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Guess The Bad Review | S3Ep13
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This week we take turns reading 1 star reviews of our favorite books!
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Transcript
Introduction and Current Reads
00:00:06
Speaker
Hello! Welcome to Bring Your Own and Catch All Bookish Most of the Time Podcast. I'm Brandy. I'm Kendra. And I'm Kayla. And today we are going to be reading some one-star reviews from books we either really liked or loved for the most part. So this should be fun. Might get our feelings hurt a little bit. But before we do that, what are we reading? What are we drinking?
00:00:32
Speaker
I'm drinking an iced coffee and I am reading, I'm reading two books right now. I'm rereading fireworks by Katie Katugno because I just did like one of her KU books that she wrote on her opinion. So I was like, I want more of her. So I went back to an old YA favorite, got it through Libby. And then I am listening to Tells from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare and three other
00:00:54
Speaker
co-authors and I was advised that I need to read this first or I should read this first before jumping into the dark artifices series and so far it's really good and she got some killer narrators for this um did you guys ever watch how to get away with murder yeah
00:01:10
Speaker
jack fallahi but i was like oh my god i know him um and some other guy i forget his name but i was like oh chris wood he was like on supergirl and is married to melissa benoist from glee i was like oh my god like damn i'm having a great time it's
00:01:27
Speaker
good so far. That's so funny.
Celebrity Audiobook Narrations
00:01:28
Speaker
I started watching The Valley, which is on Bravo. It's like a spinoff of Vanderpump Rules in a sense, whatever overlapping people. And one of the character characters, one of the people on that show is this guy named Danny, who was like in Hannah Montana and like I Carly, and he's a voice actor now. Like he does like mostly voice acting and narrating and stuff. That's crazy, bro. It's cool. I want like, I just want more celebrities to do romance books.
00:01:55
Speaker
I'm realizing that a lot of them do like lipstick and like science fiction and fantasy, but like the Midnight Library is narrated by what's her name. And I didn't even realize it was her until halfway through. I was listening to that book years ago. I'm going to look it up. Well, one of the first venture, not one of the I'm sure there's more people that have done it before, but like Joshua Jackson did Canadian Boyfriend. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So and he did really good. So he did. Carrie Mulligan narrated the minute. Oh, God. Mm hmm. Wow.
00:02:23
Speaker
I know Meryl Streep just did a book called, I think it's called Tom Lake. I got it sent to me and a lot of people loved it. I'm like Meryl Streep narrating your audio book. That's crazy. I would say like hot shit. Yeah. Do you think that like the people like that caliber, she's just like, I'm bored. I'm there in an audiobook. Like sure. Cause like she can make hundreds of thousands of dollars doing a McDonald's ad.
00:02:43
Speaker
I want to know how much money she got, you know, or like, was she a fan of this author and was like, Yeah, of course, I'll do it for like 10 grand. Like, how does that work? I'm surprised Reese Witherspoon hasn't narrated audio books, or maybe she has. So yeah, because like, that would make sense for her to do it because she loves books.
00:03:01
Speaker
That bitch loves both. She's just like us for real.
Historical Romance Tropes
00:03:08
Speaker
I am currently listening to The Duke It's Even by Joanna Shoop, which Kayla has listened to this one before and it's a historical romance. It's pretty fun. I went on like a historical romance binge at the end of last year and read like 10 like in the same month.
00:03:25
Speaker
And a common theme through a lot of the ones that I was reading that was like, a dude who's a little bit of a whore finds a girl that he's obsessed with. And it's like, they're like all reformed playboy almost, you know what I mean? And she's usually a virgin or something like that. Yeah, whatever. After I went on that little binge of reading all of those, I posted my stories and I was like,
00:03:44
Speaker
can anybody recommend me a historical romance where the girl is kind of a whore and they were like you should read the duke it's even and I put on my list and then Kayla read it and really liked it so that is what I'm currently listening to I'm between physical reads I'm debating doing a reread of some kind physically or starting not another love song soon I don't know I say do not not another love song just cuz like
00:04:10
Speaker
You'll fly through it. Her books are so easy to read. You'll be down with it like that. Yeah. Yeah. And the reason I was thinking is because I just finished a book that I really loved physically. And I feel like when that happens, the next book I read, I'm usually hypercritical of. So I don't know. I'll probably read not another love song and save a reread or audio. But I am drinking an iced caramel latte that I made at home. If you do read not another love song, Randy, I hope you like it. I really liked it.
