Writers can take inspiration from already existing characters and tropes. Geralt isnt the first sarcastic, gritty and honorable monster hunter ever shown to us
I had a facepalm moment when I read that someone on Amazon complained about the book for “lacking lgbt.” That’s like criticizing an epic fantasy series for not having a character with Tourette syndrome. It’s just so ridiculous. Any comments? Anyone agree?
I was literally like "that sounds exactly like My Immortal" and then it actually was My Immortal, and I don't know how to feel about the fact that I instantly knew that...
He really just took Interview With the Vampire, Name of the Wind, Castlevania and The Witcher and fused them to make this. But then added some much unintentional cringe and cursing.
"This is what would happen if the Opus Dei went to Hot Topic for their uniforms." This is such a niche reference and my Catholic ass is rolling on the floor laughing her ass off
I have an Opus Dei story! One time when I was trying to be Catholic, the pope visited, so I joined some Opus Dei people to rent a van and drive 800 miles to see him. Of course this was all guys - the girls couldn't be in the same vehicle. And a priest was with us. On the way we had a rest stop and bought a big Sunday newspaper (this was pre-smartphone) so we could all read different sections and pass them around. When we got back in the van, the priest took possession of the newspaper. I watched as he carefully went through the whole paper, pulling out any page that contained photos of scantily clad women - such as ads for underwear or swimwear - folded them into neat squares and slipped them into his breast pocket. Then he handed the censored newspaper to the rest of us. He was protecting our chastity. That was the moment I realized these people were deranged.
I’ve been waiting for a rant review of this book, I couldn’t make it past the period scene, actually had tears in my eyes because I couldn’t believe someone would actually write that and publish it under their own name
@@ladyredl3210 there’s a section that came from George Carlins bit on religion. It’s almost word for word with the same tone as George Carlin. The ideas weren’t George carlins, but the words and tone were. Jay should put these ideas into his own words.
I got as far as "Ask me not if God exists, but why he's such a prick," and then laughed with my housemates about the 12yo edgelord vibes for a half hour. It screams 'baby's first existential thought, but make it drip with angst.' Flipped through the pictures, making fun of the PATI ENCE knuckle tattoos.... then on page 5 (the first page of actual story) it says: He ran one thumb across his fingers, the letters inked below his knuckles. "Patience," he whispered. ...fr?! You're trying to build up the image of this broody, badass mf... and he's over here reading his tattoos aloud to himself like Sesame Street? I just couldn't. I think I got to pg 19 before I realized I was hate-reading and not even having fun with it. At least in Bloody Mallory the knuckle writing is on her gloves, the film is cheesy as all hell and doesn't take itself the least bit serious, and her knuckles say F**K EVIL. Queen.
A couple of weeks ago I laughed for half an hour because the English textbook we use in my internship has Twilight references, and here is Jay Kristoff making these references in 2021. A book isn't innovative because it's different from something published in 2005.
The more I hear about him and his writing, the more I absolutely do not want to waste my time on it loooool. I'm sorry you went through this. Also glad to see someone else who gets it about The Name of the Wind. It was so mediocre! 😹
So excited for this video five mins in, but i HAVE to say.... how did the rhymey "empire of the vampire" title get past however many editors and onto a shelf like 💀 sir that is written by a 3rd grader level titling
If anyone wants a Catholic vampire story that goes into Catholic guilt and addiction and is actually really good, I would highly recommend Midnight Mass.
@@frankie3010 Good is subjective, I admit it's not for those who don't like a slow burn and philosophical musings, but it most definitely is about something Catholic because the main plot centers around a Catholic church, and a lot of the themes center around Catholicism as well if you think about it.
lmao this review sounded like me talking about SJM,,,,, especially the "when does it start being a blatant copy tho??" Also I am right now somewhere in between feeling oddly compelled to witness this trainwreck myself and also just going "800 pages is not worth it!",,,,
This is the best book review I've ever seen and I actually liked this book. I haven't really read any other fantasy to know what was ripped off but the part where he cuts the horse open was totally taken from the taun taun scene in the empire strikes back.
