To the Author of (Insert Applicable Book Titles Here):

[scatteredlogic]

If your villain murders an extremely likable secondary character (and yes, that was a huge shock, as I'm sure you wanted it to be) midway through the book, don't have your hero tell me about the villain's capture and/or punishment. Show me

Comments

[aeriedraconia]

Yes indeed!

I'd also like to add this:

There's a fine line between feisty and bitch. Your heroine should never cross it. Unfortunately most heroines cross that line right off the bat.

[scatteredlogic]

Yes! I've noticed that, too. I've read more than one book where I wondered why on earth the hero even bothered sticking around because I would have been out the door, leaving bitchy heroine behind, like a shot.

[aeriedraconia]

I am now educated though. I now know that when a heroine is described a "feisty" on the back cover it REALLY means she's a card carrying beeyotch and I'm gonna want her to be eaten by giant rabid warthogs or something.

I hear you about wondering why the hero sticks with her. He's usually such a nice guy too. (See Dawn Cook's Truth series, I think) .

Earlier I forgot to add the TSTL heroines (Too Stupid To Live). Hate them!

[kitkat71483]

"If the hero is unfaithful to the heroine (for whatever reason), when the heroine confronts him about it, don't have them settle matters between them with a single apology and an ashamed expression. I want to see groveling. Extended groveling. Even if he didn't love her when he was unfaithful, he hurt her badly, and he knows he hurt her badly. A single "I'm sorry" just doesn't cut it."

STRONGLY agree! I hate that 'all is forgiven' so quickly. I will agree to telling them you will forgive them, hope to forgive them, but, you need time to get over it. Having them forgive and then rush off to have sex or other wise be this heavily in love couple....? Ugh!

"When your villain is far more interesting than your hero, you're doing it wrong. Or at least, you're presenting it wrong. Maybe you meant to tell another story entirely? I wouldn't mind, except, you know, I paid for this story. "I honestly don't think JKR planned for Snape's character to be so intricate as he turned out to be. She kept needing someone to fill a role and kept

[scatteredlogic]

~shudders~ I hate that whole "rape as true love" trope anyway, but that plot is just ridiculous! It's horrifying that both a writer and a publisher thought it was a good idea for a book. :(

[guinnevere_b]

OMG, you were SO right to burn that book.

There have been a few that I wanted to sue the author and publisher over; not for the money I paid for the book. I wanted the TIME back that I spent reading it. The book you described is worse than any of those.

[scatteredlogic]

LOL - I don't think I would have been able to finish it if it had been one book. I try to finish every book I start, but some things are just too much to ask. ;)

[scatteredlogic]

Hee! Yes, I have. Those things are like popcorn to me: they may not be very nutritious, but sometimes you just get a craving. ;)

[scatteredlogic]

That's always tough. ~nods~ I've gone to Goodreads before and looked at reviews of books I liked, then looked at the pages of people who liked them as much as I did to see what else they like. I've found some good books that way.

[junewilliams7]

WORD!!!! (fist pump)

[scatteredlogic]

It's sad that those things appear in so many books in some variation.