tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post4639071937386993441..comments2023-10-25T10:01:13.830-05:00Comments on <center>Rattle The Pages</center>: Bookish Pet Peeves!RattleThePageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384685788016281486noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post-18577281504895047382015-08-25T12:06:44.086-05:002015-08-25T12:06:44.086-05:00Definitely don't mind the ranty-ness! That was...Definitely don't mind the ranty-ness! That was for more eloquent than I ever could have said it and I also feel strongly about that! And it seems like some of those unhealthy relationships are the ones that people seem to swoon over the most! I'll stick to my sweet little Liam Stewart from the Darkest Minds. And I can't wait to read whatever book has that line in it! It will be a refreshing change! :)RattleThePageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384685788016281486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post-64373411366209404002015-08-24T23:45:28.129-05:002015-08-24T23:45:28.129-05:00Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm just n...Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm just now seeing this post because everything you said, I can relate to! I think we have the same bookish pet peeves. I'm sure I have more but I can't think of any right now! I feel ya when it comes to #1 because I was actually at Target yesterday and I always question why they bother putting stickers on their books - they should just have a sign that says all books are 20% off because it's almost all of them that usually have the stickers anyway! I laughed so hard when I read #3 "lol please no." Literally me any time a friend from school is handling my books in their care free manner. On a more serious note, I definitely agree with #6...there is no reason to romanticize abuse or unhealthy relationships then not address them later on as being problematic. If authors are going to take that route, I feel like they should at least make it known somehow that these aren't the types of relationships people should aspire to be in and that these swoonworthy people aren't redeemable just because they're attractive or cunning. Sorry, that was kind of ranty but I'm super passionate about that specific issue. Anyway, awesome post as usual!<br /><br />P.S. I'm waiting for an author to write something along the lines, "[character name] let out the breath she knew she had been holding." If no one writes it, I will!Ashley Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281794753043677401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post-60883605995476439492015-08-08T12:00:04.992-05:002015-08-08T12:00:04.992-05:00#7 is tolerable, but it just makes me wanna put th...#7 is tolerable, but it just makes me wanna put the book down and move on with my life. I can honestly only think of one book that is a good example of that in the way that I was thinking about it and it was Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone. But I wanted to throw that book at the wall. It would have probably been a lot shorter with only necessary descriptions.RattleThePageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384685788016281486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post-19786977703324487242015-08-08T11:57:44.585-05:002015-08-08T11:57:44.585-05:00#6 makes me wanna barfffffff. And I think that #2 ...#6 makes me wanna barfffffff. And I think that #2 drives me the most nuts. Can't handle that!!!RattleThePageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384685788016281486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post-57294302347900593442015-08-07T15:36:23.325-05:002015-08-07T15:36:23.325-05:00ALL OF THESE. Especially... well, all of them. #7 ...ALL OF THESE. Especially... well, all of them. #7 I can handle, but I really don't like all of these! Pet peeves indeed! D:<br /><br />Alyssa @ <a href="http://eaterofbooks.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Eater of Books!</a>Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478447915672497112.post-65370761037875954432015-08-07T12:00:01.776-05:002015-08-07T12:00:01.776-05:00I love this list! Or, hate, I suppose. Aside from ...I love this list! Or, hate, I suppose. Aside from #4, which doesn't bother me, I agree with all of these. <br /><br />I laughed out loud at #2. I'm the exact same way - I don't want to have to fill in the rest of the story myself, that's totally not the point. "I didn't buy a book to use my own imagination to figure out what the end is, I bought this book to read what ending came out of YOUR imagination!" <-- I've never heard anyone else admit that, but it's so true. :)<br /><br />#1 is incredibly obnoxious. The stickers NEVER come off and you end up with a gross sticky spot right on the cover. Ughhh.<br /><br />YES to #5 and 7. Seriously. Stop it. <br /><br />#6 is probably my biggest pet peeve, and it's so popular in YA. That will never be okay. <br />Maraiahttp://www.twitter.com/maraiazoonoreply@blogger.com