Name of the Wind is a Steven Seagul fantasy movie. Also, if you love The Witcher you will be surprised if you read Elric of Melnibone... PS: Also missing a huge inspiration from Vampire Hunter D in your review.
Found this video through your thread of Silk Fire. The moment I saw this book was written by Jay Kristoff I knew I was in for a mess of a time. (Also I really like your commentary! Subscribed.)
I’m not familiar at all with the Witcher, but the first half of this book read like bad Castlevania/Vampire Hunter D fan fiction (which Krystoff claims to have not watched - I call BS) I’m Australian like Krystoff and almost the same age as him. Some of the weirdness in his writing could possibly be passed off as Australian sense of humour… For example there was one passage where he introduces a character with first name Dior, who’s in the company of another character with the second name Sauvage…Dior Sauvage is a men’s fragrance!! When I read that my first reaction was “WTF, this guy is taking the piss”…he’s clearly writing stuff which just isn’t meant to be taken seriously. There’s a statement on the bio page of his website where he claims to be surprised at his success… I think he knows he’s writing thrash, and is as mystified as anyone that it’s selling so well.
"Fucking French names" had me loosing my shit bc Jean-François is one of the most common names for gen X where I live and just djdjdnej gg for the pronounciation tho, most allophones trip up on the ean
Got here from Rachel's channel. Your review was highly entertaining, and despite being absolute vampire trash who will read almost anything for the promise of hot people with fangs, I will take your advice and skip this one. I'm off to listen to another one of your videos while I knit
LISTEN, I'm really sorry you had to go through that, but I'm really happy someone is dragging this mans through the fucking MUD because that's what he deserves 😂 THANK YOU RACHEL 💜
Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but this made me realize that if machine gun kelly existed as he is now back in 2006, he'd be the inspiration for draco malfoy in my immortal and also Jace from mortal instruments (who admittedly is the same character) I don't think I can ever come to terms with this realization. How will I ever sleep again with this knowledge in my head 🙃
I just came here from one of Rachel’s videos and I’m glad I did. That intro was hilarious! 🤣 I’m just learning about Kristoff. I’d seen this book on GR but I could tell from that corny title I didn’t want to read it. I didn’t even read the synopsis or the reviews and I’m a review hound. Genital biting?! Whyyyy?!? 😭
what the forever sea is about bi MC, f/f romance - epic environmental fantasy?? where ships sail on an endless grass sea??? - what lurks in those tall prairie grasses: politics, intrigue, deadly beasts, grandmother, all of the above?
I think it was her thigh that he bit? It says he tried to turn his head. I'll have to read that part again to be sure. I came in with high expectations from someone's 5 star review & it had me wondering if we read the same book. Gabriel reminds me of Roland from the dark tower series
Well, Jay Kristoff did well at least by being a reason I discovered your channel. Amazing fierce and spot-on video. As for the Catholic church meats vampire hunters, there is an anime with the exact same aesthetics - Trinity Blood.
36:15 "it gets worse" Me: W...what? How?! 37:14: oh...oh no This whole video is hilarious; I'm sorry you suffered reading this but I'm enjoying my time watching you talk about it lol
I love Dragon Age Inquisition. I definitely agree it's good for beginner gamers; I recommended it to a friend of mine as one of her 1st games & she's already got multiple playthroughs under her belt
I started reading this book and I went in blind and I was like “wow, this reminds me of the Witcher.” Its very Blood and Wine fan fiction. One of my main gripes is all of the clearly Australian curse words and then every other word is the one French word- “oui.” I will probably finish this book but the constant oui-ing is driving me nuts.
100 pages in, so I can’t watch the review (I’ll have to check back) but, I will say that all the creative cuss words seem wayyyyyy out of place when it’s a setting where a group of godly men have their names switched out to another one randomly, to be called twatwaffle. Just not sure that was an actual thing back then 😂
i will say i am willing to give it another go. whenever i think the book might not be good i'm gonna go "well, at least no genitals were mauled, so it's not that bad"
@@loureadingthings second book in Kingkiller Chronicles isn't really worth it. So save yourself the trouble. But good to know you've got a new benchmark to measure books against 🤣
I knew this was going to be an adventure when that stupid book title started annoying me 2 minutes in and never stopped. And also, of course he was based on freaking Cullen. (please don't block me, I just never hated a character more in my life) Loved the video, sorry you had to suffer for it.
