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😅 That actually made me think of KF Breene... 😂
😂 That’s fair. Also completely applicable!
This made me laugh so hard. It’s so true. I found it distracting
It’s so ridiculous! I don’t care about bad language, but goodness this is gratuitous and annoying. 🤦🏼♀️
Thank you! I’m sorry too. I hate when you look forward to a book and then it’s a giant letdown. The worst.
I am only 3 chapters in and I can already see this lol
😂 It is....really something.
@Lola—😂 She’s quite eloquent!
Honestly, if this wasn't exactly how I talked it'd be distracting for me too
Ahahahaha Fair. It just feels like she’s throwing it in there so we all know for damn sure this is an adult book. Because...fuckity fuck.
Heard so many different opinions on this now I finally need to read it myself :D
You definitely do! I seem to be the odd one out on this one. It was rage-inducing. 😤
Haha! I get it, there is a lot of cursing involved? Or they actually do it? *lol* With SJM the latter one would be a feasible possibility too. Clue: Mate. XD
ahahaha I WISH they actually did it. But, no. Just a lot of “bullshit bullshit fucking shit” without any actual banging. SAD DAY.
And here I thought I'd never see the day on which SMJ passes on a chance to let her characters do the nasty. *lol* I mean I love her books but they are all kind of sex-driven. (Not a bad thing, at least not for me. *lol*)
SJM dropping the ball. Sad to hear this didn't work for ya. Hope the next one is truly excruciating painful :p !!
Virginia Ronan wrote: "And here I thought I'd never see the day on which SMJ passes on a chance to let her characters do the nasty. *lol* I mean I love her books but they are all kind of sex-driven. (Not a bad thing, at ..."
@Virginia—Right?! I thought we were guaranteed a sex scene with this one just because of who she is as a person! (Not a bad thing for me either. 😂 I’m a fan of spicy scenes.) But no. It was 800 pages of dull info dumps with no sex. NO THANK YOUUUUU.
Federico wrote: "SJM dropping the ball. Sad to hear this didn't work for ya. Hope the next one is truly excruciating painful :p !!"
Thank you, dahling! She did drop the ball. 😭 She was supposed to cure my reading slump! Instead it just furthered my transition into embittered crotchety GR reviewer. 👵🏻
Always love hearing from you!
So she just replaced "mate" and "purred" with randomly placed swearing?
Well... I've read reviews on how said she should expand her vocabulary..so I guess she did lol 😅
• Lindsey Dahling • wrote: "Thank you, dahling! She did drop the ball. 😭 She was supposed to cure my reading slump! Instead it just furthered my transition into embittered crotchety GR..."
That's hard Dahling! I don't know your policy regarding rereads but you can always revisit one of your 5-star bitchin books to rekindle your faith in reading :D!
Adrienne wrote: "So she just replaced "mate" and "purred" with randomly placed swearing?
Well... I've read reviews on how said she should expand her vocabulary..so I guess she did lol 😅"
😂 You make a great point. The “mate” and “purring” never bothered me, but this gratuitous Scorsese movie dialogue certainly was something.
Federico wrote: "• Lindsey Dahling • wrote: "Thank you, dahling! She did drop the ball. 😭 She was supposed to cure my reading slump! Instead it just furthered my transition into embittered crotchety GR..."
That's ..."
That is a really bitchin’ idea! Maybe those can get me off this sinking ship. 😂
I loved this book so much, but I don't consider it more adult than half of her books that are supposed to be YA. I think if both SJM and her publisher would have just came to terms with the fact that she had already written books for an adult audience, she wouldn't have felt the need to include so much cursing. There's clearly a confusion around SJM books when it comes to target it as YA or Adult. She said herself in an interview that this was her first adult novel because Bryce was in her twenties, when the difference between YA and Adult isn't about that.
I agree! I consider ACOTAR to be NA for sure. It’s such a shame that more places don’t recognize NA as a category because that’s really where she sits. I also agree completely that she and her publisher are confused on what an adult book looks like. However, I guess I can’t completely blame them if they’re under the impression ACOTAR is YA. They need to figure what it means to be write something in the YA, NA, and adult category. Then maybe we wouldn’t have all of this gratuitous cursing just fo make sure she’s kept out of the YA section!
How SJM approached writing an adult book:
“SHIT FUCK BALLS FUCK FUCK FUCKING SHIT HOLY FUCKING MOTHER OF FUCK YOU FUCKER WHAT THE BALLSAC YOU SON OF A BITCH FUCKING FUCKITY CUNT RAG.”
