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Komentáře • 297

  • @alexaraye
    @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +33

    hi everyone 🌿✨
    i hope you enjoyed the video & don’t forget to like + subscribe because it really helps me out ♡ i hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!
    love u always ☁💕

    • @johnsaxongitno4life588
      @johnsaxongitno4life588 Před 2 lety +1

      Classic classic funny video love it 🥰 and love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your family friend John xxx

    • @johnsaxongitno4life588
      @johnsaxongitno4life588 Před 2 lety +1

      Classic classic funny video love it 🥰 and love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your family friend John xxx

    • @johnsaxongitno4life588
      @johnsaxongitno4life588 Před 2 lety +1

      Classic classic funny video love it 🥰 and love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your family friend John xxx

    • @nicholasgrimmy
      @nicholasgrimmy Před 2 lety

      I loved NORMAL PEOPLE!! It definitely picks up halfway through. Also, BEST book adaptation into a series ->>on HULU!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @yoselingarcia3949
    @yoselingarcia3949 Před 2 lety +100

    The love hypothesis is just so good, that I still can't get over Adam

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +11

      SAME

    • @ranathree3923
      @ranathree3923 Před 2 lety +1

      i second that

    • @lauren2898
      @lauren2898 Před 2 lety +7

      I’m low key in love with Adam and I’m sad that I can’t read it again for the first time but it’s going to be read again before the end of the month.

    • @user-ey4do9nl4r
      @user-ey4do9nl4r Před rokem +1

      yikes

    • @macb_
      @macb_ Před rokem +1

      @@lauren2898literally same if i never find a man like adam my life is a lie

  • @yaelleb
    @yaelleb Před 2 lety +32

    the love hypothesis make me feel so jealous of the relationship between Adam and Olive, I’m literally in love with both of them. This book was just sooo good

  • @proudpanda1362
    @proudpanda1362 Před 2 lety +26

    If I bought a book I don't want to watch/read reviews on them because if someone didn't like it I don't want to read it anymore 😭😭

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +5

      Okay, but sometimes same 😪

    • @roshiniriya7413
      @roshiniriya7413 Před rokem

      Exactly

    • @july3817
      @july3817 Před rokem +1

      I sometimes look up negative reviews of books I love just to defend my book opinions to the ghost in my room 😅

  • @averyjohnson7728
    @averyjohnson7728 Před 2 lety +65

    Here are some of my unpopular opinions:
    Smut in books is just OVERRATED. It seems like some people only read books for spicy scenes.
    The Hunger Games is not on booktok enough. It’s a booktok book, but I just don’t see it that often.
    I feel like some booktok books romanticize abuse in relationships, and that is just something I cannot support.
    The Fault In Our Stars is a contemporary romance that I feel like should appear way more on booktok.
    I don’t mind people who annotate, but I would honestly never do that, because that seems very time consuming.

  • @Jc.Colon.
    @Jc.Colon. Před 2 lety +41

    I couldn’t understand why I had a hard time getting through the Spanish love deception then I found out it’s cause it was her first book 😅 but I did finish it and gave it 3 stars just cause I like the concept and love Aaron but I def would not be able to reread it. Literally took like a quarter of the book to even get to Spain!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +5

      oh noooo! i'm still going to give it a try 🥰

    • @tiffany2004
      @tiffany2004 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed, the Spanish love deception was kinda boring and took me forever to read.. way overhyped

  • @nicolem.1288
    @nicolem.1288 Před 2 lety +14

    I was really enjoying ugly love but i think what ruined it was Miles character development. He treated Tate so shitty and i didnt find believable that he treated her shitty because of his past. And that weird twist with Cap at end was not believable for me either🤧 i did like it in some parts but it just fell flat for me at end. Still love Colleen Hoover though lol. My favorite from her is it ends with us🤍

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      i loved cap in the book! he was such a cute character

  • @victoriablake3826
    @victoriablake3826 Před 2 lety +13

    Love Hypothesis is one of the worst books I’ve read this year and has positively the WORST sex scene of anything I’ve ever read.
    As for CoHo, I’ve read two books of hers now (November 9 & It Ends With Us) and I just can’t get into her tendency for writing male leads with savior complexes. I have specific issues with both of them but as a general writing style thing that’s why I’m not into her.
    Still, anything that gets people reading is a win in my book 👍🏻

  • @katssofia2517
    @katssofia2517 Před rokem +5

    The Spanish love deception is one of my favorite books..I know not many people liked it because it was slow or because in the beginning was kinda boring 😂 I understand but still it's my favorite book and no one can change my mind ❤

  • @makaylagrant873
    @makaylagrant873 Před 2 lety +8

    With Emily Henry it seems people either prefer beach read over people we meet on vacation or vice versa so maybe give beach read a shot.