I thought I was alone - I DNF-ed it after a 40%...it was insufferable. Everyone raves about how beautiful it's written. No number of beautiful pros can make-up for shitty story and characters. 🤮
Jay Kristoff thinks that cursing in every dialogue makes him cool, just like your average high schooler. I wasted hours of my life on Nevernight, thank you for your service! Also what is it with these people and stealing from The Witcher??
okay , joshua Phillip johnson is another white man but he's more talented and way more creative in his adult debut - the forever sea than kristoff has done in 10 years .
i know im late but i recently read memnoch the devil by anne rice (WHAT A BORING BOOK) and the period thing happens there... lestat did it first in 1995 lmao
I definitely agree with you on parts of this, especially the Geralt material. I still enjoyed Empire of the Vampire. Where we REALLY agree, is NAME OF THE FUCKING WIND... God's I hated that book, boring as hell and completely lack of entertainment as a fantasy... honestly, I would rather read Gormengast and I really don't like that book, that's where I'm coming from... so we definitely agree on that,
I don't know your ex, I don't want to know your ex, but for some reason, I think I know enough about your ex to understand exactly what you mean about his favorite book. 😀
Okay but what do you mean "boob job at assassin school"? I can understand if it was a reduction in order to have a form that's maybe easier to fight in, but I have to know if you mean that they got breast implants because... Wow. Although yes, in general, that is a stupid thing to put in a book
I know it's an old video. However, you should never treat your audience like they are stupid. Like a fledgling, that doesn't need additional explanation, it isn't something like 'The Grand Sacrament of Apothis." Something like that would require an explanation. "A fledgling, a young vampire no more than 20 years old." Bam explained.
Someone put this "goofy ass" book in a discord I'm in and I had to look up this review again... I FORGOT you had said it was basically just The Witcher. (Also, you said this was for white suburban women, but every single other review I saw was by a white suburban man being like "this is the best book I've ever read" lol)
he really said “my name is geralt dark’ness dementia rivia way” and thought that no one would notice
Bless you for making this joke 🤣🤣🤣
Writers can take inspiration from already existing characters and tropes. Geralt isnt the first sarcastic, gritty and honorable monster hunter ever shown to us
@@disguisedgiani1889 Gerald is inspirated by Eric Melnibone
@@brittany1049 i just both this book and now do not know what to do with it
I had a facepalm moment when I read that someone on Amazon complained about the book for “lacking lgbt.” That’s like criticizing an epic fantasy series for not having a character with Tourette syndrome. It’s just so ridiculous.
Any comments? Anyone agree?
I have said it once and I keep having to say it. Jay Kristoff clearly peaked in high school and has been trying to chase that high ever since.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT INTO WORDS BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY IT
this video is absolutely the only way I am willing to consume this book
i am thankful but also i am very sorry
Same here tbh
I was literally like "that sounds exactly like My Immortal" and then it actually was My Immortal, and I don't know how to feel about the fact that I instantly knew that...
amiga é pq nóis é veia
I'm going to look in AO3 and find out how many Vampire!Geralt fanfiction writers he needs to apologize to
He really just took Interview With the Vampire, Name of the Wind, Castlevania and The Witcher and fused them to make this. But then added some much unintentional cringe and cursing.
Gerald would never
Add Vampire Hunter D, which he claims to have never watched
"This is what would happen if the Opus Dei went to Hot Topic for their uniforms."
This is such a niche reference and my Catholic ass is rolling on the floor laughing her ass off
I have an Opus Dei story! One time when I was trying to be Catholic, the pope visited, so I joined some Opus Dei people to rent a van and drive 800 miles to see him. Of course this was all guys - the girls couldn't be in the same vehicle. And a priest was with us. On the way we had a rest stop and bought a big Sunday newspaper (this was pre-smartphone) so we could all read different sections and pass them around. When we got back in the van, the priest took possession of the newspaper. I watched as he carefully went through the whole paper, pulling out any page that contained photos of scantily clad women - such as ads for underwear or swimwear - folded them into neat squares and slipped them into his breast pocket. Then he handed the censored newspaper to the rest of us.
