of The Way of Kings and never finished. I think I got burnt out on fantasy and haven’t made my way back to it.
Brandon Sanderson Is my fave epic fantasy author but it’s fine if you like his books, everyone should read what they love, and also try warbreaker, you might like that
Sally Rooney's books seem very basic to me. But maybe I'm just to old to get the hype! 😉
I'm kind of curious about "A Little Life" because everyone says it's torture porn, like I want to know how bad it can get. I will sometimes read books I'll probably dislike purely out of curiosity. And the cover, it's so funny to me! It's like the guy is saying "AAARGH not MORE torture!" and really drives home the fact that this book is sad, hahaha.
I have however read that some people dislike the author because she seems to be obsessed with gay men suffering and all her books are about that (don't take my word for it!). Like, one book is okay, but when it's a pattern it gets kind of weird.
The Expanse tv series is worth watching even if you didn't like the first book. And I agree with most of your unpopular opinions with the exception of Project Hail Mary that I haven't read yet, so I still have no opinion.
I loved Project Hail Mary!
I recommend continuing The Expanse book series as well. Especially because Emily likes sci-fi so much. Even though the first book was meh and I didn't care at all about Miller. Later books (literally starting at book 2) had some of my favourite female characters ever (in sci-fi of that type) which is why the TV show starts stronger because it introduces them right away. Bobbie and Avasarala are the best.
I felt the same about Bridgerton! The Prince was absolutely in love with her!
My unpopular book opinion is that it's good to intentionally reach for genres and authors that you never go for. I never read romance books so around christmas I forced myself to read a couple ... and proceeded to find an author that I can't get enough of.
Thank Henry Cavill for “The Witcher” show being way better than the books. He’s so involved and I love it!
What? No way the books are far more complex and interesting when it comes to the problems of the whole world
@@KristianaCembre You know that the books existed before the games? The video games are not the "original" 😅
Love your videos! I love Project Hail Mary but I enjoyed the audiobook and I think Ray Porter is the reason everyone really loves it. I have wondered if I would have rated it as high if I read each page myself.
Audiobooks can make such a difference!
I have no interest in reading harry potter. I read a view pages, the writing was not my thing and I do not think the books are that good when you start them as an adult.
Recently, I picked up The Golden Compass and decided to read it cover to cover in one go but the all experience was underwhelming at best. I really push himself towards the end (and it being middle-grade didn't really help). I was hoping to go through the whole series in a week or so, but after the 1st one I am no mood for continuing the series.
I love when you make these types of videos! My unpopular opinion: I don't understand why people love Brandon Sanderson despite his documented homophobia. Why does he get a pass when others don't?
Thanks for the video ! Scared to admit that I HATED Six of Crows, don't understand the hype at all and especially the character you mentioned.. It was painful to read. Also, I'm supposed to read Project Hail Mary next and I'm scared now haha we'll see. Oh by the way I wanted to thank you because thanks to you I read Kindred and it became one of my favorite book, I still think about it often so thank you very much !
I didn’t hate PHM so I don’t think you’ll hate it either. It just got a bit repetitive in the middle for me. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
Funny thing: I heard of Senlin Ascends on your channel and even though I know you hated it, I just read the audiobook and LOVED it!!! 😂
Why do I like rant videos so much lol
They warm our cold dead hearts? 💜😌
Yes! I want to love Ruth Ware too, and I just can't. She's genre I love too, but her endings just never hit right, idk.
Is it ok to hate Evelyn Hugo?
Of course!
*blocks*
I love historical fiction, but definitely understand the angst with WWII historical novels. I have started reading every other time period other than WWII or finding novels set in that time period that are not set in Europe at all. I have found some good ones!
Okay, I haven't read the Expanse books (nor do I intend to...), but I do think you might want to give the shows a try. The first couple of episodes do give you a sense that it's going to be some kind of a cop in space show, but that quickly fades. And I'd also heard the books are a bit misogynistic (as I find a lot of dude-sci-fi to be) but they seem to have fixed that in the show. The women are all kick-ass, and there are a lot of lead females, not just one for representation. One of the best female characters in the show I think I read was a compsite of something like three characters in the books, so they must've changed a lot.
I've read 5 books in the series and I think only the first book is guilty of sexism/misogynistic things.Each book is different with different POV characters (only one character is constant), and after the first one, all other books have female POV characters and the masculine vibes are dialed down. The women are kick-ass in the books, too with complex back stories and different personalities. I think the show is a great adaptation, some characters were combines because there are a ton of them, but it's true that the sexism problem is not present in the TV version.
