Made Me Look!
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Description - If the synopsis eludes to the story being heartwarming or feel-good, I am in!
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
Let us know in the comments!
Great post, Sam! I can relate to what you like—a lot of it is the same for me. I can't lie and say that a cover doesn't make a huge difference, at least in making me look. I've been fooled by a plain or boring or weird cover before, but I'm usually attracted to the fun, colourful, and also illustrated covers. 😍
ReplyDeleteWhen they post books on NG with the placeholder covers, I try to be objective and read the summary, but I need the cover to give me a feel for it. YES! Colorful and fun - 100%.
DeleteSetting doesn't have a huge impact on me, and I don't mind longer reads, but the rest I agree with 1000x over!
ReplyDeleteI like getting to the conclusion quickly, I suppose. When the book is too long, I feel like I am waiting forever to find out what this was all about.
DeleteI agree with all of these except #4. There's nothing wrong with animals on the cover, I'm just not personally drawn to those.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
I am all about the cute and fluffy
DeleteI judge books by their covers too. A good cover is the quickest way to make me read the synopsis.
ReplyDeleteI think a cover is a critical part of marketing a book.
DeleteI had no idea big books discouraged you!
ReplyDeleteI don't want to read a book for several days. I like to start it one day and finish it the next. I enjoy the variety, like watching a bunch of TV shows. I never binge watched in my life. That's too long in one world.
DeleteGreat topic Sam. I'm with you on the cover lover thing. I also choose books for my challenges. We have a lot in common.
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