He was protecting our chastity.
That was the moment I realized these people were deranged.
I’ve been waiting for a rant review of this book, I couldn’t make it past the period scene, actually had tears in my eyes because I couldn’t believe someone would actually write that and publish it under their own name
I KNOW RIGHT
Man had the audacity to rip off Anne Rice and pretend he didn’t for F’s sake.
@@ladyredl3210 there’s a section that came from George Carlins bit on religion. It’s almost word for word with the same tone as George Carlin.
The ideas weren’t George carlins, but the words and tone were. Jay should put these ideas into his own words.
@@jasonblodgett8769 how dare he. I’m not surprised.
I got as far as "Ask me not if God exists, but why he's such a prick," and then laughed with my housemates about the 12yo edgelord vibes for a half hour. It screams 'baby's first existential thought, but make it drip with angst.' Flipped through the pictures, making fun of the PATI ENCE knuckle tattoos.... then on page 5 (the first page of actual story) it says: He ran one thumb across his fingers, the letters inked below his knuckles. "Patience," he whispered.
...fr?! You're trying to build up the image of this broody, badass mf... and he's over here reading his tattoos aloud to himself like Sesame Street? I just couldn't. I think I got to pg 19 before I realized I was hate-reading and not even having fun with it.
At least in Bloody Mallory the knuckle writing is on her gloves, the film is cheesy as all hell and doesn't take itself the least bit serious, and her knuckles say F**K EVIL. Queen.
I'VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE PATIENCE KNUCKLE TATTOOS OH GOD
A couple of weeks ago I laughed for half an hour because the English textbook we use in my internship has Twilight references, and here is Jay Kristoff making these references in 2021. A book isn't innovative because it's different from something published in 2005.
The more I hear about him and his writing, the more I absolutely do not want to waste my time on it loooool. I'm sorry you went through this.
Also glad to see someone else who gets it about The Name of the Wind. It was so mediocre! 😹
THANK YOU WE ARE THE ENLIGHTENED ONES
So excited for this video five mins in, but i HAVE to say.... how did the rhymey "empire of the vampire" title get past however many editors and onto a shelf like 💀 sir that is written by a 3rd grader level titling
If anyone wants a Catholic vampire story that goes into Catholic guilt and addiction and is actually really good, I would highly recommend Midnight Mass.
It is neither good and it isn't really about anything Catholic.
@@frankie3010 Good is subjective, I admit it's not for those who don't like a slow burn and philosophical musings, but it most definitely is about something Catholic because the main plot centers around a Catholic church, and a lot of the themes center around Catholicism as well if you think about it.
lmao this review sounded like me talking about SJM,,,,, especially the "when does it start being a blatant copy tho??" Also I am right now somewhere in between feeling oddly compelled to witness this trainwreck myself and also just going "800 pages is not worth it!",,,,
you can read 25%, the rest is just a recycle of the same points AND you'll get the same horrified effect
The cat was like, “Don’t pretend to know my pain, human!”
he wasn't in any pain that dramatic ahole
Yesss someone else doing a book review while drinking. We love to see it
This sounds….. like a damn dumpster fire
Was that goodreads post supposed to be Jay Kristoff taking a shot at Stephanie Meyer as if his book is sooo much better?😂
he took several digs at her and i was like bruh............... you can't really talk
This is the best book review I've ever seen and I actually liked this book. I haven't really read any other fantasy to know what was ripped off but the part where he cuts the horse open was totally taken from the taun taun scene in the empire strikes back.
the more people comment on this video the more the patchwork quilt of all kristoff ripped off becomes clearer and i am not sure i am liking it
why does everyone hate sparkling vampires 😭 y'all can't say stephanie ain't original
I DON'T HATE THEM I THINK THEY ARE THE COOLEST THING IN TWILIGHT
I’m so happy my dreams are finally coming true
OPUS DEI WENT TO HOT TOPIC FOR THE UNIFORMS
NOT MY IMMORTAL
I AM SANCTUM
The way you described metaphoric writing was so good
And then in comparison to his descriptions
💀💀💀💀💀💀
Wait I didn’t know you were reading ice planet barbarians
I knew this was going to be wild when you started with the drawing, but I had no idea how wild 😂😂
“you kiss your mother with that mouth” I’m dyingggg
look. listen. at the time of the drawing, i too had no idea of the ride i had just signed up for
Name of the Wind is a Steven Seagul fantasy movie.