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      yesss! i'm still hoping to give it a try 🥰

  • @urfriendhannah
    @urfriendhannah Před 2 lety +13

    Beach read was my first Emily Henry book and I really enjoyed it! It’s better to go in without getting excited because then it is normally not as good

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      still hoping to give it a try!

  • @Dollhouse925
    @Dollhouse925 Před 2 lety +11

    the romance in beach read makes me so so happy you should definitely give it a try!!

  • @SimplyMaraMarina
    @SimplyMaraMarina Před 2 lety +12

    The Spanish Love Deception is one of my favorite books! I love the cultural references! Reminds me of me and my husband! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      i love this! i can't wait to read 🥰

  • @vya_.67
    @vya_.67 Před 2 lety +6

    i dont even know how its humanly possible to dislike the inheritance games and the cruel prince. I LOVED BOTH OF THEM SO MUCH.

  • @cheyennesheikh2082
    @cheyennesheikh2082 Před 2 lety +24

    People who bash Red White and Royal Blue are actually hurting my feelings. That is my favorite book EVER 🥲

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      🥺🥺🥺

    • @readbylucy
      @readbylucy Před 2 lety +1

      omg same, I am completely incapable of reading that book without turning into an emotional wreck

    • @cheyennesheikh2082
      @cheyennesheikh2082 Před 2 lety +1

      @@readbylucy SAME I love it with my whole heart I even cried at the scene in the car even though it’s a romcom hahahahah

  • @maddieplayz7735
    @maddieplayz7735 Před 2 lety +10

    I get so excited when you post! It makes me so happy and you always make me smile 😊

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      I’m so glad you’re here 🥹💖 thank you so much 🥰

  • @BookGoesMyHeart
    @BookGoesMyHeart Před 2 lety +7

    You should make a video on the non-Booktok books on your shelf that you really loved ❤️ They deserve hype too 🤪

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      Yes!! You’re so right 🥹

  • @kqilin
    @kqilin Před 2 lety +3

    omg i clicked on this video to watch while i paint my nails and i was so surprised when i realized the color of your shirt and phone case are the same colors as the nail polishes i chose lol. great vid btw!! 🤍

  • @spookygamergirl
    @spookygamergirl Před 2 lety +11

    I love your content so much! I’ve been watching booktube for a long time and you’re absolutely one of my favorites!! ♥️🍓

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      Aw!!! Thank you so much 🥹😭💖

  • @gauri_2427
    @gauri_2427 Před 2 lety +6

    I absolutely agree with u on People We Meet On Vacation it was soooo boring:
    the constant back nd forth between past nd present was so boring nd most of the time I felt it did nothing to the story nd was over descriptive ( another book with kinda similar vibes was love & other words but in this one I felt the back nd forth made the story interesting and helped in adding more depth to the relationship nd characters)
    Also, the reason behind the conflict that lasted 12 years was so underwhelming nd I think a conversation would've solved it...nd I didn't feel any chemistry between the main characters
    Loved the video !!! 💖

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      i absolutely agree!! It just ruined Emily Henry books for me 😪

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      & thank you 🥹🥰🤍

  • @tallulahpauline3327
    @tallulahpauline3327 Před 2 lety +26

    I’m team manuscript for Verity. I thought she was very manipulative and even in her letter at some parts I thought she was being manipulative. I think Verity is pure evil. What really solidified my thoughts is when I watched this video interviewing Colleen Hoover. CoHo said that she thought Verity is evil also, and if the writer believes it, I believe it.

