|
My preferred genre is mystery/suspense/thrillers. I hate loose ends. I also hate extensive information dumps at the conclusion to tie up all the loose ends--especially when they come from the villain confessing all to the protagonist he or she is about to kill. The author shouldn't need to resort to that hoary device.
I also hate discovering that multiple villainous people, working independently, were involved in plaguing the protagonist. Seriously? All these folks suddenly decide at the same time to make someone's life miserable? It's weak plotting that lets the author create confusion for the reader, but confusion is not suspense.
I hate when surprises fall flat, when I as a reader can see that the author is deliberately engaging in misdirection, or when I can spot a dropped clue eons before the protagonist does.
Most of all, I hate any description or mention of animal abuse or neglect. At this point, I'm beginning to hate having any animals at all in a book, because as soon as the animal is introduced, I begin to feel sick with worry that the author is going to have poor Rover or Fluffy killed off.
|