Also, if you love The Witcher you will be surprised if you read Elric of Melnibone...
PS: Also missing a huge inspiration from Vampire Hunter D in your review.
tbf i haven't watched vampire hunter D in over 15 years i think
@@loureadingthings I believe I watched it 15-20 years ago myself, but it rang a bell as you were describing the book.
Haven't heard about this guy in my entire life but he does inspire some hilarious reviews
Found this video through your thread of Silk Fire. The moment I saw this book was written by Jay Kristoff I knew I was in for a mess of a time.
(Also I really like your commentary! Subscribed.)
Lou singing church songs to try to calm herself down xD
tell me you went to catholic school without telling me you went to catholic school
YOUR MAKEUP LOOKS SO GOOD IN THIS VIDEO
THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
I enjoyed this book. It’s cheesy fun. I’ve never been accused of having good taste though.
I just finished this book and I wish I could tear my eyes and ears off. Similar opinions as you 😭😭
This kinda makes me wanna write a Interview with a Vampire type Witcher 3 fic, it'd almost definitely be better than whatever this guy can make
Rachel's twitter sent me here and I'm here to stay 👌👌👌
This makes me feel powerful af
I’m not familiar at all with the Witcher, but the first half of this book read like bad Castlevania/Vampire Hunter D fan fiction (which Krystoff claims to have not watched - I call BS)
I’m Australian like Krystoff and almost the same age as him. Some of the weirdness in his writing could possibly be passed off as Australian sense of humour…
For example there was one passage where he introduces a character with first name Dior, who’s in the company of another character with the second name Sauvage…Dior Sauvage is a men’s fragrance!! When I read that my first reaction was “WTF, this guy is taking the piss”…he’s clearly writing stuff which just isn’t meant to be taken seriously.
There’s a statement on the bio page of his website where he claims to be surprised at his success… I think he knows he’s writing thrash, and is as mystified as anyone that it’s selling so well.
"Fucking French names" had me loosing my shit bc Jean-François is one of the most common names for gen X where I live and just djdjdnej gg for the pronounciation tho, most allophones trip up on the ean
My mother tongue is Portuguese! The "ean" sound is also common here
much like Jesus Christ, Lou has suffered so we need not suffer
AND MUCH LIKE JESUS CHRIST I TOO WAS BETRAYED
Got here from Rachel's channel. Your review was highly entertaining, and despite being absolute vampire trash who will read almost anything for the promise of hot people with fangs, I will take your advice and skip this one. I'm off to listen to another one of your videos while I knit
This was a masterpiece
i thank thee my queen
I am two minutes in and cackling
This bodes wonderfully
GENITAL BITING
NOT EBONY'S DESCRIPTION FROM MY IMMORTAL ASDIADWGNOADKJAN (lowkey empire of the vampire sounds worse than my immortal lmao)
my immortal is fun. i was just in pain
Second comment because I comment as I watch. I LOVE rant reviews, and your rants are amazing
LISTEN, I'm really sorry you had to go through that, but I'm really happy someone is dragging this mans through the fucking MUD because that's what he deserves 😂
THANK YOU RACHEL 💜
betrayal.......... of the worst kind
Love love this review. Gained a subscriber.
"WAIT NO THAT'S MY IMMORTAL" LUISAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I HAD TO!!!!!!
