All readers have those things that annoy them when they are reading a novel...here are mine. It's the list I counsel myself with, too, as I'm writing. If I missed one of yours, do comment!
Excellent list, Regan! I think number 7 is my biggest pet peeve - Moral lectures disguised as romance.
I despise being preached to as well. Yes every good book should have a premise, but you don’t need to bash me over the head with it. Dickens made social comments all the time, but I never felt like I was being lectured. It was just the backdrop of his stories. He just showed it.
I despise being preached to as well. Yes every good book should have a premise, but you don’t need to bash me over the head with it. Dickens made social comments all the time, but I never felt like I was being lectured. It was just the backdrop of his stories. He just showed it.