I’m so conflicted to watch these type of videos because I don’t want my opinion and expectation on a book to be influenced when I have yet to read it but also ... want to watch that new Emma video
@@shreya7214 I personally thought it was pretty good when I read it. My advice is to just try the book and if you're not liking it you don't have to finish it or you can just unhaul it when you're done with it. If you end up loving it, good!
The only thing that made 'You' creepy was the perspective. Having him talking to the reader was the best part. Bummer that she changed that for the sequel.
DarkestwingsReads yes! I told my husband about that. His commentary in the first book as if he was talking to the person he is stalking is what made it way creepier. The second book just wasn’t very good and was just cheesy.
I have heard so much about “You”, especially because of the TV show and I wasn’t sure if it was for me or not. I know it’s so polarizing but i loved hearing your thoughts about the sequel. Great video emma 🤗 Oh and I really enjoyed the format for this video! I’m here for it! Bc In reality, we all enjoy different things, and we are all entitled to have varying opinions regardless if they are stereotypically positive or negative 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wow ok I loved Unwind! I think some of the critiques you had about it were almost products of the time, imo. Like when it came out, it wasn’t part of an overdone YA dystopia because dystopia hadn’t gone into full swing in YA yet. And since the political climate was so drastically different, reproductive rights weren’t at such of the forefront for being at risk, and thus weren’t a focus of the story so much as a background piece of info to justify the premise.
I screamed when Watching You showed up >.< I haven't read it yet but I have brought it, and I just love Lisa Jewell so my hopes are so high for it! Now I'm scared!
Just sending you some love to say I love your channel and I look forward to watching more in the new year!! Keep it up (if you want!) because I think you’re killing the game!! And a book I didn’t like: Not That Kind of Girl- Lena Dunham.
I think this might be one of my favorite videos you've ever done. You're never afraid to give your honest opinion but you really drive it home in this video which I LOVE!!!
The Unwind series was one of my favorite series ever, and I loved the books because they ask questions and then tell the reader to draw their own conclusions. So may say it's "straddling the line" but it's important not to tell young people what to think but question their already set beliefs. Today, I've noticed the trend in YA and in real life is to take a hard stance about what is right and what is wrong about modern society, which isn't really a great environment for critical thinking. Oh well, that's just my two cents!
I so agree. It had this super gray morality. The books get 1000% better as the go on. Once you start learning about cam and the black market and deep into the world building which is Neal Shustermans strong suit the books get way better. I absolutely adore this series.
I KNEW Hidden Bodies would be on here haha. I DNF'd it. I had vehemently DETESTED this book. I was sooooo disappointed. It honestly feels like both books were written by two completely different authors. Like ....WHAT HAPPENED?! (Also, if I never hear to words 'cup of piss" again in my life My GOD it will be too soon!!
Looooved the video & your honesty!!! 🤩 I hope 2020 is a better reading year for you, queen ❤️ (though I *will* be looking forward to a similar video at the end of next year too!! 😁)
Major props to you for showing genuine opinions on booktube. Your feelings and opinions are just as valid as those of the viewers who disagree and I'm tired of watching watered down reviews!!! We bringing this authentic energy into 2020 💪
I really commend the fact that you finished these books so you could write a thorough review. I used to drag myself and still try to finish bad books...but now , I can live with myself if I put it down and start another book...and it feels nice :)
I feel attacked because i finished today the second season of YOU and loved it ,maybe even more than the first one. But at least i'm glad i didnt read the second book and only watched it😂 (i also feel like a fake bookworm)
Caitlin HowDoISpellThis? I think because she expected there to be commentary to it, when it was a book made primarily to have readers question the whole society and process as a whole. As well as raise other questions.
You're the first novel reviewer I've watched that has mentioned Neil Shusterman! Everlost, plot wise, is probably still one of my favorite stories today. I'll have to read unwind and see if I agree with you. I remember trying to read a few Shusterman books after everlost, but just felt them lacking...
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz. Also, the Naturals(?) series sounds right up my alley as well, but now I don't know if I want to give it a try if Bad Blood was actually that disappointing.
