[Tarana]

Only two things bother me about books in general. One is the unnecessary cussing. I think these are lazy authors just in the shock jock mode. I just stop reading (it doesn't improve) and diss the novel in any review. The second is complete ignorance of police procedures. Since the stupidity is done primarily by women authors, I have almost ended reading post 2000 mystery cozies. That genre currently has a preponderance of romance writers without a clue. There is no excuse for it.

There are some sub-genres I no longer read because, as mentioned early in this thread, the authors simply come up with the most outlandish and gruesome ways to kill people rather than a good plot. Zombie and post-apocalyptic books are now off my radar for this reason. The last good zombie book I read (ok...listened) that kept me engaged was "The Reanimation of Edward Schuett". I read that in 2013. Dan Shamble series is more humorous fantasy than zombie novel.