I don't want to name any specific books or authors, because as I said before, writing a book is hard. Not just hard, damn hard. The book that inspired me to write this is one I downloaded a few days ago and it's just awful. I was only 3% in when I realized it. The story went from cliché to unrealistic to annoying to the point that I started to despise the characters. I'll give you what I know so far: the female protagonist is the envy of every other girl when a gorgeous man with a British accent throws himself at her for no apparent reason and she refuses to go on a date with him because she doesn't know him very well. Seriously? I have a pretty high tolerance for these things, given the time I have invested in this genre and my gravitation toward self-published works, but this book is just too much. I'm actually getting pissed off as I read.
You know what would help? If all those kiss-ass reviewers out there would stop giving positive reviews that are undeserved. If something reads like it was written by a ten-year-old and has obviously had no editing, it isn't "amazing" or "incredible" or worth my time. Please don't tell me there are "no words" to describe how great the book is. Usually, I have to look for the negative reviews to find out if something is worth reading. Maybe the problem is that writing a negative review is a lot harder than writing a positive one. Not only do you feel bad, but you have to defend your criticism by giving reasons why it sucks. I prefer just to rate by star myself, although I've been thoroughly disgusted and thoroughly amazed enough to write a few reviews in the last couple years.
But I won't quit reading, or buying self-published novels, or complaining to my sister when they are crap. In fact, I will continue to read every pathetic excuse for a story I accidently buy. I have to keep reading because I am driven by the need to know what will happen next. So please, hurry up girl. Go on a date with that British guy and find out if he's a vampire, werewolf, faerie or demon. At this point I'm hoping for a serial killer.
Jess
"Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If its good, you'll find out. If not, throw it out the window." -- William Faulkner
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