*Is so excited to see a booktuber talking about Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.* *Realizes the title of this video.* I personally loved the whole series, but I definitely get your points.
Noooo Save the Date!! But I understand your reasoning. I do love Morgan Matson though. My friends are raving about that one. As for my least favorites, I only have four but I did really dislike them: 1. The Night Circus 2. Gabi, A Girl in Pieces 3. A Problematic Paradox 4. What If It’s Us
Thank you so much for reviewing Watching You! I got 175 pages or so in and this is the very first book I just couldn't finish it!!! It was a solid 2 out of 5 !
I would love to hear your ideas about the whole "incest" thing that was going on in the Shadowhunter series which I want to start but I am scared to...Is it worth it?
I had a Lisa Jewell book on my worst of 2019 as well for very similar reasons. I can't remember if it was stated outright, or if it was just very very heavily implied, but basically you get the identity of the killer like 3 chapters in :/ It made every other "big reveal" feel really insignificant, and you basically just spend the next like 300 pages waiting for the MC (who I found super unlikeable) to get caught up to speed.
I feel like Caroline Kepnes's writing is really nuanced and I loved every second of Hidden Bodies 😂 my worst read of the year was Again But Better. I love Christine but the writing was terrible.
I also read ABB and when I tell you I STRUGGLED with this book yikes 😬😬😬 I did give it 3 stars but I wasn’t exactly happy about my review. The ending was what made me give it 3 stars tbh.
As someone who loves Jennifer Lynn Barnes writing, seeing Bad Blood on this list kinda hurt. And I'd argue the point about those connections, that having difficult childhoods because of those connections, is why these characters are Naturals. Parts of these were also set up from the very beginning with Cassie's mom. And we knew brief stretches of others, they just were one offs until they were important for this book. I can see how you didn't like it, but I've loved it both times I've read it.
i think my worst book of the year was Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. he's like the M Night Shaymalan of books, where his endings have the stupidest twists. that being said, i'm still going to read his new book next year because i am trash.
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell. Just why. It's total filler, the characters are regressed to shadows of who they were in the first book, and Simon and Baz's relationship is toxic to the point of being abusive. It taught us some really cool things about the magic system, but that was its one redeeming factor.
I personally loved the book Unwind, especially about how society has just become so... immoral to just (spoiler to those who haven’t read it) parents signing away the life of their own kid(s) to be used as spare body parts. And how society had accepted it and even gains money from it.
This was very interesting, Unwind by Neal Shusterman was one of my favorite book series when I was a teen, and I was looking to reread it again as an adult.
Totally agree about The Golden Tower! Holly Black and Cassandra Clare are some of my absolute favorite authors but I just couldn't "buy" the characters or plot by the last book. It had so much potential!
I also freaking hated Hidden Bodies. I made it through 200 pages and had to put that shit down. I just found out that Caroline Kepnes is writing a 3rd and 4th book for Joe! I was shook
I actually enjoy it when you don't like books by your favorite authors because it still shows that your honest even though I had no doubts but love causes blindness.
The worst kind of books are the o es that feel all over the place bc there’s too many characters and they all have separate storylines, it’s so annoying
My least favorite reads of 2019 were: Melissa Explains It All by Melissa Joan Hart (turns out Sabrina the teenage witch is ALL ego) The Golden Child by Claire Adam The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin and I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney. I felt dumber after reading all of them.
One million percent agree with Hidden Bodies. OMG. I had so much hope for it. Another huge dislike read that I actually DNF'd was Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and then also and The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young. So, so, so disappointed.
i 1000% agree about 99 Percent Mine! It was ridiculously horrible. And I looooove Sally Thorne's debut, The Hating Game, so I legitimately couldn't believe these two books were written by the same person. It was crazy.
