Voicing unpopular opinions can be as dangerous as poking a dragon with a spork. And yet deviously fun. OH COME ON. Don’t deny you like to vent your squashed opinions now and then. I initially thought I wouldn’t do the Unpopular Opinion Tag and risk being overly negative. But “unpopular” doesn’t always equal “negative”. SO! Life is short. I am too fabulous. Let’s do this.
Tagged by Christy & Erica @ Novel Ink, Mallory @ The Leaning Tower of Tomes and Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookworm! Apparently the world is desperate for my opinions. (As it should be.) This tag was created by The Book Archer. AND THERE ARE NO RULES. SO YAY.
So are you ready for my unpopular opinions? Ready to stand strong with me or toss down your cake in rage? LET’S DO THIS.
\\ Also I want to add that if I have an opinion that’s vivaciously different to yours — that’s okay. We can still be friends and disagree on small bookish things. //
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1. A POPULAR BOOK OR SERIES YOU DIDN’T LIKE.
You know what? I actually LIKE most popular things. I know. How weird of me. But I’m of the opinion that 90% of the time, things get popular for good reasons. But there are a few, awkwardly, that I’m not on board with.
Apparently I don’t like green books? OH HAR HAR. But in all seriousness. I found THIRTEEN REASONS WHY to be a case of romanticising mental illness and bullying (the “hero” being the most malicious bully of all). I felt FINDING AUDREY was totally insensitive about anxiety. I fell asleep during TOUCH OF POWER. Oops. Seriously they did nothing but talk and walk around and occasionally accidentally kiss. Same with STOLEN SONGBIRD, plus Cecile was a fainting damsel.
2. A POPULAR BOOK/SERIES EVERYONE HATES BUT YOU LOVE.
Oh where do I begin. MWHAHA. I love the underdogs. I always do. If people throw angry mouldy potatoes at it, I undoubtedly fall in love with it.
I am so in love with CITY OF BONES and basically everything Cassandra Clare has ever written. Give me all her books and let me flail. I don’t really understand why this series gets hate. IT’S INCREDIBLE. But each to their own, of course. I love THE MAZE RUNNER for it’s originality and adorable characters. I’m probably naming my firstborn Thomas, just sayin’. And I adore ENDER’S GAME for much the same reason. The sci-fi stuff went — WHEEST — over my head, but Ender and Bean. I love them. (I also think it’s unfair to hate this book because the author has crummy ideals.) Also DOROTHY MUST DIE was creeptastic and the best. The end.
3. A LOVE TRIANGLE WHERE THE PROTAGONIST ENDED UP WITH THE PERSON YOU DIDN’T WANT THEM TO BE WITH.
Just yesterday I finished An Ember in the Ashes, and while no ships are truly sailing yet, I’m definitely on board the rebel vessel. I vote for Elias and Helene! The two narrators, Elias and Laia, I just don’t see together. Ever. Nope.
All the other love-triangles where I’m currently shipping the wrong person are in books that haven’t ENDED yet! (Like Snow Like Ashes and Throne of Glass.) So I need to withhold judgment.
I ship Theron and Meira from Snow Like Ashes. And Chaol and Celaena from Throne of Glass (DUH, THEY BE MY OTP). Shipping the wrong ship is pain.
4. POPULAR GENRE YOU HARDLY READ.
This is hard! I don’t adore contemporaries. They’re not what I run to, normally, BUT, I do read a lot of them! Mostly this is because a) I’m hopelessly peer-pressured and read what my friends are reading, and b) I get sent contemporaries to review, so I do, and c) some contemporaries ARE really wonderful. I have to keep reading them so I don’t miss out, right?!
But I really would rather paranormal or fantasy.
5. A POPULAR/BELOVED CHARACTER YOU DISLIKE.
I hate Snape. Like hate him.
I haven’t finished the series yet, BUT I KNOW THE SPOILERS. I know he has a “tragic past”. Oh, boohoo. Just because your life sucks doesn’t mean you get to make everyone else’s life suck. YOU KNOW WHY? Because bullies are always in the wrong. Always.
6. A POPULAR AUTHOR YOU CAN’T SEEM TO GET INTO.
I have a list. I am ashamed, too, because I really want to love all the books. BUT I DON’T.
- ANDREW SMITH: I have no idea what he’s even saying. NO IDEA.
- ALLY CONDIE: Her premises are good but…the execution? Just doesn’t work for me.
- JACLYN MORIARTY: From her epic last name I expected nefarious wonderfulness. I got completely bewildering words that made no sense to me. See Andrew Smith.
- VICTORIA AVEYARD: I just didn’t understand the fuss about this book. Sure it has a pretty cover, but the plot was recycled from so many other popular YA books! That’s a problem for me!
7. A POPULAR TROPE YOU’RE TIRED OF READING.
There are so many tropes that get rehashed that FAIL to interest me at all. Not even in the slightest. “What’s wrong with me?” I ask myself. But seriously, I have no interest in:
- LOVE TRIANGLES: I know everyone says this, so, HEY, maybe it’s true! I think if you’re torn equally in “love” with two people then you don’t love either enough. Go be single. Or get a pet porcupine.
- GIRLS FALLING IN LOVE WITH CHEATING BOYS: I really hate reading about the girls who give boys 3,509 chances. If the dude has cheated/been mean to his original girlfriend to “follow his dreams” and pursue “true love” with the protagonist girl? I DON’T TRUST HIM. (See: Etienne St Clair and Pudge and Frank and Jonah.) And I do really like some of these books, but the dudes’ standards really annoy me.
- EVERYONE HAVING RED HAIR: This bothers me a lot for some weird reason, but gee, if I had a dollar for every time I read about a red-head heroine I could buy a new bookshelf (that I severely need) DON’T GE ME WRONG. Red hair is beautiful. But 2% of the population apparently have red hair. In YA books? It’s like 90% of the population.
- PARENTS WHO DON’T TELL THEIR KIDS ABOUT THEIR MUTANT ABILITIES: Call it werewolf, or warlock, or superhero, or last-of-the-African-ninjas, I DON’T CARE. Just please, tell your child before they start busting out craziness all over the place. And tell them before they turn 16, maybe? The plot device is old.
8. A POPULAR SERIES YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN READING.
Let’s not say “no” permanently because I can’t make such a definite life-long decision like that. I cannot. But I am struggling to get up the motivation to try these little hedgehogs:
I think I will one day? But it is not this day. Tomorrow doesn’t look good either.
9. A SHOW/MOVIE ADAPTION YOU LIKED BETTER THAN THE BOOK.
OH GOSH. I love this question. I love adaptions and though there are some horrific ones, there are some that make my soul flail like a Mexican sombrero.
LORD OF THE RINGS won my heart with the movies. Not the books. Never the books. I cannot handle the books. (I’ve tried 1.5 of them.) Also SHERLOCK HOLMES, although I haven’t properly tried the books, only skimmed. And dare I say I preferred THE GIVER movie?! Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of the book. But the movie struck something in me that trembled my Vulcan heart. I teared up and it was a whole 2.3 seconds before I was in control again. I also probably could live in the Giver world quite comfortably because it’s so orderly and calm. BUT I DIGRESS.
10. A POPULAR STYLE OF COVER YOU CAN’T STAND.
I AM CHEATING NOW. (You knew I would, didn’t you?? I have to be wild even in a rule-less-tag. It is my legacy.) This question is my addition to the tag. The tag ended at nine questions. NINE. I couldn’t stand for that.
Cover trends are interesting things and I scrutinise covers hugely because a) I like to think I have an eye for art ha ha ha and b) I take a lot of photographs of books and photographing horrible covers KILLS SOMETHING INSIDE ME. I really hate the trends of faces or headlessness. Basically I don’t like covers where, if you took away the title, you’d have NO CLUE what the book was about.
Yeah, no, to all of these. They inspire nothing in me. I think book covers should be works of art! Bring on the hand drawn covers, the gorgeous dresses, and minimalism art!
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I’m pretty sure I’m not going to like Thirteen Reasons Why, either! Pretty much why I gave up on even the idea of reading it. 😉 I *liked* Touch of Power though! Maybe it’s just Maria Synder’s writing that I like in general. Plus I loved Stolen Songbird! The sequel was… not as amazing, though.
City of Bones has more fans than haters though, so you’re not in the minority in that. 😀 Although I have to say I ONLY liked the first three books. I totally enjoyed The Maze Runner A LOT too! 😀 But Dorothy Must Die… not so much.
WAIT. I totally feel like you’re shipping the RIGHT persons in Snow Like Ashes. There’s like a 90% chance that Meira will end up with Theron, which will make me incredibly angry, haha. Mather all the way, please!
You should DEFINITELY read more contemporary, especially the 2015 releases. This year, contemporaries are reigning!
NOOOO DON’T HATE SNAPE! Okay, I haven’t finished the books either, but he’s in my top 5 favorite characters from the movies, haha. I HATE James Potter though. Like, stop being such a bully!
Totally agree with you on Victoria Aveyard. Red Queen was one of the most unoriginal books I’ve read in… ever.
Whaaat you HAVE to read Vampire Academy! Okay, I’m not 100% sure it’s your type of books, but it was one of my gateways into Vampire YA and I loved it. 😀
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I was going to try Hidden Huntress but I saw a few reviews (I think I read yours?! I CANNA REMEMBER) and I was like “Yep, nope. It’s not going to improve things for me.” XD
Agh, but did you see that article where Cassandra Clare was being interviewed about how violent her fans got sometimes?! (She has to have security on book signings. :O That’s just wrong.) But I agree it is a MASSIVE fandom and a lot of people still love it. 😉
CONTEMPORARIES CAN BE SO GOOD. Like All the Bright Places?!! Omg. One of my most favourite books. And I’m kind of freakishly excited for Dumplin!
