Not defending the language the person used, but I think for many it comes down to not being the target reading type despite perhaps being the target age group.

Some people REALLY like the "wattpad" writing style, or an extremely easy to follow low thought level book (if that's what you're describing as "lazy"). Others want more intensive thought provoking books and complicated stories that make them think and work, which I find sometimes lead to books being called lazy by those people when it's targeted for the less intensive type reader.

Objectively, books can be bad as a whole, but I think it majorly comes down to the type of reader- as you said, you dislike Hoover, while her popularity is high with others. So it's an obvious preference thing.

No answer to this question (being called a snob), as I also don't have any books off the top of my head i find "lazy", but did want to share my thoughts on the matter.

LOL. It would be more fun to witness if they didn't always include the same books and authors like they are freethinkers who are the only ones to notice how bad these authors and books are.

Colleen Hoover seems to be the look down your nose queen of the moment. But she's selling more books then the entire rest of the book industry each week and must be laughing all the way to the bank.