Wednesday Woe: When I Put It Down

The problem with being a writer is that you start reading with an eye toward research—how is the author putting together their story?  It makes for great reading when the book is tightly woven, not so great when I'm shaking the pages trying to make sense of a plot or character.

For example, reading a cozy with a male sleuth and it's all well and good until he starts hitting on one girl. Which is fine—until he makes a move on the sister (on the next page!).  That's when I put it down.

I get ...