I want to know why someone loves someone else. Like where does it even come from? Poorly done romances are even worse. InstaLove and Badly Done Romances: I cannot stand insta love.I seriously am less likely to pick up a book if it looks like the cover was drawn by a toddler (unless the book was written by a toddler, or features a toddler protagonist). I have such poor photo editing skills and no photo shop skills.While I sympathize with people who are going it alone, but then take the time to do more research than I have. Covers I Could Make Myself: Believe me, no one wants to see this.It’s even more horrible when the book is fantasy of science fiction where you really need the world building. I want to become immersed in the world and if an author hasn’t spent any time on it, I feel like my experience is incomplete. Something I can imagine, see, taste, hear while I read. No World Building: When reading, I want it to be a total sensory experience.I want to read about people I could see in the real world, you know, real human people. I want to see characters who can stand up on their own, who have their own hang ups. It bothers me when a character has no personality, or is just around to be a plot device. Poorly Developed Characters: I cannot stand when a character is flat.(By the way, this post is part of the Top Ten Tuesday meme which is organized by the lovely Broke and the Bookish and you can see the whole list here.) But for me, there’s a few things that will be a killer for me so I’ve put together a list of 10 things that will make me NOT want to read a book. It’s really up to how you live your life. ![]() ![]() It can be because the cover isn’t appealing, or because a horde of unicorns are chasing after you. There are just some things that make you not want to read a book.
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