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Zoe: I didn’t like miss peregrines home for peculiar children
Jessiethereader: 😱😱😱
Miss Natpat lol 😂
I had an existential crisis when you didn't say "or readbyzoe"
Katie B. IKR
"there's always like 55 books in the series" HAHAHAH!
Have you noticed the trope that's like in a love triangle, the first love interest gets the girl most of the time? It's happened so much that every time I start reading a love triangle I just sigh and wait for the inevitable. It's like the authors were like "I mean, we were set with the romance, but how about we just spice it up a bit". Please stop. It's spicy enough as is, trust me.
+Cheshire Keira EVERY TIME! It's so annoying always knowing from the first page how the romance is going to end up D:
+readbyzoe I will say, throne of glass has so far really impressed me with the love triangle stuff because for some reason I ship Chaoleana and I know it's probably not endgame, I do know, and it might just be because there are so many different love interests but honestly, have no idea who she'll end up with. At this point it's more of a love hexagon.
+Cheshire Keira That's one of the reasons I love the series so much! Romance isn't the main focus of the book, but it's still a big component and now it's become sort of a mystery to solve to see who she'll end up with. I love rooting for my favorite (I'm a Dorian girl) and seeing how her relationships with each person evolves!
+readbyzoe Haha yeah! Thanks for your opinions, honestly I completely agree with you about the fifth wave and miss peregrines. :)
Haha! We Korean Drama fans call the other guy who meets the girl last in the triangle The Second Male Lead, and if you pick him over the first male lead, you are suffering from SLS.. Second Lead Syndrome. It is a tough ailment to contend with... LoL
That intro was adorbs😂❤️
Oh my goodness, I don't like Tris either, I thought I was the only one!
Same
Me too. Tris is so annoying.
I didn't even read the books but I still found her annoying....
Same! Tris was just getting more and more annoying as the books went along and she had this "I need to do everything " attitude
I felt like there would be other people who would agree, personally I only read like the first few pages of Divergent
girl... you are literally glowing!! you look so good!! i need dat skincare routine
+Gabrielle D'Esposito I just started using Lush's face cleanser in Dark Angels and I love it! Not sure if that's what you noticed, but it's still great :D
+readbyzoe Do you use it every day or like 3 times a week?
when you said "what an idiot" it reminded me of Stephanie tanner from full house 😂
Missy Morrison no, she was referencing Hermione, our queen
Missy no it’s hermione when Harry Potter goes up on his broom to catch Draco when he stole Neville’s rememreball
I somewhat agree with the Divergent series. I liked the first book but the other books kind of ruined the series. Tris and Four just got annoying. They just can't stop arguing about shit.
Stephanie Noel agreed!
I love Divergent and when she said Tris, I was like " Okay, that's fine she wasn't my favorite out of the series either. ". Then she said Four and I was like " Warriors, bring forth your weapons! "
Sophia Harlow I've got butterknives!!
@@adriannathurlow386 I'm a crazy swiftie too!
😂😂😂😂
I am inn in as a warrior
Zoe reminded me of of Hermione Granger at 1:40 😂😂
I thought I was the only one who didn't like Tris! Aha...
My favourite character from that series is uriah.
Mine was Caleb
+Blaskotron
Loved how they made caleb in the newest movie, even if it wasn't like the book at all! lol
I loooove The Maze Runner movie soo much more than the book!!
THE BEGINNING WAS SO CUTE AWH
[spoiler for P.S I Still Love You]
1:48 UGH I KNOW I LIKE PETER A LOT BUT HOLY SHIT JOHN HAS MY HEART HE'S SO PERFECT but then again peter's wonderfully flawed and the reason why i want lara jean to end up with john is because i want kavinsky all to myself
I'm sorry but he's mine 😏 no but seriously I love him and I think lara jean is perfect for him (especially after reading always and forever lara jean)
i'm halfway through always and forever lara jean and john has a girlfriend!!! :( like i'm happy for him buT jOOOOHnNYyYy
sad waffle how can you be halfway through and not be like PETEEEEEER OMG *~* I LOOOVEE YOUU
BABY STEPS, BABY STEPS!! ITS COMING AT ME SLOWLY I PROMISE
The Fifth Wave was not great. You're not missing out! The first book would have been fine as a stand alone...the rest of the series...ughhh
I didn't enjoy the last book. I loved the first book but the male interest was a creep and Cassie got whiny.
I agree about Tris Prior. Not my favorite character!
