My Read-bait Words in the Synopsis or Reviews
Hello readers! I was looking for new discussion post ideas and came across a blog post on discussion Ideas @bookmarklit in which there was topic ‘Your read-bait words/premises’ and I immediately made list of My Read-bait Words in Synopsis or Reviews that makes me add the book to my TBR/wish list and i was surprised to see how big that list grew by the end.
Laren @bookmarklit has written a series of read-bait posts where she discusses the topic and gives book recommendations which is amazing idea that I might use for future posts but as of now I’m only going to list My Read-bait Words without book recommendations.
My Read-bait Words in the Synopsis
- Mythogy (any kind of Mythology)
- Retelling
- Magic or supernatural power
- Quest / Road trip
- prophecy / Legend
- Witches/warlocks
- Elves / Fairy
- Dragons/magical creatures / Mosters
- Wolves / Vampires
- Immortal / Gods / Goddesses
- Dark / Twisted / Wicked / Dark ones / Darkling (you get the idea)
- My favorite books/authors in Comp title
- Competition / Trials (to be specific magical one where people dies)
- Ghosts
- Secret society
Setting
16. Kingdom / Queendom
17. Magical school/academy / Forest
18. Boarding school/university
19. Carnival/fair
20. Space
21. Underworld / Hell
22. Secluded setting / Haunted house
Theme
23. Heist
24. Forbidden (love/magic)
25. Rags-to-riches or vice versa
26. Plague/disease outbreak
27. WWI / WWII
28. Revolution
29. Apocalypse
30. Feminist
31. STEM
Characters
32. Bookish character/setting
33. AI / Robotic sidekick / Cyborg
34. Based on real person / historical figure
35. Secret heir
36. LGBTQ characters
Narration / format
37. Death (book is narrated by death)
38. Epistolary / podcasts/ mix of different formats
My Read-bait Words in Reviews
39. Found family
40. Enemies to lovers
41. Fast pace
42. Adventurous
43. Action-packed
44. Second chance
45. Fake dating
46. Con man/woman
47. Millionaire/royalty romance
49. Court politics / Political intrigue
50. Kick-ass heroines
So that’s it…. too many? Well, I read multiple genres and love many subplots.
Thank you for reading! Let’s chat..,
What are your Favorite Read-bait Words in the Synopsis/Review?
Do we share any similar words?
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Hi, I'm Yesha, an Indian book blogger. Avid and eclectic reader who loves to read with a cup of tea. Not born reader but I don't think I’m going to stop reading books in this life. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
17 Comments
Andrewjames
I love this kind of post! Thanks For Sharing.
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Thank you for stopping by. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. 😀
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Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes
What an awesome post, Yesha! I too love reading mythology somewhere in the synopsis, especially if it’s a fantasy story! 😀
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Thank you, Lashaan! I haven’t been disappointed for picking book with mythology in synopsis so far.
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Susy's Cozy World
I love this kind of post! And it was nice to ser your read-baits!!
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Thank you, Susy! It was interesting to lmake a list.
Eustacia | Eustea Reads
What a fun post! Mythology and retellings are also read-bait keywords for me
(Btw, I received a nonce verification failure when I tried to comment the first time, not sure if it’s on your end or mine!)
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I have no idea. I have been MIA from blog until today. Hosting site must be on maintenance.
Eustacia | Eustea Reads
Hopefully it doesn’t happen again!
Carla
Because I read so many genres, my Read Bait list was also be very long. I will have to think about it. Maybe I will post them by genre?? Great post, Yesha.
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Thank you, Carla! That’s good idea. I will love to read your post.
Tessa @TessaTalksBooks
That’s pretty cool. Now, I’m going to have to think what my words are 😊
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Thank you, Tessa! I would love to read your read-bait list.
Hooked By That Book
That is an interesting list. I would’ve put a lot of the same things down if I had to make a similar list.
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It’s great we share similar read-baits.