I'm a bit late to this book, as it was a 2018 release, but in 2019 I read Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi and it is by far the worst book I have ever read! I hate saying things like that about books because I'm worried it sounds like I'm shading authors/being rude, but Emergency Contact was so bad I feel like I have to talk about how much I disliked it! The main character Penny was so unlikable. She was rude to everyone who tried to be nice to her, called girls who wear makeup attention seeking, and slut shamed her mom. Her love interest Sam was a fair bit more tolerable, but he was very underdeveloped and was cruel to his ex girlfriend in many situations. Also, just as a warning to anyone who wants to read it, there is a sexual assault scene that came out of nowhere! Almost threw me into a panic attack in class! The book had practically zero plot other than "Sam and Penny are sad. They're going to kiss now."
Jesse from jessethereader didn't like the Magisterium series and thinks about not continuing & unhauling the books that he has. Hating Game by Sally Thorne is the one that you are probably looking for.
I agree with Hidden Bodies as well. Joe was a completely different person in that one. He was interesting and super creepy the way it was told. I skimmed many of the pages because they didn’t add anything to the story. It wasn’t my least favorite book, but it’s up there with the most disappointing
Eveything you said about Hidden Bodies is so true. One of the worst books I've read. The killings made no sense. Sadly, there's a third books in the series.
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sis went off. gotta love it XDD
That's great XD
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are you going to do a favourites of the decade?? would love to see your thoughts and opinions
Yeesssss!!
Ge ready for the Shadowhunter parts
@@Orange_684 I wouldnt expect anything less XD
Omg, that would be soo fun! #GOSHADOWHUNTERS
Yes!!!!
I’m so conflicted to watch these type of videos because I don’t want my opinion and expectation on a book to be influenced when I have yet to read it but also ... want to watch that new Emma video
Same XD. I really want to read the Unwind series but I want to go into it unbiased.
@@shreya7214 I personally thought it was pretty good when I read it. My advice is to just try the book and if you're not liking it you don't have to finish it or you can just unhaul it when you're done with it.
If you end up loving it, good!
"My otp didn't end up together and 17 year old Emma is PISSED." 🤣🤣🤣 love you!!
The only thing that made 'You' creepy was the perspective. Having him talking to the reader was the best part. Bummer that she changed that for the sequel.
DarkestwingsReads yes! I told my husband about that. His commentary in the first book as if he was talking to the person he is stalking is what made it way creepier. The second book just wasn’t very good and was just cheesy.
i couldnt STAND 99 percent mine, but sally thorne's other novel "the hating game" was absolutely amazing
Agreed! I DNF’d 99 Percent Mine, but loved The Hating Game.
I don't even read romance as a rule but The Hating Game was brilliant!
I rcvd The Hating Game for Christmas, but I can't wait for a movie cover. Love Lucy Hale and don't like the American 'cartoony' cover! 📚👸🏻💖
I’m actually scared about reading The hating game cause 99 percent mine was such a waste of time
aryam88 ikk i felt the same but the hating game was 10000% worth it
Girl, you had me cracking UP when you got to “99 Percent Mine” 😂🤣 Favorite part of the video
When I say I sprinted here...
Why does her dissing books make me want to read them
I have heard so much about “You”, especially because of the TV show and I wasn’t sure if it was for me or not. I know it’s so polarizing but i loved hearing your thoughts about the sequel. Great video emma 🤗
Oh and I really enjoyed the format for this video! I’m here for it! Bc In reality, we all enjoy different things, and we are all entitled to have varying opinions regardless if they are stereotypically positive or negative 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Pretty fun not recognizing any of the names on the list cause I have no way to agree or disagree with how bad they might be
Not showing the covers so you watch the whole video to get the TEA 🍵 I see you girl 🙌🏼
Your hair looks so good in this video!
WE STAN TALKING TO BOOKS.
Btw I love you Emma, you were the first booktuber I found, and one of the only ones that I can stick with
Wow ok I loved Unwind! I think some of the critiques you had about it were almost products of the time, imo. Like when it came out, it wasn’t part of an overdone YA dystopia because dystopia hadn’t gone into full swing in YA yet. And since the political climate was so drastically different, reproductive rights weren’t at such of the forefront for being at risk, and thus weren’t a focus of the story so much as a background piece of info to justify the premise.
I like that you also point out books you do not like on your channel (while giving good reasons!) Keep up the good work!
