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"Romance" is the killer for me. Wouldn't touch it. I am just not interested.
Also, anything that appears to be for a cause. e.g., when the description prominently says "gay/lesbian" then the book is most likely promoting that cause above everything else. I don't care if the story is about gay/lesbians - that's not a bother as long as it is incidental, not the main focus of the story - but what is a bother is that the book is advertised as being for a cause. Same thing for a religious book. Personally, I am religious, but when I'm looking for a novel I don't want to be beat over the head with a cause, even if it's a cause that I happen to agree with.
[ I picked these two examples, "gay/lesbain" and "religious" simply because you see a lot of both of these books advertised. There are other causes of course, and I don't like their "cause books" any better, but these two are prevalent in today's publishing and everybody has run into them. ]
I want to read a story for fun. Content is what matters. When you throw in pushing for a cause - doesn't matter if I like or hate that cause - then the book is simply not for me. If I accidentally stumble into a book like that, more likely than not I'll abandon it and move on to something entertaining, not preachy.
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