What
does this woman read?
Katie Reus: I
read across a broad spectrum, but I’ll freely admit that romance is my go to
genre. While I’m not big on the straight contemporaries (I need outside
action), I tend to read a lot of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Oddly
enough, even though I write about shifters I read a lot more about vampires and
other different supernatural beings. I also tend to gravitate toward series
books, especially in pnr. If I like a world I want to keep revisiting it! Other
topics I enjoy reading about are: military memoirs, military history, the
ecology of various animals especially apex predators, world mythologies and
criminal behavior to name a few.
What
turns you on as a reader?
Katie Reus: First,
a really good back cover copy description will suck me in and make me pick up a
book. But it’s all up to the characters to keep me hooked. I love a strong
heroine, but the hero has got to be well, a hero. While I prefer my guys to be
alpha, I also love a good beta now and then (Charlotte Stein writes some
amazing betas). A hero can be a complete alpha but still respectful of his
significant other. If he’s not then I don’t think he deserves the title ‘hero’.
He deserves something more along the lines of a**hat. In romance it’s all about
that chemistry and heat. I can overlook a lot of things including okay world
building if the characters jump off the page. That’s not to say I don’t like
action driven stories because I’m also a really big fan of external drama and I
love it when things blow up or a couple is on the run from an evil villain, but
I’ve got to connect with the main characters in some way. So…my rambling answer
boils down to one thing: likeable characters.
5 comments:
Yay! for werewolf week! ;) And, Katie, I'm so glad you mentioned betas. I would love to read a good beta story.
I know! There aren't enough out there, though I think Nora Roberts writes some pretty good betas (it's been a while since I've read her).
I think good betas can be as challenging to write as a well balanced Alpha. He needs to be strong enough not to fall into doormat territory, but not so strong as to become an Alpha.
Exactly, Shannon! It's such a fine line :)
Great post :) I do agree, a hero can be alpha but still needs to respect his lady.
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