My jaw dropped when you held up Unwind! That series turned out to be my favorite in 2019!
Your expressions in the thumbnail is legit a mood
1:30, I guess you like the mortal instruments because of the close sibling dynamics😉
Lol I’ll leave now
Fanny Chapman 💀💀
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Fanny Chapman bahahahhaha 🤣😂
Get oouuuttttt 😆😆😆
I screamed when Watching You showed up >.< I haven't read it yet but I have brought it, and I just love Lisa Jewell so my hopes are so high for it! Now I'm scared!
Just sending you some love to say I love your channel and I look forward to watching more in the new year!! Keep it up (if you want!) because I think you’re killing the game!!
And a book I didn’t like: Not That Kind of Girl- Lena Dunham.
Hey Emma!
Wow, I've never been this early. I've recently subscribed to your channel and I love it.
xxx
That was savage watching you rip those author books apart!
I LOVED it!!!!
I think this might be one of my favorite videos you've ever done. You're never afraid to give your honest opinion but you really drive it home in this video which I LOVE!!!
I love a good RANT and Emma delivered! 🤭
"turns out they were talking about it because its so fucking bad" lol I love that and started laughing because YESSSS
The Unwind series was one of my favorite series ever, and I loved the books because they ask questions and then tell the reader to draw their own conclusions. So may say it's "straddling the line" but it's important not to tell young people what to think but question their already set beliefs. Today, I've noticed the trend in YA and in real life is to take a hard stance about what is right and what is wrong about modern society, which isn't really a great environment for critical thinking. Oh well, that's just my two cents!
I so agree. It had this super gray morality. The books get 1000% better as the go on. Once you start learning about cam and the black market and deep into the world building which is Neal Shustermans strong suit the books get way better. I absolutely adore this series.
Will you also do a Best Books of 2019? 😃
So we can forget about these disappointments 😂
Emma! I read Ace of Shades and I LOVED IT!!!! Levi is my baby, I love him so much! Every book you recommend, I love. Have a great day!
I KNEW Hidden Bodies would be on here haha. I DNF'd it. I had vehemently DETESTED this book. I was sooooo disappointed. It honestly feels like both books were written by two completely different authors. Like ....WHAT HAPPENED?!
(Also, if I never hear to words 'cup of piss" again in my life My GOD it will be too soon!!
Looooved the video & your honesty!!! 🤩
I hope 2020 is a better reading year for you, queen ❤️ (though I *will* be looking forward to a similar video at the end of next year too!! 😁)
Major props to you for showing genuine opinions on booktube. Your feelings and opinions are just as valid as those of the viewers who disagree and I'm tired of watching watered down reviews!!! We bringing this authentic energy into 2020 💪
Happy New Year! All the best on your channel/videos for 2020!
I really commend the fact that you finished these books so you could write a thorough review. I used to drag myself and still try to finish bad books...but now , I can live with myself if I put it down and start another book...and it feels nice :)
99 percent mine was written so weirdly that it made me question my grasp on the entire english language
I feel attacked because i finished today the second season of YOU and loved it ,maybe even more than the first one. But at least i'm glad i didnt read the second book and only watched it😂 (i also feel like a fake bookworm)
I can’t believe you didn’t like Unwind, it’s one of my favourite books but I understand why you didn’t like it.
Caitlin HowDoISpellThis? I think because she expected there to be commentary to it, when it was a book made primarily to have readers question the whole society and process as a whole. As well as raise other questions.
I love this! Seeing people actually talking about crappy books is so fun!
You're the first novel reviewer I've watched that has mentioned Neil Shusterman! Everlost, plot wise, is probably still one of my favorite stories today. I'll have to read unwind and see if I agree with you. I remember trying to read a few Shusterman books after everlost, but just felt them lacking...
I couldn’t stop staring at her eyebrows bc Jesus, her eyebrows are perfect!!!!!
Hi I’m a new subscriber and I just want you to know that I absolutely love your channel so far❤️
Agree 100% on Save the Date! Pretty sure it was on my least fav list last year 😂
As someone who had a meh reading year in 2019, I appreciate the shady energy in this vid.
