Omg I never remember a thing about books when I finish them too 😭 Even my favorite books I forget the plot so easily. It was such an accomplishment when I reread my favorite nostalgic trilogy for the third time and now the first book is completely in my brain. Going to have to re read the second and third a couple more times for those to stick 💀😂
My first book was published through a small press and it had the absolute most hideous cover I had ever seen. I knew no one would want to buy it, because I wouldn't have bought such an ugly cover. Ebook or no. As soon as I got the rights back I got a new cover. Like number one priority. Bad covers ruin books 😂
Reading negative reviews on Goodreads is so cathartic!!! And honestly, they're really useful even when I'm not 100% sure how I feel about a book. If I find myself agreeing with the negative reviewers, it's a good sign I didn't like the book as much as I first thought.
FACTS!!! like when i finish a book and something about it just doesn't sit quite well with me, but then some reviews were able to put in words exactly what i didn't like
I agree with not wanting to read reviews about books you love. I fear that the reviews would point out negative aspects of the book I hadn't even thought about and it would make me like the book less.
I'm stubborn about DNF-ing. I would always push myself to finish a book even when I'm not enjoying it. Such a waste of tiiiime, I need to get better at it. The buying the whole series, ugh, it's also difficult not to do that when I see the whole set cause books that I like aren't as easily accessible here in the Philippines. So I always feel like I have to grab the chance or else, what if like the series and it takes me ages to find the next book?
i totally understand, i didn't start dnf-ing until very recently too. SUNK COST FALLACY and all that and yes exactly!!! plus sometimes books go out of print, so i feel like i have to get it now before they sell out, ugh it's a whole thing. and that must be even more difficult in the phillipines
I feel you with procrastinating on books you know you're going to love. Because I hold the book in a very high regard, I feel the need to read it when I'm "ready"--when I know I can give my full investment in the story, which just means the book will not be read for a long time (but I'll get there eventually lol)
Yesss to the shipping!!! One of the series where this worked really well for me was the Riyria Revelations. There's a romance that takes up very little space and it's super slow burn, but I kept thinking: THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!
I can relate so much to the last one! I had the same exact problem with stormlight, the way of kings was on my shelf for months before I picked it up! And I finished WoR several months ago but I keep putting off Oathbringer 😅
omg same with struggling to pick up five star predictions,,, what if I don't like it and I'm super disappointed? or I have to be in the perfect mood to read it lol
And also want to have something great to look forward to in the future. You know an amazing book is always waiting there if you never get to reading it it 😅
yeah if the book is ugly, i'm just not buying it. maybe i'll read it on kindle so i can hide the cover or pretend it's not there but that's just maybe. pretty covers just add to the reading experience and i'm not kidding (i also always choose the prettiest cover on goodreads, i need my aesthetic!)
the name thing is so real. there are a couple of books I’ve dropped as soon as I realized the love interest has the same name as my best friend. I feel physically ill and I just can’t do it 😅 ahhh I do the same thing with reviews! sometimes I feel like I can’t properly put my thoughts of dislike into words and the negative reviews really help. and with negative reviews of books I love, I just have to skip ahead too. ✨protecting my peace✨ but also it depends on the person who’s talking about it, because I don’t mind hearing someone talk about why a book didn’t work for them, but not why a book shouldn’t work for anybody, and it’s the worst, and people who enjoy it are stupid and horrible etc etc. once it becomes less about the book and more about the people who dared to enjoy it, I just can’t listen 🤷🏽♀️
loool right, it just feels so wrong 😂💀 TRUE, there are some people who i can still listen to them talk about it because they do make valid points and do it respectfully. i try to do this too but sometimes the passion becomes too much LOL
yes omg i also procrastinate on reading books i think i'll love! like i've been wanting to read jade city for over a year and i'm 99% sure i'll love it but it's such a huge commitment and i just don't want it to be over when i actually read it yk? and like what if i don't end up liking it? i just don't want it to be a disappointment bc i have high hopes for it and i don't wanna ruin the vision of it that i have?? ik it sounds so stupid and i actually hate this trait bc i know i'm missing out on amazing books just to fill my time with mediocre or average ones 😩
NO BECAUSE I FEEL YOU SO HARD!!! i procrastinated jade city for the longest time too because i wanted to love it so badly, and i was scared i wouldn't if i actually read it. BUT THEN I DID!!!! and it is indeed my absolute favorite now lol
my toxic bookish trait is that i never dnf bc i'm a completionist however if i'm bored i will skim and skip entire parts of the book. sometimes when i feel especially cranky i only read the dialogue lol
oh my god, yeah, the sibling's name in romance books!!! thankfully, I've never come across any of my brother's names, but I would have to instantly put it down 💀whaaaaat? I always have to check the map when a new place is listed 😂
5:00 YES! omg. Anytime I see my brothers name in a book (regardless of the genre), I seriously debate dnf-ing it or just completely skip over the name. It's so uncomfy
I’m the same with shipping characters, even when there’s only crumbs and I know it’s not the focus. I think it comes from how I watched tv as a teen growing up in fandom.
