1. A Missing Person - a cold case you say? Someone disappeared multiple years ago and there has been no sign of them? Or disappeared recently and there are few clues? I will be picking that book up!
2. Discovered Letters/Diary - I remember my very favorite Babysitter's Club book involved one of the girls (Stacy I'm thinking) finding a diary and learning about an old house in town. My love for this particular trope has not changed.
3. An Old House - The house can be abandoned, dilapidated or beautifully kept and filled with antiques. Whatever the state (though I probably prefer the abandoned and dilapidated being brought back to life) if the book features an old house I'm here for it.
4. A Ghost - I'm a little iffy on paranormal but I absolutely love a book with a ghost element. This may be another holdover from childhood as I devoured all of the middle grade ghostly fiction I could find but I still love a good ghostly story be it a mystery or other fiction genre.
5. A Bookish Element - I'm frequently disappointed by books about books but I will always try them. My favorite thing is when a character in a book is really a reader - not just mentions of them loving books for window dressing but really seems to actively read and relish talking about books. It always makes for a fun read.
Anything with Paris in it, and then vineyards maybe because both very far away from me will draw me in.
ReplyDeleteA cold case and a bookish element get me too. I'm also a sucker for found family, close friendships, and psychic elements.
ReplyDeleteI like all 5 of the things you listed too. I like witches also, mostly. And locked room mysteries. And Gothic elements - like an old house...
ReplyDeleteI read The Next Always and another book from that quartet a while ago...I wanted to read them all. But they were also lost in my move! (I keep saying "lost," but my daughter gave most of my books away!)
ReplyDeleteI like the look of A Family of Strangers and A Paris Apartment.
Enjoy your weekend.
Ha I'll always try a book about books and like you not always get hooked but I will always give them a go!
ReplyDeleteFun topic! And I agree with all 5. I can't resist any of these tropes.
ReplyDeleteThe topics of books, baking, and crafts always catch my attention. I've been kinda into modern day romances right now.
ReplyDeleteSecret letters and ghosts always seem to grab my attention.
ReplyDeleteNailed it... i love all of these and will one-click for them :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I can agree with all five of these, particularly bookish elements & old houses... Or just houses in general to be honest, when a house is like a focal character all on its own.
ReplyDeleteMy five would be a lot less happier I think-sharks, creatures, dark forests, expeditions....that kind of thing!
ReplyDeleteOld houses and ghosts are at the top of my list too, although I don't seem to find many that interest me. 😯
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