Chat Between Chapters: Spoilers

For this discussion post, we are joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week.

Do you like spoilers? Do you read the last chapter first? Share your thoughts.

 

 Julie:

I do feel spoilers are a good way to ruin the reading experience. Sometimes accidentally finding a spoiler can really take the fun out of the discovery of reading it for yourself. But sometimes it’s unavoidable. Especially if you spend a lot of time online. Or even are looking at fan art, etc.

Spoilers are so hard to avoid, too, especially when something is hyped up and everyone is talking about it. Like, how does one stay off the internet while reading a book that just released that all of Booksta has already started discussing and sharing reactions? Too easy to stumble upon a spoiler. But after a while, it’s really difficult to walk the line of not giving away important plot points in your review/discussion/rants and raves. Sometimes it’s really difficult to even talk about the book without any spoilers, because a lot of these plot points are also character development and fundamental to our opinions of the story.

So no, I don’t read the last chapter first on purpose or as a rule. Sometimes though when things get really stressful in the book I might peek a little. I am an anxious person, so sometimes I use spoilers to save me some anxiety. Sometimes it helps avoid a meltdown. However, it can also make reading about the event worse.

But what about OLD books. Like if the book/movie has been out for like a decade, what’s the rule on spoilers? I mean, you gotta be able to talk about it freely at this point! And I feel like it’s up to the person who may be reading something for the first time to avoid spoilers on their own.

IDK man spoilers are such a tricky topic.

 

Lynn:

I live by the River Phoenix philosphy of no spoilers. I don’t even read the preview\synopsis of the next book in the series til I’ve finished the one I’m reading.

I have been spoiled by social media (3rd book in the 50 Shades Series, who Caleana is the the Throne of Glass books). And it’s a real bummer. (Though, tbh, no real loss on that 50 Shades book.) I’d rather not know what’s going to happen. I don’t read the end of the book. And I avoid the spoilers as much as possible on social media. Which, yeah, like Julie said, is a challenge. But also, as soon as I see a post with any potential for spoiling, I skim over it instead of looking!

But old books are free rein. I’m with Stephen King on that. If a book is not recent, that’s on you to have either read it or be spoiled. Especially in the days of the internet and all the books being made into movies or shows. If you don’t want to be spoiled, good luck with that.

 

 

 

 

 

We are also linking up our discussion posts with the 2026 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight (and co-hosted by us)!

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