YES I LOVE THE “WICKED” REFERENCE IN THE BEGINNING
Miss Peregrines?????!!!!!! Jessethereader where you at
clicked on this so fast I almost broke my computer
When she mentioned tris i hit like sooo fast
I get you with the high fantasy thing. My parents just love that genre and you look at their book shelf and think wow, that's a lot of books and then you realise no, no, it's just like five GIGANTIC HIGH FANTASY BOOKS. Seriously, they're huge. They think I'm such a weak reader because I won't go anywhere near High Fantasy. I just don't like elves, dwarfs, goblins, witches, giants whatever. They're just a nope for me.
I recommend the gentlemen bastards sequence by scott lynch! It's high fantasy, but really fast paced and highly entertaining.
(Unless you have a problem with swearing, then maybe not)
+liilikesbooks No I don't mind swearing haha. I'll check that out, thanks.
Good haha, I hope you like it :)
+liilikesbooks My all time fave book hellll yesss
+Courtnay Plus Gentlemen Bastards isn't your traditional high fantasy setting with elves, dwarves, witches etc. It's kinda like game of thrones in that the world isn't smothered by magic and fantasy elements, it's done a lot more subtly. I strayed away from high fantasy for ages as well cause I personally always considered medieval style fantasy settings with wizards and dragons to be tacky and off putting, but trust me books like those are a lot more traditional and stereotypical and the genre spans much farther than that.
I've been in a reading slump for so long, so glad I watched Zoe's videos again, now I feel like reading! :D
Oh my God, I agree with a lot of the things you said! I love Twilight, I always have, but now people are so ashamed of saying so and it annoys me so much... I also don't like Tris, she's probably the most frustrating female character ever. Great video :)
When you sang that first song, I died!! That's my fav Wicked song!!!!!!!!!!!
Wicked!
Wicked!
Wicked!
twilight thank you!!! my middle school years consisted of those books and they will always have a place in my heart
Dylan O'Brien
Same I liked Tris the first time I read the series but with rereading and watching the movies I'm just like mleh
WHEN ZOE SINGS WICKED IT MAKES ME SQUEAL BECAUSE SHE LOVES THE TWO THINGS I LOVEEEEHFKLJFLKSADKO
You don't like tris or Tobias, I don't like Tobias either!! In the book he is so whiny and demanding and annoying. They changed him in the movie and made him more likable loll
haha I don't even like him in the movie xD
+Emma L. Love the movie Four❤️ Fun fact: my English teacher was in the same class as Theo James at school
+Beccabokka that's so cool!
I loved both fours 😂😂😂
+STELLA NATOR I know right! I keep trying to get my teacher to contact him and get him to come and talk to us
But apparently that's not going to happen😭
But I have seen some pictures of Theo James from his school days😂
Thanks for posting because I love watching these.😊
Love your videos! Keep on making them and never stop!
I literally squealed in excitement when I saw you posted this! I'm the same with high fantasy!! Like I wanna read it, but they're SO HARD TO START! Also your hair looks really pretty in this video (as always) XD XD
I really liked The Maze Runner movie too! I haven't seen the second movie yet but I really want to!
The second one is terrible.
Love the first movie, the second one is really ... Odd
the second movie is awesome imo, but it has nothing to do with the book haha
Loved the intro! I'm so glad to see someone feeling the same about Miss Peregrine's - I always feel like I'm alone with that one!
HEY ZOE YOURE ONE OF MY FAV BOOKTUBERS AND YOURE LITERALLY PERFECT AND IM JEALOUS OF YOUR YOUTUBING SKILLS 💕
I did this tag as well! And I totally agree with you about PS I Still Love You! That was my answer to the same question, too!
Oh my goodness yes about everything you said about Tris! Great video!
you inspire me to read more💓 thank you so much ily greetings from Poland 💋
yesss what I've been waiting for all week
I've noticed a lot of people don't like high Fantasy. but I love it. I first got into reading when i was going through a difficult time in my life, when for over a year my only friend lived two hours away and my parents where fighting. (i was in grade 3). so when i read, I tried to escape reality, which i managed to do. and i kind of slowed down my reading, sticking to the same two series, the school for good and evil, which i read as they where being released and the How To Train your Dragon series, which i started reading after book 9 came out. when i went into high school, my parents divorced and my best friends left the country without warning or way of communication and i haven't heard from her since. it made me fall into a depression. THAT'S when i really started reading again, and same as before, it was to escape how horrible my life had become. two series that really helped me here where the Throne of Glass series and the His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire) series. I even read Harry Potter (which i had been avoiding because of what i heard about the fandom. i picked up the first book when the Fantastic Beasts movie came out) after a close childhood friend recommended it to me and i got the first one spontaneously from my mum. other things i read where the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon) and when i was younger, the Deltora Quest books. I've never been able to read and enjoy books that are just, normal, i guess? books set in our world with nothing different. or books with to much romance. as an Aromantic is just turns me off the book.
does anyone else here like High Fantasy?
