I love it when books do this

[petronella23]

I started this thread about what people hate in books

I hate it when books do this http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/whatweree_reading/4760537-i-hate-it-when-books-do-this

but got me thinking about stuff that I always like

For me, it's when an author is really explicit about money - how much the characters earns, how much the house cost, how much debt they're in and how they pay it off. So often people gloss over it and I love knowing the specifics!

I also like one character, third person, past tense traditional storytelling

You?

SirTarquin I liked Did You See Melody (Sophie Hannah)

@StellaAndCrow thanks I will get this just for this reason!
I liked Ten Perfect Strangers for similar reasons - set in a sort of luxury retreat type place

@PlateBilledDuckyPerson
I like detailed descriptions of food.

Love your name! I agree with you. I once read a book about someone with anorexia. She was describing a plate of very buttery mash! Even though it was congealing on the plate (cos she did not want to eat it!) I was thinking "Yum! Buttery mash"!