Humph.

Okay, the lovely Miss Robin Miller tagged me. So now I gotta play nice.

I don’t like to play nice. (Well, I do, but I’m trying to act annoyed so work with me here.)

I need to list 15 facts and personal preferences (quirks, habits, whatever) about books. FIFTEEN? See, Miss Robin Miller cheated by listing the same thing over and over again.

What a novel idea. (pun intended)

1. I love books.
2. I love bookstores.
3. I’ve never skipped to the back to read the ending first.
4. I have skipped to the first love scene before I bought a book.
5. I always read the first page before I buy a book.
6. I hate clinch covers. Abhor them even. The women either look worn out or constipated and the men look like plastic tranny dolls.
7. My first love in romance was Historicals. (specifically, medievals) (suck on that, miss-i-hate-historicals) 🙂
8. I hate being disappointed with a book. I feel robbed if I read a book that doesn’t capture me and draw me in and make me not care about the characters.
9. I spit on whiney heroines. And if they’re TSTL (too stupid too live)–I spit on them twice.
10. I hate wimpy heroes more. Why would I want to read a book about a man who can’t make a decision? Why would I care about some poor dufus that would rather hide than clear his name?
11. Worse than clinch covers are many of the computer-generated covers for e-books. I’d rather eat toenails than have a bad cover like some of those featured at Smart Bitches. Now if all e-covers were like my friends’ Kate Pearce and Sylvia Day, well, then we’d be in business.
12. I hate literary snobs who snub the world of romance because it’s popular. Good lord. That’s just as bad as not liking someone because everyone else seems to like them. Could it be possible that romance is popular because, hmmm, I don’t know, maybe, IT’S A GOOD READ? Sure, I’ve read some bad romance. But I’ve read some bad Lit Fic, too.
13. I love it when a book makes me want to read it again. When I dream about the characters. When I can’t wait to get home to read. I want to write that book for someone one day.
14. I love the feel of a brand new book. Hardcover, paperback, comic book, (excuse, I mean “graphic novel”)whatever book you give me. I love taking out of the bag and cracking the spine for the first time.
15. I love books.

Okay, my turn to pass it on. I’m going to tag 3 people I’ve never tagged before to see if they’re paying attention.

Ellen P., Pamela H., and Lucy S. It’s your turn! Let’s see who plays.