Your Bookish Unpopular Opinions... Do We Agree or Disagree? [EP#3]

Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast - A podcast by Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio

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In this episode, Freya & Jaime sit down and go through YOUR unpopular opinions about books.Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio00:00 - intro & current reads05:10 - I'm a fan of instalove07:20 - smut is boring and ruins a book10:03 - second chance romance is hard to get right12:13 - Emily Henry is overrated16:22 - I hate Lizzie (Boys of Tommen)18:14 - Iron Flame was great, and gets too much hate20:59 - cracking spines and folding corners is OK23:39 - sprayed edges are so overdone25:34 - romantasy is overrated29:25 - people mostly down on romantasy because it's a genre women love31:22 - there is no reason romance books need to be over 400 pages34:15 - people who read only one or two genres, or only romance, need to be more diverse36:52 - I hate colour coded bookshelves39:16 - Silver Elite hate only started because people felt entitled to the author's identity43:11 - Carley Fortune books have no substance45:25 - listening to audiobooks is not reading49:01 - big books are normally better50:30 - every fairy/fae book is boring