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What Makes Readers Buy or Download a Book?

January 24, 2019 by Nora Leave a Comment

As you probably know by now, I love doing polls in my reader group. I learn tons about my readers and their preferences, but also about trends in the MM romance market and more. My last question to them was this: what makes you buy or download a book?

Note that we’re not talking about actually reading a book here, since the motivation to buy can be different from the motivation to decide to read something right now. But I was curious what makes readers decide to buy a book on Amazon (or download it through KU, which is the same process for me). [Read more…] about What Makes Readers Buy or Download a Book?

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Listopia: What Constitutes Angst in MM Romance?

January 10, 2019 by Nora 12 Comments

I love the MM community on Facebook, where authors and readers interact in various groups. One of these groups is a relatively new one called M/M Angst Lovers, and of course, I joined as soon as I spotted it, haha. But it made me wonder: what constitutes angst in MM romance? (or MM+, but let’s not get too technical…)

Readers often describe books as “angsty” or “high angst” (or not angsty and low-angst), but what does that mean, exactly? How do readers (or writers) determine the level of angst in MM romance? Luckily, someone in that group asked the same question in the form of a poll, and I asked if I could write about the results. [Read more…] about Listopia: What Constitutes Angst in MM Romance?

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Readers’ Favorite Holiday MM Romances

December 17, 2018 by Nora 8 Comments

It’s time for another Listopia post. I love polling the readers in my Facebook group Nora’s Nook, and last week, I asked them about their favorite holiday MM romances.

Now, of course my book No Angel isn’t out yet, haha, so that’s not on the list, and I just read an ARC of another holiday MM romance, Jingle Balls by Z.B. Heller, that’s not out yet either. Both would’ve made the list, I’m sure, but there are plenty of awesome reads below to get you in the holiday mood! [Read more…] about Readers’ Favorite Holiday MM Romances

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Readers’ Fave MM Romances With Setting Outside the US

November 12, 2018 by Nora 2 Comments

I love reading MM romances that have a setting outside the US. You can learn so much about a different culture, even from a fiction book. It’s like traveling there, but through a story.

I remember books I read as a kid that took place elsewhere and how wonderful it was to see different customs, different sounds and smells. If the writer was good, this whole new world would come alive, so real you could taste it… [Read more…] about Readers’ Fave MM Romances With Setting Outside the US

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Readers’ Top 10 Rereads in MM Romance

September 17, 2018 by Nora 7 Comments

Two weeks ago, I talked about why readers reread books, showing some results from a poll I did in my FB group Nora’s Nook. After seeing how many readers reread book, I was super curious as to what their favorite rereads were in MM romance.

This poll was taken in my group alone, with many, many responses. Readers could add their faves as well, and we ended up with a list of 99 book, haha. But despite that overwhelming volume, the top 10 rereads in MM romance was pretty clear. [Read more…] about Readers’ Top 10 Rereads in MM Romance

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How Often Do You Reread Books?

September 3, 2018 by Nora 2 Comments

It’s been a while since we did a Listopia kind of post, but I have a good one this week. I asked the readers in my Facebook group if they ever reread books, and I got some interesting answers. [Read more…] about How Often Do You Reread Books?

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