I kind of feel I need to try VA…at least TRY IT. xD Instead of slinking off. But I’ve only ever liked one vampire book. *heavy sigh* The rest have all been “meh” territory for me.
I’m with you about City of Bones. While I don’t agree that it’s the greatest (I have several issues with it), I really don’t understand all the hate.
And Celaena/Chaol FOREVER!!!!
And I totally get what you mean about Snape. Even with his backstory, it was no excuse to treat his students like he did.
And, yeah, the overpopulation of characters with Red hair…I mean, I have red hair, so I don’t really notice/mind so much, but it is getting a little ‘EVERYONE has red hair’…
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I’m one of those blindly flailing pineapple fans. I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. Although I did give one book 3-stars because it was boring. hehe.
Bullying children…it’s just wrong. *shudders* And even if you have a sucky life, you can’t take it out on KIDS OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER.
I love this tag! (Probably because I have so many unpopular opinions…)
I think we’re both aware that I disliked the Hunger Games. Also that, as somebody with the most common hair and eye colours in the world, I like the red hair thing. Still, each to their own. I agree with you on love triangles (ones where the girl ACTUALLY likes both boys rather than liking one and the other having an unrequited crush on her) and the cheating boys thing.
I liked the City of Bones film better than I liked the book (sorry, not sorry).
AH. THAT’S OKAY. WE SHALL STILL BE FRIENDS, MY LITTLE RAIN DRAGON, AND I SHALL STILL FEED YOU CAKE. Love triangles are just so rarely done okay…but! I admit! There are times when I don’t mind it, so I guess I shouldn’t say blanket statements like “No love triangles ever!” XD
I ship Celeana and Chaol as well. There is no one else for Celeana and Chaol! Do people not usually ship them? How dare they not ship them, Cait?! 😉
I also hate book covers like those. I wrote a post about it a while ago. If you’re going to have a person on the cover, then you have to make it work and so often it does not.
Why are you not interested in The Diviners? I haven’t read it yet, but have heard good things.
The Maze Runner is awesome!
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I hear so many people ship Celaena and Rowan!! AND I JUST DON’T. They make a good brother/sister like duo. bUT NOT LOVERS. NO. *cries*
ERk, yes. There are very few times when faces-on-covers work (Like I adore the Jackaby cover, but that’s even more silhouette than face). Mostly I want a cover to be catchy and TELL me want the story is about.
I heard the Diviners was very dry and wordy…and that scares me because I’m REALLY for short crisp writing. BUT WE SHALL SEE. I actually own it so odds are I will at least try it one day. 😉
Very happy you’ve done this tag, especially since I tagged you today! I gotta agree on the cover one, the faces or people just don’t do it for me, ALTHOUGH THE NATURALS IS AMAZING DON’T DISMISS IT. But yes. I’m struggling with The Diviners too, I read about 150 pages in the past and just put it down, ugh. I’ve got to agree with you on Snape, his attitude was terrible, you don’t give what you received, makes you worse than the first person. I’m intrigued by Touch of Power, that series is LOVED, and we usually agree on books.. Red Queen though, I LOVED IT. *cough* unpopular opinion it is *cough* SO GOOD THIS WAS.<3
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Perfect timing right? 😉 I DID READ THE NATURALS AND I LOVED IT!! I was actually physically chilled and books never do that to me so a million points to The Naturals. XD I own The Diviners so chance are I’ll at least try it but. um. YES. So big and so scarily looking.
Yesss, I don’t know why I went wrong with Touch of Power! It had snark and sassy characters and usually that’s what makes me love a book? BUT YEAH. I was so bored. *cries piteously for self*
Love your tropes answer! EVERYONE has red hair. Doesn’t matter if its contemporary or fantasy and it’s insane. Girls falling for cheating boys is awful and annoying. Love your addition of the covers.
YES EVERYONE DOES. I actually considered making a tally of all the redhead characters I’d come across this year…but I forget until recently. But erk, every book, I tell you. EVERY BOOK. >_<
SNAPE. SUCKS. I’m so so happy that someone finally agrees! Like yeah, we get that he loved Lily, but…LEAVE HER ALONE MAN she’s with James now? Can’t believe he refused to get over that…it makes Lily look like the villain for rejecting him, but it’s his fault. And why does he have to be so rude to Harry? If he wasn’t Lily’s son, he wouldn’t be actively trying to protect him all the time. Also, I’m sick of girls going back to cheating boys, too.
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*hi five for Snape Hate* He just can’t let go. And taking out his petty anger ON CHILDREN?!! How is that redeemable?!
I actually didn’t like The Maze Runner series or TMI. But I’m really glad you did! It’s not for everyone I guess. But it does make me happy that each book that was ever written will be loved by someone. Maybe not by everyone, or not even by a lot of people. But there will be someone somewhere who adores it. (Wow, that just got deep.)
Shipping the wrong ship is SO PAINFUL. Ugh. I adore Chaol and Celeana though. Maybe I will change my mind in Queen of Shadows? (HA, don’t think so).
I’ve only read Winger by Andrew Smith, which I really liked. I guess because it’s realistic fiction? I haven’t tried any of the others, because I read your review on the one you mentioned and totally didn’t get that paragraph either. Honestly, I felt dumb and that was just a few sentences of the book.
A book I adore and everyone else hates? Hmmm. Maybe The Inheritance Cycle? Because I’ve seen many readers and bloggers dislike Eragon, but I absolutely love it. I’m going to end my incredible long comment -I am so sorry- by adding a book that I adore but feel like isn’t mentioned enough. Can I? Well, it’s not like you can stop me Cait. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Gosh, I adore that book.
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It’s true! Every time I avidly hate a book, I remind myself that somewhere, it’s someone’s favourite. It helps me be respectful in my negative reviews. *nods* WE SHALL BE DEEP TOGETHER. *snorkels with you*
I am going to cry in Queen of Shadows. I am 100% certain of it. I don’t know how they can piece it back together. Celanea didn’t barely even THINK about Chaol in Heir of Fire. *gulps*
I DO WANT TO TRY WINGER. It’s going to be my last Andrew Smith trial. Because I don’t like to quit on an author after one book…it doesn’t feel fair! XD
I never finished Eragon BUT I WANT TO. I read it when I was tiny and it scared me (Tiny-Cait got scared easily) so hhehe, I want to get back to it. It’s like a book I’ve had half-going for a million years. And the movie was awful. >_< So that put me off a bit more. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE SONG OF ACHILLES. I think I should look it up eh? 😉
THANK YOU FOR THE SNAPE THING. There is actually no person or thing in this world that I hate more than Snape. I don’t understand how people like him at all, just NO.
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AHH THANK YOU. *hates Snape with you* I can never understand how he was allowed to teach when he was so clearly bully little kids. I mean, how old were they when the series started? 12 or something? BULLYING 12 YEAR OLDS IS BULLYING BABIES.
yeah yeah yeah i ship elias and helene as well!
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Ahhhhhh you love The Maze Runner which means you ROCK EVEN MORE (as if that was even possible!) XD I love that book and Newt is my favorite <3 I SO get what you're saying with St.Clair he just needed to break up with his old girlfriend or just be friends with Anna. But he really liked Anna so he should have broken up with her! It's probably easier said then done but ya know…whatever xD I also LOVE the gifs you used 😀 especially Eldorado (if that's how you spell it O.o) one! I loved that movie ^^
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AFJLKDS OMG ANOTHER MAZE RUNNER FAN!!! *tackle hugs you* Newt is adorable. He’s even more adorable in the movies. :’) And Thomas is an idiot but A WONDERFUL IDIOT. I love his friendships iwth the other boys.
Yes, ergh. *growls at Etienne* I actually really loved that book, but I was so angry at how he was treating Anna. (Come on. He had a “sleepover” in her bed and then acted like that was totally what “friends” do?? PUH-LEASE. He was so needy and using her emotionally without commitment and that was wrong.)
ELDORADO (no idea how to spell it lol) IS TOTALLY UNDERRATED. I love that movie so much!
This is an interesting tag. I might have to do it.
I totally agree with you about Thirteen Reasons Why. That book made me angry. It was just wrong on so many levels.
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*hi fives for 13 Reasons* I felt SICK when I finished it, literally sick. It actually put me off books for a while because I didn’t understand how it could be a bestseller and so warped and wrong. 🙁
Hey, thanks for tagging me (and Shar) 🙂 I hated the orphan queen it was just trope trope trope, and I just killed someone, who cares? and chosen one books are really annoying too. MEIRA AND THERON, ELIAS AND HELENE all the way. Seriously, those people need to get their act and get together (see what I did there?) Well, I really thought that the LoTR movies are less boring than the books (but I’ve only seen one and read all the books because a) I’m scared of Orcs and b) I was a precocious ten year old)
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Ohh, I’m so glad I decided to skip The Orphan Queen now, then. xD THANK YOU. You’ve saved me reconsidering that life choice. ELIAS AND HELENE WERE SO ADORABLE I CANNOT EVEN. He totally risked his life a million times for her and nearly killed her. So romantic. :’)
I HAVE BEEN TAGGED! I am SO excited! Thank you, you have made my day! 😀 I never get tagged for these things!
I love your answers! 🙂 How have you managed to stay away from the whole of the Harry Potter series for so long?! You must have superhuman willpower! Which book do you have to read next? I’ve been thinking about re-reading them recently. I miss those people.