00:04:39
Speaker
I like to do. Yeah, I've seen so much positive praise for it, and I really enjoyed. Mm-hmm. Does it get me not? Mm-hmm. So, yeah. I have a Coke Zero today. No Poppy or Ollie Pop this morning. Isn't it like 9 a.m.? You're drinking soda at 9 a.m.? It is 11.45 a.m. I'm like choking on my shirt. Excuse me.
00:05:09
Speaker
Whoa. Whoa. Anyway.
00:05:13
Speaker
I also have water with me, OK? And I'm currently listening to Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington. I totally missed the hype train last year, but I'm on it. I'm on the end. I'm on the caboose.
One-Star Review Game Rules
00:05:29
Speaker
So I'm currently listening to that now. I'm enjoying it. I think I'm like 60 percent of the way through. The narrator is really great. Yes. Oh, my gosh. That audiobook is so good. Like definitely my top audiobooks of last year.
00:05:42
Speaker
Yeah, it's really good so far. So that is currently what I'm listening to. Yay, okay. So should we just bounce around? We all kind of grabbed a different number of one-star reviews to read out, but we're gonna bounce around and read the review, see if the other two people based off of that review might be able to guess what book we're talking about because we made sure to pull books that all of us or at least two of us have read. And yeah, we'll see if we can figure out what book we're talking about.
00:06:09
Speaker
I do want to preface this a little by saying we tried to pull ones that were that leaned more on the funny side versus just like me and me. I will say like sometimes it was kind of hard to like scroll through some of these reviews, especially if it was for a book that I like loved. And I would see all these one stars and I'd be scrolling and I'd be like, oh, my God, close your eyes. That's so me. You know, so some of them were like, y'all bitches are fucking crazy. I was like, whoa.
00:06:38
Speaker
So to make it clear, the thoughts and views that are about to be expressed are not our own and belong to those on Goodreads. We will not be saying the Goodreads username. Just know that these can all be found public facing on Goodreads and that these are not our personal reviews. These are all books that we either liked or loved and maybe sort of liked, but nothing that we absolutely hated. At the time I read it, I definitely liked it. Like all of the books I read for me, at least. OK.
00:07:07
Speaker
This is strictly for funsies and laughs. Okay. Who wants to go first? Kendra, since you have the most, how about you go first? Okay.
Guessing Game: Books Criticized for Characters and Plot
00:07:17
Speaker
Why is this scary? Hit us with it. Okay. God damn, I hate redheads. Hashtag ginger phobic. Was it heartless? No.
00:07:32
Speaker
I know it's not part of your world. Oh, wait, I'm guessing I bet the dude is a redhead because if they're saying yeah, that's Oh, wow. Hey, women. Oh, my God.
00:07:45
Speaker
There's there's more to the review. I think I'll give it away if I keep reading but that's fine The rest of you says no, but in all seriousness I cannot believe anyone enjoyed this pile of shit Scroll through the negative reviews and people are just complaining about the trope of the book when it's pretty obvious from the blurb And that was the least of this book's problems. That is a whole review. But that first sentence really got me. That's why I included it I think if I say the trope y'all will get it. Okay accidental pregnancy
00:08:25
Speaker
Wow, starting off. Oh, Kayla, are you okay? Strong. Yeah. You guys are mean. No. But obviously we don't, like, we all love that book. I can go next. This one is pretty vague, so I will be shocked if you get it. But it said, way too long and badly written. Like, pick a struggle. Damn.
00:08:36
Speaker
Is it Lizzie Blake? Yes. God damn, I hate redheads.
