Suggested by Jennysbooks:
Something I’ve been thinking about lately: “What words/phrases in a blurb make a book irresistible? What words/phrases will make you put the book back down immediately?”
I had to think a little about this one:
Blurbs that make me want to pick up a book include: “horror”, “paranormal”, “mystery”, “suspense”, “historical fiction”, “fantasy”, “magic”, “true crime”…can you tell, there is somewhat of a theme here, lol! I love scary stories or anything crime related.
That said, there is really only one kind of book that turns me off for the most part and that is anything that is very religious. Happy Thursday everyone!
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Words like those can put me off or draw me in depending on my mood! I'm fickle me.
.-= Novel Insights´s last blog ..Booking Through Thursday – Blurb =-.
I have almost the same list!
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I agree…anything that says "religious/spiritual journey" just turns me right off. Another phrase is anything "of the heart."
.-= Priscilla´s last blog ..Booking Through Thursday: Blurbs =-.
Ditto on the religious thing. Anything with fantasy or magic will get my attention though.
hey we are in the same page here
your chosen words are alike like mine
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Mystery does it for me too- lol
I really enjoy true crime shows (First 48, Crime 360, Notorious, Forensics) yet I haven't read many True Crime books. I am going to look for some. But crime, murder mystery, thriller..those words definitely catch my attention when related to a book!
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