I just finished reading The Iron King by Julie Kagawa and absolutely loved it. I read it based off of the raving enthusiasm from Book Bloggers everywhere. So I picked it up at the library and sat and read, and read, and read, and shooed my kids away to read some more. I finished it. It was awesome. I grabbed The Iron Daughter so I could continue my reading. But before I did, I glanced at the back of the book. And here's what it said:

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny--one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six.  She has never quite fit in at school... or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's know is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth--that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war.  Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, it stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face... and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

And my initial reaction was.... Way to give away the spoilers.

Are we putting too many spoilers in book blurbs?  Do they give away just enough to entice readers to read books?  I'm torn on this.  On one hand, I definitely think this blurb gave away the spoiler of Meghan being a fey princess.  However, I also see the need for publishers to try and encourage readership.  If I was browsing at the book store and had never heard of this book, the blurb would have caught my eye.  As it is, I didn't just find this at the store.  Book bloggers that I follow have been raving about this trilogy since it came out last February.  I didn't read their reviews (I don't like to spoil my views on the book while reading), but I did register that everyone gave it rave reviews.  So I decided to read it.  It seems like that's how I've been finding books lately.  I skim through my GoogleReader notating when a reviewer loves a book and put it on my TBR list.  All in all, book blurbs matter less to me now than they did two years ago.  But does that mean we should be giving away "secrets" (truthfully I figured out Meghan parent issues in the first chapter, but nevertheless, I like the dramatic reveal) or being oblique to pull the reader?  I've definitely been pondering this today.  I imagine it'll be stuck in my brain for quite some time now.

Any thoughts on the subject?  I would love to her comments.