  • @tatata70
    @tatata70 Před 2 lety +17

    The spanish love deception is definitely overrated. I DNFed it at 60%. I usually DNF books if i dont get into it in 100 pages but i continued because i thought it will catch up since its so hyped? but yeah it didn’t. plus there's no spice? :)

    • @itsnicole5368
      @itsnicole5368 Před 2 lety +2

      NO COZ SAME😭😭 i thought i was the only one who doesn't like spanish love deception- I thought there was something wrong with me 😫✋️

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +5

      A lot of people have said that it’s a super slow read & boring!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Makes me nervous to read it!

    • @monicaspurpledoor
      @monicaspurpledoor Před 2 lety +1

      The spice picks up towards the end and Aaron is 🔥. It was a bit slow but not the worst book I've ever read.

  • @emmagrace5787
    @emmagrace5787 Před rokem +2

    i HATED people we meet on vacation but I LOVED book lovers and beach read :)

  • @SaturnSiiren
    @SaturnSiiren Před 2 lety +13

    I also agree with the Spanish love deception… it was indeed a deception lol. (Didn’t enjoy the main character and I feel like the ending was very random), but I love how respectful you were and just laughed and had fun to these people’s opinions!! When others do this video, there’s so much unnecessary hate, so I appreciate this!!!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      aww, this makes my heart happy 🥰 thank you so much!! i'm so glad you're here 🥺💖

  • @aimanmisbah2428
    @aimanmisbah2428 Před 2 lety +8

    I'm team letter but I'm hoping that the bonus chapter in the upcoming new version adds some light to the matter because I havee soo many questions!
    Btw I love your content💕

  • @marthepool9981
    @marthepool9981 Před 2 lety +4

    Ok sorry I feel the need to stand up for the Spanish Love Deception hahah🤪 So, it is a slow burn, but in my opinion very well done. It felt like I was reading a comforting romcom movie and in my opinion it had enough cutesy scenes, I didn’t think it was boring at all aa. There is fake dating involved and it’s an enemies to lovers, that’s the best combo ever tbh. Aaron Blackford is one of my top tier bookish boyfriends. And don’t worry, there is spice in there, you just have to be a little patient.
    It’s totally okay if you don’t feel this way when you read it btw, butttt I just wanted to make you less nervous to read it, it’s a super fun romance read.
    Loved the video!! 💘

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      Okay so I hear people LOVEEEEE Aaron Blackford! I’m excited to read it still 🥰

  • @katyscott2737
    @katyscott2737 Před 2 lety +9

    Personally I loved beach read!!! It was so worth the hype but I respect everyone’s opinion on this book

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      i'm still hoping to give it a try!

  • @diaryofaromanticreader
    @diaryofaromanticreader Před 2 lety +7

    I'm currently reading red, white and royal blue and loving it a lot 😭🖐🏻

  • @Adatewithanbook
    @Adatewithanbook Před 2 lety +3

    Just woke up, and im geting redy for school you relly just made my day

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      That makes my heart so happy 🥹💖

  • @deepikam.s6410
    @deepikam.s6410 Před 2 lety +8

    I loved spanish love deception, idk y a lot of ppl thought it was okay. It is a slow burn story but yeah I understand y it came there but I enjoyed it soon much.
    Anyways, love your content.

  • @celestegalvan4530
    @celestegalvan4530 Před 2 lety +2

    Nooo my heart broke when I saw The Love Hypothesis opinion! I lovvveeee The Love Hypothesis!!!❤️❤️

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      seriously one of my favorites 🥺

  • @thv._30
    @thv._30 Před 2 lety +2

    ugh, I'm totally getting you girl. I loved Ugly Love and November 9. They are my favorite CoHo books!!!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety

      Yes!!! I also love Confess 🥹

  • @itzairyn8863
    @itzairyn8863 Před 2 lety +3

    Hey girl hey oooh I love that water cup!!! 💖💖😉

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you so much!! It’s from Disney 🥰

  • @pinkfuzz22
    @pinkfuzz22 Před 2 lety +13

    The person that wrote we were liars has a book called genuine fraud and it’s so fucking weird cause it has time jumps in it but really good twists but kinda predictable till the last twist🤣

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Ooooo maybe I’ll check that out!

  • @itsnicole5368
    @itsnicole5368 Před 2 lety +5

    AHHH I SEE MY UNPOPULAR OPINION ON THE VIDEOOO😍😍

  • @laurenb.5805
    @laurenb.5805 Před 2 lety +6

    Just wanted to say that I love your videos! Thank you for inspiring me to get back into reading more often :)

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you so much 🥹😭 that makes my heart so happy. I’m so glad you’re here 🥰💖

    • @laurenb.5805
      @laurenb.5805 Před 2 lety

      @@alexaraye I’m happy to be here!😊 I love the book community.

