Good morning! Welcome to another Thursday event, in which we spark some creativity and dig into the books we’re reading for our Thursday Themes, hosted by Reading Between Pages ; or explore our thoughts and feelings about bookish topics in Booking Through Thursday.
Our themes give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.
Theme Thursdays:
NO!!! don’t, not, negative etc
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Today’s excerpt comes from Heiress Without a Cause, by Sara Ramsey: “A feisty independent heroine tames an arrogantly handsome hero in this Regency romance filled with witty banter and dicey situations. Ramsey snares her readers from the first as she shares the secret thoughts and longings of her characters through sensuous imagery and creative dialogue…”
Snippet: (Lady Madeleine is addressing her aunt about a ball – London – 1812)
So she smiled and said in her sunniest voice, “I’m sure a ball is just what I need to recover. I feel better than I have in an age.”
“Don’t dress it up too much, cousin,” Alex said. “When have these affairs ever improved our health?”
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Booking Through Thursday:
The prompt:
What are your literary “pet peeves”?
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This is a difficult question, since I’m not sure in which direction to go with it. I don’t want to stomp on anyone’s favorite books, but sometimes when something is hot and popular, we see a proliferation of similar books, titles, and plots that all start to sound the same after awhile.
And maybe that is true for the mainstream books as well: it’s difficult to find truly unique stories out there.
But we keep trying, don’t we? I am hoping to expand my horizons with my book choices, and it’s difficult to find something that’s not predictable.
So there….that is my peeve. Finding something truly unique in a world of sameness.
What about the rest of you? What is your peeve?
SNOW SPARKS 
Predictability…didn’t think of that one. Good one!! Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend.
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Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl, and have a great weekend!
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I agree with you about your pet peeve. Finding unique stories can be difficult. Thanks for stopping by my BTT! Happy reading 🙂
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Definitely! Thanks for stopping by, Kelly, and for sharing your own pet peeves.
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Since I read some Chick Lit, or what I refer to as Cinderella stories, there isn’t much that is truly unique in them. However, that being said, I find books by Diane Chamberlain, Barbara Delinsky, and Kristin Hannah, just to name a few, are sometimes unique, in that they tackle some pretty touchy subjects sometimes, and entertain at the same time. And since one of my pet peeves is bad language, they do a great job without all the bad language.
Thanks for the visit today.
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The authors you mentioned are some of my favorites, Gigi Ann. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.
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Nowadays novels get repetitive and that puts me off!
Here is my BTT post!
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That’s very true, gautami….and thanks for visiting today. Have a great weekend.
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Sameness does get old. I like your peeve. It’s the first I read that is not the same as the other peeves (mine included).
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Yes, I noticed that, too, Hazel…lol
The topic today has generated a lot of conversation. I like that!
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your weekend.
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Good answer.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/04/booking-through-thursday_19.html
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Thanks, Mary Ann….and I’m glad you could stop by. Enjoy your weekend.
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Unique stories are definitely hard to find, and it’s so beautiful when you do. Great answer. Here’s my BTT
Thanks
Cathy @ Addicted to Books
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Definitely, Cathy…the search for unique stories is an ongoing quest. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.
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That copycatting trend drives me nuts, too! This is the first time I’ve been to your blog. My BTT is at http://katybrandes.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/pet-peeves-10/.
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Thanks, Katybrandes…my first visit to yours, too. I enjoy the memes for this reason: discovering new blogs and common interests.
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I get what you mean. It’s very difficult to find novels, especially YA novels, that are truly gripping and unique. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Thanks, Vanessa….glad you could stop by and share your thoughts. Enjoy your weekend.
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Completely agree. I hope I haven’t angered Twilight fans with my post! Started following you on Twitter! 😉
http://universeinwords.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/booking-through-thursday.html
Juli @ Universe in Words
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If the shoe fits…lol
No, we have to be able to express our opinions. Thanks for sharing yours and for stopping by. Enjoy the weekend.
And I’m following you on Twitter, now, too.
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like that snippet for the theme thursday. by dressing up i can only feel as if the person is referring to putting on all the underclothing. lol. or jewelry.
http://sidnereading.blogspot.com
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Ha-ha…Now I have that image fixed in my mind!
Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.
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I never thought of that one predictability, but it is true. Predictability is annoying.
I like the snippet.
Thanks for stopping by and happy reading.
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Glad you could stop by, Monique, and thanks for the comments…enjoy your weekend.
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Dressing up and dancing! They sure had lots of fun! I like your peeve. We all crave for something freash and unique! Happy reading!
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Definitely, Srivalli…and thanks for stopping by today….have a great weekend!
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Great teaser!
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Thanks, Yvonne…glad you could stop by today….enjoy the weekend.
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So far, I haven’t got any literary pet peeve
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That’s good, then, Novroz….thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!
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Hmm, we just have to keep looking out for the unique book. More reading required. 🙂
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Yes, that’s what I intend to do, Josette….thanks for stopping by.
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Yes! I definitely think that there is a tendency for when a book gets really popular, there will be several books that follow after it. I hate that so much!
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It feels as though the others are jumping on the “trend” train…thanks for stopping by, Meg; enjoy your week.
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