In or Out? My Honest Bookish Takes

Would you read the last page first? Enjoy enemies-to-lovers romances? Hate dream sequences? In this fun book tag video, I'm sharing my honest "in or out" reactions to 26 popular book tropes, reading habits, and publishing quirks! From fantasy favorites like detailed magic systems, classic fantasy races, and chosen-one stories to hot-button topics like love triangles, AI in fiction, unreliable narrators, and protagonist deaths, you'll find out which bookish trends I embrace—and which ones send me running the other way. Along the way, I talk about why I prefer completed fantasy series, my thoughts on rereading books, happy endings, Brandon Sanderson-style plot twists, and the reading habits I just can't get behind. Whether you're a book lover or fellow BookTuber, I'd love to hear where your opinions differ from mine! This tag was originally created several years ago by Rick MacDonnell. I was tagged by Nicky from My Messy Bookshelf ‪@MyMessyBookshelf‬ 00:00 Intro - Sort of like “Would you rather” 01:29 1. Reading the Last Page First 01:46 2. Enemies to Lovers 02:18 3. Dream Sequences 03:15 4. Love Triangles 03:58 5. Cracked Spines 04:32 6. Back to My Small Town 05:04 7. Monsters Are Regular People 05:35 8. No Paragraph Breaks 06:06 9. Multi-Generational Sagas 07:13 10. Re-Reading 08:23 11. Artificial Intelligence 09:00 12. Drop Caps 09:58 13. Happy Endings 10:15 14. Plot Points That Only Converge At the End 10:35 15. Detailed Magic Systems 10:59 16. Classic Fantasy Races 11:16 17. Unreliable Narrators 12:05 18. Evil Protagonists 12:48 19. The Chosen One 13:06 20. When the Protagonist Dies 14:35 21. Really Long Chapters 15:02 22. French Flaps 15:37 23. Deckled Edges 16:42 24. Signed Copies by the Author 17:07 25. Dog-Earing Pages 18:21 26. Chapter Titles Instead of Numbers 19:03 Anyone who has watched this and wants to answer these questions - consider yourself tagged! Otherwise, I tag: Camille, from Camille’s Cozy Chronicles ‪@camillescozychronicles‬ Victoria, from Hot Cocoa and Books ‪@hotcocoaandbooks‬ Allie, from Whats Allie Reading ‪@whatsalliereading‬ Sami, from Sami Reads ‪@Sami-Reads-s4f‬ #BookTube #BookTag #FantasyBooks #BookishOpinions #BookLover #ReadingCommunity #FantasyReader #BookRecommendations #BookTropes #BookDiscussion #BrandonSanderson #FantasyReads #ReadingLife #BookishContent #TBR #BookReview #ReadersOfYouTube #BookCommunity #FantasyRomance #ReadingTag #InOrOut