The Selection is very popular, especially now with the Heir coming out. I have seen it talked about everywhere and personally when I read this series, I was not wowed at all. I mean, they were fun books to read and I thought the plot would be entertaining, which it was for the most part. But America Singer. I literally cannot stand her, she's possibly one of the most annoying character perspectives I've read from in a while. She'd be okay sometimes, but most of the time her decisions and thought process in general annoyed me.
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2. A popular book or series that I love but everyone else hatesUm, yeah. The Twilight Saga is what initially got me into reading YA, and while my tastes have improved, Twilight still holds a place in my heart for this reason. Without Twilight, I don't think I would have been motivated to venture into more YA novels and discover what genres I enjoy the most and which ones I'm not so fond of. I know everyone pretty much dislikes Twilight because of the insane hype it used to get, but it was my gateway to where I am now, so yes, I still love Twilight, despite the hate it now gets.
So sorry to all the Jessa fans out there, but I honestly have a hard time accepting this ship. Maybe its just because my love for William Herondale is so intense, but honestly, this canon ship just irks me. I don't hate it, but I strongly dislike it. I love both Jem and Tessa as their own characters, but together, I really just don't see it. Love triangles in general irritate me, and maybe the fact that this was actually a successful love triangle bothers me. I don't know what it is, but Tessa and Jem just aren't a ship that I support. This also has a lot to do with what I just personally believe about love and heartbreak and all that jazz.
Ah yes, dystopian. I kind of went through a phase about 2 years ago where all I really read was a ton of dystopian novels. (I just used a picture of The Hunger Games as it was the first that came to mind, don't get me wrong, I love THG.) And while reading these novels, I just became really bored with them once I started reading more genres. So many of them are literally the exact same novels but a different world, where some other bad guy/girl has built a society that can no longer be lived in. Cue teenage girl/guy feeling like they need to put a stop to this single handed and add in an unnecessary angsty romance. No thanks.
Tris from Divergent was the first character that came to mind. I really wasn't bothered by Tris in Divergent, I thought she was fine for the most part. But as the series progressed, I just couldn't stand her. I know she is a symbol of strength and selflessness to many, but for me, she was just someone who didn't make good decisions. Not saying that all the choices she made were bad, because that's not true. She would do almost anything for her family, and I admire that, but the rest of her qualities were just something I couldn't really get over.
Now this might be a little weird. So, I really enjoyed TFIOS. I really did. Since the hype has died down, I finally remember how much I loved the book. TFIOS is the only exception. While I think John Green's writing is great, his characters are where I just can't. For me, the majority of them all fell very flat and weren't easy to relate to. All of his older novels, at least for me, follow the story line of "boy meets girl who is adventurous and wild. boy is shy and awkward." I guess that just isn't my thing, as all of his books that I have read have felt this way, except for TFIOS.
Ironic one of my least favorite books is on this list. This book has one of the character troupes I despise the most in novels. The whole "best friend is secretly in love with main character, but knows she'd never go for him". This annoys me so much it is unreal. I can live with love triangles, but love triangles where one of the males/females are the best friend of the main character bother me soso much. It can actually bring me to hate a character. I feel like this character troupe only serves the purpose of adding unneeded drama.
This is actually a series I'm currently just not interested in continuing. I read the first book in this series over a year ago, and I thought it was okay, but had potential. Then I was spoiled for the next books and saw it following the lines of the angsty teenage romance with a paranormal aspect and I just wasn't feeling it. I'm still not sure if I'm going to leave this series unfinished, but at the moment, I'm just not into it. Maybe one day, but right now, there are just so many more books that I want to read.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the Hobbit as a book. I thought it was interesting, set up a good storyline for the Lord of the Rings, and was straight and to the point. But in the book, there just wasn't enough of it to be able to get attached to any of the characters, which is a completely different story in the movies. The book was split up into three movies which gave room for plot development, extra scenes and characters, and also gave us 3 years worth of getting attached to these characters. So while the book is amazing, the movies are personally, a lot better.
Let me know down below in the comments what you thought of my choices! Just remember, these are just my personal opinions, and shouldn't influence anybody else's opinions.
Thank you Steph for tagging me, I had a lot of fun doing this and getting to share my opinions.
Since I'm quite new to blogging, I really don't have anyone to tag, so I tag anyone willing to do this tag! If no one's tagged you yet and you are reading this, go complete this tag!
Ahhh! Twilight!! That series will always hold a special place in my heart, too. It's so wonderful to see others continue to express their love for the series, because sometimes it can get hard with all the haters shaming what we love. #TwilightForever
ReplyDeleteI totally get that dystopians seem to have lost their appeal. For me, I find that it's hard to find a good quality dystopian series, because most try to be copycats of The Hunger Games. My favourite dystopian beyond THG is probably the Legend trilogy by Marie Lu, but I haven't read any since my awful experiences with Shatter Me.
Interesting to hear your thoughts on John Green, and I totally see your point. I read his books three years ago, before I had read much at all, and at the time, I adored them. The only book I didn't like was An Abundance of Katherines, but I loved all of the others. Having read many more books since then, however, I am more critical of books, so I wonder whether I would love them as much in 2015 as I did in 2012. I think our tastes in books change over time, and we become more critical of what we do and don't enjoy. I honestly don't think I'd enjoy John Green's earlier books as much today, but I'm too scared to re-read them in case I turn to hate them. I'm happy with having loved them when I first read them, and I'll probably end up keeping it that way.
I should probably stop here before I ramble on unnecessarily. This was a great post, and it was awesome to hear some of your unpopular opinions! :)