Problematic BookTok Trends You Shouldn't Fall For

Although I love BookTok for giving me amazing book recommendations sometimes, and for the amazing discussions we have around characters, tropes, and the reading culture as a whole. But just like any other space, BookTok has its downsides and it's popularized and normalized problematic and toxic things that no one should fall for. And today, I want to talk about 10 of those BookTok trends, from my perspective as a reader, someone writing her first book, and a passionate fangirl of stories.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy the video!📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on books, movies, and shows!💖📚✨ Subscribe to my reading channel readbyreem: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1s6HAcoz48L3xspWef0vogSOCIALS 📸🌺 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toldbyreem/💗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toldbyreem🍬 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/heyitsreem❓Ask me anything: https://askreem.weebly.com/💌 Business Inquiries, Brand Collaborations, ARCs, PR, etc. ➳ [email protected]

Romantasy is my favorite genre to read. But over the past couple of years, the quality of the Romantasy books getting published has been rapidly declining. But why is this happening?From my perspective as both a reader, and aspiring author myself, I found that it comes down to 5 particular writing aspects that can be found in almost every single Romantasy book getting published these days. And today, I want to get each one of them.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy the video!📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!💖📚✨ Subscribe to my reading channel readbyreem: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1s6HAcoz48L3xspWef0vogSOCIALS 📸🌺 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toldbyreem/💗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toldbyreem🍬 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/heyitsreem❓Ask me anything: https://askreem.weebly.com/💌 Business Inquiries, Brand Collaborations, ARCs, PR, etc. ➳ [email protected]

The Love Hypothesis, a very well-loved romance novel by Ali Hazelwood got adapted into a movie of the same name "The Love Hypothesis". And while readers were heavily anticipating the release of this movie, especially following the amazing marketing campaign it had led by Lili Reinhart's, the lead actress in the movie, TikTok's, it's safe to say that it didn't have best reviews. In fact, many people were disappointed with this adaptation.But why is that? And what were the reasons for this disappointment? And what are in my opinion the reasons the movie kind of flat? These are all questions I want to answer in this video, while also trying to answer the question of "what actually makes a good adaptation?"📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!💖📚✨ Subscribe to my reading channel readbyreem: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1s6HAcoz48L3xspWef0vogSOCIALS 📸🌺 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toldbyreem/💗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toldbyreem🍬 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/heyitsreem❓Ask me anything: https://askreem.weebly.com/💌 Business Inquiries, Brand Collaborations, ARCs, PR, etc. ➳ [email protected]

Tropes have always been relevant in the world of storytelling. In fact, they're useful tools that help frame the stories we tell, and define what the overall direction they're head in is. But, with the rise of BookTok, the concept of tropes took on a whole new meaning. One that isn't necessarily positive, where the heavy weight placed on tropes by readers led to what we call the "tropification" of books. This "tropification" occurs when the books getting discussed are reduced to the list of the tropes they include. So how do we solve this? Are tropes the actual problem? Or are we mishandling them? And if so, what would be the correct way to use them? These are all questions I answer in this video, from my perspective as both a reader and an aspiring author myself.📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!💖📚✨ Subscribe to my reading channel readbyreem: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1s6HAcoz48L3xspWef0vogSOCIALS 📸🌺 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toldbyreem/💗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toldbyreem🍬 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/heyitsreem❓Ask me anything: https://askreem.weebly.com/

What is a strong female character? While we've had many discussions on here surrounding what the current flaws in female characters are these days, the question of what really makes a female character both strong and likable remains. And this is what I want to answer today from my perspective as both a reader and aspiring author, as I go over the five common traits I found in all of my personal favorite female characters.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy the video/episode!

These past couple of years, BookTok has become a place where people start drama. The newest drama on BookTok involves the biggest influencers on the platform not reading the books they talk about, review, and recommend. But are these accusations pointed towards these creators actually true? What if they aren't? What would that mean for the reading community as a whole? And why is this happening?That's what I discuss today from my perspective as both a reader, and aspiring author.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy the video!✨ Listen to Once Upon A Ramble Here: 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-ramble/id1832221071🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1AGIgf636juoHGkIwAhrde

Romantasy (fantasy romance) is my favorite genre to read, and to write, as an aspiring author. And it’s not just a personal favorite; it’s one of the most beloved genres in the reading community, especially on BookTok, where it has propelled authors to unprecedented levels of success.But, recently , many readers have started to notice a decline in the overall quality of Romantasy books. This growing conversation is what inspired me to make this video and explore why this is happening in a genre that has given us some truly incredible stories.In this video, I explain the main criticisms surrounding Romantasy today, discuss the current problems within the genre, and suggest three key changes that could help improve the quality of future releases.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy the video!

Book tropes are an aspect of the book community that every reader has a different opinion on, and I am no different. Some tropes I love and adore, while others I find really terrible, and I wish authors would stop writing them. In this video, I discuss seven of these tropes and explain why I find them either problematic, overdone, or sometimes even both.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy the video!📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!

Love triangles have been quite popular for a while now especially in mainstream media, we find them in many popular books, movies, and shows old and new like Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and The Summer I Turned Pretty. But the fact that they're popular doesn't mean they're always good. In fact, in my opinion, we have seen many bizzare love triangles recently, and there are many things wrong with them that I discuss in this video essay. Some things I talk about is the main problems with modern love triangles, how they make the main character seem so unlikeable and indecisive, and I also give some ways to fix them and make them better!Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy this video!📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!

I personally love BookTok, it has brought readers and bookish creators together, helped people share books they loved and general book recommendations with each other, opened new doors for so many authors and turned their stories into massively popular books, and changed the publishing industry for the better. But, at the same time, it did participate in shifting the reading culture completely, turning reading from a comforting hobby into somewhat of a competition. In this video, I discuss why with why this is happening, the negative effects it has on both readers and authors, and how we can stop making reading a competition and start reading for ourselves again.Of course, these are just my opinions, we all have different opinions, I hope you enjoy this video!📌 Subscribe for more deep dives, character/storytelling analysis, and videos on music, movies, and books!