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Amanda's avatar

I couldn’t agree more! I haven’t read any CoHo but the level of fandom has been a deterrent for me (nothing can be *that* good).

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Mae Bainter's avatar

I read the one that ended up a movie. I enjoyed it but it wasn't rant over good.

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Sarah's avatar

Agree with all except Penelope Douglas. It wasn’t my fav book of hers though. Please keep the brutal honest posts coming!! It makes me trust your opinion on other books to come!

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Mae Bainter's avatar

I am glad you liked it. :)

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Christina Nicholson's avatar

Damnnnn. The bravery in this post! 😂 I love it.

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Mae Bainter's avatar

I asked a co-blogger how much they thought I would see the fandom come alive. Obviously, I still chose violence, but I was curious to see if we would be right.

I used the meme "why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?"

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Chelsea Lou's avatar

I agree and disagree with your take on Five Brothers. I enjoyed it but it was messy.

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Mae Bainter's avatar

I think the high hopes got to me a little on it. Then I was reading it and was thinking please end with them all happy. Instead, I got the mess.

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L.E. Larsen's avatar

Your post had the opposite effect on me. Ruffled feathers have been smoothed. Sanity has been restored. I just wasn’t gettin’ it around all of the above and it’s nice to know I wasn’t alone. Thanks for that.

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Mae Bainter's avatar

You are welcome. I had a discussion recently where we were all discussing the absolute feral fandoms. It made me want to write this post.

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Mae Bainter's avatar

I think stepping into Romance with scenes from Fifty Shades and the Carpathian Mountains series just made that book seem very mild. I think I said to someone it wasn't spicy. It was barely tangy.

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