  • @Mano-Wan
    @Mano-Wan Před 2 lety +6

    *Ugly Love* & *November 9 were just average for me, but *It Ends With Us* was EXCELLENT and broke me 😭 *Song of Achilles* was good but nowhere near as good as the hype( *Circe* was better)... *People We Meet on Vacation* was just OK, but *Beach Read* & *Book Lovers* were very good and you should read both... I really enjoyed *Verity* and I'm Team Manuscript...
    I LOVE Ebooks and enjoy reading on Kindle or my iPhone... Love Paperback over Hardback 📚
    I always have an audiobook & an eyeball book going at same time and try to keep the genre different

    • @user-ep8ew5gy1z
      @user-ep8ew5gy1z Před 2 lety +2

      November 9 literally romanticised sexual assault and arson 😭

    • @iyannasapp
      @iyannasapp Před rokem

      I agree with pretty much everything you said!

  • @mtthplc
    @mtthplc Před 2 lety +3

    romance authors that aren't talked about enough are definitely sophie kinsella and lauren weisberger. theyre famous because some of their books got adapted to television (the devil wears prada, confessions of a shopaholic), but people don't talk about them a lot since they were published a long time ago :( i recently finished the undomestic goddess by sophie k and it was so cute and funny!!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      aw, i love this! i'll have to check them out, thank you 🥰

  • @Cristina-im6zr
    @Cristina-im6zr Před 2 lety +5

    i will say i read beach read first and freakin loved it and it made me so emotional and was excited to read people we meet on vacation but tbh people we meet on vacation kinda bored me and i hated all the flashbacks 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      Yesss!! The flashbacks are what bored me too 🙁

  • @ivnxriaeditsxx5580
    @ivnxriaeditsxx5580 Před 2 lety +5

    This is a very very very unpopular book opinion but l just hate romance books!! I love historical fiction and fantasy books currently I’m reading red queen!! And yup the person that said romance is overrated l agree lol

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      I love that for you though!! 🥹

    • @ivnxriaeditsxx5580
      @ivnxriaeditsxx5580 Před 2 lety

      @@alexaraye omg l thought someone would hate on me but you replied back l did not expect that and also thank youu!! You are such an amazing CZcamsr l love your videos!! 💕

    • @martina-dd6vb
      @martina-dd6vb Před 2 lety +1

      I totally agree with you 😭 i thought i was the only one. i'm not into romance books, i mostly read fantasy and historical fiction (red queen is on my tbr as well 😃)

    • @ivnxriaeditsxx5580
      @ivnxriaeditsxx5580 Před 2 lety +1

      @@martina-dd6vb oh wow l don’t know anyone else that likes historical fiction books rather than my sister lol but l finally now know a person that doesn’t like romance and likes historical fiction!! Twins 💕

    • @martina-dd6vb
      @martina-dd6vb Před 2 lety

      @@ivnxriaeditsxx5580 haha yess 💕 what's your favorite book/series? And same, i have one friend who's a reader but she only reads romance so i don't really have anyone to talk to about the books i read lol 😭

  • @drdreea
    @drdreea Před 2 lety +3

    Great vid as always 🫶🏻✨
    I love tabbing my books to remember cute scenes

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      I think I’ve just fallen into a rabbit hole now on tiktok 🥹😂

  • @jahangiralam9532
    @jahangiralam9532 Před 2 lety +4

    I absolutely love your Chanel and all of your videos ❣️ you are one of my favourite booktubers

  • @istartedbeatlemania
    @istartedbeatlemania Před 2 lety +5

    I feel called out by the person who said you shouldn’t spend $600 on books lol. I would spend that and more if I could 😭 I just love reading.

  • @withirsa
    @withirsa Před 2 lety +6

    Almost 20K wow

  • @Jc.Colon.
    @Jc.Colon. Před 2 lety +7

    I am a hard core directioner 😅 so I actually read after when it was still being published on wattpad and it definitely is cringey lol which is why I still have not watched the movie adaptation cause idk if I can sit through that.

