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has anybody else ever had the disappointment of reading a book that they wanted to like, but it just kinda... fell flat?
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I first read that as describing someone was a a nerd for werewolf books, rather than a book nerd who was also a werewolf - equally offputting, either way. Ambiguity, the devil's volleyball.
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The real question is does the vampire become Amish? If the vampire slept all day, wouldn't the Amish consider him a layabout? I thought the Amish didn't go for mirrors. But unfortunately for Mr. Vampire, they do use them. |
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The author Laura Bickle wrote a couple of books about Amish folk fighting vampires. It was a weird mix, but I found them oddly entertaining, and not at all the type of books I normally read.
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How about adding book descriptions to the title? Stuff like:
Wuthering Heights: A slow burn friends to lovers romance with a shocking twist! I know these are authors (or publishers) trying to game the system and I hate it. |
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Or how about stop treating us like we are stupid. I think we know what a novel is. We do not need to be told that your book is a novel aka Some Book: A Novel.
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Wut! They didn't put "If you like Bridgeton you'll love this"! Quote:
Or Series stuff so broken on Amazon & Kindle that people are putting the full series name and "Book n" in the book title. |
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