Follow Friday: 1

   

So it's my very first Follow Friday blog-hop. Yaayy.
 Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, and this week's question is.....
        
Q: Which book genre do you avoid at all costs and why? 


A. This one's easy. 
Historical romance. 
Give me anything with princes, princesses, marquises, swooning heroines, men in breeches, stories about evil twins and lost princes and inheritances and dowries...and I'll faint. But not before I barf.     
Anything where women don't wear jeans or, in fact, anything above the knee, cannot stand up for themselves against abusive males (or do stand up and is branded a rebel, a wild-cat to be TAMED. UGH) and one look from a male melts off her kneecaps is a no-no for me. Put in castles and old English and nasty, unfleeable arranged marriages and I am dead.
Bear in mind that I'm talking about those pink-and-yellow jacketed things with weirdly dressed people on the front cover.


Comments

  1. Getting Your Read OnJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    That totally made me laugh. It's good to know where you stand. I enjoy historical romance sometimes but I cannot do scary books. I'm a big wimp. :) BIG. I'm a new follower. Have a great weekend!

    Aimee
    gettingyourreadonaimeebrown.blogspot.com

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    1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:18 AM

      Aimee- horror is my thing. I can read Stephen King at midnight while the soundtrack of the Exorcist is blasting through my sound system :D But you know I'm scared by the original versions of Grimm's fairytales? Guess we all have our limits of fright. Thanks for commenting!

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  2. CelineJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    I absolutely love your answer! It really made me laugh! A new follower! :)

    Celine @ Forget-me-not

    Here is my FF

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    1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:19 AM

      Glad to spread some sunshine, thanks for the follow :)

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  3. Alison Can ReadJanuary 26, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    Hopping through. It's funny - I've hardly read any historical romance but I think I'd love it. To each her own :-)
    My Hop

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    1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:20 AM

      Yup, that's what put so many different kinda books on the shelves. You know my hate for historical romance was probably cultivated because my best friend used to read this terrible family saga where everyone seemed to marry cousins and men kept staring at the backs of women. Gross!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 26, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    LOL no historical romance for you then

    New follower :)

    My #FF

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  5. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Thanks for stopping by - happy to return the visit and the follow!

    Love the line about "pink-and-yellow jacketed things with weirdly dressed people on the front cover". Nice. :)

    Here's my FF

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    1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:21 AM

      :) Thanks. That one just popped out when I was thinking about the shelves in the library filled with these

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  6. KristanJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    Hahaha I love your post! I'm not too opposed to the princess themed books, but you're right, if she's too weak or needs to be tamed I'm not into it. I want a strong heroine, and if she's a princess too, then more power to her!

    New Follower
    Kristan @ Lost Amongst the Shelves
    My FF

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  7. SamanthaJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:12 AM

    Happy Friday, following you back :)

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  8. Sam (Realm of Fiction)January 27, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    I haven't actually read very many historical romances as historical fiction is a genre I tend to avoid quite a bit! Happy to be a new follower. :)

    My FF post

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  9. Kate @ Ex LibrisJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    I know a lot of poeple that hate historical romance.....
    New follower :)
    My FF Post

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  10. ChristinJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    I've seen this answer a lot today. I like some but not all historical romance - there are definitely those that have the drawbacks you mentioned. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  11. Andie ZJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    The majority of historical romance definitely fits your description, haha. I'll admit that occasionally I'm in the mood for a romance, but it has to be a good one.

    New follower! :)
    Andie
    From A to Z

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  12. J. B. KanttJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    Hi! I'm a new follower!!! This is my first FF too!!! I can't wait to read more on your blog!!!! :)

    I like romance, but not historical romance that much either...only because I'm not a fan of historical literature in general! :)

    http://jbkantt.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-me-friday-my-first-one.html

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  13. Totally Booked SolidJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    lol loved your description of an Historical romance . new follower hit me back for a follow :) http://totallybookedsolid.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday_27.html

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    Thanks for following me, I'm returning it! I LOVE your blog design and welcome to the Follow Friday fun! Trust me, you'll totally love Follow Fridays! Historical romance is one of those genres that are in the gray areas for me. I hate historical stuff, but I love romance.

    http://eileenlisblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday-12.html

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  15. readaholicmeJanuary 27, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    Thanks for stopping by!

    Following ya back. Great blog!

    Esha@ Readaholicme

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  16. DTJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    Welcome to the blog hop! I am stopping by and now following your blog! Isn't it funny that the only place you can you are following someone and it doesn't sound creepy is in the blog world? Just saying......:->

    I am sort of with you...I like historical fiction but I dont like wimpy characters either.

    http://deadtreesandsilverscreens.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-im-not-reading.html

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    1. UnknownJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:08 AM

      The blogosphere rules, just because you can say STALK YOU at someone and they'll jump for joy. :D thanks for the follow.

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  17. The RomanceaholicJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    There's a LOT of hatin on the historicals on this hop lol

    I love historicals, though I admit, the old-style bodice rippers aren't my thing (nor are Tudor or Medieval).

    Thanks for stopping by! Following back :)

    Jess
    Romanceaholic.com

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  18. mariskaJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    Like your answer. And I admit that historical books sound boring :D

    Mariska (new follower)

    http://me-andmybooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/feature-follow-friday.html

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  19. Jess@The Secret DMS Files of Fairday MorrowJanuary 29, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Great answer! I never liked historical romances until I had to read The Other Boleyn Girl for book club. I hated the cover and waited forever to start because I thought it would be terrible. I was very surprised and I loved the book.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog hop. :) I follow you already as Fairday/Jess.

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  20. brandileigh2003January 29, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    I avoid historical fiction of any kind.
    I’m following you now from Follow Friday, and to follow me back, check out My Follow Friday post

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  21. Natasha February 1, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    Hi! Sorry for the late FF reply, I was busy with Uni and haven't been blogging for a while, thanks for stopping by my blog!

    I love everything romance, however I had never tried Historical romance because I couldn't get into the setting and I guess that ruined it for me :P Great post and I'm following back!

    Natasha @ Dreamland Teen Fantasy

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