This post talks about something dear to my heart – overhype.
It’s something that drives me crazy bc there are so many books that don’t get the recognition they deserve! 😔
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with Teacher of YA (check out her blog it’s amazing) about how Select by Marit Weisenberg didn’t seem to get a lot of hype either before or after its release. Instead, it just sort of slid under the radar, despite it being a YA book that I think a lot of people would genuinely enjoy (even you, maybe! read the review here!). that got me thinking. Had the book been super hyped up before i read it, would I have given it as high of a review?
Hence the title of this post, and hopefully the content, also.
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This. Sometimes a book gets a lot of exposure and when I read it I end up disappointed because it didn’t live up to my expectations. I love the hidden gems!
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Me too!! Some are indies and some are just books that didn’t compete well with the others around it. Otherworld I feel is a perfect example: Jason Segal writes this fabulous book that I enjoyed immensely and most people don’t even know about it! That kills me.
I love the underdogs lmao! 😂🙌
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I’ve actually stopped trying to read overhyped books unless I really want to read them. This happened to me with Illuminae, I loved the format but I got so bored with the content, I really struggled to finish it.
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I have heard that about Illuminae as well. I try to wait until hype dies down before I read a book so that I know if I liked it or not in my own untainted opinion. The majority of the time I find that most of the extremely hyped books are three stars and forgettable. Though I loved The Lunar Chronicles and Shatter Me, and ACOTAR, I mainly find myself drawn to the lesser known or forgotten books. I’m currently reading a book released in 2012 from a library sale called What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang. It’s really good and I would have missed out if I stuck to all new and hyped releases, you know?
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It’s my personal mission to find every book that deserves hype but doesn’t get hype. That’s one reason I love indie’s so much!
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Agreed! It’s so sad when excellent books get ignored. That’s why we have to hype them as best as we can. That’s my personal mission! 😊❤️
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Yes! Exactly!
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I definitely think that hype can ruin a book! I’ve seen so many books either on Twitter or Instagram, people say how good it is, but when I read it, I’m like “…Did we read the same book?!” LOL I think it’s just a hit or miss.
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It’s so sad that it can really make you wonder if your own opinion can be trusted! I love waiting – I’m actually reading Kendare Blake’s Antigoddess series from 2012!! 😂
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Yes, it does! We set super high expectations on the hyped books but when it doesn’t meet your expectations, you’ll end up very disappointed even though it wasn’t a terrible read.
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So true! I tend to like the books that most people haven’t heard of…but at least then I’m hoping people will want to read those more? 🤷♀️🤞
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This hype thingy ruined the ACOTAR series for me, I mean, I know everyone loves that book but I read it when the hype lessened a little and I didn’t love it THAT MUCH, I’m too scared to say this to other people because I feel like they’re gonna throw rocks at me 😂😂😂 underrated books are so much betterr.
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I completely understand – I enjoyed ACOTAR but I’m afraid to read Schwab’s books bc they are so hyped and everyone says they aren’t great: I tend to shy away from books EVERYONE loves. My tastes are different. I think hype has to die down bc then people ARE shocked when you don’t love their fave book.
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Exactly. People are like OMG YOU DONT LIKE IT? WHATSS WRONG WITH YOU😂😂. Anyway, I haven’t read any of Schwab’s book either , I really wanted to read vicious but I didn’t pick it up!
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I need to read Vicious bc the sequel is coming out!!
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So very true!
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