I know right! It's so sad she might miss out on Bobbie, Avasarala, Anna (who was better in the books in my opinion), Melba (who I hated at first but in the fun "this is a really good villain" way), etc. (there are so many) just because of the first book being meh. I love the female characters in this series so much!
@@movia8945 I loved Anna in the books! Such an interesting character. (Not that likeable in the adaptation.) But most of all I love Naomi who is allowed to be strong and cool and unshakeable, but also weak and flawed and afraid. I keep wondering why is Leviathan wakes that different in this regard.
I am totally on the same page with Crescent City and The Cruel Prince. I understand why a lot of people love it but unfortunately it didn't live up to MY expectations
i. Honestly I agree with Sjm. I read the first three books in the throne of glass series and liked the first two (I hated the ending of the second book tho) the third book was alright too, but I read enough spoilers of the rest of the series and it seems to go into a completely different direction than I thought it would from the first book. That seems to be an overall theme in her books and that's just not for me.
In general I hate when authors foreshadow a thing and then they change their mind and it was all for nothing.
ii. Honestly the a song of ice and fire books are worth continuing if you just didn't care for them because they are similar to the show. Because with every season the show made more and more changes from the books, from little things to entire character arcs being changed. I like to pretend the last season didn't happen and I am forever waiting for the books to be continued because its been pretty much confirmed that the shows ending was entirely made up by the show writers and won't be the books ending.
I also loved A Little Life, part 6 made me bawl my eyes out…😭 I am planning to reread it in French soon🤞🏻
Willem is the best!
@@BookswithEmilyFox Jean-Baptiste is the best character tho. Incidentally, this is my unpopular (?) opinion: I wish A Little Life continued to be a story about four friends in New York instead of focusing on Jude. I loved reading about their group dynamics.
I really agree with your opinion about grape and unnecessary sexualization of female characters in books, honestly I think it’s one of the reasons I enjoy this channel. Those kind of things just make me so uncomfortable, even in movies, especially in movies when you also have to watch that. Just can’t do it honestly.
I’m so glad to hear it. The amount of time I receive comments justifying it by saying “it’s middle age inspired”… because they use swords?? exhausting lol
I accidentally put the video at 0.5 speed and it's the best thing I've seen today xD
I will pretend I didn’t see this.
There’s only so much trauma I can take. If I hear myself at 0.5x speed I’ll need therapy 🙃
@@BookswithEmilyFox 🤣
I hated Breakfast at Tiffany's (the book), but loved the movie! The two of them were so different, especially when it comes to the main character. She was not a likable character in the book at all.
I loved Project Hail Mary! I listened as an audiobook and it was great!
I’ve never wanted to read Sarah J Mass.
My unpopular opinion: Caravel was absolute unsalvageable rubbish. So many people, including readers I really respect the opinion of, liked it and I just don't know how.
YES A LITTLE LIFE. I LOVED THIS BOOK WITH ALL MY HEART
Jade City and The Fifth Season are just okay. They are overrated imo. I loved The Books of Babel, so seeing Senlin Ascends here hurts a bit. His characters really shine in book 2
HARD agree about The Witcher. I read the first two books and liked the world well enough but I couldn’t get past the sexualising of every female character. I usually will give some leeway when reading older fantasy but it was just ridiculous. I’ve gotten so much push back for that opinion-and from women nonetheless-and it’s nice to know that I wasn’t the only one who was annoyed by how the female characters were treated.
Once I got to the part where the priestess made the rape joke I was done. The amount of comments I’ve gotten saying I’ve taken things out of context is ridiculous. It’s the first book too. How much more context do I need??
The only Sarah J. Maas book I like is Catwoman: Soulstealer.
I have zero interest in Maas and I have no idea why. I've never even attempted a single book 🤷🏻♀️
I definitely agree with a few of your answers! I don't like historical fiction from the 20th century - gotta be 1800s or earlier for me! I have not read any SJM books and have no plans to do so. I do like Six of Crows and I do like Kaz but relative to other books and other morally grey men, neither are at the top of my list.
On the other hand, I loved The Cruel Prince! I did not love the first book, tbh, but the 2nd one was better. If you enjoyed any aspect of Cardan and Jude, I would recommend just trying The Wicked King because it was so much better. I'm not going to say it's the highest quality book ever but I thought it was a fun series.
