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Q: What writing device or trick most irritates you when reading a book? For example, if an author employs an omnipotent narrator that is sometimes considered bad form.


Freaking cliffhangers! A great series is a book that leaves you wanting the read the next one but can also stand on its own. I should anticipate the next book but I should also be left satisfied with the ending of the book I just read.
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  1. UnknownOctober 25, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    Hi there! I like your answer. As an author, these kinds of questions give me an insight as to what readers prefer. And it certainly helps to know!!

    New Follower :)

    Marilyn @ Marilyn's Mystery Blog

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  2. Alison Can ReadOctober 25, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Hopping through. I love cliffhangers when I have the next book ready to read. Otherwise, they're hard to handle.
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  3. UnknownOctober 25, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    Oh, I agree with your points. I don't care for cliffhangers, but mostly I hate anything that happens due to coincidence. I like logical steps to a conclusion.

    New follow via GFC.

    Julie~ New Adult Addiction

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  4. SarahOctober 25, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    Cliffhangers don't bother me much IF I can get the next book in hand quickly!
    new follower on gfc :)
    My FF

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  5. SusanOctober 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    I actually like cliffhangers, but only if they're awesome. I hate really bad, contrived cliffies.

    New follower via GFC!

    My FF

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  6. Alexis @ Reflections of a BookaholicOctober 26, 2012 at 1:24 AM

    I picked cliffhangers as well! Uhhh. I just hate them.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 26, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    Yeah, Cliffhangers makes me crazy!!
    New Follower :)
    Check out MY FF

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  8. RinnOctober 26, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    New follower via GFC =)
    I'm so divided on cliffhangers! I suppose it depends how they're done.
    Rinn (My FF)

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  9. UnknownOctober 26, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    I agree 100%

    Kelly @ Kelly Walker Writes

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  10. BunnitaOctober 26, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    Hi all thanks for commenting and following. I'm following back as we speak.

    I know there are many people who love suspense and cliffhangers. I like knowing the end even if it's an ending I didn't expect or want. Cliffhangers leave me restless especially since you can never be sure if the next book will actually come out...life happens.

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  11. UnknownOctober 26, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Agree.... cliffhangers were real bad in the book Shadows by Ilsa J Bick

    New follower via GFC

    My post - F&F: Lit Tropes
    Addie @ READioactive Book Blog

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  12. UnknownOctober 26, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    I hate cliffhangers! especially when you are expected to wait a whole year to read the next book!

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  13. AnonymousOctober 26, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Hopping through, nice answer.

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  14. UnknownOctober 26, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    There is a fine art to a cliff hanger and almost no one gets it right! totally agree with you!

    New follower via GFC :)

    My FF Post :)

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  15. Liesel K. HillOctober 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    While I totally understand your point, as a writer, I'm going to have to take a stand in defense of cliffhangers. I know they're annoying--trust me, I've been there--but a good cliffhanger also ENSURES--not just probably--that readers will pick up the next book. So, I get it. But try not to be too hard on us authors just trying to make a living. :D Great answer. New follower here via GFC. My FFs are at Musings on Fantasia and LKHill. Happy Friday! :D

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  16. BunnitaOctober 26, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Thanks to everyone for stopping by. Just reading a series makes many of us read the next book. Especially someone like me. But if I read a book and nothing is resolved. Everything is left up in the air. I'm pissed and I probably won't read the next one. I feel cheated. The main plot needs to be resolved for me. I'm I making sense? o_O

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  17. SabinaOctober 27, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    Completely agree!


    New follower via GFC.

    My FF

    Sabina @ Delirious About Books

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  18. UnknownOctober 30, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    HI! New follower here. Cliffhangers are also one of my pet peeves. If the main conflict of the book is wrapped up and the cliffhanger is about a new conflict then I don't usually throw the book across the room ;)

    Also, I am giving away a Kindle or Nook (winners choice) on my blog if you are interested. The contest ends in 1 day!

    Peace & Love
    Crystal @ YA Society

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