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Today’s question is:
Do You prefer books that drop you right into the action or ones that take time to set the mood?
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It actually depends on the book. Some books I love how the action starts from page one. Others I like it builds up to the action. It really depends on the genre and book. There are books I think have way too much lead up to the action and it feels like there is too much setting up the book.
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Like you Jenny, for me it depends on the book. I love a good first line or two that hooks me in immediately. It might not go straight into action, but if it poses an intriguing question, it will keep me reading.
I don’t mind slow build ups if they’re well written and interesting. I love beautiful writing with rich language. I can read it for long periods even if nothing much is happening outside the main character’s head, mostly because it inspires me to try and write better myself.
I am not the biggest fan of some women’s fiction and I am working out it’s due to some having the slow start whereas some have a faster start. But a Romantic suspense I like to feel the danger from the start it doesn’t have to be life and death from the start but the feel of something is about to happen. Where as a romance I don’t expect that action. And I realise now Action means more than being in danger. Most of all I just need the book to capture my attention.
I enjoy it both ways, but it may also depend on how it is done.
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I usually prefer to be dropped into the action. I’m not a fan of slow build ups unless I wanted to read the book slowly. But I rarely want to do that.
I guess it can depend on what we mean by action with RS most start with some action. if its just a romance it can be a slower start but still moving the book forward. But there are some I struggle with where its a slow burn where there seems to be a lot of backstory setting up the story where they could leave some of it out and start the story where the lead up is leading too. I find these books I tend to find long reads and the last half I speed through