I was unaware that the Mortal Instruments series et al were unpopular! I thought they were hugely popular. I know there are some issues people have with the author, but I thought people still really liked the series. Huh. You learn something new everyday 🙂 Oky doky, I am off to do the tag now myself! 🙂
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D’oh. Mortal Instruments isn’t unpopular. Clue’s in the question, Jo! But can a book be popular and hated by everyone? Confused. Haha!
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REALLY?! OKAY YOU ARE OFFICIALLY GOING TO GET TAGGED ALL THE TIME BY ME. XD I totally just cruise through my last posts comments and go “eeny meenie” to pick who I’ll tag. lol I’m so fantastic like that.
I actually grew up not reading Harry Potter…so that’s probably why I haven’t really touched them till I was about 19. I was a Narnia fantatic. Like SUPER HUGE Narnia fanatic. I was writing fanfiction at 12. 😉
I feel like The Mortal Instruments probably is popular, but all the book bloggers I hang out with seem to hate it. (Although a few fans have snuck into the comments and I’ve flailed with them!!) I love the author. I think she’s super sweet and I think it’s awful how people accuse her of “Milking” the series. ZOMG. SHE’S A WRITER THIS IS HER JOB. I have a post half drafted about it. xD
That is kind of an oxymoron question though, isn’t it?!
*whispers politely in a dragon-y (okay, fine, draconic) manner* I actually don’t like Mortal Instruments. Like I read two pages and never continued on, so yes, that was it. BUT. I do like the Maze Runner! I preferred the first book to the next two, but they were still good!
I AM WITH YOU ON CONTEMPORARIES. Like basically the only one I’ve ever read ever is Simon Vs which was good but I still only managed to give it 3 stars? LIKE WHY I KNOW IT WAS GOOD. But my heart refuses to accept it.
Eh, I don’t hate Snape. I definitely think he’s a jerk, but I also know teachers in real life who are equally harsh and get good results. Not that we’ve actually seen Snape teach properly, but the fact is that we saw the series through Harry’s eyes, and everyone knows education cannot happen with Harry around. So Snape’s definitely not a good person, not now at least, but he might be a good teacher. I’m reserving judgement on this particular aspect. Tragic past totally does not cut it, though.
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OMG I CAN NEVER TALK TO YOU AGAIN. *HISSES AND FLEES YOUR SIGHT*
hahahha. Okay. I kid, I kid. I don’t mind. We shall agree to disagree on TMI and just dance about our love for The Maze Runner. I think the first book was the best too, but I loooved how it ended by not really ending. xD
I need to read Simon. I DO. It’s on my wishlist but my library doesn’t have it and, idek, I need money to invest into my Maggie Stiefvater collection since she is Queen of Bookishness Fantasticness.
I just can’t get over how Snape abused kids for no reason…>_> It made me sick to read, tbh, and maybe that’s one of the reasons I haven’t finished the books yet. I don’t think Snape’s actions were condoned, but I still feel he should not have been a teacher. 😐
Eep! Thanks so much for tagging me!!!!! XD I am totally with you on not liking Thirteen Reasons Why and not liking books faces and covers that don’t really tell you anything about the book. Personally, I get creeped out by books with faces–I always feel like they’re watching me, and I do not like it when my books watch me. Also, I’m a big fan of The Maze Runner and Ender’s Game. Like, I am crazy in love with Ender’s Game. And I agree, no matter what an author’s beliefs are or whether they’re nice or annoying or difficult or whatever, I don’t think those should be valid reasons for ignoring their art. Ender’s Game is a wonderful book–I hate the feeling I get when I mention I like it, like people are going to disapprove of me for that.
And I happily go along with most trends, though sometimes I feel embarrassed when I’m caught reading a popular book (don’t ask me why), but if someone hates on a book, I am bound to at least read it, and probably fall in love with it out of spite. Like, Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma had so many bad reviews on Amazon, so I bought it and loved it.
And Cait, how could you lose control of your emotions for 2.3 seconds??? That is an unacceptable weakness. Seriously though, you should see a doctor, because Vulcans don’t cry unless there’s something seriously wrong with them. (All that to say, I might have teared up a little too, but no one can prove that, so there.)
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Oh, and I hated Snape too. Like, I wanted Harry to punch him out or something.
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*hi fives for 13 Reasons Why* UGH. It’s still probably the book that’s disturbed me the most out of all that I’ve read. And that’s saying something considering how many books I read. :O
It’s such a slippery slope when one starts judging the creator not the art. 😐 I mean, it’s hard not to (I have half a post drafted about this subject actually, hehe) but I’d prefer to look at the BOOK. I see so many people say “Ill never read Ender’s Game!” and the only reason is because of the author…gahhh. It’s such a waste. The book is incredible. Ender is an adorable little genius. :’)
I’M SORRY. I PROMISE IT WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN. Those were a terrifying and humiliating 2.3 seconds. I’m disgusted at myself. A disgrace to the Vulcan name. *sends self to corner of shame*
YAY!!!! YOU DID IT!!!!
But Chaol and Celaena are the ultimate ship. If she ends up with anyone but him I WILL CRY!!!! When I met Maas she suggested it might be made clear who she picks in the next book. But the next book also sounds like it will be devastating…. THEY AREN’T DOING ARCS?!!!? Which means big events will happen and characters I probably adore will die. MY FEELS…. And also how is Chaol the wrong person??? He is totally the ONLY right person 😉
SORRY…. THRONE OF GLASS DISTRACTS ME.
Snape. I always hated him. Like despised him so much it hurt. BUT YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE SERIES. It didn’t make me instantly LOVE him. But I finally got to understand him better. And Rowling just does a wonderful job with his characters. I finally understood him better and that was rather amazing. And very well done. And also proved what a brave character he actually was. Still a dick to kids, but a brave, strong man who is a dick to kids :’D Please finish!!!!
I HATED Red Queen. I didn’t understand any of the fuss at all. It was boring.
LOVE THE EL DORADO GIF!!! IT’S INCREDIBLE. GAH….. Now I want to go rewatch that movie for like the millionth time.
Definitely agree on the cover trend you hate, I am not a fan of those and all the covers you picked are equally hideous.
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I WILL CRY TOO, IF THE CHAOLENEA SHIP SINKS. (Zomg I spell their ship name atrociously, but you know what I mean. xD) I saw an interview at one point that seemed to indicate that Chaol wasn’t part of her life (romantically) anymore but dangit it I didn’t save the review and now I’m crying. ALWAYS CRYING. I need Queen of Shadows like I need aaaair. CHAOL IS EVERYTHING.
I will totally finish HP. I will. Knowing all the spoilers puts me off. *le sigh* But I totally picked up the fifth book for $1 second hand and it calls to me, it really does. (Hardcover and everything!)
THANK YOU. RED QUEEN WAS TOTALLY BORING. Predictable…and just like every other dystopian-ish book ever. -_-
EL DORADO IS COMPLETELY UNDERRATED. XD
I was gifted The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, and I’ve had noooo motivation to read it. Now that I am reading it, I still have no motivation.
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I glanced at the first page and then ran away screaming. Is it all like that? Very flowery purpley prose? *gulps*
I seem to always been in the minority for hyped books. IT’S THE EXCITEMENT, I SWEAR. IT’S MOST DEFINITELY NOT ME.
The only move I liked better than the book was How to Train Your Dragon (boo, I know it’s animated but it’s based off a book) and…okay, I never read the books but THAT MUSIC. THAT ANIMATION. THAT STORYLINE. GIVES ME LIFE.
As for the movies that are better than the books: Percy Jackson…
Is not one of them.
I quite liked Lord of the Rings! It’s my lifelong mission to read the books.
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I did read the HTTYD book…and, zomg, it’s nothing like the movie. NOTHING. It’s still good, but it’s so completely different that the movie is barely even “based off”. (Hiccup is supposed to be tiny and is actually toothless and gets like one tooth during the book. Super cute book, but yeah. WEIRD AFTER THE MOVIE.) I will happily hug the HTTYD soundtrack. Omg. Romantic flight = best violin solo ever.
*dies laughing at Percy Jackson comment* YES
Great post! I agree with you on City of Bones and The Maze Runner. These series are very near and dear to my heart. But, Snape. He is so mysterious and has so many layers. He is so awesome! I love the “is he bad or good” character! I completely agree with you on bad covers! Why?!?! Why do we have bad, bad covers? Someone had to approve those covers and thought ‘ummm- this cover looks likes a bestseller. lets go with that one.’ I do not understand why. There are so many talented artists in this world to have bad covers.
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YAAAAY!!! We are a minority in this, Theresa, and must STICK together. But you can have Snape. 😉 I usually do love the grey-area characters but for some reason I just didn’t mesh with him. #awkwardforme
Ooooohhh thanks for the tag! Im looking forward to it! i hated a city of boes (no, thats a strong word. Didn’t enjoy. I found if boring and predictable). But I can swee your point with 13 reasons why! The girl who circumnavigated fairyland is actually really good, but I understand your apprehension because its a bit slow to start. Why haven’t you read harry potter? It’s the best! I am so with you about elias and Helene! Totally1 I love helene and I think they’re soooo much better for each other than laia and Elias. Annyway… fun post! 🙂
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THAT IS OKAY! We can agree to disagree on City of Bones. *huggles characters* It’s definitely a series that’s not for everyone (though the humour was, like, me.) XD I’ve read the first 4 books of Harry Potter…argh, I just didn’t read them as a kid and now, knowing all the spoilers, it’s hard to feel like keeping on going. *sigh* BUT I MUST BECAUSE THEY’RE ICONIC.
