For The Love of Reading: FRIDAY FOLLOW - BOOK PET PEEVES

Friday, December 2, 2011

FRIDAY FOLLOW - BOOK PET PEEVES

This week's question :

"What is your biggest pet peeve when it comes to books? Maybe you don’t like love triangles or thin plots? Tell us about it!"

If you are new to the #FF fun, Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that expands your blog following by a joint effort between bloggers. Feature & Follow Friday is now hosted by TWO hosts Parajunkee's View of course and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!

Features this week are: FicBookReviews & Lauren Gets Literal!

How does this work? You visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "Hi!" in their comments. You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

Don't miss The Cowboy and The Vampire Weekend! On right now!

This week's question :

"What is your biggest pet peeve when it comes to books? Maybe you don’t like love triangles or thin plots? Tell us about it!"

Answer :

Alright, without going too negative, as weekend is coming, I'm going attempt to take this lightly. ;)

I'm currently reading, about finishing, a book that has Underlining with some words, and that seems to really break me from concentrating on the story. What else? Oh, I don't like Unsolved Issues, you know when the character does something in the middle of the book and you go 'oh, what was that', and then it's never resolved. What else? I really really dislike animals dying, that's just unnessecery, and it brings out the little sad peta-girl in me. ;) But, okay, what bothers me the most are dumb characters, that's a deal breaker, if the character doesn't work then the book gets shut, as simple as that.

Oh, and don't miss in taking part in The Cowboy and The Vampire Weekend! With a 5 Star Review, Guest Blog "Cowboy or Vampire?", Co-Author Interview and Signed Copy Giveaway coming this weekend you want to take part, drop by, comment and generally *squee* if you're into Cowboys or Vampires, or hey, both!

What about you, what are your biggest book pet peeves?

Really, spill it, I want to know!?

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Melliane · 695 weeks ago

Ah you're right unsoved issue is so frustrating! And we keep that in mind all along the book...

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thanks for stopping by my blog.

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Thanks for dropping by Melliane! :D

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jenn · 695 weeks ago

Oh unresolved issues are baaaad! Also when something that's mentioned that you THINK is going to be important but turns out to be nothing and you've just wasted that brain space holding on to that tidbit! Haha.

Thanks for following:)

jenn | my follow friday

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

LOL! Poor waisted brain space! ;D I could have used that to remember I had to be somewhere today!

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Amanda · 695 weeks ago

so right!

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

:)

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

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sinn · 695 weeks ago

Agreed! If I know an animal is going to die in a book, I refuse to read it. There is a reason I have never read or watched Marley and Me!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Returning the follow ^_^

sinn @ sinnful books

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Marley and me... :( I didn't know he was gonna die and went and read it!

Glad you dropped by! Hope to see you again!

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Agrippina Legit 59p · 695 weeks ago

Wow, underlining is very unusual, and I think that would bug me as well! Animals dying and animal cruelty are things I really struggle with. I've stopped reading good books due to those things in the past :(

Following you back :)

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

I can't stand animals getting hurt, I feel it's our duty as the dominant species to take care of others.

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Cathy Keaton · 695 weeks ago

Yes, unsolved issues is a pet-peeve of mine, too. I can hardly think of them all because I just have too many. But, I hate when the author does something that you notice, that you think will come up again later in the story, but it never does. Ugh... It makes you wonder what was the point of that.

And, I get super emotional when animals die in books, too. I don't call it a pet-peeve, but I definitely get weepy about it. Don't know why I won't necessarily get weepy when humans die in books...

Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Hi, Cathy! Ugh, definately annoying, if something happens in a book it should be for a reason! ;) Thanks for stopping by!

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Amanda P · 695 weeks ago

I dont know why authors even bother writing dumb characters unless its in a humorous context.

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

LOL! Exactly. ;)

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Book Savvy Babe · 695 weeks ago

ah yes, the dumb characters... so annoying, and I haven't seen books with underlining yet, but that would be pretty annoying as well... thanks for stopping by FF today! Book Savvy Babe

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

The underlining is... distruptive. :( The books not bad at all but the underlining was distruptive. :(

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Tristan B · 695 weeks ago

These are all great points, nothing worse than a dumb character. Happy FF ;)
Tristan @ Reads With Wreckless Abandon

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Have a great weekend too!

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Erin W · 695 weeks ago

I know what you mean when it comes to unsolved issues in storylines. So frustrating! Same goes with dumb characters - no one can be THAT dumb . . . surely . . . and I've come across a lot of airheads in my time.

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

LOL! Airheads indeed! The story can't be built on dumb. ;)

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Candice · 695 weeks ago

just want to thank you for following us at http://kcs-books.blogspot.com, i'm a new follower now, too!!! have a great weekend!!!

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Thanks for stopping by too!

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Juli @ Universe · 695 weeks ago

Thanks for stopping by on my blog. I completely agree with all your points! Useless characters performing useless actions damages reading please and is therefore a no go!! XD
Hope you have a great weekend!!
Juli @ Universe in Words

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Have a great weekend as well! Glad you could visit too.

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Alisa · 695 weeks ago

Thanks for dropping by my blog, here to return the favor and become a follower :0)

Oh, oh, oh! About the unsolved issues: I HATE THAT! Don't bring something up and keep me wondering about it and then end your book with no note of it. ESPECIALLY if it's the last book of the series. Then it just makes me go WTF? There better be a good spin-off with the answer then. I swear, everyone is ranting from this question, lol.

Have a great weekend :0)

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

LOL! Good point, there better be a good spin off! ;D

Havea good one too!

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Carmel @ Rabid Reads · 695 weeks ago

Dumb characters drive me bananas! Especially if it's a protag because I have to put up with them for the whole darned book.

I'm a new follower. :)

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

LOL! Exactly.

Thank for following Carmel!

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Mariam · 695 weeks ago

I hate unsolved issues! They always come back and haunt me!
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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Me too, and thinking about the book like that... not cool. ;)

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Alexandra Lanc · 695 weeks ago

Aw! I didn't think about animals dying. That is so sad, and true. :(

Thanks for stopping by and following. I'm following back now. :D

Be sure to check my blog soon. I'm running a Giveaway Dec. 4th - 12th, and am having an author Interview Dec. 9th, as well as many other great snidbits you'll want to read.

Alexandra~ http://www.wordsoftheworlds.blogspot.com

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Thanks, I'll definately drop by!

I have The Cowboy and The Vampire Giveaway starting Dec 4th, I hope you drop by too! :D

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Sarah Brown · 695 weeks ago

I also hate all the things you mentioned especially when something isn't figured out it just ruins it, thanks for stopping by

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meikkibeibi 97p · 695 weeks ago

Have a great weekend Sarah and thanks for stopping by too!

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Lauren · 695 weeks ago

It breaks my heart when something happens to animals in books!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Giselle · 695 weeks ago

Oh no!! Animals dying to NOT do well with me!!

Giselle
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Kika · 694 weeks ago

Oh gosh unsolved issues! yes! those are such thorns.

New follower!

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