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Thursday, May 09, 2013

Book Girls Don’t Cry… They Vent on Pet Peeves

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Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:
 

Bookish Pet Peeves!



We are talking pet peeves today! I’m sure you will all have some to share as well and this is my favorite thing to discuss in books so gimme all you got in the comments, loves! I’ve grown to have very many pet peeves through the years so I will just list the ones that are the most annoying for me.

Insta-Love
Oh hell to the no (and really who doesn’t have this as a pet peeve by now?)! What more can I even say about it? Insta-love sucks. An instant attraction is ok, insta-lust is fine, but those relationships that go from zero to “I will die without you” end-all kind of love in 60 seconds never do it for me. I need to believe in the connection they have, or at least understand why they love each other so damn much! “Oh his pecks are so big, I WILL LOVE HIM FOREVER” eeeh, no.

“Teenage” Slang Gone Wrong
Another pet peeve of mine is when authors try to bring their characters to life by trying too hard to make them sound like teenagers. Using way too many swear words, or stuff like “yo” “ whassup” and “dude” splattered all over. Obviously slang is common among teenagers, but don’t overdo it. The most recent example of this occurred in Period 8. Blah! But hey, at least they’re trying to make them sound authentic, unlike my next pet peeve:

Non Contracted Dialogue
This is one that I feel is not very common or doesn’t seem to bother many others, but I can’t stand it when, during dialogue (inner dialogue included), words are not contracted. Have you ever spoken like: “I do not want to leave. I am waiting until she calls.” People–especially teenagers–don’t talk like this. It annoys me so hard for some reason. Most often than not I have to DNF these. It’s just not natural speech for humans! When it’s a very literary read with a rich prose or even a historical novel,  I’m (sometimes) ok with this style of writing, but otherwise–if it’s just another YA paranormal–then I will use the book to make smores.

Look-Alikes
How many different versions of Twilight have YOU come across since the original? Twi-like books are all the rage, it seems. You would not believe the amount of times  I have re-met Edward Cullen! That kid gets around! It’s not just Twilight, though, look at Hunger Games look-alikes, or how this New Adult genre is already filled to the brim with “broken lovers with dark pasts” plots. It seems like when something is popular, everyone is trying to get a chance to milk the cow until it’s dry instead of using actual imagination and some creativity to write a good book! Give me some originality!!

THE EVIL SENTENCE! <–click!
Speaks for itself!

You will see 2 missing common pet peeves from this list: love triangles and cliffhangers. I actually don’t mind either when they’re not done lamely. Triangles, in a lot of cases, are boring but I simply don’t pay much attention to them; I don’t loathe them as much as others, I just don’t particularly like them. However, they can be done very well in other cases, like in Cynthia Hand’s Unearthly series. As for cliffhangers, I find they often give me that final exciting shock that makes the book memorable and, well, shocking. So while I will still want to hurl the book for making me wait to find out what happens, I secretly love the thrill. BUT, like everything in life, it has to be done for the right reasons; gimmicky cliffhangers are a bore.

Your turn! 😀
What are some of your pet-peeves?

Also, don’t forget to leave suggestions for future topics you’d like to see! 🙂

You know you love me!
Xoxo, Book Girl!
Book Girls Don’t Cry: Genres – From Hot to Not

Book Girls Don’t Cry: Genres – From Hot to Not

Posted by on 05/02/2013 • 50 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:  

From Hot to Not Anymore!

Book trends! From insta-love to love triangles to vampire romance; trends are vicious, but today we’re talking book genres! We want to know what you’re tired of, what you can’t seem to get enough of, and what you think the future holds!

Tiresome genres are not unheard of. How about dystopias? Anyone? Personally, I am so very tired of this genre, now. I was the biggest fan of dystopias when I began my blog not even 2 years ago, even now I get excited when I hear of a new one coming out…

Book Girls Don’t Cry: Blogging Schedules

Posted by on 04/25/2013 • 40 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:  

Planning is half the battle!

When you start a blog most people go in with absolutely no clue what it entails, nor how much organization goes into running one–especially if you want good constant content AND respect what publishers ask as far as reviewing the books they send to you on time.

My first few months of blogging were craz-ay! I was not using anything to keep track and just going about it with the flow, and it got pretty unorganized. I would forget tours I had signed up for, and I lost track of what was due…

Book Girls Don’t Cry: The Trendy Novellas

Posted by on 04/19/2013 • 53 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:  

Optional No More?

All the novellas! What is up with ALL THE NOVELLAS? I completely understand that it’s a way to keep up with the series so you don’t forget the characters or your connection to them, or even to get to know those little side characters who are often the protagonists of these novellas. I’ve even enjoyed a few of these myself. However, on the other hand I’m not sure I like how the trend is turning them into must-read novellas. Which means that if you don’t read one, you find yourself a little out of place…

Book Girls Don’t Cry: Requesting ARCs

Posted by on 04/11/2013 • 66 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:  

Publishers are not so scary!

So you have a book blog? And you’d like to get those awesome books for review that you’ve been eyeing in wrap-up posts? I was completely alone, going in blind, when I started requesting from publishers, and while most of it was me going about it by what I felt was right and nothing else, I did learn a thing or two that I think it may help some bloggers reach out to publishers–they really are all awesome to deal with. What’s the worse that can happen? I’ll tell you actually: They won’t…

Book Girls Don’t Cry: Judging a Book by its Cover

Posted by on 04/04/2013 • 48 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:  

Making a Good First Impression!

You’ve all heard that making a good first impression is important, right? During job interviews, meeting the parents, etc. And then you’ve also heard to not judge a book by its cover, no? Don’t you find both are kind of contradicting? A book cover is the first impression we get of a book, why shouldn’t we judge one by what we first see? At least to some extent. Sure there are tons of great books out there with mediocre covers at best, like so (and yes some of these were changed thank goodness):

Book Girls Don’t Cry, They RSS!

Posted by on 03/28/2013 • 37 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:  

Goodbye Google Reader, Hello Something Better!

You heard me! Google Reader leaving is not exactly the end of the world, nor is it even bad at all. There are tons of other readers out there, some free, others that require a fee but give out a little something extra for it.Today I will feature two of my favorite alternatives which also seems to be the ones most liked by the majority so you might learn some tips and tricks if you’re new to these, or it may help you choose!

BLOGLOVIN Bloglovin’ is close to being the same…

Book Girls Don’t Cry, They Read New Adult!

Posted by on 03/21/2013 • 101 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:   This week’s topic was suggested by Nick from Nick’s Book Blog

We are Growing Up! *Sniffs*

Young Adult, New Adult, Old Adult–is that the next step? >.<

There is a new fad, and we’ve all fallen victim to it–or at least that’s what it seems, I know some are avoiding it like the plague, too. But you know what? I may only have a few New Adult books read under my belt, but I can say I’m a big fan of the genre! I know some say it’s only YA with sex, it’s what I thought at first…