Helene was awesome. HELENE FOR EMPEROR!! (That ended so badly. >_<)
Hooray for doing the tag! 😀 OMG I ship Theron and Meira and Chaol and Celaena, too!!!!! THEY’RE NOT THE WRONG SHIPS THEY ARE PERFECT AND I AM SURE THEY WILL END UP TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO I SAY SO. Also am exactly like you when it comes to contemporaries — I don’t gravitate toward them, but I read them because everybody else does and there are some true gems out there. And I agree with your thoughts on Ally Condie’s books. I’ve read three of them and wasn’t really that impressed… Haha, everyone having red hair just cracks me up at this point. The world’s entire population of redheads can be found in YA books! I also prefer the Lord of the Rings movies over the books, even though both are awesome.
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Thank you for the tag!! (It took forever for me to do it, right?! Heh, I’m so slow. xD) OKAY GOOD. THEY ARE THE RIGHT SHIPS. SOMEONE TELL THE AUTHORS REAL QUICK SO THEY KNOW TO SHIP THE SHIPS WE SHIP. *ships happily*
All the Bright Places is probably one of my all time favourite books of ever and it is contemporary…which is just a big reason why I can’t stop reading them. WHAT IF I MISS OUT ON SOMETHING GLORIOUS?!! I just want to read all the YA books. I have small goals. *nods*
Thank you so much. Nobody understands why I don’t like Thirteen Reasons Why. Above all for a supposedly realistic fiction book, it simply was not realistic.
YES!!! OMG YAY!! *shares cake with you* We shall stick together on this topic for sure. I cringe at the way that book was handled, I totally do.
YES!! REFERENCE TO HEDGEHOGS!!
TMI is BLOODY BRILLIANT (though, I must admit, while I did like the whole series, the first 3 were better). The Maze Runner and I… didn’t mesh well. At all.
I also have a terrible relationship with Ally Condie’s books… but I just keep reading them either way. *sigh*
I just don’t like Etienne and I don’t understand what the big deal about him is. Okay, maybe I understand a little bit but I’d NEVER be able to trust him!!! Also, everyone keeps saying his GF is snobby and stuff but I haven’t ever seen her be like that, the two times we saw her…
For so long, I wasn’t going to read VA but then I caved and I have VERY mixed feelings… but it was totally worth it to be able to read Bloodlines! <3 <3 I probably won't be reading Delirium or Uglies though.
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YAY ANOTHER TMI LOVER!! *dances like a flailing Shadowhunter with you* I actually like the last 3 books better, but I think I was just getting so overly attached to the characters I couldn’t help myself. XD
HA! You’re a beggar for punishment with Allie Condie then. 😉
Ohhh, I do like Anna and the French Kiss. Somehow, even though I HATED how Etienne acted, I still liked it. Hello. He totally had a “sleepover” with Anna and acted like that was what all teenage boy and girl just friends do. No. No it’s not. He’s an idiot. He was sooo neeeeedy. GAH.
1)I feel like I’m the only person who HATES Cassandra Clare’s books. Hate is a strong word, I know, but i read City of Bones and despised everything about it. That kind of book just isn’t for me and I’m okay with that.
2)Movie that I like better than the book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The cast is fantastic, the music is stunning, and I just felt that Charlie was a lot more likeable in the film than the original book.
3) I adore The Jewel by Amy Ewing. Yes, only the first book is currently out, but I read this back in November and cannot shut up about how fantastic it was. A lot of people don’t like it because of The Selection, but THIS IS GLORIOUS.
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1) That is okay. *nods* We shall agree to disagree. 😉
2) AFJDLKAFLJDKSS I LOVE THAT MOVIE!! I don’t think I like it better, but probably equally? The cast was freaking adorable. :’)
3) I was one of the ones who wasn’t a fan, but I have to admit, it wasn’t all that bad. CELLO!! (I am a cellist) XD And I still kind of want the sequel. hehe.
CELLISTS FOR THE WIN!!!
I’m a cellist as well 😀
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OMG YAAAY!! Did you ever do Suzuki? I was doing Suzuki for aaages and only recently stopped, which saddens me because it’s my favourite. xD I don’t play cello as much as I used to but I WANT to get back into it!
Yes! Not a lot, but a little bit!
It’s a long time since I’ve played. I had cello lessons through school- I also play violin and piano. But when I got to doing GCSE Music, you could only pick one instrument, and as there were no GCSE a cellist teachers, I went for Piano. Meaning, I haven’t played for over 2 years now, and can’t afford to buy one. If I ever have the money, I aboslutely will though
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Ooo, I’ve been tagged. //rubs hands together
I’M READY TO VENT. Seriously, though.
And I am tired of love triangles. In a pinch, I’m fine with what I refer to “acute love triangles”, which is the girl clearly likes guy A but guy B also likes her and she just never tells him “No” because she feels bad. It’s still mildly frustrating but better than a girl going, “Oh, I love (insert something here) about Guy A but I also love (insert something here) about Guy B and I have no idea who to choose!”
Most people don’t have two love interests chasing after them anyways.
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Agh, YES, most people don’t have that triangle-ish problem. And I feel like it just makes the entire threesome look stupid. Like, you honestly don’t know which guy you like???? Hooooooow is that possible? Hence I’m of the opinion that the person doesn’t love EITHER enough. *huffs*
You know, I actually almost did this tag the other day. Now I have to do it! 🙂
My answers to your questions will be in my post.
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YAAAY!!! (I hope you don’t mind the tag though? I know it can be annoying to be tagged for stuff, so lemme know in case I’m being a pineapple pain.)
FINALLY! I have been waiting to rant about this for months. MONTHS! First off, Peter Nimble. This is my second favorite book ever. It is so completly awesome that if someone asked me to explain why, I would be here all day. So I’ll leave it at that. However, everyone else in my school says it’s stupid and childish. Childish I can kinda see, but still! Anyway, now that that’s off my chest, I’m sorry, but I can’t read anything by John Green. He writes great books but they really aren’t for me. Oh, and I kinda liked the Enders Game movie better than the book. PLEASE DON’T HURT ME for those of you who know who you are.
I WON’T HURT YOU. I WILL SIDE WITH YOU. The Ender’s Game movie was absolutely aaaamazing and I think it made the plot tighter and everything too (plus Asa Butterfield was like THE perfect casting choice…omg). And I feel the need to look up Peter Nimble now. 😉 YOU ARE WELCOME. It’s important to get these things off our chests. *offers you cake*
I agree with you. Totally agree with you. Since I haven’t read most of these book, I’ll know what to stay clear of, as I almost always agree with your opinion. So, how do you really look into a book? Discern the plot? Especially on some of the more difficult book. That’s what I have more trouble with. Can you tell me some of the more cliché plotlines for book? Like a list of the most common plotlines so I can avoid it while writing my book? So you mentioned parents not telling The kids. I happen to have It in my book… (I know, I know, don’t judge, Imma newbie!) But I have them told before they are 16, and I have an idea that might make it more original. But I think I will stick with what I’ve got to make people a bit more comfortable, like they know how it goes. But that could certainly be the downfall. Is there some way I can contact you privately to have you review some stuff for me? Like my outline?
Omg really?! We are like bookish twins, then. xD
Ahh, it’s tricky, it truly is, to know what’s “cliche” or not. I guess if you read a lot (preferably in the genre you’re writing) you’ll get a feel of what’s “overdone”. That’s my biggest suggestion! Do you have writing partners you can bounce ideas off? That can help too, to get a second opinion (or fresh eyes) on your project.
I am, fantasy/urban paranormal. Or that is most of the books in my tbr I do see the a lot of recurring themes, magic boarding school, secret powers, etc etc… but I still want a more thorough list of stuff that repeatedly happens. I just need to figure out a way to shake it up some, as a matter of fact I have the perfect idea! I need to rewrite the very BEGINING. Much less cliché so I think. But I’m unsure. Anyways, writing partner… I do have one however we aren’t on the greatest terms at the very moment, sad, she is one of my best friends. I miss her. Apart from that She does write fantasy but she isn’t on the same page as as I am about my writing, there is a lot of stuff that goes into that so I won’t go into detail, but she doesn’t quite get where I am going with It. That’s more my fault than hers. (Oops) So, because you and I seem to have more similar taste in books and writing, I thought I might ask you for some help.
And character I have a harder time with that. I should create some history for each, then write out who I want them to become. And then weave this in through the story. And foreshadowing is my weakness. Ugh! So I was thinking, as I want to write a series I could plan out how I want the whole series to go, then I can build an outline and my story on that. Then I can work on the research and meat of the story.
And I also have a really hard time not drawing to much off of characters I totally adore. Like Silver from the Unwanteds! Or Kishan from Tigers Curse! Two of my Top Three Favorite Series. And Characters I adore. I also want to make a character similar to Angela from the Inheritance Cycle. Which I will do if Possible. That is where this stops, I’m letting myself do that much. Wbu? What kind of westerly struggles did you go through and how did you overcome them? Sorry I haven’t been active on your blog lately. It’s my favorite and I follow it avidly. Anyways. What was the first book you wrote and what wet your biggest struggles with that one? What made you become such a writer and reader? Where does your inspiration come from? What is your editing process? How long do you wait before editing?
Would you consider doing a blog post about it?
And Do you know of any other amazing blogs I might like?
As for Snape… well… I agree he was exceedingly harsh on his students. Why I like him is that even under all the layers of hate and anger, he still loved Lily, and in the end loved Harry and finally pulled out of the crap just before he died. So yeah, I like Snape, and he was a super cool nemesis! That’s why his character is so awesome.
