It’s time for another LTB, and this week’s topic is all about predictable books. I’ve been looking forward to this topic, and I had a lot of fun writing about it. I’m also going to be posting the topics for December soon, so you can watch for that! As always, if you have topic suggestions of your own, you can suggest them in this form. Anyway, let’s get into the post.

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and has been hosted by me since April 2022! Each Friday, there is a discussion topic for bloggers to write about. This week’s topic is predictable books!

Do you like guessing whats going to happen in the books you read?

I love trying to figure out what’s going to happen in the books I read! This is especially fun in mysteries, but also just in general with books.

If I’m reading a book that one of my friends has already read, then I love talking about it with them and telling them my theories. It’s really fun, and if I’m really invested in the book, then it makes me more excited to read the rest of it.

There are are also enough patterns within genres that there are times when I’m able to make pretty good guesses about whats going to happen, and that’s always really satisfying!

Can a book be too predictable?

Sometimes, books follow along with common tropes and plot points, and then end up being very easy to predict. While it can sometimes make the book less fun to read, I don’t think that it’s always a bad thing. I also think that it really depends on the genre.

For example, most romance books follow a similar structure that can be easy to predict once you’ve read enough romance. However, this doesn’t make the books fun to read. While it can be nice to read books that have more unique and less predictable structures, if the characters are compelling, I don’t mind if the plot is very predictable.

Predictable high fantasy, however, can be really annoying. Its not necessarily bad to had common tropes in a high fantasy book, but when it’s full of common tropes like the chosen one in a love triangle with good vs. evil at the center of the plot, if it’s not done well it can feel too much like a lot of other fantasy books.

Do you like to always be surprised, or can it be comforting to know what’s coming?

I love being surprised when reading books, but there are times when the suspense can get stressful. In those cases, I usually just read really fast so I can get to the end and figure out what happens! Thrillers that have a ton of suspense often have predictable endings, and I honestly really don’t mind that. Sometimes, it can be comforting to have an idea of whats going to happen!

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And that’s it for this week’s LTB – Thanks to everyone who participated in this week’s topic! If I missed your post, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

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This week’s posts:

Fives @ Down the Rabbit Hole | Laurie @ Laurie is Reading | Elle @ Unwrapping Words | Kathryn @ Kathryn Books

What are your thoughts on predictable books? Do you like guessing whats going to happen next in the books you read? Or do you prefer to be surprised? Chat with me in the comments below!