[ SECRET POST #5830 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5830 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yeah, I've had this happen a lot. For some reason, so many of the books I've read ended on obvious sequel hooks and it's so aggravating. Leaving something small unresolved to make room for a sequel is fine, but I don't want to read a book and feel like it ended in the middle of a story.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm ok with that if there actually is a sequel. That happened to me once, a friend recommended a book (some sci-fi/dystopia thing I can't remember the name of) and I got it without really reading anything about it, and when it ended on a cliffhanger, I assumed there was at least one sequel (I thought it could've even been part of a larger series) but went and looked and there was nothing. I don't know if a sequel was planned and it just never happened or what, but it was frustrating.

[(Anonymous)]

I've seen some authors says that this is what publishers look for these days; they want books that they can milk a whole series from if the first one happens to be successful. So even if the author originally intended for it to be a stand alone, they end on a sequel hook to increase their chances of getting published.

[(Anonymous)]

I hate that too! I really am someone who loves a story where it leaves me wanting more, but I hate sequel-bait teases so I can be really critical of endings.
There is a difference between ending your story in a way that implies the world you the reader are about to leave will keep going on even after you put the book down and ending a book where the story is incomplete.

So many books now feel like an incomplete story and the sequel-bait goes on forever. I'm not a reader into series anymore. I hate feeling this sense of loyalty to keep reading to try to get to that feeling of reader catharthis of "I made it to end of the story!" The constant "end of the book, stay tuned for the next episode, maybe" in books leaves me feeling bitter because after 2 or 3 books I usually begin to wonder if the story is worth continuing.