Cats, Roses...and Books!: What Readers Do And Don't Like To See In Cozy #Mysteries by Karen Rose Smith

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

What Readers Do And Don't Like To See In Cozy #Mysteries by Karen Rose Smith

I asked readers what they do and don't like to see in cozy mysteries.

Here is the list!

READERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE:

Humor

A touch of sweet romance

Relationships between characters

A puzzle to be solved

A villain who is difficult to spot

A picturesque town

Unusual characters

Pets

READERS DON'T WANT TO SEE:

Lots of gore

Erotic sex

A mystery solved too easily

Surface characters without any description or depth

The murder of a favorite or "nice" character

If you have any ideas about points to add to either list, feel free to leave a comment! I like hearing from my readers and I take your ideas into consideration.

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2 comments:

Nancy M. said...: Would like to see: food, cats, an eccentric character, bookstore, clever title...; August 7, 2014 at 4:21 AM
Unknown said...: What I don't want to see is an ongoing, multi-book conflict between two competing lovers. It gets tiresome. Choose one and have the other make a dignified exit from the storyline.; August 7, 2014 at 6:17 AM

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