How Can I Choose a Book?

Quiz Questions

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  What kind of books do you like to read?

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    I love novels.
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    Novels are time consuming. I prefer short stories or novellas where I get a full story in a little window.
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    I love everything!
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    Novels and novellas are fine but I like a series where I can get a huge big world in digestible chunks
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    I really only read nonfiction and memoirs.
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    I like lyrical narrative poetry, even epics.
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    I like poetry as long as it doesn't rhyme.
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  How do you feel about fantasy?

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    I LOVE fantasy! Bring on the unicorns!
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    If it's a good story, I don't care what genre it is.
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    Fantasy is okay as long as it's exciting and keeps my blood pumping.
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    I'll take a little fantasy but I like things a little more science fiction-like
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    I'm only interested in stories of miracles and religion.
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    Myths and legends are totally my thing!
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    I hate any kind of speculative fiction
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  So, how about science fiction?

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    Yes, and when I say science fiction, I mean HARD science fiction.
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    Sure and bring on the imagination. I don't like limits!
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    Who cares? Does it have a good story?
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    I only like dystopian science fiction.
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    I like all kinds of speculative fiction, even science fiction, as long as it's not too technical.
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  How do you feel about romantic elements in your speculative fiction?

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    Gimme the love stories! Everything's better with romance.
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    Romance in a novel is fine just as long as it's not focus of the story.
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    I can take or leave it as long as the story is good.
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    Romance makes me throw up.
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    If, by romance, you mean hot steamy sex explicitly described and possessive heroes, I'm in.
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  What other elements do you like in stories?

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    Humor! I love to laugh. Everything's better with humor.
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    Insight! Perspectives that encourage me to think and see things from a different view.
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    Action and adventure! I want things to move and have excitement!
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    Horror! Zombies and vampires make me feel right at home!
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    Tragedy! Pathos and emotional depth. Get me right in the feels.
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    I like it all. Bring it as long as the story can support it.
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  How do you feel about strong female protagonists?

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    Yeah, baby! I love kickass characters in general and women in particular! 
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    Balance in everything. I like everyone to meet on equal footing, women as well.
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    I'm more in favor of the nurturing kind of female protagonist, but I don't like doormats.
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    Yeah yeah, just as long as we never forget men are the real heroes.
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  Do you have an age preference?

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    Teenagers! I love the YA buzz, young people just starting out.
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    Give me some grownups! Mature people can be badass, too.
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    I'll take anyone as long as they have texture and depth. You give me good characters, I don't care how old they are.
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    I like mature men and innocent young women.
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  How do you feel about cats in your stories?

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    Cats!? I love 'em, bring 'em on, give 'em starring roles
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    Cats are okay if they're shapeshifters.
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    I'll allow cats, but don't do anything silly like make them talk.
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    I prefer dragons.
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    Animals make me break out in hives.
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    You mean, for breakfast?
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  Ebook or paperback?

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    Duh, only a book I can feel in my hands will work.
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    Ebooks are more convenient. And cheaper.
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    I don't care as long as it's free.
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    I only "read" audio books

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Curse of the Jenri

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  Classic Sword and Sorcery? Check! Totally kickass heroines and heroes? Check! Ensemble cast of quirky but challenging personalities? You got it! Snarky telepathic kittens? Of course!Curse of the Jenri is classic epic fantasy with a twist, characters that twist your heart and challenge your mind and a group of testy misfits who must do the impossible. You know, again! Find Curse of the Jenri here in both paperback and ebook format.
• 2.
  Tarot Queen

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  If you want larger than life heroes, they don't get much more fabulous than Dante da Silva and Roxelle in a tale of classic fantasy and predestination firmly mixed with romance where the adventure and character growth are as much a part of the story as the steamy kisses and the irksome side quests they stumble into. Add in a few friends, a couple of badass animal companions, and a megalomaniac with far more power than sense, and you've got a story that will keep you guessing--and laughing--until the last minute. Find Tarot Queen here in both paperback and ebook format.
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  Saving Tessa

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  Now we're talking. No run of the mill teenage damsels in distress for you. Yeah, supergenius technical prodigy Dylan Chroz is trying to save his girlfriend, Tessa, but she's not just sitting around waiting for him. That's not our girl! So, if you want a YA adventure with romantic leanings but no shortage of action, adventure and thrills but still recognizeable as our own world just a few decades to the future, sit back and enjoy as Tessa is tracked by a homicidal maniac and Dylan hacks into every system he can for the data that will take down those chasing her. Find Saving Tessa here in both paperback and ebook format.
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  Beast Within

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  No comfortable world of your own will do. You want the uncharted backwater of the wild, with protagonists as wilderness-wise as they are youthful, as clever and capable as they are magical. You want a situation with challenges from every side, from a crazy untamed planet and from some of their fellow castaways, friends and enemies. And our top hero just happens to be a dragon. How cool is that? And, just like you hoped, it's a series so there's more. Find Beast Within here in both paperback and ebook format.
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  Nine Lives

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  No comfortable world of your own will do. But maybe you want to mix it up and jump right into the sequel - which you can totally do. Each book is its own story. And here you get to see the second string coming to the fore while the starters are down. With a phalanx of brand new problems, undervalued players are jumping in and playing to win because they alternative is devastation. You get to watch our youthful heroes find new skills and new strength they never suspected and fight the hardest type of battle: with themselves. Plus, you know, snarky psychic cats of every size. Find Nine Lives here in both paperback and ebook format.
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  Conjuring Dreams

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  For some people, short fiction is the way to go. Who's got time for chapter after chapter of ongoing drama and suspense when you can get it all in just a few pages? Give me short fiction. Give me a little of everything. Old characters, young characters, fantasy, science fiction, stuff that makes me think, stuff that makes me cry, stuff that makes me laugh. Only available in ebook form, but, hey, it's free.
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  Musings of a Nascent Poet

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  C'mon, you know you have a soft spot for those old timey rhyme and rhythm epics just like Poe and Keats used to write, tragic and timeless, myths and legends, even adventure and pathos. And this is where to find a huge collection. It's only available in ebook, but it's also free, so there's that. And if poetry isn't your bag, you might want to take the test again.
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  I don't think my books are for you.

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  It's okay. Not everyone likes the same things, but the stuff I write about, the stuff that I enjoy most, doesn't seem to be your cup of tea. The good news is that there are lots of writers out there. Good luck finding what works for you. And keep on reading.