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Just bought a book in a series by an author I like. Now the first books were engaging, some spice but also a good chunk of story. Things started tapering off around ugh... book 7? When the spice started taking front seat and now.... now... I can't believe I'm writing this but it's turned me off. As in completely.
So, too much bedroom gymnastics + 3rd person monologues on how the character feels, and explaining why the character is acting and reacting like this. I mean, isn't the whole point of writing to let the readers figure some stuff out by themselves? It's not quantum physics or phenomenology. I hate it when I am unnecessarily spoonfed easily inferred information and psychology. I hate it even more when it spans 4 pages!!!
I mean, come on! One concise paragraph is enough especially when the explanation repeats itself.
These are two things designed to make me biliously skip pages, muttering to myself and shaking my head.
Ah! And one more: needlessly prolonging suspense, especially in a multi-pov novel when the writer knows which pov the readers are more interested in so he/she leads the readership on by insisting on subplots and characters. Hello! There's a "next page" button on my Kindle. And it's even easier on pbooks.
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