I felt the same exact way about Save The Date!
thank you for this video emma! i loved it! you look beautiful as always 💕
Take a shot any time she switches book from one hand to another.
God, I'm already drunk lol
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz.
Also, the Naturals(?) series sounds right up my alley as well, but now I don't know if I want to give it a try if Bad Blood was actually that disappointing.
*Is so excited to see a booktuber talking about Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.*
*Realizes the title of this video.*
I personally loved the whole series, but I definitely get your points.
I love these types of videos because they satisfy my urge to watch bookish videos without making me add a million things to my never ending TBR
I felt the same way toward Save the Date! Way too long, so MANY disasters. The farther I get away from it the more I don’t like it
I glad you put the books in order. Thank you.
I just finished reading The Golden Tower and I think it’s giving me an emotional crisis.
Damn unwind was one of my favorites growing up 😭
Noooo Save the Date!! But I understand your reasoning. I do love Morgan Matson though. My friends are raving about that one. As for my least favorites, I only have four but I did really dislike them:
1. The Night Circus
2. Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
3. A Problematic Paradox
4. What If It’s Us
Thank you so much for reviewing Watching You! I got 175 pages or so in and this is the very first book I just couldn't finish it!!! It was a solid 2 out of 5 !
I love that you did not say a disclaimer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I would love to hear your ideas about the whole "incest" thing that was going on in the Shadowhunter series which I want to start but I am scared to...Is it worth it?
It is but "incest" doesn't actually happen in the series.
The mortal instruments and the infernal devices are two of my favorite series of all time, I HIGHLY recommend.
Yes completely worth it I highly highly recommend it
@@bloodrunsdeep3014 Really?I have seen others talk about it and I was so scared! The first book started off amazing and I didn't wanted to stop
@@Karma-zp7pb oh thank you I just started reading it. Its lit I love it
I was just thinking about wanting to see a new video from you and I guess my prayers were heard 😂😂😂
I had a Lisa Jewell book on my worst of 2019 as well for very similar reasons. I can't remember if it was stated outright, or if it was just very very heavily implied, but basically you get the identity of the killer like 3 chapters in :/ It made every other "big reveal" feel really insignificant, and you basically just spend the next like 300 pages waiting for the MC (who I found super unlikeable) to get caught up to speed.
Emma.... I am so curious about your views on Hidden Bodies.... You should make a review of the first and second book!
I clicked as soon as I saw the notification- it feels strange to be so early
I feel like Caroline Kepnes's writing is really nuanced and I loved every second of Hidden Bodies 😂 my worst read of the year was Again But Better. I love Christine but the writing was terrible.
Julie Englefaris my worst read of the year was We We’re Liars
Julie Englefaris oh my god right?? it was SO bad
I also read ABB and when I tell you I STRUGGLED with this book yikes 😬😬😬 I did give it 3 stars but I wasn’t exactly happy about my review. The ending was what made me give it 3 stars tbh.
As someone who loves Jennifer Lynn Barnes writing, seeing Bad Blood on this list kinda hurt. And I'd argue the point about those connections, that having difficult childhoods because of those connections, is why these characters are Naturals. Parts of these were also set up from the very beginning with Cassie's mom. And we knew brief stretches of others, they just were one offs until they were important for this book.
I can see how you didn't like it, but I've loved it both times I've read it.
i think my worst book of the year was Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. he's like the M Night Shaymalan of books, where his endings have the stupidest twists. that being said, i'm still going to read his new book next year because i am trash.
I felt that exact same way about Hidden Bodies! I couldn’t even get through the whole thing! 😩
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell.
Just why. It's total filler, the characters are regressed to shadows of who they were in the first book, and Simon and Baz's relationship is toxic to the point of being abusive. It taught us some really cool things about the magic system, but that was its one redeeming factor.
loved hearing your opinions!! can’t wait for your best books of 2019 vid!!!!!!