OMG SUCH GOOD QUESTIONS. I will totally do a blog post on those questions if you’d like. And I understand these struggles. I do. *nods sadly* (I just realised I didn’t answer the question about asking stuff in-depth, and totally yes! Email me. I have a “contact” page in my header and just email me through there and I’ll reply ASAP.)
Ah, sadly, I do understand the struggles of parting ways with writing-partners. It’s super hard to find a writing partner, and I actually only have one constant CP (critique partner) myself (and we write completely opposite genres, but we get on really well. XD) My sister used to be my biggest critique partner, but, (I’m guessing similar to your friend?) she doesn’t always understand where I’m going with something or like my style. xD BUT THAT’S OKAY. I’d rather have a good relationship with her, so she doesn’t critique my work anymore.
As for basing-characters-off-published-book-characters-you-like…dude. I GET THAT. I basically do that too. I’m very careful to try and make them my own, but if I have someone in the back of my mind, I think that’s okay. If you agree with the MBTI personality types (there’s like 8 of them) then technically there isn’t that many kinds of people anyway. (If that makes sense) Plus, I don’t know if you’v eread the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, but one of her characters is EXACTLY like Captain Jack Sparrow. I don’t think she’s “copying”. I think some characters can totally be similar. We just have to wobble on that fine line to developing to making them completely our own. We don’t want to copy. But inspiration (imo) is okay.
Awww!! You like my blog! I appreciate that!! *dances* And please, don’t feel bad about not commenting all the time. Gah, I just appreciate that you like my writing. 😉
ANYWAY. I will attempt to answer your list of questions in a post ASAP (probs this week because they are fab questions) and if you have any more: YES, EMAIL ME.
OMG! Thanks! You are amazing! A blog post devoted to my questions! What an amazing thought! Btw, don’t worry about my writing partner. She and I are still gonna work together. Just everything is good between us now. But she is on vaca. Elizabeth from Walking the Written Path. She is really sweet and amazing! Anyways. I’ll will email you. Talk to you soon!
This post cracks me up! I think my favorite point is the one about parents needing to tell their kids about super-powers before they start freaking out – that is so true!! There are so many times I read a book and am screaming in my head “why so many secrets?!?!”- if everyone was open an honest there would be less craziness (but maybe less of a story too, what are you going to do?).
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PARENTS NEED TO BE MORE HONEST. Like “hey sweetie, I work for a dark villainous agency and they’re trying to kill ya.” That would solve things. Whyyyy do bookish parents not see this?! *throws books at them* XDXD I’m so glad you enjoyed my post though!! THANK YOU.
Yay to no to parents that don’t tell their kids they’re snowflakes! It’s like “well, we COULD make these people make sense but then we’d have no plot.”
And I generally hate any sort of full face on a cover. Don’t know why. Maybe because it’s not a movie. Let me have my creativity!
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You could PREPARE your kid to be, ya know, a werewolf or whatnot instead of just tossing them at the full moon and saying “don’t eat people, sweetie”. *Growls*
I totally agree! I want to imagine the protagonist’s face for myself!!
ha The Mortal Instruments series is so problematic but the first 3 books were A++ good humor and good fun.
And damn, those covers literally mean nothing to the story. I’m loving this new trend of having minimalist covers or lovely typography. So much better than the random cover model in leather just standing there.
I adored The Maze Runner trilogy, that series was INTENSE, although I do have to admit that the first book was the best. Still, I don’t get the hate. There’s confusion at first, sure, but that’s the whole point; to create a sense of lost paranoia. But I guess it was maybe the writing style that jarred people…?? I don’t know but I love it.
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Really?! Zomg, I am completely opposite! >_< I loved the last 3 books the best. XD Ah, but books are so subjective and I'm 100% okay with that. *nods* Ohhh, typography and minimalism is LIFE. I would happily see all these horrible face-ish covers get made over to look individualised and epic. I actually think covers are getting better and better, but there still are some calamities on our shelves. 😉 TOTALLY agree about the Maze Runner!! I think I gave them all 5-stars, but bk 1 was a cut above the rest. I wanted more answers than I got in bk 3, but still...I kind of like the open ending. *happy sigh*
“Life is short. I am too fabulous.” I feel I need too start getting tshirts printed with quotes and life mottos… I LOVE your unpopular opinions. Agree with quite a few (Red Queen, why?! Cheating boyfriends – pond scum, pet porcupines!!!) but best of all, YOU TAGGED ME! This basically means you and me are BFFS with CAKE AND COOKIES AND AWESOME BOOKS. So, you know, just letting you know what you’ve got yourself into with this one… Shall be posting my responses in the next few days! 🙂
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Zomg, YOU ARE RIGHT. That would make a fabulous shirt. I really ought to start a business selling my fabulousness.
AND HECK YES TO CAKE AND COOKIES AND AWESOME BOOKS, MY FRIEND. WE SHALL WEAR MATCHING TEE-SHIRTS THAT DECLARE WE’RE FABULOUS AND PAIN THE WORLD IN COOKIE CRUMBS. I can’t wait for your post. 😉
Ha…your opinions aren’t so unpopular Cait. 😉 Guess that’s the perk of having a bookish twin!
Thirteen Reasons Why angered me so much as well. Like, Hannah commits suicide because she’s bullied; but then she leaves a recording behind blaming everyone who was ever mean to her. That’s bullying too, right? Putting the blame of your suicide on someone’s shoulders. That just disgusted me.
And yeah…I’ll never see what you love so much about City of Bones unfortunately – I guess that’s the one book that brings out our differences. But I agree about Dorothy Must Die & Ender’s Game – those two are fantastic.
And ha – I have no real interest in reading The Diviners or Vampire Academy either to be quite honest. *shrugs* Just don’t really interest me, you know? Thanks for sharing and fabulous post! <3
YES EXACTLY!! *fumes about 13 Reasons* I was actually so so sickened by that book. Particularly when she was totally abusing the MC and even said “you don’t belong on these tapes, but I’m gonna ruin your life anyway”. Plus she had a serious mental illness and was blaming it on others. And I felt the book condoned that. *sigh* So many issues with it. I CANNOT EVEN.
I want to be interested by the Diviners. BUT I AM NOT. >_< Hehe, ahhh, well even bookish twins must disagree on something right?! *cuddles City of Bones*
What in the world? That’s a contradictory question, “A popular book/series everyone hates”, if it’s a popular book or series, then practically everyone LOVES it.
Which I thought The Maze Runner was well loved. And Ender’s Game seemed to be liked enough.. And City of Bones. Dorothy Will Die has some controversy though…
I just want to say I really like how An Ember and Snow Like Ashes look together. And how they both have ashes in the title. That’s pretty cool.
I’m such the opposite, I basically only read Contemporary and don’t read fantasy or paranormal.
Snape, oh Snape. With the sad tragic past. I kind of liked him in the movies, but then I didn’t really because he was a jerk. Such a jerk. Not okay. Not okay at all.
I haven’t read any of those popular authors you can’t get into books. WAIT. I read 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith, that was….interesting.
I agree about love triangles! Or at least what I define a love triangle. Or love triangles that I have read. I don’t know. Nevermind.
I AGREE ABOUT THE CHEATING TROPE, DAMN IT. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE *continues shouting die until the end of time*.
Oh, I’m guessing these kids with mutant abilities lie in the supernatural Iobviously) side of the spectrum, ha. I HATE THAT WHOLE “OH, AT SIXTEEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE MC BUT THEY DON’T KNOW AND THEN THEY HATE IT OR THEY DO KNOW AND THEY DREAD IT” CRAP. I mean, stuff.
I want to read the Diviners!
A Midsummer’s Nightmare is such a great book. I adored that book. So. Much.
YOU DIDN’T TAG ME. HOW DARE YOU NOT TAG ME. I HAVE NOT BEEN TAGGED AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN THINK ABOUT ME.
Everyone adores Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and The Boy Next Door and I can’t stand them.
Oh! A book I adore and everyone else hates. Let me think…
No idea.
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WELL. I TAG YOU NOW. BECAUSE YOU NEED TO BE TAGGED CLEARLY. XDXD
And I guess technically “popular series everyone hates” is totally a contradiction, lol, but I guess a lot of SUPER famous books do get a lot of hate. I mean, look at Twilight! It gets an astronomical amount of hate, yet is still “popular” because it’s a bestseller. And tbh, I only EVER see hate for Maze Runner. *cries* I clearly don’t hang out with the right people. 😉
1. I didn’t even manage to finish Stolen Songbird. I haven’t read Thirteen Reasons Why or Finding Audrey, but your reviews of them are enough to make me angry, so I think I’ll pass.
3. I ship Celaena and Rowan, so I’m never going to see it sail. I really like Kale…I mean Chaol…but as Celaena’s character is now, I don’t think she deserves him. I hope that change, since Rowan’s never going to happen.
5. I’m trying not to let the fact that you haven’t finished Harry Potter ruin our frienship. 😉 I saw a comment you wrote on someone else’s blog about how you aren’t motivated because you’ve already heard all the spoilers. I’d just like to say that I re-read the books EVERY YEAR, so obviously I know what happens, but I’ve never once gotten bored. Just something to keep in mind. 😀 (Also, yes, Snape is the worst.)
7. Oh man, I will NEVER understand the cheating one. Ughhhhh. I don’t like St. Claire. Anna can do so much better than someone who strung her along for an entire year. Love triangles, too…I don’t mind MCs liking one guy for a while and then moving on to someone else, because that’s life. But the “I’m so madly in love with two extremely hot guys who are madly in love with me what will I do woe is me life is so hard” thing? NO.
