tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post1463090748208425188..comments2023-10-20T09:55:26.528-04:00Comments on Blue Sky Bookshelf: Top Ten Tuesday: Words/Topics That Makes Me Stay AwayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-70933988108139334742013-08-09T22:39:21.596-04:002013-08-09T22:39:21.596-04:00I'm glad I'm not alone then! :)I'm glad I'm not alone then! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-62540798632792974552013-08-09T22:39:09.166-04:002013-08-09T22:39:09.166-04:00Thank you, Rachel!Thank you, Rachel!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-71186073197887895652013-08-09T22:38:57.706-04:002013-08-09T22:38:57.706-04:00Yes, I am too! It's like his complete make-up ...Yes, I am too! It's like his complete make-up just instantly changed! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-73870033247580877772013-08-09T22:38:34.209-04:002013-08-09T22:38:34.209-04:00Haha, thank you!Haha, thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-62344833299625863302013-08-09T22:38:19.284-04:002013-08-09T22:38:19.284-04:00I'm glad you do, I wish I did. I just..can'...I'm glad you do, I wish I did. I just..can't. I'm pretty wary as well :) <br /><br />YES, it's just why?!?! It's like when people put covers on and it doesn't even look like the MC! <br /><br />Thank you, you pinpointed it exactly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-88246552116550723572013-08-09T22:37:05.406-04:002013-08-09T22:37:05.406-04:00It's mine too :)It's mine too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-47344642871253069642013-08-09T22:36:58.048-04:002013-08-09T22:36:58.048-04:00YOU DID?! Tell me more! Well, good for you :) YOU DID?! Tell me more! Well, good for you :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-67336387297642485462013-08-09T22:36:35.059-04:002013-08-09T22:36:35.059-04:00THANK YOU *hugs*
Love that, perfectly said :) THANK YOU *hugs* <br /><br />Love that, perfectly said :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-60402238370343116442013-08-09T22:36:15.139-04:002013-08-09T22:36:15.139-04:00Sorry :) I will then! Thank you!Sorry :) I will then! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-82268598862201995052013-08-09T22:36:00.095-04:002013-08-09T22:36:00.095-04:00Haha! I love fantasy, but I"m very picky :)Haha! I love fantasy, but I"m very picky :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-18266052011690358962013-08-09T22:35:39.444-04:002013-08-09T22:35:39.444-04:00You are not :)You are not :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-51392640236920745392013-08-09T22:35:23.341-04:002013-08-09T22:35:23.341-04:00Okay. I might make an exception for The Coldest Gi...Okay. I might make an exception for The Coldest Girl in Coldtown :) <br /><br />HA. Disappointing fail. <br /><br />Me either now that I think about it. PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS TAKE NOTICE.<br /><br />Yes, exactly. And for the steamy, yes exactly on that too. I basically agree with all of above.<br /><br />And I agree on the last point because I see your side as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-34071429031397453022013-08-09T22:33:28.556-04:002013-08-09T22:33:28.556-04:00Ooh, you're a homeschooler?!Ooh, you're a homeschooler?! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-78424089173375041502013-08-09T22:33:08.709-04:002013-08-09T22:33:08.709-04:00That's good! I do too with love triangles, but...That's good! I do too with love triangles, but like it when someone points it out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-31463023796249756302013-08-09T22:32:26.092-04:002013-08-09T22:32:26.092-04:00Thanks :) Ooh, I'll check it out!Thanks :) Ooh, I'll check it out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-81012300305624831572013-08-01T11:11:08.066-04:002013-08-01T11:11:08.066-04:00I just love your GIFs. :) And your list is pretty ...I just love your GIFs. :) And your list is pretty similar to what mine would be if I had participated. Except that I do enjoy books from a male perspective, at least when it sounds realistic. I'm reading The Beginning of Everything right now and it's pretty great...and HILARIOUS.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-51442012676253588412013-07-27T19:17:43.052-04:002013-07-27T19:17:43.052-04:00Oh man. I feel like this could be MY list! I'm...Oh man. I feel like this could be MY list! I'm put off by so many of these things! Insta-love and love triangles are probably the biggest deciding factors for me, but I also can't stand stereotypes and book descriptions that TELL you a character is a bad boy. And I do understand what you mean about the male point of view. Although it can be quite refreshing sometimes, I usually find I never seem to have as much enthusiasm for books written from the male perspective compared books written from the female perspective. <br /><br />Great list, Sunny!Sam (Realm of Fiction)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04440380021875536125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-15560411888470822682013-07-27T15:15:29.200-04:002013-07-27T15:15:29.200-04:00Love triangles grate on my last nerve possible!! I...Love triangles grate on my last nerve possible!! I'm sick to death of them. I don't mind steamy, lol! Most of the "bad-boy" books I read the bad boy is not really bad, so I don't know about the label. Hmm....