I personally loved the book Unwind, especially about how society has just become so... immoral to just (spoiler to those who haven’t read it) parents signing away the life of their own kid(s) to be used as spare body parts. And how society had accepted it and even gains money from it.
This was very interesting, Unwind by Neal Shusterman was one of my favorite book series when I was a teen, and I was looking to reread it again as an adult.
"BUT NAH" -emma 2k19
Totally agree about The Golden Tower! Holly Black and Cassandra Clare are some of my absolute favorite authors but I just couldn't "buy" the characters or plot by the last book. It had so much potential!
I have not seen you roasting this savagely and it was hella entertaining
Can you do a beginning of the year bookshelf tour???
I also freaking hated Hidden Bodies. I made it through 200 pages and had to put that shit down. I just found out that Caroline Kepnes is writing a 3rd and 4th book for Joe! I was shook
I actually enjoy it when you don't like books by your favorite authors because it still shows that your honest even though I had no doubts but love causes blindness.
The worst kind of books are the o es that feel all over the place bc there’s too many characters and they all have separate storylines, it’s so annoying
i loved unwind! we read it as a class in 8th grade and everyone (even the non-readers) loved it
Emma I love you and your vids so much!! ❤️
Yeah, I liked the Magisterium series, but the last book was odd. The more the books went on, the more different and odd things happened.
I tried finishing the Magisterium series, but I've checked out the last book from my library multiple times and still haven't managed to read it.
My least favorite reads of 2019 were:
Melissa Explains It All by Melissa Joan Hart (turns out Sabrina the teenage witch is ALL ego)
The Golden Child by Claire Adam
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
and I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney.
I felt dumber after reading all of them.
I stopped reading the Magisterium series in the middle of the third book
One million percent agree with Hidden Bodies. OMG. I had so much hope for it. Another huge dislike read that I actually DNF'd was Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and then also and The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young. So, so, so disappointed.
i 1000% agree about 99 Percent Mine! It was ridiculously horrible. And I looooove Sally Thorne's debut, The Hating Game, so I legitimately couldn't believe these two books were written by the same person. It was crazy.
I totally agree with you on Hidden Bodies being the worst! I couldn't really believe that some even liked this thing!
I absolutely loved You and now I'm so glad I haven't bought Hidden Bodies yet...
I came with the speed of bi.
I have truly enjoyed watching you hate these books. 😂 You are awesome!
I'm a bit late to this book, as it was a 2018 release, but in 2019 I read Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi and it is by far the worst book I have ever read! I hate saying things like that about books because I'm worried it sounds like I'm shading authors/being rude, but Emergency Contact was so bad I feel like I have to talk about how much I disliked it!
The main character Penny was so unlikable. She was rude to everyone who tried to be nice to her, called girls who wear makeup attention seeking, and slut shamed her mom. Her love interest Sam was a fair bit more tolerable, but he was very underdeveloped and was cruel to his ex girlfriend in many situations. Also, just as a warning to anyone who wants to read it, there is a sexual assault scene that came out of nowhere! Almost threw me into a panic attack in class! The book had practically zero plot other than "Sam and Penny are sad. They're going to kiss now."
Jesse from jessethereader didn't like the Magisterium series and thinks about not continuing & unhauling the books that he has. Hating Game by Sally Thorne is the one that you are probably looking for.
I agree with Hidden Bodies as well. Joe was a completely different person in that one. He was interesting and super creepy the way it was told. I skimmed many of the pages because they didn’t add anything to the story. It wasn’t my least favorite book, but it’s up there with the most disappointing
THANK YOU! I thought I was the ONLY person who HATED Watching You.
Eveything you said about Hidden Bodies is so true. One of the worst books I've read. The killings made no sense.
Sadly, there's a third books in the series.
I haven't read any of these books but I love this delicious tea 😋
Hiii Emma. Would you also do a fav book list ?
It always hits different when one of your favorite authors end up on your worsts list 😩
lmfaoooo the way I liked 99% Mine & Watching You 🤣
I love your energy! Well done.
3:30
Who else was just watching the lights reflect on the book?
Omg I love the magisterium series although I agree on the fact that the villain in the last book felt exactly like you said