Which do you prefer? A beginning that is a little hard to get through, but pays off in the end, or a beginning that is fantastic, but isn’t as engaging at the end?

[Ryan]

I just thought this would be an interesting question to ask you all. Personally, I choose the hard beginning, but that’s just me. Please comment and let me know your point of view!

[Alabaster]

I completely agree with you. Usually when I have a difficult time getting into a book, it's because it leads with an exposition dump, making it difficult to work through. The payoff of having a well-developed world and characters is well worth it though.

[Brooke]

A hard beginning because it makes it worthwhile and the middle and end are the best!
I totally agree too.

[Lynne]

I don't tend to push through if the beginning is difficult these days. I want a book that grabs me from the start. I'm also not averse to stopping reading if the ending is difficult. So I don't like either of them.