<br /><br />I hate overly descriptive worlds, info dumping or just really super wordy prose puts me to sleep, instantly! Great list here, Sunny! :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682335183798720529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-55113441937840689362013-07-24T12:24:50.531-04:002013-07-24T12:24:50.531-04:00I definitely can't stand books with insta-love...I definitely can't stand books with insta-love or the bad boy! I am particularly miffed when the bad boy isn't bad at all and becomes this nice guy in a matter of moments! Brilliant top ten Sunny, I wish I had taken part in this week's post! :)Jasprithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346050783201302967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-23983506595521229002013-07-24T11:27:00.143-04:002013-07-24T11:27:00.143-04:00I agree with so many of these! Especially vampires...I agree with so many of these! Especially vampires/werewolves, a book being advertised as steamy/sexy, and books written in verse. Your "Oh, you're a self-proclaimed bad boy?" gif is perfect! I agree, sometimes it seems like we're *told* who the character is from just the synopsis or their first introduction instead of being shown. <br /><br />Alice @ Alice in Readerland Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-67065849194935918162013-07-24T10:09:18.161-04:002013-07-24T10:09:18.161-04:00I agree with all of these except novels in verse, ...I agree with all of these except novels in verse, which I find to be refreshingly different. While I won't write off a book for being narrated by a male, I also feel guilty that this makes me a bit wary. They are not all bad, though; I just finished Dead Ends by Erin Jade Lange, which stars two boys and is fantastic.<br /><br />Your GIF for your "for fans of..." point is perfect, because that is the most unimaginative thing a blurb writer could do. Half the time it is a turn-off because you hate the book being likened, and half the time it is a disappointment because the books are nothing alike. It often seems as if the person saying these things has not read either novel. <br /><br />And I am so glad I am not the only one who sometimes turns away from synopses thinking, "What?" I always feel a little slow, but it really is not the best idea to introduce all your crazy dystopian dialect in a summary. Save it for the story, where you can put in in a context that allows me to understand what is going on.Emily @ Forever Literaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220478018390968505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-88392327013237857792013-07-24T02:05:03.085-04:002013-07-24T02:05:03.085-04:00Abby Lee Miller! Dance Moms is my guilty pleasure....Abby Lee Miller! Dance Moms is my guilty pleasure. I can relate to many of these turn-offs, especially love triangles, for fans of, and werewolves/vampires. The Reading Datehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328077728540461066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-29418906211334259202013-07-23T23:55:07.330-04:002013-07-23T23:55:07.330-04:00HA I love your gifs!!! They were right on the mon...HA I love your gifs!!! They were right on the money. Especially the use of Abby Lee since I used to dance for her when I was young. Seeing her face always makes me cringe a little inside though. Anyway books... I am pretty much with you on all of these, except poetry. I like *some* books written in prose, but it depends. Ellen Hopkins books are easy to read and I like a lot of those... and there's been a few books so far where the M/C writes poetry so even though the book was written in poetry, it was still sprinkled in there and I liked that. Insta-love, stereotypes, stereotyped bad boys, love triangles, and vampire books can all die a fiery death though... I can't stand any of those things.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by <a href="http://pinkpolkadotbookblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-ten-tuesday-titles-that-make-me-run.html" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288722022982656753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-48811588955207537952013-07-23T23:07:37.470-04:002013-07-23T23:07:37.470-04:00I HATE the homeschool stereotype and I wasn't ...I HATE the homeschool stereotype and I wasn't homeschooled. I find it SO demeaning to a group of truly fabulous people who happened to go about their education in a different way. Gah!!!<br /><br />I don't like the 'For Fans Of...' either. I find it condescending, as if I can't make up my own mind on what I like.<br /><br />Great list!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.emsreviewsbooks.com/2013/07/top-ten-tuesday-45.html" rel="nofollow">My Top Ten</a>Emshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741589484173217069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-32137998083108000952013-07-23T19:26:11.986-04:002013-07-23T19:26:11.986-04:00AHHH. So. Vampires and werewolves are two of my fa...AHHH. So. Vampires and werewolves are two of my favorites, so you're killing me there! For male main characters with just a male POV, check out ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD by Kendare Blake. And for poetry/verse, I'd recommend all of Lisa Schroeder's YA books, especially CHASING BROOKLYN. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Rachel @ <a href="http://beautyandthebookshelf.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Beauty and the Bookshelf</a>Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923267275995905520noreply@blogger.com