The word "smirk"

The authors of the last three books have sprinkled the word "smirk" in their stories. Sorry, but that word has a very negative connotation. The definition of smirk is "to smile in a conceited way. to smile at someone's unhappiness." So if one of the main characters "smirks" at the other main character, I am going to dislike that character because that person is enjoying the unhappiness of someone else. I dislike taking off a rating star because of that word, but do feel strongly that a smirking character is not someone I would trust or enjoy as a friend. Just a thought. Basically when I am deciding whether or not to download an ebook, I read the reviews with the fewest rating stars. These reviews discuss plot, character development, setting, writing style, profanity. I don't consider the reviewers who tell me "the book wouldn't download." Sometimes an author's entire plot is discussed in reviews and I don't need to read the book. A good review is not a synopsis of the plot. I finally understand what my teachers were talking about when they begged, "Do not write what occurs in the book. I know the plot." Back in the day, dating myself here, I memorized the Baltimore Catechism. Today, all us ancient ones, answered the question, "Why did God make me?" The Baltimore Catechism answer, "To know him, love him and serve him in this world and to be happy with him in the next." The presider's aside (sorry about the alliteration) "because he loves us." Nice to know that in spite of our character flaws we are loved.