Joely’s Comments (group member since Aug 14, 2022)

Joely’s comments from the Scripted in Fantasy and Fiction group.

I very rarely see a bookshelf organized the same way. I have mine categorized by genre, then alphabetized by title for standalones, followed by series/ box sets.

I can't fully explain it, but Nehemia annoyed me in books 1 & 2 of TOG.

(~semi hiatus~) River wrote: "I hated the Hobbit, couldn't get into it and didn;tlike it"

Agreed! Loved the movies but couldn't get into the books.

Alice wrote: "I have no idea why Sarah J Maas’s books are so huge. The writing is kinda good, but they are all super repetitive and they always loose me 30% in and then regain me by the end. But in between, ther..."

I get this. I personally like her writing style, but I can agree that her popularity is predominantly due to adding spice to the fantasy genre.

Comment your unpopular book opinions, strong viewpoints, judgements, or any other random thoughts that you might have. Feel free to respond to others and keep the conversation going.

Magic Treehouse series for me! My mom used to read them before bed. As a teenager, The Hunger Games definitely reignited a love for books.

boyfriend - cassian
girlfriend - inej

name: joely
zodiac: sagittarius
book personalities: slytherin, night court
fav stand alone: the invisible life of addie larue
fav series: acotar, nyxia
hobbies: hot coffee, traveling, watching tv, working out.


*feel free to write any of your book personalities from series you have read (even if some of us don't know it - it helps to get conversation going)*

Red Queen - I really wanted to like this book but it just felt like a less interesting version of Shadow & Bone. Maybe I would have liked it more if I read it first? :/

What fantasy book did you not finish and why?

We all know a character who makes questionable decisions but still makes our heart melt. Who's yours? (:

ACOTAR - Sarah J. Maas
Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab
Witcher - Andrezj Sapkowski