
Hey everybody!
I saw this AWESOME book tag absolutely aaaaaaages ago on First Line Reader’s blog and am just getting around to doing it today!
I do love an unpopular opinion so this looks like it is gonna be A LOT of fun!

A popular book or series that you didn’t like
Oooooh so many to choose from….
But I think I will choose Cinder by Marissa Meyer which is the first book in The Lunar Chronicles. I was SOOOO pumped to read this series you guys. Borrowed the first two books together from the library…
OH MY GOOD GOLLY GOSH DID I HATE CINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just could not deal with that book. So I DNFd that series after book one.
The hype with that whole series????

A popular book or series that everyone else seems to hate but you love
HELLO TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
THEY MAY ALL DISS AND HATE ON YOU BUT YOU ARE MY FIRST TRASHTASTIC YA LOVE!!!!!!

A love triangle where the main character ended up with the person you did NOT want them to end up with OR an OTP that you don’t like
Ughhhhhhhh…..
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins….
KATNISS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A popular book genre that you hardly reach for
- Horror
- Crime Thriller
- NA
I just point blank to refuse to read horror books. I will sometimes read a thriller but more mystery rather than full on crime, and I still do read some NA books but rarely. I am particularly over the whole sports romance genre.

A popular or beloved character that you do not like
Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Everyone goes on about Daisy and Tom being less than likable but I wanted to whack both Gatsby and Carraway… preferably with a bus… train would do either…
Gosh I just hate that novel and everything about it!!! I really don’t like it AT ALL!!!!

A popular author that you can’t seem to get into
Maggie Stiefvater
I really enjoyed The Scorpio Races but then came The Raven Cycle and I DNFd book one sooooo hard. And then I read All the Crooked Saints with my book group and honestly I cried I hated it so much. It was physically painful to read… so I just can’t get fully on board with Stiefvater it seems.

A popular book trope that you’re tired of seeing
TRAUMA PORN!!!!!!!!!
Basically those weep fest books featuring either longterm or terminally ill people that are just used as *inspirational characters* to move the plot forward and show the able-bodied MC to live for the here and now. Makes me want to throw up. If you’re going to create characters with illnesses and disease please don’t use said characters for a cheap and nasty spot of emotional manipulation.

A popular series that you have no interest in reading
Harry Potter! Wasn’t interested in it when it first came out and still am not. #SorryNotSorry

The saying goes “The book is always better than the film”, but what film or TV show adaptation do you prefer more than the book?
Easy. Bridget Jones’ Diary. The film is AWESOME, the book less so.

And that’s it for this tag!!! Feel free to consider yourself tagged if you would like to do this for yourself.