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      the films are SO cringy 😂

  • @AndreaMelissa
    @AndreaMelissa Před rokem +2

    I NEVER HEAR ANYONE TALKING ABOUT “reminders of him” BY COHO!!

  • @LivingDead53
    @LivingDead53 Před 2 lety +3

    Well, I didn't like ebooks either. I ended up getting one for Christmas one year, and I used it once or twice and then sat it down. I came back later out of boredom, had a couple of books on it, like free stuff. I turned off all the lights at night, shut the blinds and read. I realized how much I enjoyed it, a magical experience. I still read paperback and hardback. I prefer hardbacks, but hey, none of us be rich, right?

  • @aleta_lundell
    @aleta_lundell Před rokem +3

    10:54 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has my freakin heart!!! I picked it up not expecting a lot but I loved it. Evelyn and Celia's story broke me and it was so sad how she died and she was Evelyn's one true love!😭💚overall, that book was definitely worth the hype

  • @diannaelishad.8557
    @diannaelishad.8557 Před 2 lety +5

    Hey...I hope you are doing great...
    The Spanish love deception is slow burn but it's a cute romantic novel...
    I would suggest you that try it out...
    You might like it...

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      i still plan on giving it a try! thank you 🥰

  • @jennifermartin8119
    @jennifermartin8119 Před 2 lety +4

    Hi, I’m team manuscript for verity and loved it!
    I’ve just finished we were liars it’s a slow read, it has a good plot twist but not until the last few of chapters. Xx

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      🤍🥲

    • @jennifermartin8119
      @jennifermartin8119 Před 2 lety

      If you read the second book a family of liars, It gives more context to the first book and helped me understand the family. I found it a slow read mostly because there is so much description of everything.
      Maybe just me reading them back to back. Xx

  • @rendeukie9212
    @rendeukie9212 Před 2 lety +2

    i hate the sticky tabs that stick out on books for annotating. i will write scribble draw highlight in my books but I HATE the sticky tabs that stick out no matter how close you place them in the book, I feel icky when I see them. especially if there's a color coding. i don't think there's anything wrong with people who do, its a good way to annotate without writing but personally they're so ugly

  • @arielmarie8493
    @arielmarie8493 Před 2 lety +4

    I liked People We Meet On Vacation more than beach read but its just my opinion I guess I also prefer paperback more than hardcover 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️also agree with you with the overly hyped books I read it ends with us but it didn't make me cry but enjoyed it or song of Achilles but a thousand boy kisses definitely did 🤔😂

  • @TheVikkifoxx
    @TheVikkifoxx Před 2 lety +4

    I read beach read… was so disappointed gave it 2* started reading people we meet on vacation and dnf’d it after 100 I couldn’t Emily Henry ain’t for me lmao the thing that did it in PWMOV was the love interest hating on people coving songs but does karaoke like plsssss

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      Hahaha I love this! But yeah, I feel the same way about her writing 😪

  • @laurree4878
    @laurree4878 Před 2 lety +3

    Ugly love is predictable. Idk I just knew what was going to happen and I do hate myself for that 😭

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Omg nooo!! Don’t hate yourself!! I’m such a sucker for cheesy romances so that’s why I probably didn’t think it was predictable 😂

  • @lindsaydeviveiros5533
    @lindsaydeviveiros5533 Před 2 lety +6

    Some of my unpopular bookish options
    - Im not a fan of Colleen Hoover, especially ugly love. I couldn’t get past certain aspects of the book lol 😂 sorry girl
    - I prefer Ya books over adult books, especially romance. Some spicy scenes are too cringe
    - I Hate the bully romance trope and the unexpected pregnancy trope

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Love this!!

    • @marlaneyevans2033
      @marlaneyevans2033 Před 2 lety +1

      I also don't like colleen Hoover, but I have only read one book, but from everything I have seen cheating is a common theme, and that really turned me off. I also didn't see anything special in the book which was sad bc when I started I was really excited to read it but had gut feeling I wasn't going to like her books.