The intro and editing of this video is on point!
This was great ! I love this tag !
giiiirrrl, I feel you on Tris. I really dont like her either. Though I do love Four now that Ive read the collection of short stories. Love this video, girllll!
nice wicked reference un"popular" song :))
Lol I just found your channel and I love your videos (: I totally agree on the Maze Runner thing tho!
Lol I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children rn😳
+Emily McHugh do u like it? I was gonna read it but i thought it had a really weird story line so i didnt
+Hiba Loya I got the box set for Christmas which I really wanted and was pumped to read it! I read reviews on Goodreads (which always bums me out) and some people liked it, some people didn't. I'm about 150 pages in and I like it, but it's not my favorite book. It definitely has a weird story line, but I kinda like that stuff, so I think it depends on the reader! Happy reading!!😊😊
+Emily McHugh I got the box set too, I read the first book and I'm kinda putting the other books on hold atm. It just didn't creep me out, it bored me a lot. :/ I'm glad you're enjoying it, would you mind sharing your thoughts after you finish it?
+Emily McHugh I actually love the series! Book two is my fave!
Emily McHugh I read the whole series, and somewhat enjoyed it, but the first was was pretty drab.
I LOVE TWILIGHT!!!!!
That's what got me started as a book reader though I read New Moon first... I came across it in my school Library and didn't know at that time that it had a prequel or that it was part of a series even
I just gave it a try and bought Twilight soon after... And I absolutely love it!
I'm with you. I haven't even finished The Scorch trial yet, but the movie was fantastic. I gave up on the second book in the years a few years ago and never picked it up again.
I completely agree with you about Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children! It wasn't terrible but it was kind of hard for me to get through and I was expecting (and wanted) to love it because of the hype.
Haha Zoë I totally agree with peregrines, twilight, and ps I still love you. Also those books intimidate me too 😂
Girl I totally understand what you're saying about Tris!! I've been telling my friends that for years! I wished that the series had been done from fours perspective actually.
love you gurl and this tag
I don't really like Tris either.
Love your vids❤️❤️ make a book recomendations of books that people normally don't know❕❕ plzz!!
I'm reading The 5th Wave now and I can't put it down!! That's funny. lol
+Holly Hearts Art hahaha same I stopped reading it for a while but I am continuing it and I can't stop reading
Me too! Can't wait to see the film too :)
with the 5th wave, I had a hard time starting it too, but I pushed through and now, I love the series sooo much. it's different than the popular dystopian, sci-fi ya books right now because it actually has meaning.
I TOTALLY agree with you about the Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children opinion!! It took me so long to get through because it was very repetitive
I REALLY liked this video of you Zoe! You are soo adorable
her videos are so addicting!
The reference to Wicked at the beginning :')
I agree with the Maze Runner, i couldn't even get past the first two chapters but my mom raves about the movie, gotta check it out!
I felt the same about the ending of Ms. Perigrene's, I felt like the series was taking a fantasy/sci-fi twist, but I read hollow city a couple of months ago and felt in love with it! Hollow city isn't repetitive, it's full of adventure and new peculiars :)))
Popular Song! 😍😍😍 Love this video! 😄
That intro was the best 👌🏻💕
You're so pretty and such a good booktuber. You're the first booktuber I ever subscribed to too. You introduced me to booktube. I love you!! ❤️💕😄
+Nicole Wolford Woah, that's so cool! Thank you dearly, Nicole
I feel like with the Twilight Saga you either love it or you hate it. I personally love it and it is one of my favorite series
If you want to dip your toes into high fantasy, I would recommend a four book series by Terry Brooks called the Heritage of Shannara series. Start with "The Scions of Shannara", then "The Druid...", "The Elf Queen..." and "The Talismans..." He's written a TON of books in this world, but this particular set of four books can stand on its own. I read it in middle school, and just re-read it last year. STILL incredibly interesting, there were times I couldn't put the book down. You don't necessarily need to read anything that comes before it chronologically, because Brooks is really good at explaining these connections between people and places. GIVE IT A GO!
I thought I was the only one who didn't like Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children!!! thanks so much for the video. I highly appreciated your opinions. keep up the good work, Zoe!
OMG!! I relate to youuu so much
The 5th Wave series is SO good! I first tried to read it at the beginning of last year and just like you, only got 50 pages through because I wasn't really digging the storyline and I thought it was quite slow. Then a few months later I picked it up again and it ended up becoming one of my all time favourite book series! I agree with you about Tris! I didn't really like her that much either which overall kind of ruined the whole series for me.
