Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature over at That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s theme is bookish pet peeves. Apparently I have quite a few… I’m sorry.
1. Stickers printed onto the book
You know those stickers that say “Now A Netflix Movie” or “Reese’s Book Club Pick” that look like stickers you can peel off but are actually printed on the cover? That’s what I mean. I literally do not care about any of those things. There’s no need for them to be permanantly ruining the cover.
2. Stickers that leave a sticky residue
And then when books have regular stickers, there are so many of them that leave a gross sticky residue when you peel them off. Why. WHY.
3. Cover changes in the middle of a series
Ok. Yes. Sometimes the cover changes are for the better. Remember the original Throne of Glass cover? But most times you just end up stuck with some books having the old covers and some having the new ones and then nothing matches.
4. When the spines don’t match
This is even worse. Because it’s one tiny detail but it’s all you can see from the bookshelf.
5. Deckled edges
I can’t stand the feeling of deckled edges.
6. Stepbacks on any book that isn’t a historical romance
Stepback are only acceptable on historical romances. That’s it. It’s like a second cover. A nice surprise. When it’s on any other genre of book, it’s a quote page. Hard pass. No thank you.
7. Being interrupted while reading
There is nothing that grinds my gears more than being interrupted on my lunch break. I usually put in my headphones even though I’m not listning to music to drive the point home that I am not to be bothered. I still get bothered.
8. When the synopsis happens later in the book
After a certain point, if the main event in the synopsis hasn’t happened… it’s a spoiler.
9. “Miscommunication” trope
OH MY GOD JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER. PLEASE. USE YOUR WORDS.
10. “Love as the cure to mental health problems” trope
Being in love is a wonderful feeling. Knowing you’ve been with the love of your life is great. But I hate books that use love as the cure to mental health issues. Love is incredible and it can make you feel so happy and give you strength and make you function better than you were before. But it’s not going to cure you.
A Lovely Book Affair 
I’m surprised how many people have mentioned stickers! I actually don’t mind the ‘Reese’s Book Club’ type captions that are printed on the cover but I hate when I rip off a tearable sticker and it RIPS the book. I always get mad at myself for messing with it. Here’s mine- https://sarahscorner82914520.wordpress.com/2021/10/05/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-pet-peeves/
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I hate being interrupted while reading too!
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Yes to misscommunication. JUST BLOODY TALK TO EACH OTHER FFS
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Especially when they overhear 20% of a conversation and assume the world is ending. NO. ASK ABOUT IT. YOU DON’T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY
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Sticker residue is a massive one for me! When I inevitably remove that sticker, my fingers are always crossed that it actually all comes off. Nothing worse than a sticky patch.
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I hate stickers both printed on and regular, and I also hate mid-series cover changes.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/10/05/top-ten-tuesday-336/
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Oh yes, #1 bothers me SO much. It’s so ugly! A regular sticker is bad enough but it will eventually get brittle enough to peel; not so with these.
I have #8 on my list too — it’s literally even the eighth one on said list, haha.
–RS
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#7, #2 and #5 are my biggest pet peeves.
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Oh yes, the “love cures everything” trope is just the worst! It makes me cringe and I try to stay far far away from books that do that! 🙈
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I can’t disagree with any of these!
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