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Okay...I'm bored, I could write a review, but my head hurts and honestly, I'm more interested in hearing from my lovely followers today. I want to talk a bit about books, the characters, and some technical stuff...but we'll have fun.
Let's say I know someone who's writing a book, who knows, I might. And they were curious about what readers like and dislike, would you be willing to help them out? Or possibly I was visiting with one of my bloggers and just wanted your opinion?
Here's what I want to know...
- What your favorite genre is to read?
- One or two of your favorite books. I get it, you can't pick one.
- What makes a book amazing for you?
- Do you prefer first person, third limited, or third omniscient the best? If you even have an opinion.
- What makes an amazing character for you?
- What qualities must an amazing character possess?
- Are there flaws you can overlook for the right price (ie...great world-building, complex characters, raw & edgy content)
- Now, for the hard one...what is the single thing that causes you to despise a book, to put it down and not pick it back up, ever? Something you loathe so bad you would like to claw your eyes out.
Answer one, answer some, answer all, then on Thursday December 20, 2012, I will use Random.org to choose a winner for some awesome swag. Some of it is even signed. I'll post a photo tomorrow, but it's a bunch of stuff. Please place all your answers in one comment and LEAVE ME AN EMAIL OR TWITTER ADDRESS!
As always...all hateful or bashing comments will be removed. I've never had to do this because I have the most awesome followers ever, but if you have an example of something you don't like, you're welcome to tell us about it, just don't bash, PRETTY PLEASE!
As always...all hateful or bashing comments will be removed. I've never had to do this because I have the most awesome followers ever, but if you have an example of something you don't like, you're welcome to tell us about it, just don't bash, PRETTY PLEASE!
I'm on twitter @khal_khaleesi =)
ReplyDelete1) YA Horror
2)I love the Bad Girls Don't Die series by Katie Alender.
3)I prefer first person.
4) A character that is witty, funny, and just believable really.
5) Humor, sarcasm, and kindness
6) I can overlook grammar mistakes if the pacing is actually good and the characters are believable.
7) If a book disses God & Christianity a lot, I will never pick up anything by that author.
Hope that helps =)
1 Mystery, thriller, romance
ReplyDelete2 Faves this year – Amy and Roger’s Epic detour and Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
3 New theme/plot/concept/storyline; real, relateable characters, good pace
4 Third omniscient
5 Real, relateable
6 Humor, sincerity and honesty
7 Can overlook lousy pace if the story is intriguing enough.
8 Loose/ repeated plot, unbelievable characters, slow pace and poor editing.
reviewing.shelf@gmail.com
What your favorite genre is to read?
ReplyDeleteYA Contemporary
One or two of your favorite books. I get it, you can't pick one.
White Cat by Holly Black, Legend by Marie Lu
What makes a book amazing for you?
Really good characters.
Do you prefer first person, third limited, or third omniscient the best? If you even have an opinion.
I don't have a preference, but I'm partial to first person.
What makes an amazing character for you?
Someone relatable and realistic. Who can articulate the things I don't have words for.
What qualities must an amazing character possess?
They need to grow as a character
Are there flaws you can overlook for the right price (ie...great world-building, complex characters, raw & edgy content)
If you have good characters I can overlook a shaky plot
Now, for the hard one...what is the single thing that causes you to despise a book, to put it down and not pick it back up, ever? Something you loathe so bad you would like to claw your eyes out.
Really bad slut shaming and bad writing
What your favorite genre is to read?
ReplyDeleteYA DYSTOPIAN
One or two of your favorite books. I get it, you can't pick one.
Crewel by Gennifer Albin, Gravity by Melissa West
What makes a book amazing for you?
Characters I can relate to
Do you prefer first person, third limited, or third omniscient the best? If you even have an opinion.
First person
What makes an amazing character for you?
someone who grows from their experiences, and continues on with the fight no matter what. PLUS if they can make me laugh OUT LOUD, i love them even more.
What qualities must an amazing character possess?
Honesty
Are there flaws you can overlook for the right price (ie...great world-building, complex characters, raw & edgy content)
IF you have good characters, if not, i can never finish
Now, for the hard one...what is the single thing that causes you to despise a book, to put it down and not pick it back up, ever? Something you loathe so bad you would like to claw your eyes out
Slow pacing.
beccaboo97200(at)att(dot)net
>YA mostly Contemporary
ReplyDelete> The Fault in Our Stars or Angelfall
>The good plot and characters
>I think Third limited
> oh some bad-ass character who doesn't just stay in one corner hehehe
>intellectual,have a good heart,who's strong and has a sense of humor:)
>edgy content
>a girl who can't live w/o her partner or the romance that's build out of the blue(but sometimes I think its in the author's writing)
Thanks for the giveaway! love the questions :)
maryanngacayan at yahoo dot com
- YA contemporary :)
ReplyDelete- The Farm by Emily McKay. And The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong.
- the characters. And I really hate insta-love
- First Person.
- sarcasm. That's the most important thing.
- If the characters are too brave or boring, I can't finish the book.
- Bad writing, slow pacing, insta-love.
sabrina8_dulcik@yahoo.com
Thanks for the giveaway! :)
•What your favorite genre is to read? Mysteries/Urban
ReplyDelete•One or two of your favorite books. I get it, you can't pick one. The Emperor's Edge. Books by Lindsay Buroker.
•What makes a book amazing for you? Characters I relate to.
•Do you prefer first person, third limited, or third omniscient the best? If you even have an opinion. First.
•What makes an amazing character for you? The realness, ability to connect with me.
•What qualities must an amazing character possess? Sensitivity, humor, even if sick. Passion.
•Are there flaws you can overlook for the right price (ie...great world-building, complex characters, raw & edgy content) grammatical errors.
•Now, for the hard one...what is the single thing that causes you to despise a book, to put it down and not pick it back up, ever? Something you loathe so bad you would like to claw your eyes out. No story line. Just words.
What your favourite genre is to read?
ReplyDeleteYA, not so specific but mainly just fictional (Dystopian etc)
One or two of your favourite books. I get it, you can't pick one.
That's a tough one.. The Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Sherrilyn Kenyon Chronicles of Nick Series/ Dark-Hunter Series (both tied together)
What makes a book amazing for you?
Mainly the world-building and the ideas the author has come up with, along with unique character qualities.
Do you prefer first person, third limited, or third omniscient the best? If you even have an opinion.
I'm not picky when it comes to point of views, but Third Limited has to be at the top.
What makes an amazing character for you?
It would have to be the strength of the character. Being able to take care of themselves and fight for what they want (I love the character even more if their fighting ability is amazing).
What qualities must an amazing character posses?
Sarcasm, humor (any type), love, knowledge, strength, courage and sensitivity.
Are there flaws you can overlook for the right price (ie...great world-building, complex characters, raw & edgy content)
Complex world-building descriptions. Sometimes they can be hard to understand but I get the general idea
Now, for the hard one...what is the single thing that causes you to despise a book, to put it down and not pick it back up, ever? Something you loathe so bad you would like to claw your eyes out.
Bad writing (description wise, grammatical etc). Uninteresting storyline, slow paced. Love triangles, I despise them...