OMG YES HAHAHA. I'm reading this right now and the swearing is ridiculous. I'm no prude, but oh my GOD SJM.
SAME! Cursing usually NEVER bothers me, but come on, SJM—what the actual fuck were you thinking?!
THIS BOOK ANNOYED THE HEL(L) OUT OF ME. But just a thing to clarify, Hel is basically the nordic?norse? equivalent of hell. Which goes with Vanir (nordic deities) and Midgard (nordic earth) and shit like that
I think the biggest issue here is that famous authors are genuinely afraid of using the term “New Adult.” They know that YA and Adult are marketed more. Hence why even though ACOTAR was definitely NA, she marketed it as YA. When the fact is, so many of us read NA and love it. I hate that some authors look down on this genre as if it’s not as sophisticated enough for them to be classified under.
I dislike the idea that what constitutes as a young adult novel and an adult novel are the ages of the characters. It should measured by the intensity of the subject matter.
@Kat—OHH! Okay! I legitimately had no idea. Now it’s not annoying. One would think she could’ve explained that in one of the many info dumps! Unless she did explain and I completely forgot due to overload...
@Sunny—I couldn’t agree more! I don’t understand what’s so taboo about the New Adult category, but they need to get over this. You can write an adult book with a teen narrator. Hell, Room is adult and that narrator is five. ACOTAR is NA, without a doubt, but she probably intentionally made Feyre 19 to justify to herself why it’s YA. Just let NA happen. We love the genre, we respect the genre, we want more of the genre. We don’t want this gratuitous garbage.
I think authors would be more willing to accept there's a place for their books in the NA category if publishers did. Many publishers won't sell a book as NA because they're under the false impression that it's too vague for a successful marketing, unlike YA and Adult where the line is clear. That's why many NA novels have been self-published... But of course, it's harder without a publisher to help you, so I can understand why authors accept their NA books being labeled as YA or Adult instead.
@Catherine—And so the problem continues. This is a great example of the whole “This is the way we’ve always done it!” mindset. Let’s keep moving forward here, publishers. NA exists. Just let it happen!
OMG SO TRUE all of this is true. This book was a complete mess
I thought I was the only one who didn't like Bryce and Hunt together! I found that there was something lacking, like um, chemistry! All the domestic stuff between them made them really boring to me. I kind of hope SJM pulls one of her classic "love-interest-switches" and they don't stay together.
I also agree about Hunt and Bryce being more interesting when they were interacting with literally anyone else.
@Faith—Yes! A complete and total disaster.
@Kenzie—COMPLETELY LACKING CHEMISTRY! I would much prefer if she got with mermaid dude or cat demon. She had more chemistry with them during their 5 second scenes than the entire 800 pages with Hunt. They were so dull together! Yawn. Fingers crossed for that classic switcharoo! Please oh please oh please.
• Lindsey Dahling • wrote: "@Catherine—And so the problem continues. This is a great example of the whole “This is the way we’ve always done it!” mindset. Let’s keep moving forward here, publishers. NA exists. Just let it hap..."
I agree 100%, but publishers don't seem to be willing to listen, even when they can see some self-published authors having a lot of success with their NA books! Like any industry, they don't want to admit when they're been wrong and are reluctant to change. What bothers me the most with this issue is when young readers aren't even aware the book they're picking isn't YA... I do have hope it's gonna change, but I think it's still gonna take time.
Ughhhh. Yes, they can have a lot of success! Honestly, I become much more interested in a book, particularly a fantasy one, as soon as I learn it’s NA. I’m sure this also puts librarians in a tough spot when recommending to teen readers. Can they recommend something like ACOTAR? Technically, yes....since it’s YA....I guess. But will parents flip out? Also, probably yes. Then we get into the whole issue of banning something that was put into the wrong category to begin with.
Let’s move this process along, publishers. We’re ready. 😎
lol Mermaid Dude and Cat Demon were much better with her, yes. Lots of people are speculating about Aidas (cat demon) being a potential love interest for Bryce, and that there is possibly something going on with Tharion (mermaid dude) and Hypaxia (the witch queen).
@Kenzie—I am absolutely on board with cat demon as a love interest! That would be a lot more interesting of a story. Bryce and Tharion also had excellent chemistry, so I would be a-okay with that too. I didn’t even think about Tharion with Hypaxia. What about faerie brother? He seemed to have a thing for her. Interesting.
Also, thank you for using the nicknames! I legit would’ve had to look up who you were talking about otherwise. 😂 You’re the best.