    • @lindsaydeviveiros5533
      @lindsaydeviveiros5533 Před 2 lety +1

      @@marlaneyevans2033 trust me your not missing out lol 😂 I’ve read most of her books and the only one I liked was Hopeless. I HATED ugly love and November 9. Both books depict toxic relationships where she tries to pass off as “romance “ 😒

    • @poorva.s
      @poorva.s Před 2 lety +1

      Same I read three books from COHO and they are toxic, not my cup of tea 🙂

    • @lindsaydeviveiros5533
      @lindsaydeviveiros5533 Před 2 lety

      @@poorva.s exactly they are so toxic, couldn’t get past it 🙄

  • @ashleynicole1396
    @ashleynicole1396 Před 2 lety +3

    Gosh everyone really hates on the after series but it’s one of the only series I will reread over and over🫠

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      I don’t hate it! It’s just cheesy 🥰

  • @aprettycrier
    @aprettycrier Před 2 lety +3

    important question!! are you team grayson or jameson? and team jeremiah or conrad???👀

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      I’m team Grayson & team Conrad 🥺💞

    • @aprettycrier
      @aprettycrier Před 2 lety

      @@alexaraye me too!!👏

  • @abbythompson13
    @abbythompson13 Před 2 lety +2

    ok bestie I did NOT like people we meet on vacation either but beach read completely redeemed Emily Henry for me!!! beach read made me CRRRYYYYYY, you should definitely give it a try

    • @abbythompson13
      @abbythompson13 Před 2 lety +1

      also, team manuscript 🙋🏼‍♀️

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      Okay okay, l’ll try it!! I feel like I can’t give up on her books just yet

  • @claudiacakoni6657
    @claudiacakoni6657 Před 2 lety +4

    have you read the addicted/calloway sisters series ? if you haven’t you should!

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      I have not yet!! But I’m hoping to soon 🥰

  • @halloweenie872
    @halloweenie872 Před rokem

    I really loved Beach Read, Emily Henry’s writing is so good in my opinion. It was super easy for me to stay interested and want to read more. I don’t understand how some people don’t like beach read 😭 it was so worth the hype

  • @theroyallife6421
    @theroyallife6421 Před 2 lety +1

    I know it's been a while since this video was uploaded but I thought I'd mention my unpopular opinions : 1) the silent patient has an incredible plot and the author is a genius but the ending is kind of predictable (to an extent)
    2) all your perfects would have been a thousand times better if there wasn't that "then and now" part, I would have loved it so much more if it went at a normal pace. I hated that I had to fall in love with the couple in the then part and then be heartbroken for them in the now part, last two chapters are worth keeping up with all of that though.

  • @itsnoterica
    @itsnoterica Před 2 lety +4

    Alexa is really out here getting her feelings hurt for our entertainment 😭😭💕

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      😂😭❤️‍🩹 always worth it 💖🥰

  • @lilian2631
    @lilian2631 Před rokem

    Oh this was fun. Do it again?
    Also, not me binge watching all of your old videos, don’t mind me 😂

  • @TheYanne17
    @TheYanne17 Před 2 lety +3

    New subbie here and honestly… I LOVE your content. Genuine, refreshing and funny (those zooms get me every. time. 😂) - Never change 💖

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      thank you so much 🥺 i'm so glad you're here!! 💖

  • @saardcv
    @saardcv Před 2 lety +1

    Beach read was alright, but definitely not what everyone made it out to be (for me), maybe because it’s so hyped I had too high expectations

  • @areejramzanxx
    @areejramzanxx Před 2 lety +4

    yayyyyyy new video

  • @raqperalta
    @raqperalta Před 2 lety +1

    i get through ebooks by listening to the audiobook too. i've read 3 colleen hoover books that way.

  • @ajjj222
    @ajjj222 Před 2 lety +3

    i can't handle the ugly love slander ahahah

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      SAME 😪

    • @ajjj222
      @ajjj222 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bookcasepheebs you should read ittt, prepare to have all emotions when you read ahaha

    • @ajjj222
      @ajjj222 Před 2 lety

      @@bookcasepheebs what othet book/s are u excited to read ??

