Reacting to 5-star reviews of books I didn’t like!

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So I have done a couple of posts reacting to poor reviews of books I loved, so I thought of doing the opposite for once! I honestly don’t have very many books that I hate, so this one might be just a one-part series, but let’s get into it!

Disclaimer:

1. This is just a fun little thing I am doing, I do not intend to hurt any author, reader or anybody else.
2. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, these are just mine.
3. There might be spoilers, but I will indicate the books where there are spoilers. So, well just keep a lookout for that.

Let’s get into it!

Book 1: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (My rating: ⭐)

What. Even. Is. This. Book.

Okay, um, vibes don’t seem immature? I am sorry? I think you meant vibes don’t seem mature? Because except Laurel there are exactly zero characters who are actually mature? Everyone, specifically, Belly is the most immature protagonist I’ve ever read? Ugh. And I was not torn between two boys when I was 16, and believe me I’d know since that was just an year ago. And I was definitely not torn between two brothers anytime in my entire life. And Conrad and Jeremiah? Great love interests? Right sure, if you’re into a guy who’s either broody all the damn time or sunshine all the damn time with zero depth. Ugh.

Book 2: It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han (My Rating: ⭐⭐)

Poignant:❌
Dramatic: ✔ (Much more than necessary)
Compelling:❌

Characters that make you root for them? Hahaha no, I just wanted Jeremiah to have a good ending because he was nice (merely). Belly and Conrad could have gone to hell for all I could care. Oh, and the book got under my skin as well, just not in the same way haha.

Oh my god, YES, an emotional love triangle is so cool, but only when it consists of two brothers, so that the girl can tell her children that she’s kissed their uncle. How romantic.

Book 3: We’ll Always Have Summer (My Rating: ⭐)- Yes I hate the whole trilogy because (and I cannot emphasize enough) it’s dumb.

Okay, this book, honestly, dumbest of the lot. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND DECIDES TO GET MARRIED WHEN THEY’RE 18?

Lmao, I’m having a really hard time finding a review to put on here, because literally all of them mention this one quote of how ‘he’ gives stars and shit and not flowers and candy. And then them being what a roller coaster this was.

****Spoiler alert!****

Yes, I indeed had tears at the end too. Because I wasted 3 precious hours of my life listening to this audiobook all while thinking why I was listening to it, and then listening to it anyway because, surely, not so many people could be dumb and support two teenagers getting married. And yeah, Belly and Conrad deserved each other because they’re both DUMB.

You relate to it? Huh, guess you just like messing with two brothers’ heads and they like messing with yours. You probably are also secretly in love with one of them while dating the other while also accusing that other brother of cheating on you, when in fact, you were broken up. Wow, your life’s dramatic.

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Literally took a minute to calm myself down because that’s the amount of anger I feel thinking about these books. UGH.

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Book 4: Without Merit by Colleen Hoover- (My Rating: ⭐.5)

You know, Merit’s the name of an actual person?

So are Luck and Utah.

Girl, I love me a mental health book as much as the next person, but this was not a proper mental health novel, and you know it. Yeah, my heart broke too when I realised I had wasted hours reading a book I could have gone without reading.

I don’t even want to say anything else, ugh.

Book 5: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (My Rating: ⭐.5)

This book has all the hype only because of one plot twist. You cannot change my mind.

You know what, you can take my copy for yourself and give yours to everyone to read.

And I did go into it blind and when the plot twist came, I read it once again and literally just carried on. It did not affect me. Period.

And it’s not the best book in YA or any genre, lmao.

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That’s it for now, folks! Which novel of these do you love/hate? Let me know in the comments!

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