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What words in a book blurb or review turn you off and let you know, maybe this book isn’t for me?

What words in a book blurb or review turn you off and let you know, maybe this book isn’t for me. Mine are:

Sad, cried, heartwarming, heartbreaking, fantasy, zombies, thriller, murder, bloody.

I do read some sad books but I don’t seek that out as the biggest theme of the book.

Bonnie #questionnaire

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Rosemarie

This only happened to me once. . . I thought the movie, “Of Mice and Men” with Gary Senise and John Malcovich surpassed the book.

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Deborah

I read Of Mice and Men when my daughter had to read for college.

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Nancy

Apocalypse

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Jennifer

Yes! Yes! Yes! ?

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Nolwenn

Romance, love story, heartbreaking and 2nd world war

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Michelle

It just cracked me up but completely agreed with ZOMBIES!

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Thania

i don’t like bloody, zombies, vampires, romance, heartbreaking

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Joelle

Drugs

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Julissa

Turn offs: Romance, chicklit, biography, love story, heartwarming. Grabs me: disturbing, mystery, dark, horror, apocalyptic, bloody.

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Nishikido

Gay

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Trisha

heartwarming, dystopian, hilarious, zombie, werewolf, vampire

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Kathy

Good question. I’m curious what words get you interested?

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BonnieQuestion author

Words that get me interested are good writing, great characters, page turner, family dynamics, quirky, bookstore and unusual titles sometimes reel me in. But more than anything I start a book bc a friend has told me it’s good.

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Joyce

prescient

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Carol

Supernatural, horror, gruesome, and heartbreaking to name a few.

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BonnieQuestion author

Also magical realism and unreliable narrator, no, no, no

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Pamela

If I see magical realism or unreliable narrator I’m in! Hard pass on zombies or vampires though.

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Susan

The new Agatha Christie, the new Robert B. Parker, etc.

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Anita

If they describe the lifestyle of the main characters as:: Wealthy, socialite, rich, blue blood, uppercrust, or millionaire. I just put that book back on the shelf,

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Mari

Edgy, fierce, challenging, serial killer, dog.

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Jackie

In the book deal emails I get, I hate it when it starts with something like “with over 100 five star reviews.” I hardly ever look at those let alone buy them.

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Chloé

No word, actually… I consider the book as a whole and one word may turn me off but I give the first lines a go… But that is the ultimate acid test!

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Christa

Sad, Heartbreaking,Cried, Zombies

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Laura

Mine is cursing I hate it

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