I’m not into sports or spicy books either!

Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

I agree with all of these, Susan!! I could have made this list, LOL. Have a great week.

Low ratings from others is probably my number one reason not to read a book. Also excessive length (over 400 gets me seriously considering if it's worth it).

I'm not much for poetry either!

I love your list and wholeheartedly agree with #1 and #2. I also don't like the enemies to lovers trope. It makes no sense to me. They hate each other for 1/2-3/4 of the book and then suddenly love each other. I rarely buy it.

The profanity in book titles I do not get. It would be hard to read a book like that in public.

Those first two for sure.

I don’t usually swear either and have little tolerance for it in my reading material. I always mention it in content warnings for those who wish to avoid it.

Lol! I have a list of authors I avoid for various reasons.

I don’t usually read sci-fi but I loved Project Hail Mary (esp the audio)! I liked it more than Martian for its themes of friendship and sacrifice.

I also think this list was easier than last week’s! The more I read the pickier I get. Life’s too short to read books we’re not enjoying. Knowing our reading taste leads to a more satisfying reading life. ~Carol @Reading Ladies

I really struggle with short stories as well. I'll pick these up occasionally if they're by a writer I know I love, but in general, short stories don't grab me and/or I feel like they go over my head!

I enjoyed your list. I agree with many of them. #10. I usually avoid authors whose books I haven't liked previously.

I never got into true crime but the one time I did read such a book (Helter Skelter), it scared me so badly that I was put off the whole genre for good. Ha!

I agree with so many of these! I wish I had put them on mine. I also agree that it was easier to put things that I didn't like! One thing that surprised me was the swear word thing. We don't swear often (I won't go so far as to ssay never!) and it made me feel like taking a star off of the book because the swearing was unecessary!

Have a great week!

Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog

I'm not a true crime fan either. It just doesn't interest/bores me.

Low ratings and sport themed books are a no for me also. Happy reading!

#1 and #2 kind of go together, so that makes sense. I was laughing that your kids still pulled the one time you swore out.

I'm also not much for sports, politics, books that had bad reviews by trusted bloggers, or short stories!

Great list! It can be really good to know what you don't like reading, nearly as important as knowing what you do like! :) I don't like reading about sports or politics in my books, either. And I only like religion in fiction when it's not preaching at me. So I'm more hesitant about the taboo trio than you are. ;-)

I'm definitely not a spicy book reader. I read a book not that long ago that was a bit more open door than I prefer and I felt a bit like I needed to avert my eyes! I watch true crime but for some reason don't read it. It somehow gets into my head a bit more if I read it.

I'm with you on about half of these, but that's what makes our community so interesting - I've seen a couple of people talk about how fantasy is a hard no for them, and that's my favorite genre. Imagine how boring our blogs would be if we all liked exactly the same things?

Low ratings is a great one! I am swayed by that all the time. Great list!

Oh, I'm with you on true crime. I'm not sure I've ever read one, actually. Once in a while I'll watch a true-crime documentary with my folks, but that's as much as I can muster. :P

I don't like reading anything political either. And I don't really enjoy short stories or poetry...although I keep trying both for some reason. And I'm with you on low star ratings and a previously disliked author! Fun TTT list, Susan. :D

I don't read true crime either, i don't like contemporary thriller, i don't like when they feel like something you saw in the news

I usually steer clear of true crime, as well. Too much reality for me. :)

Such book covers would definitely make it to my list. Happy reading! https://readwithstefani.com/did-i-read-the-books-on-my-30-books-to-read-before-i-turn-30-list/

Interesting list, Susan.
I agree with many of your no-nos, even though I sometimes have different reasons. "Scantily-clad people" to me means boring, chick-lit, not interesting, same with "spicy" and "sexy", there isn't enough story in the book and they all are similar. They often describe clothes or shoes in half of the book. I don't read many crime stories anyway, true or fiction. Low star ratings, I din't really go with that, unless someone with a similar taste tells me they didn't like it. Sports is not for me, though politics, yes, I do like to be informed. And then fantasy, sci-fi, short stories and poetry, I don't enjoy them, either. A previously disliked author, I will probably not touch them again, they had their chance and blew it.