Imagine you are looking great this evening. You are wearing the most coziest clothing, you are jamming to your favourite music and dancing to the aroma of chocolate cookies baking in the oven. There are birds flying around you cause you are Cinderella and suddenly you’re stepsister comes in, dressed in those fancy clothes and that smug look showing off her unquestionable dominance.
She scares you and makes you uncomfortable, lowers your self-esteem and makes you cringe and hide in the shadows.
Today we talk about 5 books that do the same to us.

#1 The Game of Throne series by George R. R. Martin
Raven: I have read the first four books and had absolutely no trouble tackling them but for some reason I just can’t seem to want to read the fifth book. I did try once, and read about a 100 pages after which I realized that I had absolutely no idea about what was happening… and now even if I want to read it I’ll have to read the summary of the previous four books cause I don’t remember a lot of things. #problemsofreadingfatbooks
Beez: This series requires intense dedication and tons of time- to get fully into and then to stay into. I’m a fail.
#2 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Raven: I have heard sooo many good things about this book and I really want to read it before I watch the movie but UGH! I just can’t make myself start it because I’m scared that I will be super disappointed.
Beez: Gone girl is the definition of intimidating. It promises to be good, and it’s adult fiction (I like adult fiction), but it’s scary. And the writing is not all that simple. And it just promises this whirl-wind of stuff so I’m scared like what if I’m too dumb and I read it and I don’t get a thing? I’m afraid of being a failure.
#3 Haruki Murakami books
Raven: His books are so thick! Not only with pages but also with content (I believe) and it’s an adult book and I haven’t really liked a LOT of adult books (probably cause I haven’t read many…)
Beez: I really want to read his books, but I’m kind of scared because I really want to like them but I’m afraid I won’t get it because I’m stupid.
#4 Classics
Raven: Classics always taunt me with their mostly archaic English and dragged plotlines. I have read only 6 classics and even though I have loved all of them (except Silas Marner) I can’t say I’m a huge fan.
Beez: I think the writing of classics, the way they get a little confusing especially with tons of characters with long names and the endless descriptions holds me back from reading them. They’re also slow paced so they require soo much more patience. I’m also very thick.
#5 Hyped books
Raven: Books that are hyped scare me the MOST!
Reason no. 1: EVERYONE seems to love it and that in itself makes me feel apprehensive about whether it is REALLY good or people are just saying so because THEY think that since the OTHER person loved it so they SHOULD love it too…
Reason no. 2: I expect WAAAAAAY too much from those books and am almost ALWAYS disappointed. (Ex: MAZE RUNNER)
Reason no. 3: It kills my DESIRE to want to read so and so book. I mean I know we all love fangirling about books that we love but in the process it kind of loses meaning? I know I recently hyped up The Raven Cycle for a good friend of ours here on WordPress and felt immediate guilt because I know exactly how it feels to be on the receiving end a.k.a too much pressure which turns you off. (Sorry mate!)
Beez: I don’t like hyped books because I know I’ll hate them, or at least most of them. And it’s true, when you see them again and again and again in your feed you sort of just adopt the attitude of, ‘oh yeah, that’s the popular book I’m not reading’. Especially when the book is young adult, I have learnt that I will have issues with it, so I should stay away from it. And if the book is a series, I’m already running away because no. #nottryingtobehipster #justanoldsoul
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This is Raven and Beez,
Signing out~
[Top 5 Wednesday was created by Booktuber named Lainey at Gingerreadslainey and you can find other T5W-ers, the topics and guidelines on the Top 5 Wednesday Goodreads Group.]
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