Top Ten Tuesday 5

  

Hosted by Broke and Bookish. 

The Topic for This week:

Top Ten Words/Topics That Will Make You NOT pick up a book. 

Well before I begin I must forwarn everyone that NONE of these are 100%, but overall the following tend to be my "offs" for books.  Once again, these are in no particular order.

1. Expensive ebooks.  I am cheap here.  $2.99 or less is my theory.  Anything more and I would prefer to buy a physical copy even if it costs more.  
2. Sad books/tearjerkers are usually not my thing.  Once in a while, but over all no.  If I am forewarned that I will need a box of tissues I probably won't read it.  
3.  Westerns-not my genre.  Just, no.  Modern cowboys or even older books set on farms are fun.  But saddle blazing, trail gunning men?  Nah...
4. Heavy Romance.  Romance in a book if fine but usually not a fan of it being the focal point of a book.  I need story!  Suspense, family drama, anything to add to it.  
5. The author gave up on the series.   If I hear this and find it to be true, I will never give the earlier books a chance.  I don't care how good the series is.  I hate when authors do not finish.
6. Bland covers- Just the title is boring.  I like when the cover gives me a hint of what the book is about.  Also I am a color nut!
7. No summary!  Posting 1-2 review quips is fine but when that is all I see then I won't bother.  I want to know ABOUT the book.  Not what someone thinks about it.  I can get online and look up reviews on my favorite blogs or Goodreads if that is the case.
8. Books that are of religions not my own.  Mainly non-fiction but even fiction if religious tones are too heavy and they are not of my beliefs I don't want to read it.
9. Text speak!  Also heavy slang use.  So many young authors these days.  I seriously wonder how many know proper English.  Ever is not Evah.  When a character is in first person I don't want to see OMG, LOL unless they are actually typing/writing it out!  It is one this if a character is texting/writing or talking, but if they are not use the full words and use them correctly.  So many youth struggle to learn as is, I hate seeing them think that what they read is correct.  
10. Political/War books.  Both fiction and non.  These just are not my thing.  I find them boring often times.  

Do you agree/disagree with any of these? Leave me your comment of what you think with  a link to your list so I can return the favor. 

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