Top Ten Tuesday - 3/22/11

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is...

What are your Top 10 Bookish Pet Peeves?
(1-5 are Tevya, 6 - 10 are Andrea)

1. Interruptions while I'm reading. I'm completely in the zone when I read. It takes a lot to disrupt me, and when something breaks through and disrupts me, I'm not a happy camper.

2. Having to stop reading. Seriously, just having to stop. Doesn't matter if I'm at the end of a chapter or not, I hate having to put my book down.

3. Having to wait for a sequel. I absolutely hate when I finish a book that I am so into, and it's so good, and I'm so not ready to let go of the characters, and there is a sequel... but it's not out yet.

4. Having a book returned (especially a favorite book) in bad shape. I love my books. I worship my books. I hate when I get a loaned book back and it has pages torn, creased, crumpled cover, food stains or water marks on pages...or even worse...boogers or bugs smushed into the pages. Eeeew!

5. Weak characters. I have to love and relate to the characters and be able to enjoy them. If I don't, I stop reading. The story holds no interest for me if the characters aren't strong. I especially love a strong, kick-butt female and a dangerous bad boy, but any well developed characters will work for me as long as they can be related to in some way.

6. People talking to me when I am reading.

7. Having to stop reading before I get to the end of a chapter.

8. Books that receive a lot of hype but don't deliver.

9. I need to connect to characters to enjoy a story - if I can't, I tune out.

10. Angel books - they are everywhere - apparently they are the new vampire.