This meme is hosted by Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addict!
This week's question is: Is there anything that drives you bonkers when you're reading a book and
makes you want tell the author a thing or two? (submitted by C. Lee @ cleemckenziebooks)
MY ANSWER: Sometimes it's the overuse of slang. There was one book I was reading that had a character who literally sounded like a teen from a bad 90s teen movie. It was just awful!
Another thing that tends to drive me nuts is repetitive use of a particular word or action. There was one book that I swear had the heroine saying "Mmm" like three times on one page! Naturally, the "Mmm" wasn't always in regards to food. Maybe two of the three were. I don't know, but too much repetition drives me nuts! I get it when it's like a trademark of the character to do or say something on a regular basis, but sometimes I wish some authors could dial it back a bit!
