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

Let's go through YOUR unpopular opinions and bookish hot takes. Do we think audiobooks count as reading, do we love or hate insta-love, what are our thoughts on sprayed edges? Find out in this episode!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: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(05:10) I'm a fan of instalove(07:20) smut is boring and ruins a book(10:03) second chance romance is hard to get right(12:13) Emily Henry is overrated(16:22) I hate Lizzie (Boys of Tommen)(18:14) Iron Flame was great, and gets too much hate(20:59) cracking spines and folding corners is OK(23:39) sprayed edges are so overdone(25:34) romantasy is overrated(29:25) people mostly down on romantasy because it's a genre women love(31:22) there is no reason romance books need to be over 400 pages(34:15) people who read only one or two genres, or only romance, need to be more diverse(36:52) I hate colour coded bookshelves(39:16) Silver Elite hate only started because people felt entitled to the author's identity(43:11) Carley Fortune books have no substance(45:25) listening to audiobooks is not reading(49:01) big books are normally better(50:30) every fairy/fae book is boring