Celebrating 4 years: Question 9

Posted by on in , , , , , | 92 Views | 18 Responses

love bytes 4 years

Thank you to Toni for asking us the next question in our celebration month.

You win a $10 giftcertificate to Loose Id

loose-id-logo

question and answer

Toni:What are your favorite subgenres? Do you prefer to only review those books or branch out?

Jen B:

I’m generally a tried and true kind of girl.  I know what I like and often stick with it because, hey, I know I like it.  😀  I tend to steer clear of certain subgenres, such as fluffy romance, historicals, or books with children.  However, if it is an author I know I’ve enjoyed in the past, I have relaxed my feelings and given it a shot which has mostly paid off.

Vicki/Tori:

I read all of the m/m sub-genres except horror. I particularly like paranormal, but I read lots of contemporary, suspense, historical…. I also read some non-m/m books as well, mostly urban fantasy or paranormal romance.
Not many these days, but a few of my favorite authors I’ve followed for years.

Pizzygirl:

I LOVE fantasy, fairy tales, and mythology. I also like shifters, science fiction, and contemporary. I have to be in the mood for historical and I will not read war era or non/dub con. I will branch out sometimes but I have a hard stop on the non/dub con.

Chris:

Oh boy, favorite subgenre…that’s a toughy. If I had to choose it would probably be mystery type stories. I adore a good detective novel (and it involves the paranormal, all the better!). But I also really love a well written scifi story, and even just plain old contemp books are great. I generally will go for almost anything…though things with a lot of gore and violence, or things heavily leaning towards YA get a pass most the time. Lately I’ve really been into finding books that fill up the other letters of the spectrum. Asexual and transgender stories especially.
I do really try to branch out as much as I can, though. There are always certain types of books and authors I will read no matter what, but I try my hardest to find new or less-known authors to read and review. One of the great things about reviewing books is that I can take a chance on stories I would hesitate to try if I was paying money for them. There are several authors I now read faithfully that started out as books I just took a chance on.
Donna:
That is a good question, because I’m a fan of mediocre shifter books. You know, the ones that include every clichéd stereotype known to man. I actually prefer not to review those books because I know that even though I enjoy them, most of them really aren’t very good, and it can be hard to look at them objectively.
Roberta:
I do so love BDSM, Paranormal and Mystery/Suspense. I try a bit of everything as the blurb is what catches my eye and hopefully intrigues me.
Marte:

I have a penchant for murder mysteries, paranormal, BDSM, action, scifi, apocalyptic, futuristic, etc. But I also enjoy contemporary a lot, but I need to mix up the sub-genres. There’s nothing I don’t read at all, really. That being said, I’m not too fond of historicals, or religion themed books. But I’ve read some, and some have been great! So I try to not fence myself in by saying I don’t want to read something, because I might end up loving it. I’m an open book when it comes to subgenres. Heh. 😉

Louisa:

I don’t really have any. I have things I avoid, but generally I read a whole range of books. I do have some go to favorites though. I enjoy books where people find love later in life, coming out stories (particularly when the person is older), young love, enemies to lovers and the fake relationship to a real relationship. If I kept listing things, this answer would be pages long.

Dan:

I prefer to stick to sci-fi, fantasy, horror, other speculative fiction, strong character study books, and really dark books. I try to never pick up a sticky sweet romance if I can help it. We have a lot of reviewers who prefer them, so I leave them all to them.

Cinnamon:

I think everyone has favorite types of books. I prefer contemporary and sometimes paranormal or mystery. I don’t read historical or horror. I do occasionally read something out of my comfort zone which is fun, but mostly a real hit and miss. As for contemporary, I love everything from sweet fluffy reads to hardcore BDSM.

Alexander:

Contemporary is my favorite sub-genre, but I will give anything a go once.

Tammy:

When I first started reviewing I stayed pretty much within my comfort zone but I very quickly became bored reading the same type of books with the same formula and the same outcome. That was when I decided I was going to start reading different authors and different sub-genres.

