I don’t think booktokers actually read bc everything they read is just like WHAT?!? Ugh. They romanticize the worse things possible. My first Booktok book was November 9 by Colleen Hoover. They said it was “the best romance book ever.” Oh boy, how wrong I was. ML IS A CREEP, FL IS WEAK. There’s so much to say but all there is to say that it’s so bad, it’s sickening. I’ve read two more C.H. books just to give her a chance and it just made things worse. She can’t write. Her plots are so bad, they’re flat and repetitive. I’ve even read Haunting Adeline, I regret it so much. Why does no one bring up the bad parts? The part where the ML quite literally ruined the FL in the worst way possible. But oh everyone says, “it’s dark romance.” How?…I don’t get it. Every Booktok book I’ve read were just published physical Wattpad books. Why do they keep getting high ratings??? Doesn’t make sense. Don’t even get me started on the hockey series, especially “The Deal”, omg it’s terrible. And the author Lauren Asher, I can’t even get into her books either. Im sorry, I just can’t stand Booktok.

  • FeudNetwork@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Goodreads is booktok for boomers.

    The reviews are worthless and the 4-5 star bombing of garbage books are insane.

  • Dolphopus@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    What booktok are you on that recommends her books? Literally every creator I’ve seen has talked about how garbage her writing is. And they saved me from listening to 21 hours of Fourth Wing. People seem to think that TikTok just shows them whatever but your algorithm shows you what it thinks you’ll like. Curating that algorithm is part of the work you have to put in in order to see things you’ll actually enjoy.

  • Peppery_penguin@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Finding a good method to get recommendations for books that I enjoy reading has changed my life.

    I’m not going to begrudge anyone for reading books, regardless of how shitty I might think they are. Scrolling tiktok and then finding books and then going and reading them?? Sure beats just continually scrolling tiktok, or Twitter, or YouTube, or any of the countless other worse ways to spend your time.

  • Novae224@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Shaming people’s booktaste and gatekeep reading? Real nice of you…

    People can read whatever they like, it’s okay to like books, it’s okay to not like books. What’s not okay is being disrespectful and shaming people for what they read… people may love those books you hate because of taste? Taste? You know that completely subjective thing that’s different for everyone and there’s no right or wrong? Every single book has 5 star and 1 star reviews, its all fine, just know its just your opinion and both reviews are valid. There are probably enough people hating the books you love too

    You don’t vibe with booktok, completely valid, nobody is forcing you, just read whatever you do like. Everyone will leave you alone, respect your taste and opinions, just like you can respect others even if you don’t agree with them