00:08:45
Speaker
Way too long. Is it a Mariana Zapata? No, it's a good guess though. Oh my god, is it is it a Liz Tomford book? No, also a good guess. Is it love redesigned? No. And I'm trying to get like long books. Yeah, I honestly not even sure that this book is incredibly long. I'll give you guys an hint. Oh, okay. We all read this kind of spaced out and we all really enjoyed it. But we weren't like obsessing over it. Huh?
00:09:15
Speaker
What is that? It's in a jam by Kate Canterbury. Oh, way too long and badly written. Like pick a struggle. It was long. It was long. It took me a while to read that. Yeah, I did it on audio. I do like that book, though. Yeah, it was it was just like a cute time. Like, yeah, I gave it four stars. I was like, Yeah, okay.
00:09:37
Speaker
He did say my wife a lot. That should have been the review. Yeah. That is my biggest gripe with that. I was like, Oh, so true. I lost his effect about 200 pages ago. Okay. If I have to read another quote, crooked smile again, I'm going to die. Oh my God. That's so hard. Cause like every book, I know. Yeah. Can we get a hint? This is a God tier book for one of you, like,
00:10:05
Speaker
For one of us, so for me. Absolute god tier. Is it part of your world? Et cetera, et cetera. No. Is it funny story? No. God tier for one of us. Which one of us? Kindra. Oh. Is it How to Fake in Hollywood? Mm-mm. You were closer with another book that you already mentioned. God tier for me. Mm-hmm. Oh, really? Yeah. Damn.
00:10:31
Speaker
Sorry that Gus is finally smiling for once in his goddamn life. He's not used to it. Let it be crooked. Let it be crooked. That's so funny. Okay. Awful. Nothing but sex. I am by no means a prude, but this book is ridiculous. Nothing but sex? No. Play with me? No. Okay, hint.
00:11:00
Speaker
Um, it's a part of a series that we all love and it's a series that is sitting. Addicted series. Addicted to you? Yes. No. No. Oh, is it kiss the sky? No. Feel the fire.
00:11:19
Speaker
It is heal the fire. Okay, that is just categorically incorrect. There is so much going on in that book. Kayla spaced you guys her jaw. She looks like she's grasping her pearls. That is actually shocking. That's actually insane to me. That's crazy. That just falls. Wrong. Okay.
00:11:44
Speaker
Okay, this one made me giggle. This is a little long. So, calling all demons attention, all ghouls, witches, wizards, sorcerers, and esses, sorcerers and sorceresses, devils, creatures of the night, and other hairbringers of vaguely this seems like a bad idea type of magic. Let's make a deal. According to this book, you're making bargains with any bozo who sputters her way in 17th century French bodies of water and I want in on the opportunity. What? Is that Addie LaRue?
00:12:13
Speaker
yeah okay i haven't read that book the minute you said like france 17th century i said yeah that was actually so cool it's witches no because imagine that like all the other mythical creatures are just looking at her making that dumb ass deal like yeah they're like girl that the review is really long it went on to say like i want to make a deal to forget everything about this book oh damn yeah wow
00:12:41
Speaker
Okay, I liked that book. I had a fun time. Julia Whalen narrates it. That was like one of my first Julia Whalen books besides the Gillian Flynn book she did. She narrates like every genre. It's crazy. Yeah. Yeah. Has she ever done like a fantasy, like a full fantasy book though?
00:12:58
Speaker
I mean, Addie LaRouche, but not like, oh, I guess that is true. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I'm Addie LaRouche, magical realism. Like, like, no, I think it's like historical fantasy lights adjacent because it's like the devil. So it's like true. I don't know. What is it called when it's like it's not mythology, but it's I don't know. Oh, Christianity.
00:13:22
Speaker
Yeah, but like when they're talking about a religion. I don't know. Let's stick with that. Everybody go read out in the room. The Eshwab is a Christian fantasy author. That's so funny. We're kidding. Please don't take that seriously. Kayla and go for it. This one. OK, I'll just read it. If you want to fuck Walt Disney, please keep it to yourself. The fine print.