  • @addieeve
    @addieeve Před 2 lety +1

    i did enjoy ugly love but the plot twist wasnt really a plot twist kinda just like a tragic event and it was predictable so sorry but i agree :')

  • @wendyf6822
    @wendyf6822 Před 2 lety +2

    People We Meet was not as good as Beach Read in my opinion. I do hope you try Beach Read. ⛱️ 😉 😊

  • @madipaige28
    @madipaige28 Před 2 lety +2

    november 9 is my favorite CoHo book

  • @Finessuhh_
    @Finessuhh_ Před 2 lety +2

    I honestly didn’t like ugly love and love hypothesis either tbh :/ they were okay but my faves 😭

  • @readerscorner4230
    @readerscorner4230 Před 2 lety +1

    I honestly kind of agree about the Cruel Prince (pls don’t attack me 😅). Personally I didn’t think it was bad, but it was so hyped up that I was disappointed when I read it. Overall not a horrible book, but definitely overhyped.

  • @alexandraobrien9441
    @alexandraobrien9441 Před 2 lety +2

    Beach read is terrible and put me in such a deep reading slump, do not read it trust me.

  • @mxjxstxcmxxn5490
    @mxjxstxcmxxn5490 Před 2 lety +1

    Sharing my opinions!:
    1. I have no idea, I haven't read the book.
    2. Ugly love was kind of predictable, but I LOVED the book.
    3. Strongly dislike ebooks. I feel that they're more difficult to understand and imagine. Plus it just feels better to read a physical copy. 4. ack I've never read the Song of Achilles but I want to!
    5. People on the book cover ruin it like why are you on there go away. And especially when they're shirtless like nO
    6. I've never read the book :D
    7. I have never annotated my books but I really want to. I think it's fun and decorative- However, I would never write in my book. That is book MURDER. Only on the annotation tabs. :D
    8. I honestly love both. I have a few books that have nice hardcovers so yeah- But I also love paperbacks
    9. The Inheritance Games. I feel so guilty for saying this but I have never read it! (EDIT: I READ IT!! I LOVE THIS BOOK)
    10. Guess what... never read the books! :) I heard good things about them, though!
    11. Guess this is what I'm going to say for each one now. Never read it!
    12. I loved Ugly Love. It was my first... *spicy* ... book so it was a little scary but it was worth it.
    13. You already know. Never read the book.
    14. I'm not really sure about this one. Long chapters can get annoying but when a chapter is one page- However, I would say shorter chapters because I recently read a book that had the shortest chapters but they meant so muchhh-
    15. I don't mind the friends to lovers trope but it's def not my favorite.
    16. I'm torn. It Ends with Us was my favorite book. I recently read it and I fell in love with the characters. It was so adorable and had so much meaning. However, Ugly Love had so much meaning as well and I- I just can't pick.
    17. I'm just going to assume cheesy romance covers means like people kissing on the cover or something. I don't mind them but when it's real people- no. just no.
    18. I feel like wattpad stories are disorganized and a little all over the place, so yeah, I agree.
    19. Ugly love was all that

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Wow. I absolutely LOVE THIS. Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed & thoughtful comment 🥹💖✨🫶🏻

    • @mxjxstxcmxxn5490
      @mxjxstxcmxxn5490 Před 2 lety

      @@alexaraye you're welcome! ❤

  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo6489 Před 2 lety

    I love rewatching your videos💜

  • @jordankuzniak5118
    @jordankuzniak5118 Před rokem

    If you don’t like friends to lovers I can understand why you didn’t like people we meet on vacation. Personally it got me back into reading but I think the tropes in beach read you would like more

  • @aliciaortega8306
    @aliciaortega8306 Před 2 lety +2

    I’m no going to lie but the love hypothesis is kinda boring but idk if it’s because I’m on a reading slump or I’m just tired 🧍🏻‍♀️

  • @mariamyi7599
    @mariamyi7599 Před 2 lety +1

    Definitely team manuscript

  • @tenzingdolkarr5445
    @tenzingdolkarr5445 Před 2 lety +1

    I get it how people didn't like 'People we meet on Vacation' but damn istg 'Beach Read' was a good read TT

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety

      I’ll have to try it!! So many people say they love that one!