I won't read "Kings of the Wyld" bc of the spelling. I won't read books by Brom bc the single name thing is sooo cringe. Ps the John Gwynne choice was a good one imo! I bought & read all 8 of his other books after my first one.
AHAHA omg that gives me an idea of books i don't want to read for stupid petty reasons because i definitely have those too 🤣 i really gotta start those john gwynne books soon!!!
I just started my channel and was struggling to find other newer Booktubers that read a lot of fantasy so I was so happy when I found yours. Haha. And then I just saw you on worldhoppers and got so excited! My toxic traits are starting 5 new audiobooks before deciding to finally finish one. lol. And I will DNF a book so quick, like I’ve done it after just a couple pages before. A character can have one thought that makes me go “oh! You’re an annoying character!” And I can immediately stop. 😂
awww yay!!! thanks for watching hehe and omg WAIT i do the dnf quickly thing too HAHA especially when it comes to romances. like as soon as i pick it up and i don't like the writing or the vibe, i'm like NOPE and don't even mark it anywhere loool
YES! I will absolutely LOVE a book but in order to write a GR review a mere two days later I have to go back and look up the character names. How can I be so swept up into a story and yet have no memory for major aspects of it?!? This is yet another great video!
hating a book so much and then reading 1 star reviews on GR or watching rant videos on YT is my greatest joy in life
It makes me feel justified in my own hate for certain books
@@katieroman9619 yess and there's quite nothing like bonding over the shared hatred of the same book 😭🫶
self-care is hearing other people agree with you 🤣
I have ALL of the toxic traits you listed Every. Single. One!!! 😂😂😂
LMAO WE TRULY ARE THE SAME PERSON
Omg I never remember a thing about books when I finish them too 😭 Even my favorite books I forget the plot so easily. It was such an accomplishment when I reread my favorite nostalgic trilogy for the third time and now the first book is completely in my brain. Going to have to re read the second and third a couple more times for those to stick 💀😂
god same, i love the farseer trilogy, but if someone asked me what happens in it, i couldn't tell you a single thing LOL. i need to reread!
My first book was published through a small press and it had the absolute most hideous cover I had ever seen. I knew no one would want to buy it, because I wouldn't have bought such an ugly cover. Ebook or no. As soon as I got the rights back I got a new cover. Like number one priority. Bad covers ruin books 😂
omgggg, i'm so sorry that happened to your book 😱 hooray for fixing that hehe
same!! i dont care about the maps at all. i enjoy looking at them for like a minute, they're often so pretty and well drawn, but thats it
sometimes i feel like a fake fantasy fan for not caring about maps lmao, BUT WHATEVER
Reading negative reviews on Goodreads is so cathartic!!! And honestly, they're really useful even when I'm not 100% sure how I feel about a book. If I find myself agreeing with the negative reviewers, it's a good sign I didn't like the book as much as I first thought.
FACTS!!! like when i finish a book and something about it just doesn't sit quite well with me, but then some reviews were able to put in words exactly what i didn't like
I feel so seen. 😂
(Especially the part about buying all the books and never reading them)
I agree with not wanting to read reviews about books you love. I fear that the reviews would point out negative aspects of the book I hadn't even thought about and it would make me like the book less.
yup exactly this lol. i would rather live in blissful ignorance LOL
I'm stubborn about DNF-ing. I would always push myself to finish a book even when I'm not enjoying it. Such a waste of tiiiime, I need to get better at it.
The buying the whole series, ugh, it's also difficult not to do that when I see the whole set cause books that I like aren't as easily accessible here in the Philippines. So I always feel like I have to grab the chance or else, what if like the series and it takes me ages to find the next book?
i totally understand, i didn't start dnf-ing until very recently too. SUNK COST FALLACY and all that
and yes exactly!!! plus sometimes books go out of print, so i feel like i have to get it now before they sell out, ugh it's a whole thing. and that must be even more difficult in the phillipines
I'm a toxic person I think.
we can be toxic together 🤝
I feel you with procrastinating on books you know you're going to love. Because I hold the book in a very high regard, I feel the need to read it when I'm "ready"--when I know I can give my full investment in the story, which just means the book will not be read for a long time (but I'll get there eventually lol)
exactly!!!
i feel like we are the same person
🤝🤝🤝
Yesss to the shipping!!! One of the series where this worked really well for me was the Riyria Revelations. There's a romance that takes up very little space and it's super slow burn, but I kept thinking: THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!
YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION 👀👀👀 that series has been on my tbr for YEARS, this is exactly the kind of motivation i needed 🤭
@@christeascozycorner Yeees! My work here is done 😁
I can relate so much to the last one! I had the same exact problem with stormlight, the way of kings was on my shelf for months before I picked it up! And I finished WoR several months ago but I keep putting off Oathbringer 😅
i feel you! but in the end it was sooooo worth it 🥰
omg same with struggling to pick up five star predictions,,, what if I don't like it and I'm super disappointed? or I have to be in the perfect mood to read it lol
gotta make sure the conditions are perfect before starting 🤣 and sometimes that takes years to set up LOL
And also want to have something great to look forward to in the future. You know an amazing book is always waiting there if you never get to reading it it 😅
yeah if the book is ugly, i'm just not buying it. maybe i'll read it on kindle so i can hide the cover or pretend it's not there but that's just maybe. pretty covers just add to the reading experience and i'm not kidding (i also always choose the prettiest cover on goodreads, i need my aesthetic!)