00:13:53
Speaker
Fuck Walt Disney? That's so funny. That's great. You
Fan Fiction and Character Development Critiques
00:13:58
Speaker
want to fuck Walt Disney's grandkids? Are you using your critical reading skills here? Oh, fuck Walt Disney. Oh, I thought you said, fuck Walt Disney. I said, I thought, wow, Disney. I was like, I guess. But okay, that's funnier. That's funnier. DNF around 50%. Once she started saying, well, let the baby pick their gender with a straight face, I decided it was time for me to dip out. Ready or not? Ready or not.
00:14:21
Speaker
Yeah, I knew that immediately. Let's tell it on yourself. Yeah, a little bit. Like, why would you put that in the room? Next one, I feel like this one's gonna be a little obvious. New book title, you deserve to go to therapy. Banks head against wall until I hopefully black out and get amnesia so I can forget everything about this god awful book. You deserve each other. Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:50
Speaker
I love that book. This one might be kind of difficult, but this book is a millennial writing fan fiction about Gen Z. Oh. Can you be more specific? That's like all of them. It's a YA book. Oh. It's a YA romance. That we've all read, check and made. Yes.
00:15:14
Speaker
I liked it. Yeah, we like the references. I'm a millennial, so my opinion doesn't mean much, but I'm not. The references were handled well. Thank you. I thought it was really great. Yeah. And, Brandi, you're a teacher. Isn't that what what students were talking about anyway? She's actually a Gen Alpha, but that still works. Dude, my students were born in like 2015. Crazy.
00:15:41
Speaker
That's disgusting. Like, that's like the older side of it. Like, I have five year olds. That means that they were born in 2019. Anyways. OK. What the fuck? Honestly, I came here for the kinky sweat, so I really didn't need a cheap class of liberal feminism. Please. Not everything has to be a feminist statement. If you're 21 and want to fuck a man pushing 40, who you knew as a baby, by the way, just do it, girl. But let's not pretend it's all empowering and shit.
00:16:09
Speaker
Sinner by Sierra Simone. Yep. That's crazy. That is wild because like, I feel like they're, I don't know, maybe I miss me remembering because when I reread that book, I'm like skipping over most dialogue, you know, just getting to the most important parts. But I don't remember it being like a big feminist statement. I think she was just like, I want to do this. So I'm going to do it.
00:16:36
Speaker
Yeah, interesting. Also, it's so funny because like the book is from Sean's point of view. So it's like, yeah, it's not getting like an inner dialogue. This. Yeah. This person who wrote that review is reading too much into it. Right. In my humble opinion. But it's so hot. Also, if you came for the smutty kinky sex, you got that. Exactly.
00:16:59
Speaker
Okay. I don't know what more you're looking for there. You must be into some really, really wild stuff. I saw one for Priest too that was like, their sex was kind of vanilla. I was like, damn, are you getting fucked out?
00:17:15
Speaker
That's wild. Like, you're telling on yourself again. Okay, this one says, it's a little long, so bear with me. Greetings, students. Welcome to Writing 101, how to write the worst novel ever written in 2020 and still win a Goodreads Award. This is my first time teaching this class, but rest assured my qualifications include understanding the properties of ellipses and knowing 10 different names that sound better than Penelope.
00:17:38
Speaker
please take out your syllabus. You will see our assigned and only reading for this class is this novel. It's expected that you have read this novel before attending my class in order to avoid spoilers. We will be delving into multiple topics during our lecture, so please arrive to class prepared to discuss and take notes." And then they went on to rip this book to shreds.
00:17:56
Speaker
Penelope? Penelope. Penelope. I don't know what book that is. This is a this is the book that when I read it, I really liked it. Looking back, I would not rate it what I read. We've read this. We've all read this. I know for sure at least Kendra and I have. I don't know. I'm pretty sure. Oh, my God. What book what book is this Penelope? Is it what's the genre?