Do you have any recommendation for an older historical fiction? I do love classics that are written during that time so maybe I’m like you! I have her new adult book so I’ll try that one and see if it works better for me
Girl, of course I've got some recs for you lol 😊
I do read a fair amount of historical romance. Not sure if that'd be your thing but if you want to try any, I personally recommend:
✨ An Inconvenient Duke by Anna Harrington (steamy)
✨ The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (steamy)
✨ A Holiday by Gaslight (clean)
And for books that are either not romantic or it's just a sub-genre:
✨The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (mystery, thriller-ish)
✨ A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (mystery series)
✨The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (magical realism, historical "retelling")
✨ Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price (mystery retelling)
✨ The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (fantasy adventure-ish?)
And a nonfiction that I am almost certain I shared with you before but will tell you again anyway:
✨ The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
(& yes, I have her new book, too and I'm really hoping it's good!)
Thank you! You’ve just reminded me that I need to try the second book after The Thief! I’ll check out the lthers
@@BookswithEmilyFox I am not a huge fan of Historical Fiction set in WW2 but I love the genre when set in other periods.
-Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet is a vast epic about the building of a medeival cathedral. Somehow, Follett makes it incredibly compelling. It's the first in a series but can be read standalone.
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is very very experimental so may not be everyone's cup of tea but I found it moving. It also won a Booker in 2020 I think (if you care about literary awards).
-The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave is set in 1600s Norway and focuses on the witch trials during that time. I thought it was great and I am currently reading her newest novel The Dance Tree which is about the Dancing Plague in the 1500s.
-Sin Eater by Megan Campisi sort of blends historical fiction with alternative history.
Nominally a WW2 rec, but again is a historical fiction that also merges with SciFi is Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon.
There are some classics that also act as great historical fiction, including:
- Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (this book really took me by surprise. It both was and was not what I expected it to be.)
-War and Peace by Tolstoy. This is a chunky boy but not difficult to read. The Maude translation is the best version.
I only read 30% of the first book of game of thrones it wasn’t it my favorite series of books to read at all 💗
Hard agree! This is probably the most controversial opinion I'll ever have on any topic lol
I think this is the first time I've seen someone call the Expanse misogynistic. It's been a while since I read the first book though. Still it's not representative of what the rest of the series has to offer - many complex female characters included. I hope you at least consider trying the TV show where the women lead and dominate the storytelling.
Seriously, Chrisjen Avasarala is one of the most powerful badass female characters I've ever read in sci-fi.
Which screen adaptation do you like better that the book: The Witcher, The Magicians, The Vampire Diaries, Paper Towns, Shadow and Bone.
Those are the first ones that come to mind.
My unpopular opinions: I DNFed an Ember in the ashes because I absolutely couldn’t stand major aspects of the series. The writing was good and the first book was promising, but I hated so many elements of the book eg the afterlife scenes, the love ?triangle/?square and I couldn’t get into most of the characters at all ESPECIALLY Laia whose only defining trait just seemed to be that she was…hot…? Yeah nah. Glad I spoiled the rest of the series for myself because I would not have enjoyed plowing through it.
my answer for the popular series that i hated is the poppy war. i actually never got past the first book, i can not understand the hype at all lol
I finished it, but I respect this it took me 6 months to finish it. I also didn’t get the hype. Her magic teacher was what kept me reading tbh.
yeah.. read til the third book and stopped it was such a mess at one point, I honestly liked the heroine at first but damn she just became insufferable
I haven’t read any over hyped books yet. Every book I have DNFed has been because I out grew the story from when I first read it, but I have plenty of hyped books on my TBR I plan on getting to eventually.
Ok, yeah, in Bridgerton Season 1, I agree with the opinion you expressed and wonder why they put that in there. Adding drama, I suppose. In Season 2, they dragged on a certain aspect of the (not in the book) drama way too long in my opinion.
You've convinced me to avoid The Witcher. Love the show
I was so disappointed... I didn't even get to Yennifer (the reason I wanted to read the books!)
@@BookswithEmilyFox Honestly, Yennifer doesn't even get good (in my opinion) until like the 3rd book.
So agree with you about Hail Mary and leviathan wakes!
Sarah J Maas and Holly Black books typically have romance in them and you say you don't like romance that much. So that's probably why you don't like them. Lol.
Practical Magic movie is way way way better than the book. I also like more the movies of Lord of the Rings than the books (just the trilogy).
Agreed!!
I DNFd Project Hail Mary because of that reason. It felt so chunky with the writing style and I only got 30% through.
I feel so relieved that others feel the same! I keep seeing everyone raving about it and I'm just so confused
@@BookswithEmilyFox I know! I have no clue how it is so highly rated. It feels like he tried to make "The Martian" just in a different setting. Although I also didn't like that book. I think overall his writing just isn't for me.
