Let's Discuss: Sneak Peeks

 

So I was finishing up a book not that long ago...currently rocking a headache so I can't even remember what book it was that I had just finished that prompted this discussion...and in the back was a sneak peek at the next book. Did I read those pages? Absolutely not! And I'll tell you why...

Sneak Peeks

So I could never really be one to read the sneak peek/chapter sampler of the next book to a book I just finished. Mainly because that wait for the next one was killer. I did not want to get more excited for a book that I had to wait a long time to read and I find that this still rings true even after all these years of blogging.

Do I like a sneak peek? Of course! If Stephanie were to toss one out for her next book you know I will be reading it not matter how much it would torture my soul to come to the end of that sneak peek and have to endure the waiting all over again! Lol. So yeah, I guess Stephanie Garber would be the only time I break my rule.

But largely, yes, I am an inpatient reader. Who isn't? Luckily I have so many other reads to keep me occupied until the next anticipated release comes out which are also numerous. 

But with this book...pretty sure it was one of my older titles...I just didn't feel the need to read this sneak peek. Probably because it was an older title and I likely had the next book on me, but moved onto another event book. I'm all over the place this month with my reading. It feels like my first set of events for 2026 involve authors in the 500+ club where their books are all over 500 pages and I'm just like agh! Normally I would love a long book to stay in longer because I used to not have enough "new to me reads" for me read. Now I'm overwhelmed and I miss those 300-400 books that I could easily finish. These 500+ ones kill me and don't even get me started on the 600+ ones!

So basically now time is to be considered. I don't really want to spend time reading a sample of a book I will eventually be reading in the future. Naturally, I would forgo said rule if I was absolutely dying to read that next one, but for the most part, I'm okay with just closing the book on this sneak peek material and moving onto the next book...which sometimes it may be that full length book that I skipped the sneak peek on! Lol.

Although, side note, I have read those pages if I was without my next book (if I was reading away from home) and you know got that head start on the next book. But since I work from home and if I finish a book on my break, I have easy access to the next book. No more fear of being without! Lol.

What about you? Do you read the sneak peeks that come at the back of the book?