![]() I also try to lower my expectations when it comes to a very hyped book I really want to read. As the years went on, I got to know myself as a reader a little more and, if the hype train passes by and I know the book isn’t for me, I know I shouldn’t hop on it ahah, even if sometimes it’s still tempting. This is such an interesting post! Personally, I used to get caught up in hype way more than I do, now. I feel like reviewers who don’t like the book tend to weed themselves out early with DNFs and such. Yes, the reviewer is likely interested in the book in order to have requested it in the first place. They mostly end up being letdowns, because I go in with such high expectations.Īs an ARC reviewer, I’d say it depends, like you were saying. I think that’s why I tend to avoid a lot of hyped books. I totally agree about hype leading to disappointment. □ It’s all about timing and making an entrance. xD But you know, all the best superheroes are fashionably late. I think that’s why I tend to be late to the hype train, too: because it takes so many times for me to see/hear about it that by the time I decide to add it to my TBR, it’s already old news, never mind when I actually get around to reading the thing. I may have watched the train GIF one too many times, too, but … eh, glow in the dark train set deserves it.Īww, man, this is so relatable! I, too, am familiar with the tipping point. WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME: GOODREADS / YOUTUBE / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM / BLOGLOVIN’ / TUMBLR / KO-FI Thank you for reading, again! I hope you’re well and safe □□. Please tell me what you’ve been up to lately! It’s very strange plugging(?) my own things, so I’ll leave this note at this hahaha. Whether it’ll be quality or not is up to debate hahaha, but it will still be mostly about books and usual booktube content! I’m also getting more comfortable with not cringing at myself while filming, editing, and watching my videos back □, so if you’re into character development □. So far, it’s a clustercrap of book reviews, almost vlogs, and recycled blog posts, but I feel like I’m slowly getting a sense of what kind of things I’d like to create for it. If you’d like to check it out, here’s the link □. This honestly still feels like a draft ✌️.Īlso, if anyone is still reading this lol, ~ I started a YouTube channel ~ about a month ago as a project, but now I’m starting to post on it more regularly. Oh hey, a side note: It’s already April 17?! I meant to schedule this wayyy earlier, but here I am the night before, scrambling to put some thoughts down so I can publish this thing on the right day □. ![]() Thanks for reading! And thank you to Rukky for organizing this □! What do you think of the hype train? How would you answer these questions? Let me know □. Still, there’s a reason things become popular. If I were to give into hype and always read those books, I might say that hyped books are just all hype because fantasy stories aren’t usually my thing to start with. ![]() I think part of enjoying hyped books comes down to preference.įor example, I’d like to believe that I have a good sense of what stories I would actually enjoy, so that means I skip out on a ton of hyped YA fantasy series. On the other hand, if someone is more skeptical about reviews or in the habit of going into stories with no expectations, then maybe hyped books are able to impress them more. (Please give me your thoughts on this if you’re an ARC reviewer because I can’t speak from experience □.) This isn’t to say that ARC reviews are dishonest, just that it seems like with ARC reviewers, there’s a decent probability they would love their future-hyped-books because they put in requests for them. I feel like I notice it especially with new releases when non-ARC reviews come out, and people get brutally honest about their gripes with a book. So, to answer the question again: Yes, I read hyped books, but sometimes they aren’t presently hyped when I do. In a way, even if I want to follow any current hype trains, I can’t. I read the majority of my books on the library app Libby, and because of this, hyped books don’t usually trickle down to me until their hype passes □. However, I often find myself late to the hype train. ![]() If I see a book enough times, my brain will convince me that maybe I’m actually curious about it, and it’ll end up on my TBR. Plus, fantasy books typically come in series, and hype cannot easily cancel my fear of commitment □. From what I see from my little nook in the internet, a good chunk of hyped books are YA fantasies, and that’s not what I naturally gravitate towards. I’m a terribly moody and slow reader, so I need to optimize the moments I do kick back with a book. I think I get wrapped up in hype to a certain degree.įirst and foremost, I only add books to my TBR if I’m genuinely interested in them.
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