Hearing, "wow, cool sword!" in the same nasally voice my brain makes when I see the, 'wow, cool robot!' picture
Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but this made me realize that if machine gun kelly existed as he is now back in 2006, he'd be the inspiration for draco malfoy in my immortal and also Jace from mortal instruments (who admittedly is the same character) I don't think I can ever come to terms with this realization. How will I ever sleep again with this knowledge in my head 🙃
HOW CAN I SLEEP AFTER THIS REALIZATION
I just came here from one of Rachel’s videos and I’m glad I did. That intro was hilarious! 🤣 I’m just learning about Kristoff. I’d seen this book on GR but I could tell from that corny title I didn’t want to read it. I didn’t even read the synopsis or the reviews and I’m a review hound. Genital biting?! Whyyyy?!? 😭
the intro killed me ahjfksjiknjfd XD
Also I'm so scared of reading The Name of the Wind now, I've been looking forward to it😂
what the forever sea is about
bi MC, f/f romance
- epic environmental fantasy?? where ships sail on an endless grass sea???
- what lurks in those tall prairie grasses: politics, intrigue, deadly beasts, grandmother, all of the above?
Also, thanks for settling for me whether or not I should read this book. It kept popping up and I couldn't decide ^^;
and he will never get the same criticism that female authors get when they talk about vampires.
What do you mean?
o final desse video me faz rir bué UHSAUHSUAHS sinto por você lou
I think it was her thigh that he bit? It says he tried to turn his head. I'll have to read that part again to be sure. I came in with high expectations from someone's 5 star review & it had me wondering if we read the same book.
Gabriel reminds me of Roland from the dark tower series
This isn't especially related, but as a minority SWANAn person, hearing you say the term SWANA made me so so happy. Thank you 🌷🌷
Ba Hahahahah!!!
Don't hold back, Tell us what you really think.
BTW... I love your energy.
I was thinking about starting the book lol. I don't think I will anymore. Thanks.
Save yourself! (some poor soul who flew to close to the sun)
Well, Jay Kristoff did well at least by being a reason I discovered your channel. Amazing fierce and spot-on video. As for the Catholic church meats vampire hunters, there is an anime with the exact same aesthetics - Trinity Blood.
THANK YOU! from the bookreads i thought I was the only one who hated the book
36:15 "it gets worse"
Me: W...what? How?!
37:14: oh...oh no
This whole video is hilarious; I'm sorry you suffered reading this but I'm enjoying my time watching you talk about it lol
"This is on you, how dare you teach me how to read" 😆
I love Dragon Age Inquisition. I definitely agree it's good for beginner gamers; I recommended it to a friend of mine as one of her 1st games & she's already got multiple playthroughs under her belt
at least my suffering was entertaining!!!!!
My god, you're soooo funny 🤣
I love watching you rant!!
I started reading this book and I went in blind and I was like “wow, this reminds me of the Witcher.” Its very Blood and Wine fan fiction. One of my main gripes is all of the clearly Australian curse words and then every other word is the one French word- “oui.” I will probably finish this book but the constant oui-ing is driving me nuts.
100 pages in, so I can’t watch the review (I’ll have to check back) but, I will say that all the creative cuss words seem wayyyyyy out of place when it’s a setting where a group of godly men have their names switched out to another one randomly, to be called twatwaffle. Just not sure that was an actual thing back then 😂
It's an hour. Here for it 🙌
THIS INTRO
THE DEEP DRINK
"CHEERS"
OH WAIT THAT'S MY IMMORTAL--
HE KISSED HIS MOTHER COVERED IN WHAT!!!!!!
OMG WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE DID WHAT!!!!!!
The braid loops, and it's across her eyes...? Funny intro though.
I got a 400page eARC of this book from Netgalley in August of last year. I hated it.
Aeeeeeeeee fã de Dragon Age!!! O que voce achou da animação nova na Netflix? :D
eu ainda não assisti!! :(
@@loureadingthings Olha, recomendo! É um poquin heist genérico, mas bem divertido e tem informação que vai ser importante pro DA4!
The no no bits biting makes me appreciate Court of the Vampire Queen a bit more now 😂
Not you coming for my favorite scene of Name of the wind 🤣 this is gonna be good
i will say i am willing to give it another go. whenever i think the book might not be good i'm gonna go "well, at least no genitals were mauled, so it's not that bad"
@@loureadingthings second book in Kingkiller Chronicles isn't really worth it. So save yourself the trouble. But good to know you've got a new benchmark to measure books against 🤣
The name of the wind slander and your VISCERAL hatred for this book made me subscribe within 5 minutes. Muito legal!
