For fun, I looked at a Goodreads list of the site's bottom 100 worst-rated books. I took a look at a few and mainly focused on what the reviews were all about, such as why they didn't like the book. But a common theme in the ones I saw so far was that the author had controversy tied to them. Whether it was manipulating ratings or attacking reviewers, I was genuinely shocked that I saw multiple of these in a row.

I could research each and every one of these, but I got curious and went on YouTube to see if there were any icebergs or deep dives into any author controversies. I couldn't really find any, so I was hoping that if anyone could point me in the right direction or just have an overall discussion, that would be great!