  • @Hello-go5lo
    @Hello-go5lo Před 2 lety +2

    Does anyone know books that are similar to the love hypothesis? I just finished it and I loved it. (I liked the stem setting, the fake dating and the grumpy- sunshine)

  • @katherinenessmith9371
    @katherinenessmith9371 Před 2 lety +2

    I don’t like cruel prince either but I’m so scared to tell people that

  • @luvforpayton
    @luvforpayton Před 2 lety +1

    Ugh I love you so freaking much

  • @ahonahasanbibliophile

    NOT THE INHERITANCE GAME! Bruh. I loved the series!!!
    This Series is definitely worth the hype. But people don't talk about it that much. ( 🫶 you for saying you don't relate with the comment)

  • @hey-jd7fh
    @hey-jd7fh Před 2 lety +1

    me randomly at my head: alexaaa rayyyyye

  • @madipaige28
    @madipaige28 Před 2 lety +1

    i didn’t like we were liars either

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +2

      i hear this a lot! still hoping to give it a try though!

  • @abbymudd
    @abbymudd Před 2 lety +2

    Totally team manuscript🙌

  • @lillianw4255
    @lillianw4255 Před 2 lety +2

    I loved ugly love, one of my favorite coho. And I also didn’t like how he cheated on verity

  • @ljewell46
    @ljewell46 Před 2 lety +2

    I gotta say… I started red white and royal blue last week… I got 21% of the book done, and I just can’t get into it. I’ve read 2 other books before picking this one up again 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ it’s definitely a slower read for me and not capturing my interest.

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      I hear that it’s a slower read!!

  • @emilyrasmussen4330
    @emilyrasmussen4330 Před rokem

    Funny, so sometimes I crack the spines, but I only do it, if its the type of book that would be so satisfying. I really only did it to my Mortal Instruments books, though I do kinda like the old, used book ascetic.

  • @gweniegwen12
    @gweniegwen12 Před 2 lety

    my friend hated beach read but she decided to give book lovers a try and she ended up loving it!! you should definitely try Emily Henry again

  • @rubydale08
    @rubydale08 Před 2 lety +3

    team manuscript for Verity, also I highly recommend Mindf*ck series but please check TW

  • @celestegalvan4530
    @celestegalvan4530 Před 2 lety +1

    I have the same fav book tropes! They make it more spicy!

  • @carelesskitten9475
    @carelesskitten9475 Před 2 lety +2

    I honestly hear more horrible things about the spanish love deception than I do good, I hear it’s way too slow and boring. which is why I changed my mind on reading that a while back ago. But my unpopular opinions are I hated we were liars , and I hate books with actual ppl on the covers, like, I refuse to read the selection series cuz of how cringy the covers are lol

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +4

      omg i forgot about that series! yes, the covers are kinda weird 🥴

    • @DiamondpaintingwithKady
      @DiamondpaintingwithKady Před 2 lety

      Omg read the series! They have pdf on google they are sooooo goodddd

    • @carelesskitten9475
      @carelesskitten9475 Před 2 lety

      @@DiamondpaintingwithKady I'm sure it is good. But for me personally I have no interest in it at all because not only cuz of the cringe ass cover but i heard it's like the bachelor and i absolutely hate the bachelor lol. Beside I prefer psychological thrillers, murder mystery, and horror books plus I do love dark fantasy books too. So the selection is not something I would pick up.

    • @DiamondpaintingwithKady
      @DiamondpaintingwithKady Před 2 lety +1

      @@carelesskitten9475 Oooh! Thrillers are the best tho

  • @ryujinsshoulders6255
    @ryujinsshoulders6255 Před rokem

    Im with u on the ebooks opinion!

  • @aprettycrier
    @aprettycrier Před 2 lety +7

    the spanish love deception was my most disappointing read of the year. i almost dnf’ed it🫣

    • @alexaraye
      @alexaraye  Před 2 lety +3

      Aww!! 😪

    • @aprettycrier
      @aprettycrier Před 2 lety

      @@alexaraye i guess if you like VERY slow burn rom coms you’ll like it, but those books just aren’t for me

  • @editazabadalova4279
    @editazabadalova4279 Před 2 lety +1

    I LOVE ugly love , what's up with everyone ??

  • @nawelesso532
    @nawelesso532 Před 2 lety +1

    the Unhoneymooners is average.. i did like the first half of the book but then i thought the characters didn’t connect that much ALSO there was no transition between ennemies to lovers.. it’s not a bad book just a overhyped

  • @shaileytrejo6666
    @shaileytrejo6666 Před 2 lety +1

    Team manuscript

  • @sidneyh2136
    @sidneyh2136 Před 2 lety +1

    normal people was so bad i didn’t even finish it, which never happens with me