Miscellaneous Mondays: Tippy the Love Triangle

All readers have their own set of pet peeves. Like, some people really hate cliffhangers and won't read a book if you warn them that there's a cliffhanger. If you're like me, you read it anyway, and then throw the book at unsuspecting by-standers out of frustration (sorry Josh). Some people can't handle infidelity. Stupid characters. Children in peril. Lazy characters. Awkward dialogue. Bad grammar. Slang. Dialect. Authors who fail to understand the anatomy of relevant body parts.

And then there's love triangles. *Sigh*

Here's the thing: love triangles keep showing up at various levels in tons of the books I read. It's a pet peeve for me. It's not a deal breaker, but it makes me grind my teeth it frustration. Like there was Mockingjay...

When I saw this on deviant art, my only thought was "If only!" But I digress...

I know readers for whom love triangles are deal breakers. So whenever I'm trying to recommend or warn off a book, I end up writing this extended paragraph--"It's a love triangle, and that bothers me a bit, but if it would bother you a lot, maybe don't read this book...." I'm sick of this. So I'm replacing that paragraph with this:

Meet Tippy the Love Triangle

Tippy is our new mascot. The noble mascot of love triangles everywhere. Don't hate Tippy. Tippy doesn't mean to hurt anyone. Tippy is just confused, and can't make up his mind.

And from now on, Tippy is going to take the place of my "this book has a love triangle, fml" paragraph. Anyone else is welcome to barrow him as necessary. Tippy has a hard time being exclusive.

I hope everyone's books are pet peeve free this week. Happy Monday, everyone!