HAHA EXACTLY, you get me 😘
the name thing is so real. there are a couple of books I’ve dropped as soon as I realized the love interest has the same name as my best friend. I feel physically ill and I just can’t do it 😅 ahhh I do the same thing with reviews! sometimes I feel like I can’t properly put my thoughts of dislike into words and the negative reviews really help. and with negative reviews of books I love, I just have to skip ahead too. ✨protecting my peace✨ but also it depends on the person who’s talking about it, because I don’t mind hearing someone talk about why a book didn’t work for them, but not why a book shouldn’t work for anybody, and it’s the worst, and people who enjoy it are stupid and horrible etc etc. once it becomes less about the book and more about the people who dared to enjoy it, I just can’t listen 🤷🏽♀️
loool right, it just feels so wrong 😂💀
TRUE, there are some people who i can still listen to them talk about it because they do make valid points and do it respectfully. i try to do this too but sometimes the passion becomes too much LOL
Fun! I don’t have any toxic bookish traits though so I can’t relate…
damn daniel
yes omg i also procrastinate on reading books i think i'll love! like i've been wanting to read jade city for over a year and i'm 99% sure i'll love it but it's such a huge commitment and i just don't want it to be over when i actually read it yk? and like what if i don't end up liking it? i just don't want it to be a disappointment bc i have high hopes for it and i don't wanna ruin the vision of it that i have?? ik it sounds so stupid and i actually hate this trait bc i know i'm missing out on amazing books just to fill my time with mediocre or average ones 😩
NO BECAUSE I FEEL YOU SO HARD!!! i procrastinated jade city for the longest time too because i wanted to love it so badly, and i was scared i wouldn't if i actually read it. BUT THEN I DID!!!! and it is indeed my absolute favorite now lol
Great video christea!
aww thank you!!!
my toxic bookish trait is that i never dnf bc i'm a completionist however if i'm bored i will skim and skip entire parts of the book. sometimes when i feel especially cranky i only read the dialogue lol
one thing i've found is that the ability to dnf is really a learned skill 😂 it's one i'm still trying to get better at too lol
@@christeascozycorner oh i don't want to learn it, i'm fine as i am
Vibes start with the book cover. They totally matter.
💯 exactlyyyy
oh my god, yeah, the sibling's name in romance books!!! thankfully, I've never come across any of my brother's names, but I would have to instantly put it down 💀whaaaaat? I always have to check the map when a new place is listed 😂
i never end up knowing how to read the map anyway 😅
5:00 YES! omg. Anytime I see my brothers name in a book (regardless of the genre), I seriously debate dnf-ing it or just completely skip over the name. It's so uncomfy
i wish there was a way we could ctrl + f and replace all names we hate in an ebook 🤣
I’m the same with shipping characters, even when there’s only crumbs and I know it’s not the focus. I think it comes from how I watched tv as a teen growing up in fandom.
YESSSS ALL THE CRUMBS. sometime i like the crumbs more than the actual canon relationships lol
So still waiting to be introduced to the plushies on the bed - that is pretty mean 😢
LOL i just don't know where to fit that in 😅
As I used to be a graphic designer I understand buying books with nice covers.
it's all about the aesthetic 👌👌👌
I’d say these are pretty fair takes, or I’m a little toxic as well 😅
LMAO """""toxic""""" 🤣
I won't read "Kings of the Wyld" bc of the spelling.
I won't read books by Brom bc the single name thing is sooo cringe.
Ps the John Gwynne choice was a good one imo! I bought & read all 8 of his other books after my first one.
AHAHA omg that gives me an idea of books i don't want to read for stupid petty reasons because i definitely have those too 🤣
i really gotta start those john gwynne books soon!!!
This pains me. Haha. Slewfoot by Brom is one of my favorite stand alones and it made me realize I could like fantasy horror ❤️
@@victoriamasters
Sozzards, I am aware it's unreasonable... but still...
I just started my channel and was struggling to find other newer Booktubers that read a lot of fantasy so I was so happy when I found yours. Haha. And then I just saw you on worldhoppers and got so excited! My toxic traits are starting 5 new audiobooks before deciding to finally finish one. lol. And I will DNF a book so quick, like I’ve done it after just a couple pages before. A character can have one thought that makes me go “oh! You’re an annoying character!” And I can immediately stop. 😂
awww yay!!! thanks for watching hehe
and omg WAIT i do the dnf quickly thing too HAHA especially when it comes to romances. like as soon as i pick it up and i don't like the writing or the vibe, i'm like NOPE and don't even mark it anywhere loool
YES! I will absolutely LOVE a book but in order to write a GR review a mere two days later I have to go back and look up the character names. How can I be so swept up into a story and yet have no memory for major aspects of it?!? This is yet another great video!
literally no thoughts head empty, JUST VIBES 😂