Disappointing ending...
934862
This was my first Martha Grimes mystery.  I was confused by some of the characters who appeared without much introduction, as if I should have known who they were.  In addition, the ending was entirely unsatisfactory!  I still don't know exactly who pushed the girls out of the boat, and what that had to do with the murder of young Billy Maples!
3279667
Great until the ending....C'mon, Jules.  I expected a bigger twist.
3182017
This book started out great but fell by the wayside with ending.  The ending was disappointing......there was nothing to support
the villan.  Could someone please show me where there was any inkling that this person was the bad guy!  I do not like this in
stories.  It was interesting until ending...........
220418
I, like many others, had been anxiously awaiting the release of this final book in the Delirium trilogy. I have to say I was pretty disappointed. If you have not read the rest of this trilogy, you may not want to read this review as there will be some spoilers from the first two books.

Requiem by Lauren Oliver takes place right after Pandemonium. Lena has grown into a strong leader of the Resistance, she has broken out Julian, the son of a prominent politician, from the regular world to join the Invalids in the Wilds. But the cliffhanger from Pandemonium was that we find out that Alex is still alive. This last installment is brimming with tension between the three of them. Unfortunately, Lena dissolves into a sad, teenaged girl (except dirty), who is angry that Alex wants nothing to do with her, and immediately, falls back into Julian's arms to 1) make Alex jealous and 2) have someone to hold her and make her feel like someone loves her.

The novel is split into two perspectives, Lena and Hana, Lena's best friend, who we haven't seen since the Delirium (or Hana, the novella, if you've read that). Hana's story is more compelling than Lena's, in that we get to see more into her head on events after her Cure, and events that happened in Hana. She has more of an arc, and more character growth than likely any other character in this book. However, that too eventually settles into an expected turnout. Her fiance turns out to be not so great-- but is this really the most compelling storyline we could expect?

So reasons why I felt so disappointed: 1) Lena became entirely unlikeable to me. I felt that she and the surly Alex deserved each other and that Julian should just run away and find a girl that was as good as he was. 2) Nothing much happens. The biggest plot twist in the novel was already given away in Hana, the novella. 3) Because of the first two points, I ended up bored and unmoved-- there were also several supporting characters that I just could care less about.

I do want to mention what many other reviewers mention-- the ending that's not an ending. Actually, this was the least of my complaints. The issues above were much more concerning to me. However, I do agree that it really keeps the story very open, without resolving anything.

I feel that Requiem falls into the pile of ends of trilogies that just did not live up to the hype. I still think that Lauren Oliver writes beautifully, and I will still pick up books that she writes-- but I wonder if she will do better at stand alones-- Before I Fall remains her strongest book, and one of my all time favorite YA novels.
4938125
I enjoyed some of this book, however the ending was seriously flawed. I realized it was in trouble when I got to the last 20 pages and the ending wasn't in the near horizon...she hadn't even started the descent yet. It left me frustrated...how about letting the reader know what happened to Eve in prison and when she got out. How did Eves husband fare, did they move to DC so he could keep his job? What happened to Mellisa, I think its important to let the reader have an ending especially after they invested time into the book. It was like the author was in a hurry to get it to the publisher. I gave it three stars because i read the whole book.
2699827
I must say, I was disappointed in the conclusion of this story. There was such a huge build up with 1 & 2, and then the ending just fell flat, in my opinion. It felt as though it was rushed and they just wanted it to end.
91002
I really enjoyed the first part of this book. It was different than the rest of the series, in that I didn't feel like it was a constant recap of what had happened in previous books. BUT... the end was perhaps one of the worst endings ever. I felt like the author was given a certain number of pages and then realized, "Oh, crap, I'm almost out of my alotted pages so I better wrap things up!" I felt the same way about the Da Vinci Code. I threw both books across the room when I was done reading them because I was so disappointed with how they ended. Ugh. I'm glad the series is done.
2347794
I was really disappointed in the ending.  Actually more like it went from being exciting and then was very anticlimactic where it ended.
4196545
Good book until the ending..  For such an interest grabber throughout, the ending really fell flat.  It clearly detracted from the overall experience.
3193508
I've enjoyed this series for years but had a hard time giving this even three stars - wished that I could give it 2.5. I kept waiting for something to "happen" then found the ending unbelievably contrived.  Not only did the ending disappoint, there were still a few loose ends left dangling.  I don't know if he plans to weave one of them into another book but, if so, let's hope it's better than this one.
1549796
Really, I would give the book 3.5 stars...

After waiting with baited breath for Convicted to be released, I have to say I was slightly disappointed.  Yes, this book ties up a lot of loose ends which it was supposed to do and it is nice to see Tony truly become a loving person and a human being.  However, a great deal of the book is spent with Tony & Claire apart from each other and on characters other than Tony & Claire.  I wanted more time with them.

I agree with the reviewers that felt that the ending was rushed, a lot of detailed issues were summed up in a sentence or two.  Furthermore, without wanting to spoil anything, there was an angst filled element introduced in the last 10% of the book that really didn't need to be in the book at all!!! It kind of spoiled the ending for me...
586121
The book was great all the way up to the ending, which was quite anti-climactic and frankly left me feeling let down...
1655498
Now, I'm not tooting my own horn, nor do I think I was particularly clever...but the "shocking ending" was, to me, obvious by about halfway through the book.  I found a previous reviewer's comments interesting - the reviewer stated that upon rereading the book, he/she was able to pick up on many little things previously missed...my problem was the "little things" seemed glaringly to point to the ending upon initial read!  Maybe I've read too many similar books to be fooled, but it was a disappointment to me.
1293357
I have read other books by this author and enjoyed them.  I was looking forward to an enjoyable read, but was extremely disappointed.  As so many other reviewers have pointed out, the ending was rather abrupt.  My first thought was, "I can't believe I read all these pages to come to this!"  I won't be reading any of the other books in this series because I don't have the time to invest in being disappointed.  I do realize that this book may be end in a way that is realistic about life, but that is not the reason I occasionally pick up one of these type books.
58449
I have been following the series from book 1, and waited eagerly for the last installment, yet it turned out to be quite a disappointment,with how the story went about. The ending wasn't a good one either, definitely could have been better with the two well loved characters being so much in love and all..
2776800
I enjoyed reading the book (though it might be too slow for young adults) but was sorely disappointed with the ending.  The bad guy's still watching him, but no end as to what happened.

I don't think I'll buy another in the series.
549027
I enjoyed reading this book literally ALMOST until the end. It is well-written, fast paced, has good human interest stories, some romance, and also an unsolved crime -- a lot going on, but well put together and fun to read. I was going to rate this book as "great" and "recommended", but I can't get over the fact how incredibly poor, disappointing and dissatisfying the ending was.

To sum it up:  about 360 pages of great story, good writing, a real page-turner...and the whole thing ended in a single scene on the last page.  A scene that did not make any sense, it was not a sequence to any of the previous events in the book.  The ending was totally "out of the blue" and had no connection to the story line. It was very disappointing  that an otherwise great book had such a poor, shoddy ending.  The only explanation I could come up with was the editor's (or writer's?) note that there will be a sequel. So I guess the ending was supposed to be a "cliff hanger"??  If so, it was the worst, most illogical and annoying "cliff hanger" ever!

If the author took the time and care to write an acceptable, appropriate ending to this book (i.e. one that MAKES SENSE), regardless whether or not she is planning to write a sequel, I would recommend this novel AND I would buy the sequel.  But b/c the ending was such a huge "screw you" to the readers, I will never buy or read anything by Ms. Michelle Miller again.