Comments on The Book Vixen - A Romance Book Blog: Do You Ever Purposely Spoil a Book For Yourself?

OMG I can't believe how many people spoil book...

2013-05-29T16:42:37.820-07:00

OMG I can't believe how many people spoil books for themselves! I'm truly shocked. I'm in the minority on this one.

I will say that when I DNF a book, I may check with a book buddy to see how it ended. But that's only for books I do not finish.

Thank you all! Now I can stick my tongue out at Br...

2013-05-29T06:13:17.888-07:00

Thank you all! Now I can stick my tongue out at Brianna and say "naw-na-na-naw-na!" She's the weird one, not me! ;-)

That's me! If I know then it allows me to enjo...

2013-05-29T06:10:00.197-07:00

That's me! If I know then it allows me to enjoy it more. Maybe that's why I'm a re-reader

Yep. I'm with you there, J9. I do the same exa...

2013-05-28T12:38:07.819-07:00

Yep. I'm with you there, J9. I do the same exact thing!

Very rarely do I do this. Two reason I can think ...

2013-05-28T11:35:43.813-07:00

Very rarely do I do this. Two reason I can think of are if I'm not feeling the book and want to see if it's worth forcing myself through or to make sure it's ending how I think it should so I won't be completely disappointed when I finish the book.

I do this all the time - I hate that I do it, but ...

2013-05-28T10:43:41.753-07:00

I do this all the time - I hate that I do it, but I just can't stop myself. It's also completely ridiculous because I read mainly romances, where a HEA is almost guaranteed. Because I'm such a cheater, I try to do mysteries on audio, where it's super hard to cheat.

I have to say that I'm really glad to see so many other people have the same habit...it makes me feel better about myself. :)

It depends on the story. However, if the story isn...

2013-05-28T07:43:47.932-07:00

It depends on the story. However, if the story isn't going the way I want it to go I will check the ending to make sure the couple does get together. I have done that with a couple of books. I know shouldn't spoil it, but sometimes I have to know.

I definitely check out the ending. It is one of m...

2013-05-28T01:21:03.528-07:00

I definitely check out the ending. It is one of my bad reading habits. My husband and I argue when he wont' tell me the ending. Sometimes if I know what will happen, I can come down and enjoy the journey.

I have on occasion spoiled a mystery for myself (a...

2013-05-27T19:30:47.827-07:00

I have on occasion spoiled a mystery for myself (and also sometimes "chick lit" where there are several potential guys for the lead) but I'm usually pretty good about sitting back and enjoying the read. I've also read reviews with spoilers-sometimes accidentally but sometimes on purpose. It's on a case-by-case basis.

I often do this but mostly with romantic books not...

2013-05-27T18:22:00.739-07:00

I often do this but mostly with romantic books not mysteries. I just can't stand the idea I could be reading along and the heroine was going to make (in my mind) the wrong choice in the end.

I totally check out the ending often while I'm...

2013-05-27T18:11:10.315-07:00

I totally check out the ending often while I'm reading. When I am getting so nervous about how things are going to end, and I'm so worried about the characters, I HAVE to look at the end to make sure that things end okay. If I'm so stressed about how it's going to end, I can't really enjoy it. I don't do that all the time, though. I NEVER peeked at the end of any HP book. I liked the anticipation for those books.

But I am a big romance reader, and I like knowing that they get their happy ending. I'm more into the journey.