00:18:20
Speaker
fantasy romanticy like 2020 look talk no is it is it from blood and ash yep oh I have I read that one Kayla I have I read the first two and then I stopped yeah I agree with Brandy that I would have
00:18:38
Speaker
i would go back and change my rating but i had so much fun with that second book i did yeah the second book i had fun with i think the first book i rated like three and a half stars and the second book i rated like four and a half and then the third book i rated like two and then i stopped after oh that third book i remember i was so miserable reading it i went to the target parking lot and i just sat there and was like can i get out of my house
00:19:02
Speaker
I was like that was one of the first because I got right I got back into reading like right when the third book was about to come out like early 2021 and I was so excited. I was like the first big release that I was like, oh my god, I cannot because it was like a moment. I'm like, damn, that was so disappointing. And she's still going. I think she's still going. Let's get going, bro. That's crazy. And she got spin off and everything. OK, this one is super, super easy, but I thought it was so funny and I knew that
00:19:29
Speaker
it would be appreciated and it would make you laugh so petition to change the book title to the samurai turn fucking stupid no dead ass she got pretty and that brain went
00:19:51
Speaker
Out the window. Oh my god. I'm gonna reinforce some stereotypes about pretty girls right now. No, literally. She's so fucking stupid. If Belly has one hater, it's me. If Belly has no haters, I am dead. I haven't read that series or watched the show. Oh my god, Brandi, if you just like, if you want audiobooks...
00:20:09
Speaker
If you want to just get through, like if you have nothing else to listen to and you just want to be able to engage in the conversation. Cause you know, it's going to be funny as if you read those and you are team Conrad and then you have to deal with like all of us. Is there anybody who's team Conrad in the group chat? Cause like, I know Lomi and Kimmy hate Conrad.
00:20:27
Speaker
um i don't think so i know trang is team conrad okay um but yeah no a lot of people are team jeremiah so i mean like pauline loves con like so many people love conrad yeah but i hate conrad take ask a viral of people hating on jeremiah like yeah crazy okay time of death 46 thank you wanker cowboy you're dismissed
00:20:53
Speaker
To everyone who said it was great.
Romance and Masculinity Reviews
00:20:55
Speaker
I hope you will forgive me, but I found this book cringy and boring. I couldn't care less about the supposedly sexy cowboy with a ponytail. A ponytail? It's 2023. Maybe a mustache too. And his princess.
00:21:07
Speaker
Oh, flawless. Yes. Oh. When you said princess, I was like, I got it. Okay. Did you wear a ponytail? You wore like a man bun like twice in that whole book. A ponytail is not like... I was picturing like a low ponytail halfway down her back. Me too. That's misleading. I just love the thank you, wanker cowboy. You're just...
00:21:36
Speaker
This one made me giggle just because of like the context of the first sentence. So this one said, I didn't read this myself. Okay, then why are you reviewing it? Okay. They said, I didn't read this myself, but this book traumatized my best friend. So I'm giving it one star. I find it criminal that a romance book author finds it acceptable to kill off a main character, electric chair. Kill off a main character.
00:22:00
Speaker
Is it like a cancer book? Nar or something? Is it romanticy? Nar. This character was straight up murked. When did this book come out? 2021?
00:22:17
Speaker
Kill off a main character. My hint to you is that the person who was killed was a main character, but was not part of the relationship. They weren't part of the end game relationship. Huh. Was it like a love triangle? A love square? Yes. Oh. A love square.
00:22:41
Speaker
It's Exodus by Kate Stewart. Oh, I never read that book. Oh, shit. I forgot that you hadn't read that, Kate. That makes sense. Given that context, now that makes sense. I did know that somebody dies, though. Spoiler. Oh, what a fucking loser. It made me laugh so hard that you're rating this one star on behalf of your friend. Like, that is so silly.
00:23:03
Speaker
I liked it. I didn't, I didn't cry when he died. I was like, damn, that's crazy. And kept reading. I was just like, I cried because I was like just so pissed that it was him instead of Sean. I wanted Sean to die real bad. Oh, spoiler. Sorry. I don't know. This one might be easy. It might be hard. Can't tell. One star for the global warming references. For the global warming references. Why are people like this? Can we get a more, can we get another hint?
00:23:31
Speaker
When they say global warming references, they're talking about one of the characters who is very into environmentalism. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Is it addicted? Somewhere in addicted? No? Oh, OK. I thought maybe it was bad. Oh, is it Kingmaker? Yeah, it's Kingmaker. What the fuck?
