Do you prefer to wait until a full series is released, or read the individual novels as they release? I mostly read related series i.e. a romance trilogy where each book is about a different couple, and the characters are related in some way e.g. siblings or friends or co-workers. In these cases, I tend …
Interesting question! Let’s look at each factor separately, starting with what I think makes a compelling read: Character For me, story starts with character. Yes, there needs to be a plot, but I love character-driven stories. So I want to read about relatable and likeable characters. Familiar Fiction thrives on tropes i.e. authors using familiar …
Romance is my favourite genre, and I prefer two points of view in a romance: the heroine and the hero (in that order). Especially if the book is written in third person point of view (as most are). If the story is in first person, then I don’t mind if there is only one point …
Do you enjoy seeing cameos from an author’s previous books in a series? Yes 🙂 Character cameos are one of the reasons I enjoy reading series. One of the things I don’t like about standalone titles is the feeling that I’ve met a bunch of characters I love and knowing that when I close the …
I didn’t grow up in a Christian home, so didn’t read a lot of Christian books as a child except for the illustrated Children’s Bible my aunt bought me when I was around eight. I didn’t read a lot for pleasure during university, even though I lived relatively close to an excellent Christian bookshop. In …
What’s your view on detailed character descriptions in fiction? Personally, I’m not a fan of detailed descriptions–whether that’s descriptions or character, setting, or anything else. I’d rather get on with the story. A brief description is fine, but please don’t spend pages and pages telling me things I don’t need to know. (I don’t need …
One of the downsides of being an avid reader is there are So. Many Books. And it’s impossible to remember all the details. This means I only remember the very best … or the very worst. (But I’m not going to mention them.) There is also this little issue called age which means I’m more …
I tend to buy ebooks (or get review copies from NetGalley). I haven’t signed up for Kindle Unlimited as a reader because I already have so many unread books that I’ve bought. I really feel I need to read them first! (I also should read the books I have before buying more, but that’s a …
This is easy, and it should also be a no-brainer. After all, authors should also be readers, and it shouldn’t be difficult to switch between reader brain and writer brain. I wish authors would remember that not all books are for all readers. We all have favourite genres, tropes, and writing styles, and it’s not …
Yes. The two main newsletters I subscribe to are BookBub and FaithBooks. BookBub is the granddaddy of all email newsletters. Authors pay for the advertisements, and it offers one or two free or on-sale books each day for each genre the reader selects. I use it to follow Christian fiction and nonfiction. I have found …
