I’ll Have What She’s Having
That was a great line from the movie When Harry Met Sally.
I’ll watch pretty much anything starring Meg Ryan.
You’ve Got Mail is my Christmas movie go-to.
There’s just one scene in it from Christmas, but it’s such a feel-good movie.
Just as I will watch anything with certain actors in it, I’m also more inclined to watch something if it takes place at Christmas, or in a small village, or during World War II, or in England.
The same with books.
If a book has any of those, I’m hooked—or any of these things, too: a tea shop (better if it’s a tea shoppe), bookstore, candy store, London, English village, New York, magic or magical realism, baking, small town, orphans, rambling houses, crotchety relatives, word play, boarding school, bucket list, living your best life, road trip, making things right, carrying out someone’s last wishes.
What about you?
What hook or trope gets you to read a book?
What gets your child to read?
I would really love to know.
Drop a comment, below.
Your information will be helpful to me as a writer, and as a reader.
Until next time,
~ Gail
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I’m mostly drawn to other worlds. Whether that world is slightly different than our own or a lot different. Add in some magic, wonder, fantasy, sci-fi and I’m in. If you really want to reel me in, then create some sort of competition in this world (like Hunger Games).
Can you believe, I’ve never read Hunger Games?! Don’t tell anyone. Ha. I loved the magic in your book, Gleam.
I love Cate Conte’s “”A Cat Cafe Mystery” books. Mysteries are a fav of mine and if there is a cat in it to help solve the crime, even better. I also love every one of Louise Penny’s books.
I should have guessed that you would read anything with cats. Of course! Haha. I’ll look into those. Thanks, Sherry.