I listen to the audiobook of Project Hail Mary and yeah... I don't understand the hype. The friendship was amazing and I actually would love to read more about the side character, but the jokes...dude, you're not funny, stop it. But my really unpopular opinion is Margaret Roberson.... I hate her books, read her first two books, both 1 star... really bad story, characters, pace, everything was awful, so I don't think I'll ever going to read one of her books again 😁
I agree about Kaz and Sarah J Maas I've read 7 of her books and only enjoyed two. And don't worry about finishing The Witcher it doesn't get better. I hated that only monster he offered to help was a male and he became that way because he graped a girl... wish I never read that book.
I completely agree, grape and sexual assaults are often unnecessarily visual and graphic. It is very uncomfortable if it's a man writter... It's NO for me!
I read Harry Potter as an adult, I didn't like the first four books and I think book 5 is the best in the series (I also DNFed the last book).
I also didn't like Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and I think the movie is better, it solves a lot of issues I have with the book.
A popular trope I "hate" is enemies to lovers, especially in a contemporary setting. It only works for me if they're enemies based on circumstance (e.g. mermaid and mermaid hunter in To Kill A Kingdom) not because they actually did horrible things to each other.
Yeah, with the first Potter book, I put down after 20% in due to poor writing. Never read the others.
Enjoyed the third movie, though!
Omg me too I didn’t get through the book of the The Witcher neither Emily I didn’t like that book at all 💙
You did better than me with Senlin Ascends. I've DNFed it twice. I won't be trying again. 😶
I completely agree with you about Kaz. I had no interest in him and it kind of ruined that series for me...
I DNF'ed Cruel Prince. It was so blah.
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Hated senlin ascend. I read the first chapter and it was so boring and the guy was getting on my nerve
I just found you. How can I get my book in your hands. I have written eight novels in the Jackson Blackhawk Series. The first book "The Girl at the Deep End of the Lake" went to number 3 on Amazon. All of my books average 4.5 Goodread and Amazon stars.
I also didn't like Six of Crows and I couldn't even finish the cruel prince bc it was incredibly boring. I also definitely don't love VE Schwab as much as everyone else seems to. I still enjoy her and think she's a good writer but most of her books leave me wanting more
I think you might like THE BOOKWOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK . And The bookwoman’s daughter .
I am so happy to know someone else that didn’t like Senlin! But! I hated - HATED - an Unkindness of Ghosts…
I agree with the Bridgerton series. Also the whole series seems to have some kind of trauma plot device in EVERY. SINGLE. BOOK.
I also dodge Mafia romances and dark romances because it generally involves questionable consent and Stockholm Syndrome style 'love' and romance. *gag*
I bought the Hail Mary book last year when it was being hyped. It didn't seem like a book I'd like, but it had so much praise I bought it. I haven't read it yet ---maybe I won't.
I enjoyed it so much. You should try it.
My unpopular opinion is Becky Chambers. I've read 2 of her books and literally have nothing to complain about. I'm even a character reader for the majority and she has such great characters. But I just am not interested in continuing with the series at all. I'll still read To be taught if fortunate by her, but frankly I don't think she's the author for me. And I can't even tell you why.
That’s totally fine. Her books are mostly a vibe and it won’t be for everyone!
I was bored and really disliked the main female characters of Lock Every Door and Turn of the Key.
I also don’t care for Kaz! He’s so overexaggerated
I think my most unpopular opinion is that I really disliked Six of Crows, Caraval, The Winner's Curse, The Red Queen.
And speaking of a character that everyone loves but I really dislike, that would be the Darkling for me. He's just kind of cringe to me. 😅
The Expanse is my favourite TV show but I felt exactly the same way about the first book. Such a disappointment.
I also had the same experience with leviathan wakes. I have come to learn I dislike coptalk/police stuff and I also was so put off with the misogyny and over sexualisation of characters in the books. I wound up forcing myself to read the second one also because I’d bought them together. Disliked it even more.
I like when you said Six of Crows, I mean I don’t get it. I needed to listen to the audiobook to make me invested on the book. 😏
HAVE A LOOK AT THE WAR OF BROKEN MIRROR SERIES BY ANDREW ROWE!
There's 3 trilogies, all three are connected and all of them are amazing. There's a magical school, a murder mystery, a cool as hell magic system, excellent representation... frankly I need you to just read them all.
Kaz is my least favourite crow so... I totally get it 👀
I think it would have hurt people's feelings if you didn't like Inej. There are good reasons not to like Kaz.
The Witcher 3 game is better than both the show and the books.
Inej was the best part of Kaz
shadow and bone series is not that great it's at best is ok.