I knew this was going to be an adventure when that stupid book title started annoying me 2 minutes in and never stopped.
And also, of course he was based on freaking Cullen. (please don't block me, I just never hated a character more in my life)
Loved the video, sorry you had to suffer for it.
i will not block you but i will say. i am hurt. because i actually like cullen :(((((
I know I'm absolutely late to this, but I have to add that this book died for me at the rhyming title, I could not take it seriously.
My all time favorite 🤘🏼
I love that you hate name in the wind lmao, everyone seems to love it and I just couldn’t stand it
I thought I was alone - I DNF-ed it after a 40%...it was insufferable. Everyone raves about how beautiful it's written. No number of beautiful pros can make-up for shitty story and characters. 🤮
"My comments section is not a democracy" - I love you, so so much
love the passion 🤣
Dragon Age Inquisition! Favorite game ❤️
I can't believe it didn't explode in the comments!
OH ITS THE AUTHOR OF THE TIDDY LIDDY BOOK
THIS TITLE💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Rachel really went "haha suffer" to you. That's funny as hell. (This is a joke btw)
39:15 First, The Witcher; then, IWTV; and now, DRAGON AGE. This mf author is really personally offending ME. And I don't like it.
This sounds like an edgy anime
1:16 that drink sounds scrumptious. i love me some rum and if it's sweet i'm all in baby
Damn, now I'm scared to reread The Name of the Wind, because I've read it as teen and loved it😅
this was super entertaining to watch fjdjbdd thank you‼️
This has to have been one of the funniest reviews I've ever seen mwah *chef's kiss* also CULLEN 🗣️
THANK YOU FELLOW CULLEN SUPREMACY BELIEVER
Jay Kristoff thinks that cursing in every dialogue makes him cool, just like your average high schooler. I wasted hours of my life on Nevernight, thank you for your service! Also what is it with these people and stealing from The Witcher??
okay , joshua Phillip johnson is another white man but he's more talented and way more creative in his adult debut - the forever sea than kristoff has done in 10 years .
Over the looping braids, my only guess is he was poorly describing bangs??
i know im late but i recently read memnoch the devil by anne rice (WHAT A BORING BOOK) and the period thing happens there... lestat did it first in 1995 lmao
I definitely agree with you on parts of this, especially the Geralt material. I still enjoyed Empire of the Vampire. Where we REALLY agree, is NAME OF THE FUCKING WIND... God's I hated that book, boring as hell and completely lack of entertainment as a fantasy... honestly, I would rather read Gormengast and I really don't like that book, that's where I'm coming from... so we definitely agree on that,
socorro vc tbm gosta de dragon age!!!
I don't know your ex, I don't want to know your ex, but for some reason, I think I know enough about your ex to understand exactly what you mean about his favorite book. 😀
I feel like if I read this I would agree, the writing doesn't sound particularly good
You took a _DRINK_ and I’m so ready 🙈😂
Okay but what do you mean "boob job at assassin school"? I can understand if it was a reduction in order to have a form that's maybe easier to fight in, but I have to know if you mean that they got breast implants because... Wow. Although yes, in general, that is a stupid thing to put in a book
NO NO NO IT WAS A BOOB JOB
A BOOB IMPLANT!
ON A 16 YEAR OLD
AT AN ASSASSIN'S SCHOOL
QUITE LITERALLY THAT
@@loureadingthings 👀
I know it's an old video. However, you should never treat your audience like they are stupid. Like a fledgling, that doesn't need additional explanation, it isn't something like 'The Grand Sacrament of Apothis." Something like that would require an explanation. "A fledgling, a young vampire no more than 20 years old." Bam explained.
Okay so you mentioned Dragon Age Inquisition and I thought “oh she’s gonna mention specifically Cullen” and man. Jay is so damn predictable
Someone put this "goofy ass" book in a discord I'm in and I had to look up this review again... I FORGOT you had said it was basically just The Witcher.
(Also, you said this was for white suburban women, but every single other review I saw was by a white suburban man being like "this is the best book I've ever read" lol)
How dare you teach me how to read
i still resent him for it
I kinda regret having bought the book :(
amei a aparição do gatinho kkkkkk