Top Ten Tuesday - Made Me Look

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is...

Made Me Look!

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Happy Tuesday! I struggle with freebies and went back and forth on what I would talk about this week. Then I thought about when I am perusing the eLibrary, Amazon, or Netgalley and wanted to share what makes me click the link to learn more about a book. 

What I Like

1. Author - If it's an author I have read and enjoyed before, I will always want to learn more about their work. I usually have good luck with the same authors and am confident I will enjoy more of their work. 
2. Title - There is nothing like a creative title to catch my eye. I love a punny title, but there are also certain words that will catch my eye and make me want to know more. 
3. Cover - I am a cover-ho, and a good cover will always get my attention though there are certain elements that will ALWAYS make me look. 
4. Animals on the cover - I have read a lot of books based on this criteria alone. I have a thing for furry friends, and these covers radiated warmth and drew me in. 
5. Description - If the synopsis eludes to the story being heartwarming or feel-good, I am in! 
6. Setting - You guys know I do reading challenges, and I will pick up a book based on its setting to be able to check something off my list. 

What makes me walk away

7. Page count - Look, I am not a big book lover. I like my books to be under 400 pages. I have wasted time reading long books that could have been shorter and am therefore suspect of chonky books. 
8. Issues books - I get enough reality in real life, I don't need to be overwhelmed by issues in books. I am looking for entertainment not agendas or soapboxing. 
9. A bad cover - I already admitted that I judge books by their covers, and a book with a bad cover will capture my attention in a negative way. What can I say, I am shallow. 
10. Blurb - If an author I didn't enjoy blurbs a book, that could very well be a strike against the book. I also don't care if it was a celebrity book club pick, Tik Tok sensation, or NYT best seller. 

How do books draw or repel you?
Let us know in the comments!