Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Buzzwords or Phrases that Make Me Want to Read or Avoid a Book.
If I see anything like that mentioned I will immediately add the book to my TBR.
1. Cold Case - I love a good cold case investigation!
2. Forgotten/Hidden Letters - I love books involving secrets and old secrets are especially intriguing.
3. Sisters - I love sister relationships. I'm an only child so maybe it not hit so close to home!
4. Road Trip - I love road trips in fiction, real life, or nonfiction!
5. Coming Home - If a character is coming home after an extended absence I am so in.
6. Cozy and Heartwarming - I've been a big fan of cozy fiction lately especially fantasy and Japanese and if I see cozy AND heartwarming I can't resist.
If I see a hint of any of these, I will avoid the book at all costs unless multiple people with similar reading tastes assure me that I will like it.
7. Angst - I have very low tolerance for angst in real life and in fiction - especially if it feels like it's angst for no reason.
8. Love Triangle - Even if romance is very much not the focus of the book if there is a love triangle I am out.
9. Cheating - I just can't feel the same about a character that cheats.
10. Anything that sounds like it can make me cry - I'm an escapist reader and I don't like to cry so I tend to avoid any books that look really grim or that are labeled tearjerker.
What buzzwords make you read or avoid a book?
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