8. I take offense to these mediocre series being referred to as hedgehogs. I have no interest in Vampire Academies. If I never have to read about a vampire again, I will be perfectly happy. I did read The Diviners and The Girl Who book, but the former was not great and the latter was deadly boring. I support your decision to skip them. 🙂
9. I am a die-hard Tolkien fan, but even I can admit that the movies are incredible. Peter Jackson turned three tedious, boring books (that I still love very much, don’t ask me why) into wondrously beautiful movies that I can watch again and again.
10. Yep, I can do without heads and faces. Especially when the model looks 30 and the MC is supposed to be 16.
REALLY?! YOU DIDN’T LIKE STOLEN SONGBIRD?! ZOMG, MARAIA. LET ME DANCE WITH YOU. I seriously felt like I was alone in my mehness (that’s totally a word BTW) of that book!!
And, zomg, also: yes. I don’t think Celanea deserves Chaol after how much he did for her and she didn’t even listen to his reasons. I still don’t understand the big “betrayal” because he didn’t know Nehemia was going to die. My sister tried to explain the depth of the betrayal to me, but I DON’T GET IT. Why can’t people communciate and talk it out?? Instead of changing countries. ARGH. CELAEANA. I still have to ship them though. I have to.
I WILL FINISH HARRY POTTER! I PROMISE!! Ahah, are you stalking my comments on other blogs. 😉 I’m juuust kidding. But yes. That is the reason. *hangs head in shame* I WILL THOUGH. I found the 5th book for like $1 and it calls to me.
I read the first page of The Girl Who and…died. That’s not my style of writing. And it’s supposed to be MG????
I seriously read a book where the characters on the front where supposed to be 12 AND THEY WERE EMPHATICALLY NOT. It’s this one here. Nope. Just nope.
*dances* It is actually reassuring to know that you didn’t like it, either, because I was starting to think maybe I missed something important. But clearly we both know what we’re talking about. 😀
I agree! I think Celaena takes everything a little too personally, although maybe we shouldn’t blame her. She *has* had a rough life, I can see why it’s hard for her to trust people.
Maaaaaybe. Haha. Actually your comments are stalking ME. It appeared in my Inbox. YAY YAY YAY YAY the fifth one is my favorite. It’s dark and moody and HILARIOUS and perfect and I want to go read it right now.
Um. On what planet are those 12-year-olds?
Hahahaha “Your Name.” Whoops.
I shall now refer to you as Your Name. *nods* Because that’s how I roll.
And yuuuus. Actually that’s the reason I sort of despised Nehima at the end, because she totally said to Celeana that ALL Celean’s problems were nothing compared to her own. And like. Whaaaat? Nehmia has had a rough life politically, but at least she’s never been personally tortured. (Welp. Until the end. >_<) And Celaena had been through SO MUCH. ZOMG. TORTURE BLEEDING AND DEATH.
Well, I suppose there are worse things to be known as. (None come to mind, but hey, you’re creative.) 😉
I really need to follow through on my plan to re-read the series before Queen of Shadows. I hardly remember anything. But I certainly would never say Celaena’s problems are trivial!
May I applaud you for posting unpopular opinions? I think it’s very brave… and allows some people to sigh in relief and say “whew, I’m not the only one!”
I also applaud the love triangle opinion. Let’s just toss that trick out the window.
Thank you, T!! XD It was a little bit nerve-wracking and I almost didn’t post this, heh. It is fun to find out who has minority opinions with me, but I also didn’t want to offend anyway. And yuuuus. Omg, I will happily never read a love-triangle again.
I WILL FIGHT WHOEVER DOESN’T LIKE THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS! It’s awesome, why can’t everyone just agree? I’m probably the only one who can’t agree on who to ship in Throne of Glass, though… I’m undecided. We’ll see, I’ll be picking up Heir of Fire from the library today, so maybe then I’ll have an opinion.
I haven’t read Ender’s Game (though I plan to), but my dad and brother like it. Sure, the author may suck, but that doesn’t mean his book does!
Let us don tin foil armour and frypan helmets AND WAR AMONGST THE MERE HUMANS WHO DO NOT LIKE THE FANTASTIC TMI SERIES. HUZZAH!
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Okay, maybe not war. But I’m totally with you on this, Erin. 😉 They are glorious. Agh, though, Heir of Fire will probably change all current shipping thoughts. It disappointed me a bit, tbh. 😐
And I AGREE about Orson Scott Card!! I think authors can be judged too much on who they are instead of their art. I just like their art. XD
It’s the THOUGHT of war that counts XD I’m about a chapter into Heir of Fire and loving it! I’m excoted to get to know all of the new characters I know are coming.
Like, for example, Hitler. Sucky dude, right? His paintings aren’t half bad. I’m not going to deny that no matter how horrible the creator!
I thought the City of Bones and Ender’s Game books were poular and I WAS THE BLACKSHEEP for not liking them! Ha, I guess I don’t feel so bad now. Ally Condie, I agree, her writing is mush to me. I will not be reading The Vampire Diaries, either, because as you know I do not do YA vamps (only Adult, and Children’s like Bunnicula, ha ha). I think I am going to do this tag on Wednesday and I am going to steal your #10. 😀
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OMG. WE ARE BLACK SHEEP TOGETHER THEN. *dances* I tried several times with Ally Condie, but nope. (I actually think mush is a good descriptor for that. hehe.) YAY!! I CAN’T WAIT TO READ YOURS!!
Ooooooooooooh thanks for the tag!! <3
I will not comment much because I will get to extrapolate when I write this post (it'll probably be some time next month), but I will say that I liked the movie Room With a View better than the book. The movie was so swoony and wonderful, and the book was good but… kinda weird?
There wasn't a book I can think of right now that I loved that everyone else hated, but clearly I'll see if I can think something up for my post…. hmm….
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YOU ARE WELCOME. And too true, *nods* I understand and also mildly love you for using extrapolate because I love that word and it’s NEVER used enough.
I kinda see what you mean about Snape… In the books he is just awful. I mean, yeah his past was pretty horrible, and he hates Harry because he’s James’ son, BUT you don’t have to be horrible to Neville, or the other kids. Alan Rickman did such a great job in the movies though.
I’m also with you on the “faces on book covers.” I don’t like it. I just don’t like it.
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Poor little Neville. :'( Anyone who malicious and without reason abuses a CHILD just earns my 100% hate, unfortunately. GAh.
I totally can’t understand why girls are so all over guys who cheat. I’m reading this book with cheating on it and it just makes me uncomfortable, I’m thinking of putting it down.
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I CONCUR. It just makes me feel frustrated when the “new” girlfriend (usually the protagonist) doesn’t think the same thing might happen to her. :O
I tried reading the first Lord of the Rings book and I just can’t. He describes every stick on the ground, I swear! I did like The Hobbit though. So yeah, movies are way better for me. 🙂 I really like Snape, but I get what you mean…my favorite character is probably Draco though, so what does that say about me? haha
-lauren
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HE TOTALLY DOES. And I was halfway through reading book 2 when I realised I was only reading it to say I’d read it. >_< Aaaand I was skimming a lot. So I quit. GAH.
I’m used to Tumblr, where a lot of people dislike Snape, so it’s always surprising when the general public seems to love him and view him as some sort of tragic romantic. I used to be fairly neutral toward him, but now I pretty much hate him. He was horrible to Lily and he had no right to terrorize CHILDREN – I mean, Neville’s boggart was Snape, rather than the woman who tortured his parents!
Sorry, I have strong feelings about his character, and it’s always nice to see people who agree!
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I FEEL SO BAD FOR NEVILLE. I saw a tumblr (heh) post the other day that mentioned that fact…basically by having a conversation of Nevill and Harry grown up and Neville’s like “YOU NAMED YOUR KID AFTER THE PERSON WHO TORMENTED ME THROUGH MY CHILDHOOD???!” And I was just sitting there thinking, True, true. Harry. What even. -_-
YOU SHIP CHAOLAENA TOO YAY
You didn’t like Stolen Songbird?! *Gathers my army and wages war* Just kidding, just…kidding. Anyway, I’ve never really been a fan of faces on books either, but I usually find it helpful when I’m trying to visualize the character. In An Ember in the Ashes, I actually like Elias and Helene, and Elias and Laia together O.O Anyway, fun tag!
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Oh wow I’ve been waiting for this FOREVER. So.
Anna and The French Kiss. Dear Lord this book. If I could go back in time and make any writer unwrite one book, just one book in the entire universe, it would be this one. Sacrilege, I know, considering the amount of people who love this book but hey. Unpopular opinions tag? And cheating boys are a complete no-no.
An Ember in the Ashes. Complete Agreement on the non-shipping of Elais and Laia. I don’t really ship Elias and Helene either (she’s too good for him) but I’m completely aboard the Keenan-Laia ship and you’re welcome to hop on.
Did not even bother reading Red Queen. The story sounds…overdone? I mean, apart from the coloured blood thing, this book pitches like any other YA Fantasy. So why should I bother?
What else? The book covers make me want to claw my eyes out. Another type of book covers I hate? Headless torsos of men. Jeez. Stop, you guys. WHAT HAS THE HEADLESS HUNK ON THE COVER GOT TO DO WITH THE STORY INSIDE?
Love triangles need to be made illegal and instalove troubles my soul.
This tag (and you) are pretty awesome!
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It’s a mark of how often I read your blog (as in, daily) that I already knew many of these unpopular opinions <3 I also hate Snape and I don't see why people justify his actions. And I hate faces on covers. WE'RE PRACTICALLY TWINS.
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I am totally with you on Theron and Meira from Snow Like Ashes. I am shipping them hard too. But I have a sneaking suspicion they will not end up together. Fingers crossed though!
