As you can probably tell, I love books. However, there are a few things that just get on my nerves. So, without further ado, here are five things that I needed to rant about.
1. Spoiling the ending of a book in the blurb
I don't know why, but recently I've bought several books where they tell you the ending, or at least several important plot points, in the blurb. I can't understand why anyone would think that this was a good idea. What do they honestly think will happen? That I'll walk into a shop, pick up a book, read the blurb, and then think "Oh, I really like the ending, I think I'll go read it now."
2. The "This book is just like Twilight" cover
Never mind the fact that Twilight is an objectively bad book, or that the book had a really gorgeous cover before, or that this book has absolutely nothing in common with Twilight.
3. The Never-ending Story
This was supposed to be just one book, but then the author found out how much money they could make if they wrote a sequel or two. Or four. What's that you say? The previous book was advertised as the end of the series? Never mind, your readership are like goldfish, and you waited a few years, they've probably forgotten about all that.
4. The Writer who's "Down with the Kidz"
This writer understands young people. They're hip to the fact that teenz like their cellphones, and slang, and this new-fangled internet thing. They spend the entire novel proving just how rad they are using the latest slang, demonstrating their knowledge of the cool new bands, and writing out text messages in full to show that they know how to abbrevi8.
5. Books set in Privilege Land
Welcome to Privilege Land, where everyone is rich, able-bodied, white, straight, rich, cisgendered and ridiculously good looking. For bonus points, have all of the characters pretend that their lives are terrible, when the worst thing that ever happens to them is that they have a crush on their friend's boyfriend.
1. Spoiling the ending of a book in the blurb
I don't know why, but recently I've bought several books where they tell you the ending, or at least several important plot points, in the blurb. I can't understand why anyone would think that this was a good idea. What do they honestly think will happen? That I'll walk into a shop, pick up a book, read the blurb, and then think "Oh, I really like the ending, I think I'll go read it now."
2. The "This book is just like Twilight" cover
Never mind the fact that Twilight is an objectively bad book, or that the book had a really gorgeous cover before, or that this book has absolutely nothing in common with Twilight.
3. The Never-ending Story
This was supposed to be just one book, but then the author found out how much money they could make if they wrote a sequel or two. Or four. What's that you say? The previous book was advertised as the end of the series? Never mind, your readership are like goldfish, and you waited a few years, they've probably forgotten about all that.
4. The Writer who's "Down with the Kidz"
This writer understands young people. They're hip to the fact that teenz like their cellphones, and slang, and this new-fangled internet thing. They spend the entire novel proving just how rad they are using the latest slang, demonstrating their knowledge of the cool new bands, and writing out text messages in full to show that they know how to abbrevi8.
5. Books set in Privilege Land
Welcome to Privilege Land, where everyone is rich, able-bodied, white, straight, rich, cisgendered and ridiculously good looking. For bonus points, have all of the characters pretend that their lives are terrible, when the worst thing that ever happens to them is that they have a crush on their friend's boyfriend.