00:23:53
Speaker
one star because i don't believe in global warming yeah oh my god you're on drugs you're on drugs okay this one says mom we have people we meet on vacation at home um every summer after no is it a friends to lovers it is and they're traveling no they're not traveling no
00:24:17
Speaker
It is one of Brandi's all time favorite books. Love and other words? Shut up! Those books are not the same! Oh my god. Oh my god. I could write a dissertation all the way. Those books are incredibly different from one another. Not even close. That's crazy. Elliot and Macy haven't seen each other in 11 years. That's crazy. That's crazy. Alex and Poppy met when they were adults. That's crazy. That's crazy. I'm sorry. Okay. Okay.
00:24:44
Speaker
My next one is, to cut to the chase here, I hate him. I hate his overbearing masculinity. I hate his stupid honey and baby nicknames. I hate his utter existence and I also hate his stupid hat. His stupid hat, honey baby. Is it a cowboy romance? No. Sorry, I'm not saying that. It's a baby.
00:25:10
Speaker
I can see that because there is a lot of just like, let me take care of you. Like, I will spoil you. But like, I don't know what, what kind of overture to feminism were you expecting going into that book? I don't know. Okay, this one is kind of vague.
00:25:31
Speaker
But just roll with me here. This book reminded me why I hate men so much. I think I've really, really hated male main character. That we like. We love. Yeah. We love. But people hate men. And we will now defend. No, not at all. BJ Magnolia. Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:54
Speaker
I like started to look through some one-star reviews of Magnolia Park, so maybe pull something and I was like, no, no, no, no. I was like, you guys haven't read the other books. I can tell you haven't read the books. So many people were talking about the cheating, which like, I guess like you write your review right when you finish the book, but I'm like, you don't know the context. I know.
00:26:13
Speaker
okay i thought i'm gonna read something else like blank and blank story but no i didn't like all this submission domination thing and he actually called her a whore and that was erotic how exactly
00:26:30
Speaker
Girl, let me tell you a little bit about a degradation kink. Is it Sloane and Jasper? No, because we didn't like that book. So this is part of a series because they thought that they were going to get something like this person, this person's stories. Dom sub. Is it Connor and Rose? No. That's what I was worried about. I couldn't do that again. And he actually called her a whore. He actually called her a whore?
00:26:58
Speaker
Is it a small town series? No, no. OK. It's oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, gone back. Yes. Oh, yeah. Yeah. His little whore, his good whore. Yeah. Right. Back straight.
00:27:14
Speaker
What wholesome story were they hoping it was going to be, like, Zeus and Lulu? They said, like, Zeus and Lulu story. You thought you really wanted a repeat of the teenager in the 30s? That is crazy, actually. Okay. Was that your review, Kayla?
00:27:36
Speaker
I wouldn't rate it one star, first of all. Yeah. That's true. Oh, that book is so good. Okay. My next one said, I had to stop reading this book at 11%. Being in the narrator's head was torturous. And I felt like this was reading one of those clickbait articles that was like, find out the funny thing Jennifer Lawrence did on vacation. Then you have to click through a thousand pictures with the captions like Jennifer Lawrence loves vacation. Next photo.
00:27:56
Speaker
Look at her hat. It is also on vacation. Next photo. Jennifer Lawrence eats food on vacation, et cetera, until you have to give up because there are too many popups along the way and you're getting absolutely nowhere while feeling your brain liquefying. And they only got to 11%. Yep. Oh my God. No. This is a long book. I'll give them that. So if they got to 11%, they probably got like... Is it a fantasy book? Like 80 pages in? No. No. And we've all read this book.
00:28:23
Speaker
You and I for sure have. I'm pretty sure Kayla has. Yes, Kayla definitely has. Kayla definitely has. A long book. Is it indie or trad? Indie. Was indie. I believe it's still indie. Is it a Mariana Zapata book? Yes. That's what I was just gonna say. Is it Lukoff?
