Alright it's the last day of the blog hop so for today I am thinking I will discuss what makes me a reader for life (authors..are you listening??? lol).
Again be reminded that any comment you leave on these three posts enter you to win a $10 gift card to Silver Publishing or All Romance Ebook Store. Contest ends at midnight May 6th and I will announce the winner on May 7th.
I
love to read. You never find me without a book (print) or my Nook Reader that
has so far 28 pages of books in my library there. I never stopped loving
reading. There was something about books that took my imagination to places I
never would imagine seeing or believing in. Authors are very special people to
me. They let the voices in their heads out to the public in stories that can
completely captivate you or make you want to scream in frustration.
Don’t
get me wrong, there are a lot of really, really good books out there, waiting
for readers to explore their pages but then there are those 1% that feel like
they were cookie cutter stories. Same type of characters, similar stories just
different cities, states, places, etc and if I happen to pick up one of those
stories, they are put down in a heartbeat. After reading and reviewing now for
several years, I learned what I enjoy and what I don’t. Here are a few items
that guarantee an author a reader for life:
1)
Make
me love your characters as much as you do (hate, pity, want to murder, etc). To
me that is the best part of a story-where I can invest myself in with
characters and find myself wondering in the end if this author is going to
write sequels or a free story.
2)
PLEASE
don’t make the characters act all stupid. *sighs heavily* ‘Too Stupid To Live’
characters will make me put the book down and never pick it up again. Give them
some layers, make them act all bitchy or arrogant but also make me care about
them. Please don’t make them act one way then half way through the book then
turn around and act someway else. Drives me batty.
3)
Please
for the love of the goddess- do NOT give me sex just because you think it helps
the story. If I wanted to read about countless sex acts, I would read porn or
watch it. What I want is a story that shows me the emotional connection between
the main characters that is what has me sighing in happiness. Definitely not
sex three pages in and then no plot. Though I am not saying sexy stories are not good. Some days I want a sex filled story but at least give it a plot at least.
4)
I
love a good hook in a book. Give me something to sink my teeth into, to care
about, and to jump my honey with later on (giggles).
For
me, a good book is a combination of all of these or most of them. Yes I will
give new authors a try, especially if their book sounds like my cup of tea. Give
me something I can escape into after a hectic day filled with day jobs, kids
and my honey man, who can drive me bonkers some nights. I love a good book and
if you hook me with your work, then you got a reader for life. J
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9 comments:
I totally agree with this post; it was a great read. Like you, I am always reading. I can live without a TV, I can't live without a book!
Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com
Haha this was very funny and true!
OceanAkers(at)aol(dot)com
I agree I dont like cookie cutter anything..I like the artisan style different and yummy
I read constantly, and even though I get frustrated a lot of the time by underwhelming books, it's worth it when I finally find that gem I'll love forever.
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
OH...I so agree about stupid characters. When I read a book and the heroine starts out pretty smart and sassy and then starts making stupid decisions, I just put the book down.
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Very nice list.
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love #4!
beckerjo at verizon dot net
Well, it sounded like you were reading my mind! I've picked up books which have been so horrible I don't see how they were published. Good plot lines will immediately be worthless if they are full of grammar/spelling errors!
I sooooo agree with your #2, that drives me absolutely CRAZY. I can be without my TV, some days I don't even turn it on, but there isn't a day that goes by where I don't open my eReader.
Take care & Thank you for being in the giveaway,
PaParanormalFan (Renee’ S.)
paranormalromancefan at yahoo dot com
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