the WORST books i read in 2023 🔥📚some of my hottest reading takes

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  • All of the worst books I read 2023, including my biggest disappointing reads and my hottest book hot takes of the year.
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  • @bombraccoon8899
    @bombraccoon8899 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Gideon the Ninth is my favorite book of all time and the book that rejuvenated my passion for reading and writing when I was at a very low point in my life, and I am absolutely fascinated in hearing why it didn’t work for some people. Every time someone talks about this book it is either a love or a hate and I love that it just keeps pulling visceral reactions from people no matter what.

  • @ivybookout
    @ivybookout 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Girl I LOVE your rant reviews. They make me CACKLE. You’re so damn funny I could watch you do this all day

  • @user-pk4gy9ic6c
    @user-pk4gy9ic6c 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    im also that type of book girlie who love to rant and watch rants on books

  • @lefttoread
    @lefttoread 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Agreed, I love hearing all the opinions. I always look at highly rated reviews and low rated reviews of each book that I finish, I just love the different perspectives! There's a few books on this video that are on my TBR and I still loved hearing you rant! Great video 🥰

  • @sparrowhawkerdesigns
    @sparrowhawkerdesigns 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Omg, The Starless Sea. I adored her other book The Night Circus, but I DNF'd The Starless Sea, which broke my heart because I kept thinking it was going to eventually be good, but I just couldn't stick with it. Too many other things to do. I read a different Jennifer McMahon book about ten years ago and liked it, but then tried one or two others of hers and thought they were just meh. So, I probably won't try My Darling Girl. However, I have the Priory of the Orange tree queued up and ready to go, so now I'm worried. 😬 Thanks for a great video.

  • @vampirekeeley
    @vampirekeeley 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I completely agree with your thoughts on As Good As Dead! I just pretend it doesn’t exist because I love the first two so much😂

  • @ExLibris-Alys
    @ExLibris-Alys 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This just popped up in my recs, and I’m not sad about it. I love your energy and I’ve subscribed 😊

  • @alexishope1872
    @alexishope1872 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m obsessed with your channel! I just started watching and you’ve definitely influenced me to read more. Love the content!

    • @lexaraereads
      @lexaraereads  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ahhhhh yay I’m so so glad you’re here 🥰

  • @kellyf8500
    @kellyf8500 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved this video! I personally really enjoyed a twisted love story bc I love reading about horrible people in toxic relationships but it was definitely marketed wrong. I actually had 0 expectations going into that book because I was super underwhelmed with My Lovely Wife and hated For Your Own Good. But it looks like everyone who loved those 2 books, hated this one 😂

  • @Raialari
    @Raialari 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the first video I’ve ever seen of yours and I am here for your energy! 😂
    I used to be such an avid reader when I was younger and then I just randomly stopped one day. My New Year’s resolution was to get back into reading and finally read all those books I’ve been eyeing, and one of those is The Priory of the Orange Tree. I have a friend who owns it, and I was planning on stealing it from her, but honestly all you had to say was there wasn’t enough dragons and I’m out lol
    You said the second one sounds like it might have more of the actual story rather than a world building lore book… do you think I would still need to read this one? I know you haven’t read it, but based on the last bit, was the entire rest of the book worth it? Did it add what it needed to, to make the fight more understandable?

  • @lol123GNA
    @lol123GNA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    About The Girl In The Video - I felt the exact same way about The Ascent, except throw in cop propaganda every other sentence.

    • @lexaraereads
      @lexaraereads  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh my god somehow EVEN WORSE

  • @thatcydney
    @thatcydney 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My Darling Girl made me so angry I could spit fire 😂😂

    • @lexaraereads
      @lexaraereads  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      THANK YOU 😂

  • @imnotobsessedwiththat4162
    @imnotobsessedwiththat4162 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could not agree more about As Good As Dead, it wasn't bad and if it was the first in the series it would've been fine but in comparison to the other two books and the protagonist's personality in them, it just made no sense

  • @belair90210
    @belair90210 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For the book Kiss Her Once I don’t remember the IG name but I think the graphic designs were on there 😊

  • @the_eerie_faerie_tales
    @the_eerie_faerie_tales 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you have trouble liking most mystery thrillers have you tried reading Night Fim by Marisha Pessl? It is almost 600 pages but it's mixed media so it's a really fast read. I read it in 4 days And it's one of my favorite books ever.

    • @lexaraereads
      @lexaraereads  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m going to add that to my TBR right now! I loooove mixed media!

  • @jennifermanian1420
    @jennifermanian1420 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hate a book called Normal People. I cant understand how this book even got published. The same boring thing happened over and over for 200 plus pages. I should have DNFd it. But i kept waiting for something to happen. It didn't.

    • @Laurennn.Hughes
      @Laurennn.Hughes 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Normal people & magnolia parks for me!!! Absolute worst waste of time

  • @tiffanydurden
    @tiffanydurden 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this was so good omg. the vlog where you read notes on an execution really made me take a look back on it, and i appreciate it so much!! i also felt very bleh on following a cop but not really talking about race/gender in both the police force and the prison system, and you put it into words for me. and kiss her once for me...oh man i've never heard anyone like it, which is such a shame because the charm offensive by the same author is the only adult romance i've loved tbh. i will not be giving that one a shot lmao
    sidenote, have you read no gods, no monsters by cadwell turnbull? i feel like you might like it! it flips the "monster discrimination in a modern world" thing on its head and really digs into the intersection of that and real life race issues, specifically police brutality. and also a few bits of horror sprinkled in! mind the content warnings but it was such a cool blend of fantastical, disorienting, and way too real haha. also, GREAT audiobook narrator!

    • @lexaraereads
      @lexaraereads  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I haven’t read that one yet but it sounds SO good!! I’m going to try to get the audiobook from my library!!

  • @ivybookout
    @ivybookout 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg are you poly?? Me too!! That’s so cool. I love that. Have you read Iron Widow/other side of the sky? They’re poly and the IW author is enby 👀

    • @lexaraereads
      @lexaraereads  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ahhhhh twinsies 😍 I have iron widow HIGH on my TBR but I didn’t know the other side of the sky was poly!! I’m adding that *right now*

    • @ivybookout
      @ivybookout 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lexaraereadsI can’t wait to hear what you think!!!

  • @LycanLover612
    @LycanLover612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally someone else who doesn't like The Locked Tomb/GtN. I'm also the demographic of people who should love it, but it' so frustrating to me. I could've liked it but it fell flat. And the second book is one of the worst books I've read in my life.

  • @Sarasstorytime22
    @Sarasstorytime22 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought As Good As Dead was so disappointing, as well. She became a whole different character that we did not meet in the first 2 books. Also, the Joe Rogan comment made me cackle.

  • @imgunnagetyou
    @imgunnagetyou 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i liked priory of the orange tree but i can definitely see why people wouldnt like it.. the ending is so disappointing..