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😂 That’s fair. Also completely applicable!
This made me laugh so hard. It’s so true. I found it distracting
It’s so ridiculous! I don’t care about bad language, but goodness this is gratuitous and annoying. 🤦🏼♀️
Thank you! I’m sorry too. I hate when you look forward to a book and then it’s a giant letdown. The worst.
I am only 3 chapters in and I can already see this lol
😂 It is....really something.
@Lola—😂 She’s quite eloquent!
Honestly, if this wasn't exactly how I talked it'd be distracting for me too
Ahahahaha Fair. It just feels like she’s throwing it in there so we all know for damn sure this is an adult book. Because...fuckity fuck.
Heard so many different opinions on this now I finally need to read it myself :D
You definitely do! I seem to be the odd one out on this one. It was rage-inducing. 😤
Haha! I get it, there is a lot of cursing involved? Or they actually do it? *lol* With SJM the latter one would be a feasible possibility too. Clue: Mate. XD
ahahaha I WISH they actually did it. But, no. Just a lot of “bullshit bullshit fucking shit” without any actual banging. SAD DAY.
And here I thought I'd never see the day on which SMJ passes on a chance to let her characters do the nasty. *lol* I mean I love her books but they are all kind of sex-driven. (Not a bad thing, at least not for me. *lol*)
SJM dropping the ball. Sad to hear this didn't work for ya. Hope the next one is truly excruciating painful :p !!
Virginia Ronan wrote: "And here I thought I'd never see the day on which SMJ passes on a chance to let her characters do the nasty. *lol* I mean I love her books but they are all kind of sex-driven. (Not a bad thing, at ..."@Virginia—Right?! I thought we were guaranteed a sex scene with this one just because of who she is as a person! (Not a bad thing for me either. 😂 I’m a fan of spicy scenes.) But no. It was 800 pages of dull info dumps with no sex. NO THANK YOUUUUU.
Federico wrote: "SJM dropping the ball. Sad to hear this didn't work for ya. Hope the next one is truly excruciating painful :p !!"Thank you, dahling! She did drop the ball. 😭 She was supposed to cure my reading slump! Instead it just furthered my transition into embittered crotchety GR reviewer. 👵🏻
Always love hearing from you!
So she just replaced "mate" and "purred" with randomly placed swearing?Well... I've read reviews on how said she should expand her vocabulary..so I guess she did lol 😅
• Lindsey Dahling • wrote: "Thank you, dahling! She did drop the ball. 😭 She was supposed to cure my reading slump! Instead it just furthered my transition into embittered crotchety GR..."That's hard Dahling! I don't know your policy regarding rereads but you can always revisit one of your 5-star bitchin books to rekindle your faith in reading :D!
Adrienne wrote: "So she just replaced "mate" and "purred" with randomly placed swearing?Well... I've read reviews on how said she should expand her vocabulary..so I guess she did lol 😅"
😂 You make a great point. The “mate” and “purring” never bothered me, but this gratuitous Scorsese movie dialogue certainly was something.
Federico wrote: "• Lindsey Dahling • wrote: "Thank you, dahling! She did drop the ball. 😭 She was supposed to cure my reading slump! Instead it just furthered my transition into embittered crotchety GR..."That's ..."
That is a really bitchin’ idea! Maybe those can get me off this sinking ship. 😂
I loved this book so much, but I don't consider it more adult than half of her books that are supposed to be YA. I think if both SJM and her publisher would have just came to terms with the fact that she had already written books for an adult audience, she wouldn't have felt the need to include so much cursing. There's clearly a confusion around SJM books when it comes to target it as YA or Adult. She said herself in an interview that this was her first adult novel because Bryce was in her twenties, when the difference between YA and Adult isn't about that.
I agree! I consider ACOTAR to be NA for sure. It’s such a shame that more places don’t recognize NA as a category because that’s really where she sits. I also agree completely that she and her publisher are confused on what an adult book looks like. However, I guess I can’t completely blame them if they’re under the impression ACOTAR is YA. They need to figure what it means to be write something in the YA, NA, and adult category. Then maybe we wouldn’t have all of this gratuitous cursing just fo make sure she’s kept out of the YA section!
How SJM approached writing an adult book:“SHIT FUCK BALLS FUCK FUCK FUCKING SHIT HOLY FUCKING MOTHER OF FUCK YOU FUCKER WHAT THE BALLSAC YOU SON OF A BITCH FUCKING FUCKITY CUNT RAG.”
