Always be entertaining, however, the narative needs building moments as well. Your challenge is to make the building moments entertining. Overt Prolonged Exposition is not allowed.
It's not that hard to find chapter one. If you only want certain scenes and not the full experience, don't complain about missing something. Some stories heavily rely on character change and progression, there's no point reading them from the middle unsless it's such an overly template...
I'm winnng by realizing it is cute people who like and have cute collectables.
Well, there is another type person that hoardes them, they shall not be mentioned.
The horrors of human reality far outweigh anything writers are reasonably able to depict.
The wonders of the human experience far outweigh anything writers are reasonably able to portray.
Fiction broadens persepective while softening the journey.
Unless you choose to believe lies, words can't...