07-16-2010, 11:59 AM
I prefer first person view. That way it's far easier to identify with the main character. I've read a lot of historical romances in my day and in most of them I didn't like the hero. Reading from the perspective of a character you don't like makes the book hard to swallow.
I also totally hate books in general where you start chapter one getting introduced to, say, characters A and B. Chapter two isn't about A and B at all, but you meet, hi there, characters C and D. Chapter three involves even more characters and by then I'm not even sure who is my "main" character anymore. This happens a lot with e-books I download; I don't have a blurb to check where my focus should be. So hurray for the first person narrative!
I also totally hate books in general where you start chapter one getting introduced to, say, characters A and B. Chapter two isn't about A and B at all, but you meet, hi there, characters C and D. Chapter three involves even more characters and by then I'm not even sure who is my "main" character anymore. This happens a lot with e-books I download; I don't have a blurb to check where my focus should be. So hurray for the first person narrative!