This also reminds me that I have yet to see The Giver movie. Yikes!
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I am with you on VICTORIA AVEYARD. I just do not understand the hype surrounding her writing…
And even though I like Lord of the Rings books, I also think that movies are better than books. I just simply adore them. But beside LOTR movies, I cannot think of single movie that would be better than book. Books are always better.
P.S. Give Snape a chance, or at least wait until you finish whole series and find out his REAL story… 😉
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It is a bit odd. :O I just guess if the Epic Reads team get a hold of a book they like, they go absolutely crazy over it?! 😉 I still am interested about the movie though.
THE LOTR MOVIES ARE SO GOOD. And I feel like if I tried the books now I might do better…because smaller-me was just not getting any of it.
This is such a great tag! Might have to make a note of it for future reference 😉
I agree with so much of the above, and omg the red hair thing?!! So true! I think authors like to create characters who don’t fit the generic mould but then by doing so we end up having generic characters…
Ok ok a popular book that I really think was overhyped (and please don’t hate me for this) was The Fault In Our Stars. I KNOW I KNOW that’s like practically a taboo thing to say, and as much as I love Green’s refreshing style, I think it was SOOOOOOOOO ridiculously overhyped. Like Justin Bieber, or One Direction. (again pls don’t shun me from the book blogosphere for this highly unpopular opinion.)
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CELAENA/CHAOL FOREVER!!! <3 I love Chaol so much, like so much. OMG The Naturals book cover is terrible, I have that copy of The Naturals and I feel your pain! I love ALL the Cassandra Clare books, they are just, GAH I just love them! (there was endless amounts of flailing throughout the duration of writing this comment!) *flails some more*
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I like the US version of The Naturals soo much better. With the box and the crime-scene tape?! IT IS SO GOOD. Gah. I don’t understand why countries have to change covers. -_-
*flails with you because THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS OMGGGG*
I pretty much only have 1 instance in which I liked the film adaptation better than the book. A&E’s Horatio Hornblower. IT’S JUST…
Well, A&E just did an incredible job. If you read the books, then watch the shows, you’ll be amazingly impressed. If you watch the shows, then read the books, you’ll be disappointed. Except, the first book was okay, just not as good as the show.
They keep a consistent cast of characters in the show at least.
Okay, fine. The real reason is one of the characters.
Archie Kennedy.
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FAJKDSLAKJL YOU LIKE HORNBLOWER?!! LET ME FLAIL WITH YOU!! I have never met anyone who’s into Hornblower, but I’ve watched the TV series a million times. I read the first book and nearly died of boredom. -_-
ARCHIE.
*sobs*
I’m forever angry at Hornblower for marrying that girl because he felt sorry for her too. -_- He’s too much “duty this and duty that” instead of actually following HIS heart.
I ALSO LOVE BUSH. AFJDSLK BUSH IS THE BEST. The one where they grab Archie and all three of them jump off a cliff? Favourite moment ever. :’)
Oh my goodness! I didn’t think you’d know what I was talking about at first! 😀 Hooray! A fellow lieutenant! *Jumpjump* *squeeze*
The cliff part… YEEEEESSSSS….. XD “Come! Here’s to eating turnips!” Poor Bush. Though if I was Archie or Horatio I would have done the same thing, and probably laughed just as hard. 😛
Archie, though… THE AGONY! *cries* Why did he have to get shot? He broke my heart like 3 times in quick succession in that episode. When he tries to smile and says “It’s not as bad as it looks” while coughing up blood… and when he just manages to stager into court… AND THEN HE DIES????? No words, just sadness. *cries again*
One of my little brothers actually borrowed an old coat of mine and dressed up as Archie for a present to my other little brother on his birthday. XD It was priceless. we made him a little ponytail, even. He couldn’t get the crooked smile down for the part, though. He said he should just borrow mine, since I’m notorious for it. XP
I don’t know… I don’t blame Horatio as much for marrying Mariah. She’s a lot nicer than she is in the books. But I’m not going past the 3rd book in the series. Apparently, he finds someone he actually does like later in the series, and he still doesn’t love Mariah, but she still loves him…. cue love triangle. *facepalm* Why to Horatio? Of all people? Why? Poor guy.
*tackleglomps* YESYESYES! ANOTHER FAN OF THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS HORATIO!!!!
Yes, the movies are way better and easier to watch. X-P I write Hornblower fanfiction, sometimes. It’s mostly philosophical but hopefully not as heavy as the books. (I don’t have any ships for this fandom except Horatio and Archie are my brOTP. X-D BFFS!!!)
Ouch… I just realized. This like a reverse case of Martha and the Doctor–she cared about him and had feelings for him and that’s why she left, because he didn’t have feelings for her. On the other hand, Maria doesn’t realize that he’s not in love with her and Horatio feels guilty for not having feelings for her… yup it’s one big messed up tangled mess.
AND THEN BUSH YELLS I CAN’T SWIM. You can’t swim, William? I. Can’t. Even. Express. How. Funny. This. Freaking. Is.
(The one single Doctor Who adventure I want to see most is probably the 1996 made-for-TV movie, because it has the same actor who plays Bush as the Doctor.)
Let’s start a club! The Internet’s Only Hornblower Fangirls, we could be. X-P
I LOVE YOUR ANSWERS AND THIS POST AND IT’S AWESOME.
ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAGGING ME AAAAAAAAAHHH YOU MADE MY DAY. (Tou probably have no idea how explosions of joyful firework sparks go off in my heart creating warm fuzzy feelings any time the Cait herself mentions me in a post. Let me just fangirl.)
AND I JUST DID THE TAG BECAUSE I AM CATCHING UP ON TAGS SO YAY
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FAJSDKL REALLY?!! I never know who likes tags and who doesn’t. XD It’s quite a tricky business so *whispers* Watch out I may tag you for all the things. hehee.
I ALREADY READ YOUR POST AND LOVED IT A LOT.
CAIT! Why are you not wanting to read Fairyland?! I thought you said you’d give it a try! You own a copy, don’t you? I can only say that I think you’d like it rather a lot. It’s such a beautiful, gorgeous story and world and aah, I just love it so much. I hope you do give it a try, one day, even if not at the moment.
I think Cassandra Clare’s work gets a lot of hate, though it does have a massive fanbase too, because apparently she used to plagerise and bully people in a fanfic forum, and it was never apologised for. I think. Don’t know all the details. I actually tried to read Ender’s Game but just couldn’t get into it. I love sci-fi, but it was rather odd and I didn’t understand what was going on, at all!
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Oh gosh, really? I’d heard she wrote fan fiction, but there’s always such a wobbly grey area around fan fiction and then what can be considered plagiarism. *sigh* I know she’s getting a ton of hate on the new TV series because people like the movie. GAHHH. I think it’s a bit ridiculous. But then people are so opposed to change. 😉
I DO OWN FAIRYLAND. And…gah…I need to read it. I just feel no motivation. >_< BuT! It's definitely not on a “never” list. 😉
Yeah, I think it was something about her taking other people’s ideas and not crediting them, and it all got fairly nasty.
Well it’s incredibly beautiful, but you DO need to be in the right place to read it. It’s one of those books that is rather… slow and melodious, you have to really be ready for slow going thinking when you’re reading it, but it’s so fantastic.
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I seriously have to get around to reading City of Bones some time. I was just talking about Cassandra Clare with some friends of mine yesterday. I’ve found that one of the downsides of doing a book/food blog is that it’s hard to find time for unexpected additions to the reading list (at least for me, anyway). I’m such a slow reader!
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THERON! He’s the best thing since sliced bread. I ship this massively.
I’ve got red hair, so everyone seems blonde to me. Everyone in fantasy seems to have white hair and it’s the everyday girl who’s usually brunette. Considering that brunettes are intelligent and account for most of the population, MAKE THEM THE HEROINE! I too love The Maze Runner and Dorothy Must Die *pats head* they’re awesome books. Everyone else is clearly wrong. Completely agree with The Giver movie being batter than the book. I read the book and honestly couldn’t see what all the fuss was about. I liked it, but it wasn’t this all encompassing storyline that wooed me. The movie was much more well rounded and adapted really well.
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I never liked Thirteen Reasons Why, either. I’m not even certain why, it just didn’t click with me that well. And YES, someone else who likes Ender’s Game! I know the author’s a douchebag and his opinions can shove it, but his work with Ender is absolutely amazing. I could reread that book over and over and over and never, ever, get tired of it at all.
And aww, it makes me sad that you won’t bother with The Diviners! I hope you change your mind, though, because it’s amazing and the first book is creepy as hell. Haha. Also, I think you’re shipping the right one in Snow Like Ashes… I ship the MC with Mathers and it doesn’t seem like they’re end game D: HUHUHU
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That State of Grace cover is 10 kinds of awful. They are releasing it in the US in September, and thankfully, with a MUCH different cover. (I mean, could it have even been worse if it had tried? I do not think.) I still need t see The Giver movie, I think it might be on Amazon Prime now, I should check! Also, I do not want to read any of those series either! Blah to them all.
So I agree with you about ALMOST all the things, except for a few: Meira should be with Mather. MATHER. Also, I guess we will have to agree to disagree (strongly) about the Orson Scott Card thing. I actually KIND of agree about Elias and Helene. I mean, I feel like we are supposed to want him with Laia, but… I am not sure I do. Not yet, at least. Oh, and for the love of god, CHAOLAENA. My spell check recognizes it, Cait. It needs to be a thing. FOREVER.