Amber:

My absolute favorites are GFY/OFY, may-December, law enforcement/military…and lots of angst. I’ve been reading long enough to know what I like so I do find myself gravitating towards those books. Sometimes I’ll start craving something paranormal and when that happens I’ll start seeking out shifters and vampires.
Dani:
I am a sucker for contemporary I do love a good romantic story with some hotness. I don’t do angst that well but i am ok if it suits the story. I need a HEA and I love cowboys, rockstars, sports. I also like a good BDSM and shifter story at times.
lovebytes giveaway new
What is your favorite subgenre?
One commentor will receive a $5 giftcertificate from JMS books
and one commentor will win a ecopy of a Bold Strokes books of choice

18 Responses

  1. salann31
    salann31 at |

    I’ll read a lot but my absolute favourites are dark paranormal / fantasy. But…. They can’t have a crappy ending! 😊

    Reply
  2. Toni
    Toni at |

    Thank you for answering my question! I read many subgenres but my favorites are fantasy, paranormal, and historical.

    Reply
  3. Purple Reader
    Purple Reader at |

    Good question and interesting answers. I liked seeing reviewers having some broad tastes, but also great that different reviewers liked different subs, so LoveBytes has at least someone, usually more, interested in each subgenre.

    Reply
    1. Purple Reader
      Purple Reader at |

      Oh I forgot to add my own favorite subgenre. It’s tough, because I like a variety, but I guess I tended to get the most out of historicals.

      Reply
  4. H.B.
    H.B. at |

    Between all of you, all genres are covered and that’s nice to see. Thanks for taking the time to answer. I practically read everything even the genres I don’t like. But tend to stick with paranormal/fantasy, sci-fi, mystery/suspense/thriller, and contemporary.

    Reply
  5. Tanja
    Tanja at |

    Thanks for the answers. It seems that all the genres are covered.
    My favorite genres are contemporary, gfy/ofy, May/December, friends to lovers. I like shifter stories too, but not mpreg.

    Reply
  6. Anne Barwell
    Anne Barwell at |

    I love SF/fantasy and historicals (especially WWI and II), but I like reading contempories as well to mix it up a bit. If a book looks interesting, I’ll read it, whatever the genre.

    Reply
  7. dee
    dee at |

    Lovely question. Thanks for your answers. Wow, someone who likes to read stories with asexual characters @Chris. Though I’m interested in that topic I have to admit that I haven’t found many books yet. Maybe I’m not looking in the right direction or books are sparse.

    Reply
  8. nicki442
    nicki442 at |

    I’m all about steamy smexy times within a paranormal or post-apocalyptic setting. I avoid the sweet fade-to-black contemporary stuff, YA/NA, and anything to do with children/pregnancy. I do enjoy the occasional mystery IF something about it grabs my attention, such as CS Poe’s Mystery of Nevermore (surprisingly funny) because I’m a fan of Edgar Allen Poe, or Santino Hassell’s Insight (fabulous, BTW) because I’ve never read about psychics in my PNR.

    Reply
  9. Lisa
    Lisa at |

    Thanks for the great answers! I prefer contemporary, sci-fi, & paranormal. However, I’ll read any sub-genre although NA/YA and BDSM are my least favorites.

    Reply
  10. Angela
    Angela at |

    Oh i love to read about military-police-firefighters/sports/cowboys/mystery and i love to read books with a character who has some kind of disability.

    Reply
  11. susana
    susana at |

    Mine is fantasy, paranormal and historical. If you mix historical with paranormal and add a mystery to the mix, you make me a very happy reader! 😉

    Reply
  12. Shirley Ann Speakman
    Shirley Ann Speakman at |

    My favourite is Sci Fi and there aren’t many M/M books about so I’ve read some great ones and the not so great too!

    Reply
  13. Trix
    Trix at |

    I tend to go for contemporaries about sports, music, art, or food, and friends-to-lovers helps…

    Reply
  14. Ami
    Ami at |

    Mine will be contemporary. Of course I also love a lot of others but contemporary will and always be foremost my main favorite subgenre

    Reply
  15. Carolyn
    Carolyn at |

    Donnas answer cracked me up! I love the frankness. 🙂 My favorite subgenre is historical. I fall into a habit of just devouring contemporary because they’re “easy,” but my true love lies in the past.

    Reply
  16. suze294
    suze294 at |

    I love a good murder and a good historical – together is great!!!

    Reply
  17. waxapplelover
    waxapplelover at |

    I would’ve initially said paranormal (because I got started reading M/M romance with shifters), but recently contemporary has kind of taken over.

    Reply

Please take a minute to leave a comment it is so appreciated !