Top Ten Tuesday (52)

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This Tuesday's theme is...

Top Ten Book Turn-Offs

Some of these may be turn-offs, but that doesn't mean they'll stop me from reading a book. For the most part, they're just things that drive me crazy in books.

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Improper Texting

I hate when characters exchange texts and they don't use complete sentences and full words. I text like I'm writing it out--all there and everything. And if Dog cant text with full words, you can, too.

He said she said they said what:

Multiple POVs

I'm not saying I dislike multiple POVs, but if they're not done right, sometimes it's just too much and I get bored because I want certain POVs. But like this picture, sometimes all the POVs can get confusing. 'Nuff said.

I hear what you're saying, 

but I kind of just want to punch you:

Annoying Main Characters

If I can't stand the person whose POV I'm reading from, I'm going to have a hard time with the book. And gosh, I hate this movie.

Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, 

but I love you, and there's no maybe:

Instalove

Okay, so I'm not necessarily against instalove. But sometimes I get really annoyed when relationships progress way too fast. Like, you just met each other yesterday, you don't already love each other.

Pocahontas would never leave John Smith:

Things That Are Unrealistic

I get that books are fiction, and that in fiction anything is possible. But even then, there needs to be something realistic about the story, and sometimes things happen that I just find unrealistic. And can we please pretend Pocahontas 2 never happened?

I was typing this when, SUDDENLY:

The Word Suddenly

There's just something about this word I can't stand, and I think it started when I read a book and kept the noticing the word. It's okay a little bit (though I still hate it), but when it's used all the time I just ughhh.

When like you like use like the like same 

like words like all like the like time:

Overused Words

Don't use the same word a hundred times in the same chapter. I notice.

Rome was built with the snap of your fingers:

Rushing

I like to know details about what happens, and like I some scenes to last a few pages because it's a cool scene. But when something happens--say, a character dying--just like that and that's it, that's rushing through it and I'm unsatisfied.

You already said that. Twice.:

Repeat Information

We already know that you need to do this and that and think this and that. You don't need to tell us a million times.

Come close, lean in, closer, and--ah, man!:

Tension

Okay, so this isn't really a turn-off. BUT. My goodness, the feels that you get from tension. Just kiss already, people!