BOOKING THROUGH THURSDAY

The question over at Booking Through Thursday today is:  What’s your favorite part of Booking Through Thursday? Why do you participate (or not)?



When I first thought about book blogging I had no idea how awesome the community of book bloggers would be.  I thought I would just chat about books, post the occasional review and giveaway.  I have had a family blog for years, mostly to share the info about the adoption of our youngest daughter, but was not really immersed in any sort of group of bloggers.  Once I learned more about book blogging and then dove in with my own blog, I was thrilled with how things like "Booking Through Thursday" and other memes and events (like the 24 hour read-a-thon) brought all of us together.  It would be very lonely if it was just me posting about books.  Yawn.  So, I love BTT for what I learn about my fellow book bloggers and that it is one of the many things that bring us all in the same "room", so to speak! 

Have a wonderful day!

BOOKING THROUGH THURSDAY

Todays question is this:

“What words/phrases in a blurb make a book irresistible? What words/phrases will make you put the book back down immediately?”


What a great question!  Okay, my list of great words in the book blurb are:

• Historical
• triumph of the human spirit
• unrequited love
• the power of love
• family bonds or family relationships

The words or phrases that make me put the book down:

• "heaving bosom" type words (not that I don't like a good romp in the old historical hay but...)
• anything involving disturbing content like inappropriate family relationships (you know what I mean)
• murder of a child
• cop type books
• political thrillers
• horror

What are yours??

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