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Cliffhanger... Dec 5, 2019 12:45:50 GMT -7 agreads, Banana Boat, and 6 more like this

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Post by lindap on Dec 5, 2019 12:45:50 GMT -7

Cliffhangers? Fun or irritant?

Sometimes I'm okay with a cliffhanger, but it irritates me when the author takes forever getting the next book out. I did get tired of so many authors jumping on the cliffhanger bandwagon. I know...it's a revenue maker for authors and publishers...

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Cliffhanger... Dec 5, 2019 13:13:43 GMT -7 Banana Boat, bj, and 6 more like this

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Post by agreads on Dec 5, 2019 13:13:43 GMT -7

Nope, I don't read cliffhangers. If the author gives warning it's a cliffhanger, I wait until all the books are published as one collection. If the author does not warn a book is a cliffhanger, it gets an automatic 1-star review from me no matter what I thought of the storyline.

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Cliffhanger... Dec 5, 2019 13:26:29 GMT -7 Banana Boat, bj, and 4 more like this

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Post by Mari on Dec 5, 2019 13:26:29 GMT -7

YES!! Remember the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning? The cliffhanger when Mac was on the cliff? Drove me nuts. Then I had to wait more than a year before the next book came out. I don't mind them if the next book is already out. I don't care for them if I have to wait.

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Cliffhanger... Dec 5, 2019 15:35:58 GMT -7 bj, Natasha, and 6 more like this

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Post by Banana Boat on Dec 5, 2019 15:35:58 GMT -7

I'm not a fan of cliffhangers. I hate having to wait for the next in the series wondering if and when It'll be published. If the book is stated as a cliffhanger I move on to another book. If there is no warning and it turns out to be a cliffhanger the author has lost a reader.

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Cliffhanger... Dec 5, 2019 17:05:18 GMT -7 Banana Boat, bj, and 6 more like this

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Post by lindap on Dec 5, 2019 17:05:18 GMT -7

I read blurbs in advance and I look at reviews, too. There are some authors I won't start until their series is done because they take too long between books. If it's a favorite author of mine I'm more incline to give it a try. I don't mind a series, however I do like it better when the book I'm reading has a conclusion. The author then moves on to a different storyline in the second book or brings side characters to the forefront. Then I don't feel like I'm missing anything if I decide not to move on with the series.

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linviolet Chief Forum Dignitary Posts: 2,468	Cliffhanger... Dec 5, 2019 18:56:09 GMT -7 Banana Boat, bj, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by linviolet on Dec 5, 2019 18:56:09 GMT -7 Cliffhangers are irritating. I have to wait until all the books are out before I even think about buying them.

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Cliffhanger... Dec 6, 2019 10:27:51 GMT -7 Banana Boat, Natasha, and 3 more like this

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Post by kc on Dec 6, 2019 10:27:51 GMT -7

If it's a cliffhanger for the relationship in the romance: forget it! I want my HEA by the end of the book. Sometimes I'm okay with HFN's figuring there will be an HEA at the end of the next. Bit like Lavinia & Tobias in the 3 book series. Not among my favorites in the Amanda Quicks: I like the couple but didn't like having it stretched out so. They did have a different "adventure/mystery" each story, but just didn't work for me. Having a mystery stretched out over multiple books in a series, fine, as long as the most important part (the romance) is settled. I'll just have to reread probably as books are released to keep track of the mystery.

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Cliffhanger... Dec 6, 2019 10:43:24 GMT -7 Banana Boat, Natasha, and 4 more like this

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Dec 6, 2019 10:27:51 GMT -7 kc said:

If it's a cliffhanger for the relationship in the romance: forget it! I want my HEA by the end of the book. Sometimes I'm okay with HFN's figuring there will be an HEA at the end of the next. Bit like Lavinia & Tobias in the 3 book series. Not among my favorites in the Amanda Quicks: I like the couple but didn't like having it stretched out so. They did have a different "adventure/mystery" each story, but just didn't work for me. Having a mystery stretched out over multiple books in a series, fine, as long as the most important part (the romance) is settled. I'll just have to reread probably as books are released to keep track of the mystery.

Me too! And I hate cliffhangers. I'll read a serial if it gets published in one book. But I'm not going to wade through three books (or whatever) to get to a HEA. Too much work, there are tons of books I could read instead.

lindap Veteran Commentator Posts: 241	Cliffhanger... Dec 6, 2019 16:42:07 GMT -7 Banana Boat, Natasha, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lindap on Dec 6, 2019 16:42:07 GMT -7 Doesn't it make you wonder what percentage of readers actually like cliffhangers VS how many stay away from them? The writers and publishers continue to put them out there. ~Linda~

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Cliffhanger... Dec 6, 2019 19:09:44 GMT -7 Banana Boat, mollyo, and 4 more like this

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Post by Natasha on Dec 6, 2019 19:09:44 GMT -7

I research every bk I purchase and post in Free Today since I detest cliffs. Some authors are really tricky about hiding that they are cliffs. I auto bypass several authors as most of their series are cliffs. I've posted this before but believe this is a good example of what can happen with a cliff as there have been 3 bk series where the 1st 2 bks are cliff and the 3rd is no longer for sale or never published. There was a free bk recently that is a cliff and published in 2016 and no new book or other bks pub for this author on her product page.

I will say historical romance/regencies rarely have a cliffhanger, except for a few historical western/mail order brides authors.

Back in the "dark ages" of Kindle Fire..2011 (LOL) and thereafter for a while I was dnldg freebie cliffs not knowing any better that authors would so something like this.

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