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I KNOW you don’t read a lot of contemporaries, but as far as contemporaries go, I really loved the Pushing the Limits series because it tackles so much more than a teen romance. If you ever feel compelled for a swoony love story, please give this one a go! There’s mystery and suspense too! R x
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The main reason why I’m writing this is because I want to hug you – FINALLY someone who doesn’t like Snape! FINALLY! I mean JKR even said that he’s written to be a terrible character and that it’s the point… I just… how… can…you…like…him. Such a super creepy, stalkery, heartless person, ugh.
Well, surprisingly I’m agreeing to most of the things you confessed to dislike, but seriously – give the Vampire Academy series a chance. I know it’s super annoying to have all those hyped vampire books around and there’s probably nothing new in this, right? Wrong. It’s really a super unique read and probably the only vampire book that actually deals with the mythology. Also it features the most amazing, super sassy and snarky main character of all time. And a lot of swoon-worthy love interests. If you ever feel experimental, you should try it out. It’s really a great series.
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I hate Snape too! I mean, I respect him on some levels for what he’s done, but there is just not reason enough for him to act the way he does. The way he treats Harry and what he wanted to do to Sirius? Makes my blood boil.
Anyway. I agree with a lot of your choices. Except, uh, Ender’s Game. Not my cup of tea.
And those book covers! Bleh!
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Oooh this is fun! I like unpopular opinions! Although I have to admit that I don’t know (far over) half the books you’re talking about in this post. OOPS. I’ve heard of a lot of them, but I couldn’t tell you what they’re about in much detail. ANYWAY that doesn’t matter because I liked reading this post anyway.
I think the most unpopular opinion I have (book-wise) is that I didn’t love The Perks of Being a Wall-Flower. It was okay, but not more than that, in my unpopular opinion.
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Nooooooo, I’m sad you didn’t like Stolen Songbird 🙁 I agree about Red Queen though, I kind of hated it. It’s a shame about that pretty cover though. You should really try reading more contemporaries this year, Emmy & Oliver was really cute and heartbreaking 🙂 Loved reading your answers!
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Oh, yes. The random face on a book cover. I can’t stand that. It’s just. . . so vague. To be honest, it kind of feels like the cover artist is taking the “easy” way out? I don’t actually know if it’s easier or not. But it seems like slapping a pic of a face on the cover with some words would be way easier than coming up with some creative art or even a creative font. I don’t know. Just no more faces!
I didn’t know that The Maze Runner was unpopular. *shrugs* Or Ender’s Game. I didn’t get to finish it, but what I’ve read, is really good. I mean, it’s kind of crude sometimes, but it’s very psychological and I think that’s so cool.
I’m not sure I’ve really read a book that I know most people don’t like. I usually end up with either really popular books, or books that nobody knows nothing about. . .
I absolutely love your point about red hair! It is so ridiculous but so completely true! Why have I never noticed this before?
And Chaol and Celaena all the way!
I agree re: Snape SO MUCH! Seriously!!
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Yes to these:
Not liking Thirteen Reasons Why. I read it really fast but felt like the main character was blaming everyone but herself as to why her life sucked. No Bueno.
Loving The Maze Runner. I understand the criticism, I understand that it’s frustrating that the author held off so much information until the very end – but I felt like not knowing what the hell was going on added to the reading experience! Loved all three books, from start to finish. The prequel not so much.
Etienne St Clair being a cheater. So he happens to love Anna unconditionally and that’s very cute and all, but it could’ve ended with him falling for yet another girl and not breaking up with Anna until he accidentally kissed said other girl.
The Lord of the Rings movies being infinitely better than the books. The only reason I got through the books was because I could visualise everything from the movie.
As for my own popular opinions:
I DNFed Throne of Glass – I just couldn’t deal with all the emphasis on how pretty Celaena was. Too much.
I’m not feeling Neil Gaiman. I’ve heard so many good things about Neil and I know he’s a good author, but every book I pick up just ends up being… meh.
Not feeling John Green, either. Totally don’t understand the hype. TFIOS was good, nothing amazing, while I DNFed Paper Towns. I would probably read something else of his because I like him as a person, but so far… meh.
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I’d say I don’t like love triangles that are not done properly. Like in The Hunger Games and Throne of Glass, I don’t mind that there are love triangles because the heroine wasn’t fawning over two guys obsessively at the same time. But in books like the Selection I got so angry because JUST MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
I HATE the original State of Grace cover. They changed it, and it…kind of? reflects the book better, plus it looks way prettier. But the original cover made absolutely no sense.
AND YES DOWN WITH SNAPE
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Ha ha, your unpopular opinions are almost exactly the same as mine. xD We can be unpopular together.
Maybe I ought to try again with The Maze Runner. I just couldn’t get into it the first time, but now I really want to see the movie, because Dylan O’Brien . . . Ahem.
The Mortal Instruments!! I love that series. Such awesome, much flailing. Best urban fantasy I’ve ever read. And I didn’t even notice the length of the books once I’d gotten past the first hundred pages.
CHAOL AND CELAENA YES. I love Chaol. He’s such a grump and it’s fantastic. Plus his grumpiness and her sarcasm makes for the perfect, crotchety, adorable ship. I need to read the rest of the series . . .
I went from binge reading tons of fantasty to contemporary and now I’m drifting back over to fantasy again. I’m loving the Throne of Glass series and The Raven Cycle. Oh, and I’ve started GoT! 😀 I really love it so far, but the older I’ve gotten the slower at reading I’ve become. I’m only fifty pages in, it’ll probably take me a while to get through it.
Agree to disagree with Snape, I suppose. xD I may not love him, but I don’t hate him either. He’s a character to be pitied, I think. And if you already know the spoilers, I’ll say that he had to do it for Harry’s sake (maybe not to that extent, but a little bit) so Voldemort wouldn’t get suspicious.
Oh dear god yes. No love triangles, no 4,000 chances. Just stop. Stahp.
Ooh, now I’m curious what your reasonings are for not starting those series. I just bought the first book in the Diviners series a couple weeks ago. 🙂 I’ll get to it . . . eventually.
Sherlock, yes! I like the stories okay, but my god the TV show has a special place in my heart. I just marathon watched five episodes with a foreign exchange student from France our family’s hosting for a few weeks, Adele, and she loved it. It’s even better the fourth time around. 😉
YES. Those covers are sooo boring.
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YOU’RE CRAZY!!! CHAOL X CELAENA IS CANON!!! :'((((( IT’S GONNA HAPPEN!!!!!!
I like this tag. Think I might do this one next time I’m bored and at home with nothing to do. 😛
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YES TOTALLY DO ITTTTT. It’s quite fun getting all these unpopular opinions off my chest. 😉 *aggressively ships Chaolena tho*
I SHIPPEST SHERLOLLY. Yeah that happened… -_-
Also, is Pepperony an unpopular ship these days? But it’s meh favorite! :’-(
I also ship Coulson/Shoes, because his shoes are always epic, and the Doctor/Umbrella, because I stole Mycroft’s to give it to the Doctor (eh, who cares, he’s got plenty at home and besides, Mark Gatiss writes for Doctor Who, he can just ask for it back. Politely.) 😛 I also ship SiriWan (and Obi-Wan/Honor), even though Siri is no longer canon (she was still perfect for him–he and Satine clashed. They were just too alike! In the meanwhile, Siri was fun, snarky, and a total sweetheart, and tempered Obi-Wan’s serious side a bit.)
And I ship my own characters, too. Alex/Connor for life. Alex is the sweetest awesome lady ever–she’s a cop and she doesn’t let stereotypes define her–and Connor is just a total sucker for her (it’s actually kind of funny because he’s like OMYGOODNESS SHE SAW ME… and their second meeting he was having a full-blown panic attack, complete with hysterics, and she snapped him out of it by giving him a sip of whiskey, which sent him into a coughing fit instead… at first he’s like Wow, she’s so cool! Wish I was on a level with her, and then She’s beautiful. Oh no she saw me! And then he realizes he’s in love and he’s just like a total teenager X-P It’s like the scene in “The Girl in the Fireplace” where the Doctor has just gotten kissed by Rynette and he looks as if he’s about to pass out. X-D That was too funny to watch. X-D)
(Yes, I sometimes ship people with inanimate objects, but not in a creepy way, in a fun, let’s-be-incongruous way.)
I HOPE PEPPERONY IS NOT UNPOPULAR BECAUSE THAT IS THE MOST GLORIOUS SHIP TO SAIL IN THE UNIVERSE.
BLESS YOU FOR HATING SNAPE.
Also yes to so many gingers in ya. WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?!
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I have to jump in here because I TOO CANNOT STAND SNAPE.
…can we all start a club together?
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THE FACT THAT YOU DISLIKE SNAPE. THANK YOU.
I am like the biggest HP fanatic EVER but am the ONLY ONE out of every one I know who didn’t adore him by the end of the series. I stubbornly refused the believe he’d “redeem” himself in the seventh book, and was unmoved by his “tragic” past. I mean, I think he’s a well-written, important character, but I also don’t appreciate adults bullying children due to THEIR OWN ISSUES AND BIASES.
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I really enjoyed Touch of Power I do love Maria V Snyder’s writing but the way you put it, it is very much like that in those few words, but I enjoyed it, probably because of the chemistry and the suspense of who was going to find them next and what next was going to be revealed, Maria is also a FANTASTIC writer!
Are you attending Cassandra Clare and Holly Black event at Kinokuniya?
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Definitely snagging this one. I am in desperate need of a blog post idea. Great post!
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SO glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t get Elias & Laia as a couple!
Good point on St Clair?! I did the tag too and I have to say – so liberating haha – check it out 🙂
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