Does anyone else feel like their opinions on books are less valid/relevant because they don't have as many critique points or don't pick up on as many things? Because I'm very much a vibes gal and while I sometimes notice that a certain writing style or excessive use of stylistic devices is bothering me, or that I dislike the main character or, more often, like the atmosphere an author creates, I usually like most books I read for what they make me feel, if they do make me feel something which is like 90% of books. And while I love some books a lot more than others, I usually can't really tell why, at least not without thinking about it. Like I usually don't pick up on style elements while reading, I just like it. And I sometimes feel like that makes my opinions less valid because oftentimes I like a book and then I read people's reviews where they point out a bunch of things that bothered them or how they hate the way a certain topic is explored, and then I have to rethink my entire opinion on the book 😭😅 A good example could be "A Little Life," I read it because of the hype obviously and I knew it to be a tearjerker, and I sobbed the whole time, I felt so much with all the characters and it really broke me, and then I read a lot of reviews that tore the book apart, saying how it's just misery p*rn and how it's a terrible story and so illogical and far fetched, and that also rang true. And that changed my mind about the whole book.

Hi, I started volunteering in my local library and while I was organising books I thought of all the series I started as a kid but never finished. Example: as a kid I read Geronimo Stilton a lot, but one of the books I read on repeat was the first of "The Kingdom of Fantasy" and now there are like 12 journeys, 6 spin off and a related series with Thea Stilton. So I was thinking how many people wants to finish the series who they loved to read as a child but are too scared too finally finish them because of nostalgia. What are these series for you and why can't or how did you finish them?