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Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme (mostly) about books and reading.
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The BTT question of the week is:

Do you cheat and peek at the ends of books? (Come on, be honest.)
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*Laughs out loud* Yes! Sometimes. (*Beans shouts: "LIAR!"*) Really, I promise. I only peek at the end of the book - the last chapter -  if I am very desperate to know if the hero and heroine will end up together - which happens in most romance books and some YA books that I read for "light" reading - then I would just go on a speed-reading frenzy. With some books, however, I'd just peek at the last two pages and I would never figure out what will happen. This was what I did when I was reading the Iron Queen, the third book in the Iron Fey series, by Julie Kagawa. 

The reason I do this is because I don't want to be disappointed by the ending. I've been so frustrated with some books that I read since the couple did not end up together. You see, I am a romantic and I believe (and want) my happily-ever-afters. 

Of course, as I became a "mature" reader, I would accept the less-than-happy endings since it was really the "right" ending for those particular stories.... But, those acceptances rarely happened *laughs out loud again*

However, I also do try to restrain myself from reading the end if I really like the story and would want to read the story as it unfurls before my eyes. I also don't read the endings of mystery and thriller books - really spoils the fun.




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6 comments:

  1. I never peek at the endings I think it would spoil and surprise endings that come along once in awhile.

    Thanks for the visit to my BTT today.

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  2. sometimes I do look ahead, but don't consider it cheating.

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  3. Loved your answer! I have a hard time accepting less than happy endings too.
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/03/booking-through-thursday-8.html

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  4. I peek, so there :-)
    http://mostraum.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/booking-through-thursday-cheating/

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  5. It kinda spoils the pleasure of looking forward to the end though...

    Here's my Cheating (Booking Through Thursday) post!

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  6. Come on. I know you read books backwards.

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