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This Estranged Mother Wrote A Book To Bully Her Daughter

Today we're talking about Tiktok's 'Doormat Mom' Laura Wellington and her book 'Doormat Mom, No More!' - sorry I'm so late posting this, it's honestly taken me 2 months from reading it to actually finish and film the script. It's an exhausting one. Originally published on Youtube in 2025.

Alchemised Keeps Getting WORSE [Part 2]

SenLinYu's novel Alchemised just keeps getting worse and today we're reviewing part 2 of the novel in detail and I have A LOT to say. Sorry I'm uploading this in 2 parts but Spotify did not like the full 5 hour long videos!

Alchemised Keeps Getting WORSE [Part 1]

SenLinYu's novel Alchemised just keeps getting worse and today we're reviewing part 2 of the novel in detail and I have A LOT to say.Sorry I'm uploading this in 2 parts but Spotify did not like the full 5 hour long videos!

The Most Insecure Men on Youtube

Insecure, emotional, not smart enough - call it whatever you like but these three from the Reality Check Podcast had no idea how to hold their own in a conversation with someone intelligent and they let themselves get too angry and over-emotional. Here's what happened. Plus let's start taking bets now: How long before a bunch of their fans get mad about the title and tell me to just 'debate them, bro'?! Originally published on Youtube in 2025.

Why Can't Anyone Read These Days?

The illiteracy crisis is ongoing... Feel free to read the full article here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books/679945/ Originally published on Youtube in 2025.

Onision Gets Creepy About Kids Again

Onision has been writing books for the last year - some under his own name, some potentially under the pseudonym 'G.J. Jackson' - today I'm looking at 3 of these new books and giving you my thoughts. Sources and Further Reading: https://rainn.org/get-informed/facts-statistics-the-scope-of-the-problem/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/

Tiktok's Angry Bride Calls Out Bad(?) Wedding Photographer

If you want more photography content, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VnVnYZ8PkOriginally published on Youtube in 2025.

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Nazi Romance Books and Stalker Romance Films

The Haunting Adeline Film has just been announced and Instagram / BookTok author, Skyler L or House of Writers and Readers, has chosen some controversial ways to promote her new "historical fiction" novel and today we're talking about them both. Read more here: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-production-of-the-haunting-adeline-movie

Ruby Franke's Daughter Reveals All In New Book

Shari Franke's new book 'the house of my mother' is out now and in this video I review it. Get Shari's Book and Support Her Here: UK: https://amzn.to/415Zx5nUS: https://amzn.to/3CIfhBT Originally published on Youtube in 2025.

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We Need To Talk About Neil Gaiman

In 202 serious allegations came out about Neil Gaiman. In this video from my Youtube archives, I discuss how serious these are. Sources and Further Reading:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MPf-L15WawugMCn3zc3HTKQOoKkk4mZ_lQSyaVuLgUE/edit?usp=sharing0:00 Video 42:31 Skip to next chapter This video was originally published on Youtube in 2025.

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Why Does Everyone Hate Marina’s Poetry?

Today I'm talking about MARINA (formerly Marina and the Diamonds)'s first poetry book 'Eat The World' and asking if it's really as bad as some review's seem to suggest. 0:00 Intro: Who Is MARINA? and First Impressions 25:59 Starlight Water Space Fresh Air 34: 26 Aspartame 48:22 Pain Eraser, Smoothness of Money & School of Life 54:04 Out of Production & Marie Kondo 1:08:28 Factory Settings and a Tangent 1:14:23 Skip Back To Marina Originally published on Youtube in 2025.

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TikTok's "BoyMoms" Need To Stop

Dive in the world of Toxic 'BoyMoms' on Tiktok with me! Sources and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbF39pGV3ai027HdyDQRK5NTH7w0DAzBSHeP1PG6ZI8/edit?usp=sharing Originally published on Youtube in 2025.

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Can Alizee Guess The Book From The 1 Star Review?

Today I'm joined by the wonderful Alizee to play a game where she tries to guess the book based on the 1 star reviews I provide. If you want to play along, leave your guesses down in the comments!

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BookTok's Worst: Alchemised

Alchemised by SenLinYu is a Romance Fantasy novel which recently won the 2026 British Book Award for Best Sci Fi / Fantasy Book, beating legends like R.F. Kuang and Joe Abercrombie. Today I ask "HOW?!?!?!!?" as I dive deep into this absolute misogynistic mess and pick apart Part One of this 1,000+ page novel which unsurprisingly started off as, equally harmful, Harry Potter Fan Fiction. Keep an eye out here for my reviews of the next 2 parts or follow to be the first to watch them! Huge thank you to my editor who did an amazing job on this video!

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Trigger Warning: What Happens When Your MAGA Grandad Tries To Write A Book

Today I'm reviewing the cringe-inducing mess that is 'Trigger Warning' by William W. Johnstone and it's BAD. This is the most laughably terrible book I've read in a long time but it's also the most fun I've had reviewing a bad book in years. Come along for the (very bumpy) ride! Sources and Further Reading: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002961023001319 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115286/documents/HHRG-118-GO00-20230208-SD008.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/right-wing-terror-attacks-plunged-2025-left-wing-attacks-ticked-study-rcna233704

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"Saying No Means Evil Wins" | The Latest Nonsense from Paul & Morgan and Unbuckled

Today we're responding to episode 3 of Morgan (from Paul and Morgan) and Carl's Podcast, Unbuckled, which may be the worst yet.

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Not All Men But 62 Million Of Them?

A little while ago the internet was full of reports of 62 million men being part of a 'r*pe academy', however this isn't exactly true. Today I'm here to correct the misinformation while also highlighting the important parts of this very worrying situation. Sources and Further Reading: https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2026/03/world/expose-rape-assault-online-vis-intl/index.htmlhttps://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/not-all-men-but-always-men-b3a163f07cbb https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/sexualoffencesinenglandandwalesoverview/yearendingmarch2025 https://www.womankind.org.uk/resource/a-femicide-factsheet-global-stats-calls-to-action/ https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/UN_BriefFem_251121.pdf

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Nothing But Wasted Potential

Today we're reviewing Cassandra Khaw's book 'Nothing But Blackened Teeth' - a horror book with SO MUCH POTENTIAL that just left me screaming at annoying, petty characters, poor dialogue and complex language for the sake of appearing complex.

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The Dark Side of TradWife Influencers | Yesteryear Review

Hi all, today I'm reviewing the new novel 'Yesteryear' by Caro Claire Burke and going in-depth to tell you all what I think about it - everything I loved, the fundies it reminded me of, and the few ways I think it could have been improved.

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Body Shaming and Hypocrisy on Morgan's New Podcast | Paul and Morgan

Morgan, from Paul and Morgan, has a new podcast called 'Unbuckled' with her friend Carl and today we're responding to episode 2 and all it's dangerous content!

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