00:28:42
Speaker
Yes. Yeah. I was trying to think who's her most hated FMC and it's usually Jasmine. Which is crazy to me. Yeah. I really like her. Yeah. That's so dramatic of me to say but Jasmine is such a good example of a flawed main character that you're meant to root for in spite of her downfalls and you get to watch her be loved
00:29:03
Speaker
in
Controversial Themes and Character Depictions
00:29:04
Speaker
spite of those like in the face of them i don't know so i'm just like any time anybody hates jasmine i'm like oh my god me too maybe that's what i'll reread uh yeah you should you can go to his smelly ass house he has a house cleaners come every day leave him alone i just i'd be like oh you got so bad you got smells like bunny rabbit in here
00:29:32
Speaker
Oh, OK. This one is easy. If Bridgerton had the family guy grim reaper as the main character and he was in love with Meg. Oh, Belladonna. Yes. Did that hurt you, Kayla, having to pull that one? No, it made me laugh. But scrolling through all the one stars, maybe yes. This one I pulled just because of like how like absurd it is. And I was like, what the fuck?
00:30:01
Speaker
Blink absolutely has a personality disorder. And while people with personality disorders deserve to be loved, I simply don't want to read it in my romance books. Whoa! That is crazy! That person said, I want neurotypical people only. Holy shit.
00:30:22
Speaker
Oh my God. Oh my goodness. Imagine Googling somebody's name for like a background check and it's like, oh, they're good reads popped up and you see that. You're like, oh, okay. Sounds like they're trying to diagnose. It's like, yeah, they're like assuming. Damn. It is a messy character. It's a book that we all read on audio and we really liked. Was it you again? It was you again. Wow. Yeah, that was good. Were they saying Josh or Ari?
00:30:50
Speaker
Ari. Yeah. Damn. Yeah. Very icky person to write that. But yeah, that is the fact that you don't want to read it in your romance books. Why would you say that? Yeah. Absurd is the perfect word to use. Yeah. People really expose themselves with these reviews. That's crazy. Literally. OK.
Fantasy Book and Tale Critiques
00:31:10
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My next one. We as a society should jail this author for her unprepared anal kink.
00:31:20
Speaker
Is it a Gianna Darling book? No. Oh, Unprepared Anal King. Unprepared. Give me a hint. Is it part of a series? No, it's definitely a Sierra Simone book. Yes. Is it center? Yeah. Yeah. I was like unprepared. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, she did it in priest too. Like they dribble some holy water and they're like, boom. Oh yeah. Those things are hot though. But it's so funny.
00:31:46
Speaker
this one says when Harry met Sally but if it was written by a 16 year old on Wattpad you again no it is not you again it is a friends to lovers but it is not people we meet on vacation yeah boo that's crazy I know people really hate friends to lovers that's crazy I think it's really only the beginning of that book that like gives me strong I mean no I guess it is Harry met Sally throughout but like
00:32:13
Speaker
I don't know, I don't know. But it's also doesn't read like it's written by a 16 year old on Wattpad. So yeah, no. All right. These characters need personality development training and self-help books, not some love story. I don't have to give hints for that one. It's pretty vague. It is a book that we all liked at varying degrees.
00:32:42
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Oh, uh, how to pay in Hollywood? I would never pull that. Can you say it? We'll say it again. They all need. These characters need personality development training and self-help books. Self-help books, not some love story. Varying degrees. You made a fool of death with your beauty? No. Who liked it the most? You did brandy.
00:33:07
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I pulled another review from it, and if I read that review, you'll get it right away. Okay. Okay, say it. The MC spends the entire book complaining about how she built her entire life around her ex-fiance, and then proceeds to build her entire life. Oh, you're such an asshole! Funny story, the entire book, point of that book, was that she was building it for herself, and when she thought that she was building it too close to Miles, she backed off and freaked out. That wasn't my review! Yeah.
