So, here's my question for this week -- what makes a romance novel (or any novel, really) go from awww (that's so sweet!) to awful for you as a reader?
I've read a few romances where it's "obvious" the couple are meant for each other and the author writes about their story in such a wooden and puppet-like way that I honestly feel like moving my arms up and down like a marionette master. Those books usually hit the wall with a big thud. Now that I read on my Kindle most of the time, those books get the left square click, scroll down and DELETE from Kindle. :)
When the couples do the deed at or before the 50% point of the book, I tend to lose interest in the continuing deed-doing and just want to finish off the story and go find a new romance with a little more suspense.
Other romances that tend to make me fall off the page count are when the hero is abusive or when the heroine is incredibly passive. B O R I N G!
For me, I was reading a series and the writer decided not to write about the characters from the previous books at all in the book and it really turned me off the whole series!
An example of a movie I stopped watching was after the eyeball scene in "Hostel." EEEK!
Anything involving victimization of children is a dead stop for me!
So, that's the awful list!
Now some awwwws :)
- a character finds out something about another character and does something to bring the relationship closer
- another character sets the stage for happiness and it works
-just when you think the couple will never "be" things seem to flow and you can't wait to see it all click
-there's an unexpected interaction and the two end up face to face -- for some reason, I love that!!!
Let me know your favorite "awws" and "awfuls."
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!
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