OMG YES HAHAHA. I'm reading this right now and the swearing is ridiculous. I'm no prude, but oh my GOD SJM.
SAME! Cursing usually NEVER bothers me, but come on, SJM—what the actual fuck were you thinking?!
THIS BOOK ANNOYED THE HEL(L) OUT OF ME. But just a thing to clarify, Hel is basically the nordic?norse? equivalent of hell. Which goes with Vanir (nordic deities) and Midgard (nordic earth) and shit like that
I think the biggest issue here is that famous authors are genuinely afraid of using the term “New Adult.” They know that YA and Adult are marketed more. Hence why even though ACOTAR was definitely NA, she marketed it as YA. When the fact is, so many of us read NA and love it. I hate that some authors look down on this genre as if it’s not as sophisticated enough for them to be classified under.I dislike the idea that what constitutes as a young adult novel and an adult novel are the ages of the characters. It should measured by the intensity of the subject matter.
@Kat—OHH! Okay! I legitimately had no idea. Now it’s not annoying. One would think she could’ve explained that in one of the many info dumps! Unless she did explain and I completely forgot due to overload...
@Sunny—I couldn’t agree more! I don’t understand what’s so taboo about the New Adult category, but they need to get over this. You can write an adult book with a teen narrator. Hell, Room is adult and that narrator is five. ACOTAR is NA, without a doubt, but she probably intentionally made Feyre 19 to justify to herself why it’s YA. Just let NA happen. We love the genre, we respect the genre, we want more of the genre. We don’t want this gratuitous garbage.
I think authors would be more willing to accept there's a place for their books in the NA category if publishers did. Many publishers won't sell a book as NA because they're under the false impression that it's too vague for a successful marketing, unlike YA and Adult where the line is clear. That's why many NA novels have been self-published... But of course, it's harder without a publisher to help you, so I can understand why authors accept their NA books being labeled as YA or Adult instead.
@Catherine—And so the problem continues. This is a great example of the whole “This is the way we’ve always done it!” mindset. Let’s keep moving forward here, publishers. NA exists. Just let it happen!
OMG SO TRUE all of this is true. This book was a complete mess
I thought I was the only one who didn't like Bryce and Hunt together! I found that there was something lacking, like um, chemistry! All the domestic stuff between them made them really boring to me. I kind of hope SJM pulls one of her classic "love-interest-switches" and they don't stay together.I also agree about Hunt and Bryce being more interesting when they were interacting with literally anyone else.
@Faith—Yes! A complete and total disaster.
@Kenzie—COMPLETELY LACKING CHEMISTRY! I would much prefer if she got with mermaid dude or cat demon. She had more chemistry with them during their 5 second scenes than the entire 800 pages with Hunt. They were so dull together! Yawn. Fingers crossed for that classic switcharoo! Please oh please oh please.
• Lindsey Dahling • wrote: "@Catherine—And so the problem continues. This is a great example of the whole “This is the way we’ve always done it!” mindset. Let’s keep moving forward here, publishers. NA exists. Just let it hap..."I agree 100%, but publishers don't seem to be willing to listen, even when they can see some self-published authors having a lot of success with their NA books! Like any industry, they don't want to admit when they're been wrong and are reluctant to change. What bothers me the most with this issue is when young readers aren't even aware the book they're picking isn't YA... I do have hope it's gonna change, but I think it's still gonna take time.
Ughhhh. Yes, they can have a lot of success! Honestly, I become much more interested in a book, particularly a fantasy one, as soon as I learn it’s NA. I’m sure this also puts librarians in a tough spot when recommending to teen readers. Can they recommend something like ACOTAR? Technically, yes....since it’s YA....I guess. But will parents flip out? Also, probably yes. Then we get into the whole issue of banning something that was put into the wrong category to begin with. Let’s move this process along, publishers. We’re ready. 😎
lol Mermaid Dude and Cat Demon were much better with her, yes. Lots of people are speculating about Aidas (cat demon) being a potential love interest for Bryce, and that there is possibly something going on with Tharion (mermaid dude) and Hypaxia (the witch queen).
@Kenzie—I am absolutely on board with cat demon as a love interest! That would be a lot more interesting of a story. Bryce and Tharion also had excellent chemistry, so I would be a-okay with that too. I didn’t even think about Tharion with Hypaxia. What about faerie brother? He seemed to have a thing for her. Interesting.Also, thank you for using the nicknames! I legit would’ve had to look up who you were talking about otherwise. 😂 You’re the best.
