Are there key words on the jacket that puts you OFF a book?

[sweetnessandlite]

Me?

As soon as I read the words 'Cornwall' or 'Painter' or 'tea shop' or 'young mother'
I immediately Put The Book Back.

Why do a lot of female authors set their story in Cornwall? It's so boring and predictable.

Surprised to see so many people listing Ireland as a hated keyword. It's kinda weird to want to avoid a whole country.

What is it that you think the book will be about??

I look at the who has reviewed it. If it's the daily mail and a load of women's magazines, I usually wouldn't bother.

Sorry, rogue "the" in there.

I've never seen a book reviewed by The Who, though. Hmmm!

geekaMaxima,
A lot of authors use the old cliches- Nuns, Seamus, Nuns, Priest, Convents, .....
That's what puts people off!
We want fiction about Ireland, thats' NOW.

Beertrickspotter.

Me too, someone told me that "Bad Neighbour" was the funniest ever film and that I wouldn't stop laughing throughout. I sat there with a Po Face throughout.

Sweetnessandlite - if it's all about avoiding misery lit or lazy stereotypes, I totally get that.

Funny, but I've never actually read a book set in Ireland that was all nuns, priests, convents, etc. I'm now pleased I managed to avoid them

For modern Irish fiction, John Banville (definitely lit fic) and Paul Murray (darkly comic) are great.

Kooky

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Yes Insant Turn-Off!

Anything liked by the daily mail

anything with a 'recommended by the Richard and Judy Bookgroup' on it

Look at this pile of shit. I haven't even read the blurb, I don't need to.
In answer to the op, twee, stupid pop culture references make me want to commit arson in the aisles of Waterstones.

or modern Irish fiction, John Banville (definitely lit fic) and Paul Murray (darkly comic) are great

Must give this a go!

Any book that goes on and on about how wonderful the author is, how many awards etc. without giving me a plot line. That goes straight back on the shelf, no matter how prize winning the book is

Choc lit!! What us it anyway???

That makes me cross too devil. If they don't give me a hint to what the story is actually about, I can't be arsed parting with my money.

anything with a lot of pink on the cover, or that describes the female protagonist as 'beautiful' or 'headstrong'.

no to 'saga' or anything with positive reviews from the Daily Mail.

'A dark secret from the past threatens to destroy everything'.

Having said that, I did read I am Forbidden whose blurb has something along those lines and it was fabulous.

I think there is a disclaimer that it isn't endorsed Beer, but you make a good point.

If I was Mary Berry I'd be looking to sue their arses off, "it's nothing to do with ME", imagine being associated with such bilge? People will assume she's endorsed it.

Anything reviewed by cosmopolitan, good house-keeping, the DM.

Will no one tell me what choc lit is????

P.s, I would buy your book, it sounds... Lively.