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I'll start!Books with movie adaption covers?
yes, Yes, YESSS. I really can't understand how can people dog ear their books and not feel gilty!Stickers in book covers?
Yes. I don't understand why they do thatWhen people say they liked the movie adaptation better than the book?
no, not really...series changing cover design half way through?
Yes but not if the new design is better than the previous onebooks with actual people on the cover?
Omg yes it's so annoying and I always have to pick up a different copyThose matte covers that get fingerprints on them? (idk if that makes sense)
Yes! Agh I hate them!Dog earing?
YESS!!!! WORST THING EVER!pointless plot twists just for the shake of drama?
Yesss ugh if there's gonna be a plot twist at least make it worth something! And put foreshadowing!!!
Water-damaged books?
Water-damaged books?
It doesnt bother me unless i caused the damage myself. But if i see a pre-water damaged book it just makes me sad for the book (But im also totally fine with tear stains bc it marks the sad parts lol)Dust covers that are bent/ripped/mangled etc
OHHhhh, YESSSS!!!!!!! So annoying!Pointless endings?
Yesss I hate reading a book just for a bad ending
A book cover that doesn't reach the edge of the book? (Like one edge of the cover is missing so it shows the page under it....hopefully that makes sense lol)
A book cover that doesn't reach the edge of the book? (Like one edge of the cover is missing so it shows the page under it....hopefully that makes sense lol)
worst thing EVER!Real people in cover?
It's a little annoying but not to the point where it's a pet peeve, I can tolerate it
A series that changes the covers halfway through
A series that changes the covers halfway through
TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!Author letters printed larger that book title letters in cover?
Yaaaa it kind of feels like they're marketing the book more on the author than on the story itself...
When people on the cover have their heads cut off?
When people on the cover have their heads cut off?
No, I actually like that :)dog - earing?
I don't mind it but I wouldn't do it to other people's books (bc I know it bothers some people lol)
When you take a dust cover off but the actual hardcover is ugly?
When you take a dust cover off but the actual hardcover is ugly?
YES i prefer normal covers ssnkkssk or the ones where they have character art on them like carry on or tog
broken spines?
broken spines?
YEAHHH, i just hate them! Once, I borrowed a book to a friend and they reaturned it with a broken spine and I was like.... WHYYYY??????stickers in cover?
They're fine as long as they come off easily... I only hate them if they mess up the cover when I try to remove them, or when they're those fake ones that don't come off at all >:(
Half-naked men on covers?
Half-naked men on covers?
yeahhhh, it's so ungly!series with books of different heights?
I don't mind too much
The "not like other girls" trope?
The "not like other girls" trope?
YES IT IS INDEED I DONT LIKE IT
"omg shall I pick my childhood bsf or the new dark haired guy ;)"?
"omg shall I pick my childhood bsf or the new dark haired guy ;)"?
Yes!Getting sent a damaged book from Amazon
I have never ordered a book online but I guess it must be awfulmovie adaption covers?
Yes omg I hate them (unless the movie is a cartoon, bc I mostly just hate real people on my covers)
Buying a used book and finding stains in it?
Buying a used book and finding stains in it?
I haven't ever bought a used book, but that sounds super annoying!author letter bigger than the title's?
yessssfriends not returning or damaging your books
Ofc :( I hate that
A really bad book being really hyped up
A really bad book being really hyped up
usually yes
Uhhhh mismatched covers in a series?
Uhhhh mismatched covers in a series?
i like them sometimes, it depends on the book.
books that end in cliffhangers?
books that end in cliffhangers?
YESThe "one-bed" trope ?
Depends on the situation - I only like it if the characters already have a lot of chemistry beforehand
The random addition of a POV from a non-main-character in the middle of the story?
The random addition of a POV from a non-main-character in the middle of the story?
no, I like that, it gives a wider point of view!creased book pages?
Dreamer wrote: "no, I like that, it gives a wider point of view!creased book pages?"
Heck nah! leave those pages pristine!
What about people trying to talk to you while you're reading?
Yes. Absolutely. If my book is open, then your mouth should be closed. Unless, ofc, if you wanna discuss the book with me ;)Insta-love?
hate it!the "friends to lovers" trope?
Example:
Person 1: Stickers on book covers?
Person 2: YESSSS! They're the worst thing ever! Series with different heighs?
Person 3: No, I'm actually okay with it. Bad movie adaptions?
And so on... (they don't have to be bookish pet peeves, they can be anything, but those where the first that came through my mind)