The Negative Reader

Bad books, writing and covers.

[negativereader]

You know, I used to think I hated romance as a genre, as respectful as I tried to be with it, but now I realize I just really hated the relationship dynamics and male leads that a lot of popular romances push. Romance itself is great. I love to see how characters push one another to grow and change and bring out the best and worst in one another. I love how love itself can be a force of inspiration for change, or be found in the most unlikely places.

I just hate every toxic "morally gray" shadow daddy Rhysand clone ever written. I also hate almost all of the popular tropes.

It makes the hunt for reading materials exciting at least.

[negativereader]

This is too good to keep in the tags, and seriously, why is there this rule that straight couples must have the dynamics from hell?

[negativereader]

You know, I used to think I hated romance as a genre, as respectful as I tried to be with it, but now I realize I just really hated the relationship dynamics and male leads that a lot of popular romances push. Romance itself is great. I love to see how characters push one another to grow and change and bring out the best and worst in one another. I love how love itself can be a force of inspiration for change, or be found in the most unlikely places.

I just hate every toxic "morally gray" shadow daddy Rhysand clone ever written. I also hate almost all of the popular tropes.

It makes the hunt for reading materials exciting at least.

[acourtdelaluna]

Random antis - I’m so sick of mates and romance

Then why the fuck are are you reading romantasy books where fated mates are the main romance trope? You know you don’t have to be here, right? There are entire genres that don’t involve romance at all. And if you do want romance but not fated mates or soulmates, there’s so many sub genres of romance, why choose, mafia romance, plenty of other options. No one is forcing you to read SJM, an author who has been committed to the mates trope for over a decade. If you’re waiting for her to move away from it, the odds are not in your favor.

[the-future-is-fowl]

Hey, I read ACOTAR as a present when I was drugged up from wisdom tooth surgery. I was fed fated mates against my will, and all of gave me was a strong hatred of SJM, enough to be her #1 hater. I hate the romance, but I hate how despicable of a person SJM is. I loathe her so entirely I hope she retires permanently. I’m praying on her downfall, I want her wiped off the face of social media. She disgusts me.

But yeah, otherwise I never choose to read fated mates 🥰

[negativereader]

Also, just for the record, finding anything that is more fantasy romance focused at the moment involving fae that isn't a fated mates with a 500 year old bland shadow daddy who's basically Rhysand is essentially looking for a unicorn.

[negativereader]

Is the Twilight saga still the worst written literature ever?

"His eyebrows widen in surprise" honestly won over "Aro started to laugh. 'ha ha ha,' he chuckled".

One is a pointlessly repeated statement that makes no real sense.

The other just makes no sense at all.

But boy did that Aro line make me angry at one in the morning when I was using it for my final Masters project.

[negativereader]

The Dangerous Crow Boy Book is Real

The Company of Vengeful Crows | Paperback

There’s a reason crows circle overhead nightly. It’s to remind themselves of where they’ve been, where they’re going, and, most importantly,

[joemerl]

A Company of Vengeful Crows?

[negativereader]

Well, she can't say 'Murder'. That might hit the TikTok algorithm or something.

But yeah, this is absolutely the book because the author posted about it.

To give her credit, she at least didn't get mad about it.

[negativereader]

The Dangerous Crow Boy Book is Real

The Company of Vengeful Crows | Paperback

There’s a reason crows circle overhead nightly. It’s to remind themselves of where they’ve been, where they’re going, and, most importantly,

[waterloggedsoliloquy]

trying to find books about your Niche Fucking Interest moodboard

[negativereader]

Oh look it's me.

[negativereader]

Book: Which will she choose????

Me: Why does it matter?

[catsofyore]

A greeting for negligent penpals and procrastinating authors. Postcard from my collection, 1911.

[negativereader]

This cat is calling me out personally.

[negativereader]

Two Decades of Twilight — Celebrate the 20th Anniversary with Three Collectible Editions (Exclusive)

Little, Brown Books will be releasing three special edition versions of Stephenie Meyer’s hit book series 'Twilight' in celebration of its 2

After twenty years, the Twilight Saga finally get book covers that actually make sense for them. Are they overly sentimental? Yes. But at least they're not pretending to have any other plot now.

[negativereader]

I really need to reactivate this blog and focus on Romantasy because wow it took everything wrong with Twilight and took it to new heights I hadn't dreamed of when I first started.

[badromancenovelquotes]

[negativereader]

Your Everything Wrong With The Mortal Instruments is the reason I wrote a 2000-word rant about Jace Herondale when I was 12 and got cyberbullied off two social media platforms. A genuine thank-you for existing lmao

You're making me very much want to continue that series now that my life is settling down. I'm both impressed by your 12 year old self's tenacity, and very sorry you got cyberbullied.

Thanks for reaching out!

[negativereader]

"There are trends that can be looked at (I’ve seen some interesting studies on the differences between the sexes, there are physical differences in the brain as well as psychological differences), but trends are just that." you once said this could you provide links to the studies you brought up

How men's and women's brains are different

The cognitive differences between men and women

Sex differences in brain anatomy

An analysis of more than 2,000 brain scans showed sex differences in the volume of certain regions in the human brain that may contribute to

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2019.00185/full

Here are a few. Granted, this is trends.

[negativereader]

I tried libby but its asks for a library card and apparently you have to go to a physical library to do it. I dont have any in my city. Is there are virtual library that I dont't have to go anywhere to use it? And that its not just for americans?

I would suggest OpenLibrary, I believe it’s not just based in the us, and if you run into trouble. If you haven’t contacted any nearby library in your district, you might want to. There are more and more ways to get digital cards as well, given Covid.

This might also help as a resource.

[negativereader]

I have missed you

Thank you so much! I’m not sure how ‘back’ I am, but I’m going to try to be more active. 

[negativereader]

Point is, people need to utilize their libraries a lot more. Instead of assuming they don’t have something, research. Instead of assuming you have to go in person and borrow physical books, research (aka use Overdrive/Libby). People justify piracy without really trying much. At the very least, they conversation should be about getting more funding for libraries rather than “but authors are RUDE for charging money for books how dare! I would rather die than pay for a book.”

Yeah. I do think a LARGE issue is that people don’t think that libraries are online. Libby/Overdrive in the states is a HUGE advantage, and honestly, I was surprised by just how much they really stepped up with Covid. 

We do need to talk more about funding libraries and making sure everyone CAN have books available and for free. Because honestly, a lot of people can’t pay $20 for a book (or more), but the answer, at least to me, is more libraries and better funded ones.