The Inked Soul

  Let's admit it: Book icks, no matter how much they might irk us now, were once insanely popular. Tropes, characters, arcs, even genres, whether they came out five years ago or fifty, have proved to be either endlessly enduring or like brief, bright flames: compelling, but leaving us to choke on the smoke that follows.  Looking at some novels, it is painfully evident that not all things bookish are meant to stand the test of time, so here are 10 currently atrocious book icks that are spewing controversy all over: 1. Permanent Stickers?! You know those unremovable (no, scratching doesn't help), glossy ' Netflix'  stickers on book covers? Yep, those ones. It turns out some icks have made it off the actual pages. If you're like me, you probably won't mind those stickers all that much, but you have to admit it's kind of an aesthetic killer. If you chat with other bookish friends, or even spend some time on social media, you'll find a large number of people ...