Rhythm an meter would be it
Well, it depends on the genre of that non-fictional book. For instance, a mystery book would make the audience interested if there was an unsolved mystery included, but an adventure book, for instance, might hook the reader if it was actually based on historical events and something like the book described had actually happened. Therefore, for a fictional book, I would say all of these interest me depending on the type of book.
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Sorry if i aint helpful but we don't have the stories with it. Update the question and i might be able to help.
I believe A would be the best way to keep the original meaning while making it simple to understand.