Omg I don't like Kaz either. But my reason is that he's too similar to me (and I generally dislike characters who are like me) 😂
I don't like Kaz either. I read both books only because of Jesper and Wylan...
Awesome video!
Shadow and Bone tv adaptation was better than the books. I loved Kaz on the show but Jesper is my favorite. I hated Nina and Matthias in both the book and the show. 😂🤷🏼♀️
Love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your family friend John xxxx
Cough Cough**..... I Really didn't enjoy the book classic Emma. Had to read it for a college course in English Lit during university, enjoyed the class hated the book.
Omg take it back!! No way…
It’s okay. I really liked it and so far it’s my second favorite by her after P&P. I need to read two more I think to have read all her books
Mansfield Park is worse... also had to read it for Lit course...
@@BookswithEmilyFox I'd like to think that I have a big strong character Haha so I can admit that I see the appeal of P&P 😜
I don't get the hype for game of thrones...the first book was bad and I am never reading anything by the author ever again.and the tv show did not help
It’s adorable when she gets aggravated her English goes out the window.
I don't understand the hype with Becky Chambers. To be fair, I've only read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and it was fun book but I was a little bit bored to be honest.
If you want to give her another shot I’d recommend “ to be taught if fortunate”. It’s completely different from her other books and it’s my favourite!
@@BookswithEmilyFox Thanks, I think I'll give her another shot at one point. Would you also recommend A Psalm for the Wild-Built? I already have the e-book.
It’s closer to her other books so you might not like it as much
I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like the Stormlight Archives. I guess that's pretty unpopular. Still have a ton of respect for Brandon Sanderson as an author, but his work just doesn't do it for me.
That’s totally fair! The books in that series are super long and heavy on the world building too!
About "The Witcher" I'm not sure if you read short stories or first volume of the saga... I wonder how it was published outside of Poland. I read it 12 years ago and enjoyed it until 4th or maybe 5th volume, when there was too much politics and too little action ;)
Kaz is the biggest edge-lord ever HAHAHAHA, I don't actively dislike him but I don't love him either so I get it. :P
I’m here to jump on the Kaz hate train. Literally did not read book 2 because i hated HATED him so much lmao
I dont get the hype around CoHo...
ohh I have an unpopular opinion that I think is genuinely unpopular: Pride and Prejudice is an objectively good book but it's not the be-all and end-all of literature everyone considers it to be 😈
also Tolstoy and Dostoevsky are the only Russian authors people ever seem to talk about and as a Russian I fucking hated reading both of them lmao, I feel like that's the unpopular opinion that will truly get you eaten alive in Russian literature circles (but tbh they're mostly snobbish imperialists supporting the war so I don't care what they think)
I got your back on this one.
@@VeryPrettyFace Dullstoy and Borestoyevsky.
I am HUGE Dostoevsky fan but I am not upset that you don't like him. I don't know why people are so butthurt just because other people have different taste then them. Why are people that friggin insecure. I left a post saying I personally couldn't get into Eye of The World. oh boy. . I understand Robert Jordan is popular but you would have thought I threatened to burn someone's house down. I never said mean things about his fans I just said he wasn't for me . Enjoy your books👍
I completely agree with you about the Witcher. I think the main character in the book was a dumbass and the world building is really convoluted in the book. I didn’t watch all of the first season but the few episodes I did watch laid out the world way better than the book ever did.
Things were definitely… polished for the show (I’m sadly proud of that pun)
Right now I`m reading Night of the Mannequins and its so boring and slow. So disappointed because there was lots of hype for this one. Sad :(
I DNFed the Three Body Problem...
Totally understandable! Listening to the audiobook while reading is how I managed to go through the series
@@BookswithEmilyFox I agree! Audio book got me through...granted I had to speed that guy up to 1.5 speed.
Here I am yet again❤…. Trying to comment more on your videos.
Makes my day 💜
@@BookswithEmilyFox aww 🥰
NO! How DARE you!!! Do NOT beloved Kaz. I will not stand for it haha obviously my over-the-top reaction is just for play but honestly I love Kaz. **SPOILERS AHEAD** He's been through so much. He lost his brother in a horrific way. Spent his whole childhood having to survive on his own on the streets while nurturing the flames of his resentment and need for revenge. He had to get tough quick. And when he lets people into his circle he will do anything he has to do to keep them safe... like he couldn't keep his brother safe. I love Kaz so much. And... no shade (a little shade) but if you can like GLOKTA then you should have no problems liking Kaz... just saying! Glokta is a psycho. LOL!
I do like his back story and I think the most interesting part about him is Inej lol
Okay but Glokta is interesting! I don’t think he’s a good person but I like him as a character!