I LOVED the intro!!!!!
Tris Prior!! I totally agree with you on that!
I agree with all those opinions except the one about miss peregrine. I totally understood what you mean about the repeatative nature of the first book but for me I throughly enjoyed the whole trilogy. I loved the concept of the photos inside the books to add a mixture of visual and imagination. I read the books because I wanted to see the film but had learnt the lesson a long time ago about watching the movie first. That being said I respect you opinion and understand that not everyone likes the same things. I love your videos!
I'm still ticked off about the P.S. I Still Love You ending too. I was totally rooting for the other guy as well!!! Great video!!! :D
Read Mistborn!! Its such a good high fantasy where the world building is very smooth :)
I loved the honesty - people seem so afraid to say a book was "meh"
Totally agree with you on Tris and Four, plus I read The 5th Wave and literally have no desire to go any further with the series because it didn't capture my attention at all!
yes yes yes! I thought I was the only one who literally suffered reading maze runner trilogy! but the movies omg they were so good
This was really entertaining! I laughed a lot and could relate to most of it :D
So I subscribed instantly 🙌🏻
Zoe, have you read the aris & dante discover the secret of the universe? it's sooooo freaking good! the feels. i just finished it today and i cant believe i finish it in just one sitting i cant put it down! If you haven't, please read it. its so freaking good!
Oh my god. The guy that Lara Jean ended up with though!! Ugh girl I totally got you. I was raging so much after I read it!
With the 5th Wave the first few chapters on the best, but it gets better, I did a 30 book challenge and you have to read so many of each genre and my mom was like read the 5th wave so I did it. I stopped after the first chapter but then I was like, I can’t start a book and not finish it. But it turned out way better then I expected.
The fifth wave is so good!!!! The writing style is amazing, I would give it one more shot :)
with tris, yeah I agree SOOOO MUCH!!!! I mean I was fine was her in the first book, still annoyed sometimes but yeah. I still had an extreme crisis tho when.....IT happened cause...you know
You should try coming at Terry Pratchett from the Tiffany Aching series. I love that series. And then I picked up Making Money and struggled. So it's definitely a matter of where you enter the Discworld.
I feel the exact same way about Miss Peregrines!! I literally forced myself to keep going in the hopes that it would get better
I agree about Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. I had an ok time reading it (3 stars) and almost feel like I might read book number two just for the sake of completeness, but it did not live up to the hype at all. Kind of boring!
ooo I don't like Tris either! Looks like we have similar tastes!
you should finish the 5th wave :) i have a rule that I have to get to page 100 or 120 of the book before judging it. that I should get to page 100 or 120 the first day I read it because that's where the story mostly unfolds or that's where the main story of the book starts or that's where I get the hang of the plot and rules of the story. another reason is that when I slump on reading like finish 2 chapters a day i never get to really finished the book at the end. so i need to know the real story the day I first read it and have a night thinking about what other events yet to come or how it will unfold completely then I'm sure that I'll get to finish that book in 3 or 4 days.
I absolutely love Terry Pratchett, and almost no booktubers like him or know him. You should start out with the wee free men and that little mini series. It's super easy to read and I adore Tiffany Aching. Hope you can do some reviews on them. It would make me super happy!!
I totally agree about Tris Prior!
For your fear of high fantasy books I highly recommend the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson! There's only 3 books in the series, they are chunky but they read pretty fast! The world building is great and pretty easy to follow and there's a lot of action and feels. Plus one of the pov characters is a teenage girl, so it's not like you suddenly have to try and relate to a bunch of middle-aged men (which is sort of my struggle with a lot of adult literature tbh).
JessetheReader after the first part:*triggered*
I know. I feel the same about the Divergent series too.
OMG P.S. I Still Love You, I totally agree, can't believe she went with the choice she did, her other option seemed to suit her so much better, he suited her personality and was so sweet and lovely. I thought I was the only person who thought that.
Those first 5 seconds though, gold!
You make me want to watch the new Maze Runner movie. I also found the second book slow paced. I did enjoy the series overal but I felt bored so many times... I had no interest in the movie but now I guess I do! Thanks Zoe ahah
I loved your singing intro, and it doesn't even last half a second but btw
You broke my heart when you said you didn't like Tris and Four :'(
Hey zoe! I'm from Brazil and I love to watch your videos so much ❤ you're so funny!!
Try listening to The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss on audiobook! the way the story is told makes it perfect to listen to, and it's less daunting than the book. I'm listening to the second one right now and I'm so in love I'll be heartbroken when it's over!