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What is the biggest draw in reading a new book - poll (Patreon)

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2023-09-14 17:16:09
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What is the biggest draw in reading a new book - poll

  • a trusted source recommended it 14
  • you enjoy the authors past works 239
  • you pick it mostly based on the blurb/summary 51
  • it features tropes you really like 13
  • 2023-09-12
  • 317 votes
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Content

This is actually a conversation I have relatively often, around picking books. 

Honestly, because I have choice paralysis when it comes to reading, especially if I'm really busy and pressed for time. I don't want to pick a book that I'll end up not loving that I spent my time on?!

For me, it is a multitude of reasons listed below that will get me to make the final choice. But in the end, what makes me pick the book will probably be the summary... which, now that I'm really putting it in writing, is a little terrifying because of how often I struggle to make sure the summaries I'm writing are well done and gripping... 

Alas! What makes you as a reader pick up a book? And if it's not listed here, feel free to let me know in the comments what your selection process is!

Comments

Jenn Brown

All four of the above will get me looking at a book, but then I go to goodreads and the reviews ultimately make my decision of what book to read (whether it's already in my library or a new buy)

Juliana

I'd say a mix of several things: the combination of author + trope would push my decision by 90%

Christa C.

I wish I could pick all the options 😅 but for me I think it's mainly tropes. If my fantasy/scifi has the tropes I like then I'll check my library for it even if I dont know the author. If said fantasy/scifi has good lgbtq rep then it's almost a guaranteed purchase. In my romance books, I will lean towards authors I trust and have read before as I can be a bit more picky about romance. (Your books are an automatic buy)

Jen Fernandez

There are a handful of sapphic authors whose books I would read no matter what tropes are included and though I still read the summary it doesn't sway me away from reading the book. For a new to me author, it usually starts with someone I trust recommending it, then I check the summary to see if the story grabs my attention.

kassandra gravel

I often read books from the same authors but when I read all of their work, I usually go for the tropes I like and sometimes recommendations from friends

Daphne

There are certain authors that are an automatic read (in the queer romance genre at least - you, Clare Ashton, Debra Flores, Casey McQuiston, some others), but for new-to-me authors, it's very much the blurb and reviews. It depends on what I'm in the mood for.

Liz

I’d add that I choose books based on the reviews as well

Michele H

Though honestly all of the above. And as I tend to do audibles because of my busy life, the reader can also make a huge difference as there are some I find take away from a story due to poor ‘casting’.

Betsy Walker

Author is biggest one for sure but I also like to mix it up and find new favourites. When that’s the case it is mostly off of summary and to be honest the cover of the book as well. I find the artwork the author chooses can reflect in the writing style somehow. Oh and also overall review rating on Amazon or good reads

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

A recommendation from someone I know is huge. That alone can get me over the line. Enjoying an author's previous work is also something that can get me over the line on its own. Any book you publish I'll read. The blurb and tropes are far less persuasive but if both are good then that can get me to try something new - as can a nice cover.

Vita Licari

I actually have 2, authors that I've read, but what got me to their books originally was the blurb/reviews.

fr0st

For authors I already know and enjoy: nothing more needed, will read whatever. For new authors: tropes are definitely a draw. Some folks do a certain trope *really* well but a lot of authors dabble in a mix of them. Either way, in sapphic reading groups I've seen, tropes up front tend to be a really solid way to either excite interest or warn off people who don't like that trope specifically.

Ange Elson

I have an auto read list. Authors like you who consistently blow us away. And your girlfriend. LOL If it’s a mix of the tropes I love, it’s been recommended AND an author I love it’s simple.

Hedda

If it's a book by an author I haven't read anything from before the blurb/summary is by far the most important.

Virginie

So I chose "you enjoy the author past work" and there is that, for sure, when I find an author I love, I stick to them. But mostly it is Goodread and the comments from the people I follow, or the books which are trending within the community. And sometimes, many times actually, there have been books with blurbs which didn't appeal to me, but I ended up reading them because of the good critics on Goodread. Like "Ask and Tell " from E. J. Noyes. I'm not at all into stories about the military, but I ended up loving this book so much and since then I will read anything from this author.

Court

Well, I definitely use all of those to help me choose what to read, especially “enjoying an author’s past work”. Case in point I just read Roslyn Sinclair, “Truth and Measure” and am now pretty much obsessed with reading the rest of her catalog. The one I ended up picking though, was “recommended by a trusted source”. I have found that getting recommendations from authors I already like (thank you CassAsks series and Macon Leigh’s IG) lead me to find other books/authors that I will probably like too. Kind of like when you find out who influenced your favorite musicians and follow those breadcrumbs (carrots?) down the rabbit hole.

Alex L

This is a hard question to answer. I look for book that have tropes I enjoy (I’m the biggest sucker for best friend to lover). Then based on summary/review/I decide to read. However, if an author I really like publishes it’s usually an automatic read 🤷🏻‍♀️

Stella Johnson

When I find a story that I absolutely enjoy by an author, my curiosity has me wanting to read everything else they wrote/write. So, that’s a deciding factor. Also, the summary and reviews will get me to pick up a new author I haven’t read from in the past.

Denise

I pick books based on suggestions from a few FB groups I have joined, and a book swap we do at work. I also do this whole 4 book thing (cause I’m weird) 1. A book by an author I know, 2. A book by an author I haven’t read before 3. A non-fiction book and 4. A genre outside of the sapphic world (this is where the books from work come in handy). The books that are not suggestions I mainly look for a topic I’m interested in and summary. Then there is when you or Milena McKay release a new book and rules? There are no rules, everything gets dropped. My life will be utter chaos if you two were ever to release a new book at the same time!