00:33:36
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I'm in your walls Kendra. Kendra was giggling pulling these reviews you know those specific ones. Can you read the first one again now? Okay the first one is these characters need personality development training and self-help books not some love story. I don't super disagree with that thing about a fit for some therapy. Okay this one makes me giggle my next one says
00:34:03
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This was ruined for me the moment adults started chanting kiss, kiss, kiss to other adults. Oh, what is that? We all very much enjoyed this book. This is another one that I liked more than you guys. Oh, okay. Um, hmm. Is it in a series? No. Is it funny feelings? No. Give us a hand.
00:34:29
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It is a fake dating book. Is it yours, truly? Oh, that makes sense, but it's Kiss, kiss, kiss. It's about a couple in STEM. Oh, is it Love Hypothesis? Is it Love Hypothesis? No, yeah, no, that didn't happen. Duo.
00:34:51
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soul meat equation? Yep. That happens in that book. That happens. Yeah. I think photo shoot, I think they went. Oh, yeah. Okay. What a hater. Just let them like. I'm like, you don't like big dating. Just say it. Okay. I only have a couple more, but these ones are easy. Yeah, I only have one more. I should have stopped reading at the mention of a tale. Oh, yeah. Boo.
00:35:22
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Boo! I mean, I honestly was the same way. That was like part of my hesitation to going into it. I was like, I don't know if I can hit a tail. In the third book, when they were doing it and his tail wrapped around her ankle, that was kind of hot. I guess I was just looking for like ridiculous ones.
00:35:40
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Apparently, this book only supports women in STEM if they're atheists. This is one of those books where I really do not understand the hype. Not only was it not funny, not inspiring, and just so strange, the hate towards Christians was so unnecessary. It also presented feminism in such a weird and honestly terrible way. Love Theoretically? Love Theoretically? No. No? It's not a romance book. Oh. Oh. Lessons in chemistry. Lessons in chemistry. Yeah, Elizabeth. Yeah, that's right.
00:36:13
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Okay, my last one. Reading this book is like seeing your preteen cousin at a Christmas and then having them tell you every single inside joke they've ever had with their best friend in one long run-on sentence that you feel like, until you feel like your last brain cell is suffocating and dying. Oh my god.
00:36:35
Speaker
It's a Friends to Lovers book that we all love. And we already have done one review from it on here. People? Yeah. Damn. What? Yeah. That's crazy. Seeing your preaching cousin at Christmas and having them tell you every inside joke they've ever had with their BFF. And what's wrong with that so you don't have friends? Yeah, damn. That's crazy.
00:37:03
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I have, again, this one's super easy, but this is one of the books that going through the one stars genuinely hurt my soul a little bit. But this one says, I couldn't take this shit seriously, bro. What do you mean the town through enlightening and branches falling to stop her from leaving? Are you a world? Yeah. Just say you hate magic and fun. Just say it. God. The town didn't want her to leave. You don't get it. You wouldn't get it.
00:37:33
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That was fun. That was fun. That was really fun. People are, everybody's so creative. Yeah. Um, we, Kayla and I were talking earlier about, like I tried going through Storygraph to pull reviews, totally different vibes on Storygraph. Like people take reviews there very, very seriously. Yeah. Um, versus Goodreads where it's like a free for all. Oh my God.
00:37:56
Speaker
People try to get those likes and stuff. They want shareables. I forget that people can even see my reviews, let alone like them on Goodreads. Like every once in a while, I'll just get one that gets like a ton of likes. I'm like, I forgot that this is a social media platform. Like this is where I'm just I'm just tracking my reads.
00:38:13
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same like I don't I'm not looking at that home page looking at what everybody else is reading I mean it did make me happy when like I would have reviews that would like kind of pop out like okay my funny story one popped off quite a bit really yeah and by popped off I mean like in the sense of good reads it got like 50 likes I think my most popular one to date is probably the one I did for people because that was one like that was like fresh off the hype
00:38:42
Speaker
Yeah, Angie were using Goodreads pretty consistently at that point too, right? So like, it was like in your bio when your account was blowing up. Yeah. Damn. That's crazy. Crazy. Anyways, that was fun, you guys. That was fun. If you enjoyed us speaking about some one-star reviews, go ahead and leave us a review, but don't make it one star. No, please.
00:39:07
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