FINALLY! Another person who is not a fan of Harry Potter!! I thought I was alone out here.
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HAHAHAHA YES! Certainly no Harry Potter love here from me lmaoooo! 😂😂😂😂
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I agree with twilight its one of the books that really got me into reading
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Yay! I’m such a fan of twilight. It is just one if those book series that make me feel good :)))))
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Oh this was good! So, so good!
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Thank you :)))
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Love the Bridget Jones movie, Twilight is a total guilty pleasure, much agreed. But most of all agreed with trauma porn, particular pet peeve being the “feel good/inspirational” movies about illnesses. Your paragraph on that reminded me of a great and funny review Roger Ebert did about a movie called The Bucket List (I think it’s still up somewhere) that review pretty much encapsulates all that is annoying that trope.
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I have to disagree with you on THG, but I loved Twilight for all its trashy goodness!!
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Haha that’s cool :))) I know I have lots of unpopular opinions <333
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Ugh… I thought Gale was a tool. Lol. Was never a fan of him :$
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Each to their own :)) another blogger recommended that Katniss shouldn’t have ended up with anyone and I quite like that idea :))))
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I actually have said that before. But I do love Peeta.
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Haha great post! Twilight is pretty trashy and it’s great for that reason!
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Thanks Joanna. Couldn’t agree more 🙂
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Yes to Maggie Stiefvater’s books. I was definitely not taken by the Raven Cycle at all and I DNFed Scorpio Races. I just couldn’t click with her writing style.
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Im glad I’m not the only one. Her books are just so awkwardly written I find.
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Yeah, they just don’t read well at all.
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Agreed! :)))
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I’m actually surprised to say that I respectfully disagree with you on most of these but a big yes on the Twilight answer ❤️
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Lol I’m always to be counted on for some unpopular opinions 😂😂😂 BUT YAY FOR TWILIGHT DESTINY <333333
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Great post as usual, Emer! I’m tired of sports romances and trauma too haha.
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I just don’t find sports NAs entertaining anymore. I have read two or three and that’s enough for me lol 😂
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Yeeees. I was so pumped when I saw this on my feed. WORTH IT.
Hardest moments of agreement:
– Yes to The Hunger Games. I wanted Katniss to be alone, personally! Those boys weren’t worthy of her!
– Yes to the awfulness of trauma porn. I just read The Art of Racing in the Rain and I almost went blind from rolling my eyes so hard. Get your inspirational fiction out of my FACE.
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Actually you’re so right. Hunger Games would have been much more interesting if Katniss had remained solo.
And OMG I HATE THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN SO MUCH. HATE. HATE. HATE. 😂😂😂😂
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I’M SO GLAD I’M NOT ALONE IN MY HATRED. Did you know you can cure cancer by being positive? UUUGGHH.
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Oh yes. Positivity and kale. Cures everything………
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I rolled my eyes so hard I blacked out for a second.
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I had birthday money and bought myself two complete series. One of them was the lunar chronicles. I agree 100% with you about it. It was such a waste of money.
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Ooof that’s rough. I’m always saying I shouldn’t buy series books together….never listen to my own advice lol and keep doing it! 🙈😂
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It was a sad day, I bought the Grisha trilogy at the same time and didn’t even finish the first book, so they went as well. I would like to say I’ve gotten better about it as well, but it would be a lie lol
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Ooof double doom! That does indeed suck
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Awesome post! What a fun tag- love your answers! I totally get your dislike of Carraway and Gatsby though! I like the book, mainly because I studied it and there is sooo much to it BUT the characters are very annoying even the MC’s you are meant to like! 😂 I also get the DNF of Cinder, not the best first book in a series, the rest are much better and much stronger, but a lot of people dislike Cinder the most! 😊🥰 great post, loved seeing your opinions! 🥰💜
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Cinder was definitely not for me. Someone had to talk me into reading the rest of the series – and I’m really glad they did!
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The rest of the series is definitely brilliant! Soo much better, it’s great you read the rest and enjoyed!😊
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Yes that won’t be happening with me. I hated book one faaaaaaaat too much lol! But I’m glad you found something to love in the later books :)))
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Oh I hate the great gatsby. I just couldn’t get on board with the style of the prose and the narrative choices. It really isn’t for me. I don’t mind unlikeable characters but nope…. can’t cope with that book lol! 😂 And Cinder sucked so badly that there’s no way I even wanna give the rest of the books a chance. I was so frustrated by the stereotypes and the lack of originality. Thanks KB! You should do this tag yourself if you’ve got the time. It’s a fun one :)))) <333
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😂😂😂😂 Totally understandable! Gatsby is one I think I like because I studied it but I can definitely see reasons for disliking it, the characters were very irritating! Hehe I pushed through with the Lunar Chronicles because the rest of the books were said to be much better so I was like why not?? Cinder is definitely the weakest in the series though, far too predictable. You’re welcome!! Yes I definitely will try it out…when I have caught up on the other tags that are totally not half finished in my drafts or anything 😂😂😂 It does seem fun though so I will try it!! 💜😊
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That’s great though! Cos usually I find if I have to study something I end up resenting it lol 😂😂😂😂
And omg tell me about drafted tags. And bookmarked tags….I have sooooo many lmaoooo :))))
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lol, I only studied it for a year so it was ok, Romeo and Juliet on the other hand…not so much, we learnt it for about 4 years, in English, in Drama and now it just annoys me 😂😂
Loooll I have SO MANY as welll 😂🤣😜 ahh well maybe we will catch up one day 😜🤣😂
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Oooh I’ve thought about reading Bridget Jones’ Diary so many times because I really like the movie, but I have heard that the book is not as good. Such a shame!
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It’s still an enjoyable read but the film definitely improves on aspects of the plot that just felt awkward in the read. :))))
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