No ending! Waste of time
339962
I was really optimistic because of the actors and the whole post apocalyptic premise. It was a giant tease! She's alone in her town that somehow avoided fallout, when she discovers the first guy. They start developing a connection, but i can't tell how old she's supposed to be. He's clearly younger than him, but they don't really clearly say how old. She's got a preteen brother, and she acts virginal, but then the actress is maybe in her 30:s?
They tease at different possible climaxes- are the men lying to get in her pants? Is one a murderer? They hint at it, but don't show anything... Ever.... And there's no ending to the movie! Did they run out of funding??
2890324
this book was a waste of time. Dull, far fetched story. I couldn't wait to get to the end, only to find that there was a part 2! Won't bother with that one.
4563302
What a massive waste of time!  I read the first chapter, 12 pages, it consisted of a woman sitting in a cab listening to a piece of music that she observed that others wouldn't know.  Then she attempts a mundane discussion with the cabbie because they are stuck in a traffic jam. She gets out the cab and climbs down a flight of stairs at the suggestion of the cabbie who warns here that her view of reality may change if she does.  12 pages of dribble to learn nothing.  If an author cannot capture the reader's attention in the first chapter what chance does he have holding it through 3 books?  I realize that he is considered a "cult writer" but really, a full chapter of basically nothing?  If an author cannot get it together to pique my interest by the end of chapter one, they don't get a second chance - there are far too many good books out there to waste time with one that is so slow that it puts a worm's journey across a sidewalk to shame.
944316
I hated the ending of this book....this "wonderful" character gives up her child to a poor family that offers "less opportunity because of their class?" When she has a husband? And has an offer to live in a castle for free? These characters are not admirable in any way. This penniless idiot of a girl has a secret marriage with a soldier in an era of no birth control? What a fool. And a boring fool at that.

The characters and story were so boring that I don't even care if one of the main characters does eventually figure out she's having a sexual relationship with her distant cousin.
I will not read anything by this author again. Attention, everyone out there in internet-land....do NOT buy or read this book. It is dreadful.

I would be so angry if I'd paid full price for this book. Because it is clearly not worth it!
4319489
The lack of a great ending fits perfectly. Nothing resolved. Not worth the read.
659000
Hated the ending of this book, it is a manipulater... I love to read a good thriller occasionally but this was so disappointing! Don't waste your time reading this book, life is to short!
4358668
This book was nothing but third-grade fluff. I mean come on way too many coincidences. Are we really to believe all this nonsense happens to a suburbia  housewife within like a 2 to 3 week. The ending is so lame. It doesn't even wrap up the storyline! This is the first book I've read by this author and it will be the last.
23522
Until these authors stop writing hundreds of pages about nothing, I will continue with the negative review.  Way too much history in this book, bored me to tears.  This author changed locations and different individuals with no paragraph breaks, or chapters of any kind.  Then at page 360 plus...the story just ended.  no epilogue no nothing.  No more of this author for me
2741732
This was the dumbest thing I've read in a long time.  It was billed as a thriller but I was bored and frustrated by the plodding pace.  Not once was I scared at all, just wondering when the next scene would come along.

The protagonist was the most unlikable, shallow, bi-polar person of the whole bunch, but we were supposed to root for her?  And she "forgot" what she did, something THAT profound and she "forgot"?  Yeah, right.

SPOILER

Also, the shrunken head - first it's the thing that's causing the chaos, whispering plans in people's ears, then it turns out to be the good guy?!  Give me a break.

I skimmed the last two chapters because the endless descriptions of how perfect the protagonist was and how much she wanted to kill her perfect little daughter got to me.  The ending was a stupid deus ex machina that didn't tie up anything...  The last town that this chick was in got destroyed, but this one doesn't?  It doesn't make sense at all, and it's never explained.

Long story short, don't waste your time.  Glad I got it for free.
2780393
I am so mad that I wasted time, reading this book.  After reading the reviews I kept thinking it would get better, NOT!!! it was just annoying.  I agree totally with the other 2 star review.  It was so bogged down with details, and the ending was so unsatisfying.  How could they let the killer get away with a comfy cell after the horror it inflicted on it's victims.  And the HONEY LOVE, girl was under my skin as well, forget this author, never again!
2637343
I hardly ever write reviews, but I just finished the book last night and I'm still upset about it so this is my vent.  The ending was so stupid!  And I don't normally even use such words like "stupid" but I just can't come up with another word.  Other reviewers have used the word "cartoonish". . .that's a good description too.

I can't believe I read this whole book and that was how it ended!  I didn't think the book was too bad.  It was entertaining up until page 800 and then the last 200 to 250 DRAGGED ON AND ON AND ON. . .in the author's note, SK talked about wanting this book to be "pedal to the metal" throughout the whole thing.  Although the beginning was like this. . .the novel slowly ran out of gas as you made your way to the end and broke down around page 900.

The ending was just so ridiculous that it ended up tainting my whole view of the book.  The worst part is that the characters eluded to what causes the dome about mid-way through the book and I just kept thinking, "No way, that's not right.  That would be so stupid.  There must be something really good at the end that is going to totally shock the characters and me."  But, alas, it unfolded just as what was eluded to and it ended up being ridiculous and incredibly disappointing.

Naively, I didn't check the reviews before I bought the book and I paid full price at B&N.  Lesson learned. . .this book has taught me NEVER to walk into a bookstore blindly and pick up a book off the shelf (especially a 1000-pager).
2923642
I was completely excited about this book after reading the numerous 5 star ratings and various ravings about how the book is "utterly enchanting". That is utterly baloney. Don't waste your time.

This book in no way, shape or form has any real depiction of how a prisoner or drug lord would react to this situation. Now, I'm aware the plot is far fetched and somewhat of a fantasy scenario anyway....but I was willing to buy into that. I love a good far fetched plot with a dark, manly hero as much as the next girl. HOWEVER, there was no intrigue! No danger! No suspense....NOTHING. I mean, come on. At least make Cameron exciting and forbidding at first!

First of all, the heroine is too stupid for words. After getting kidnapped, she casually wakes up and scampers about her "prison" eating Captain Crunch with nary a thought to ever escaping. Pretty much, all Emily does throughout the book is lay about the house bemoaning her red hair and imagining to be in love with Cameron since he.....well actually there is no reason for her to be in love with him. They barely see each other, there is no sexual tension, they never discuss anything. It's completely ridiculous and most of all COMPLETELY UNEXCITING! Then you have Cameron over there in the corner acting like a complete pansy who can't form a complete sentence, much less head up a high end drug operation! Throughout the book, Emily just knows...oh, she just knows that he loves her. Really??? Cause, I didn't get any emotion from him showing any of the sort. They really just ran about throughout the course of the book having giant misunderstandings about each other that could have been easily solved. But, somehow the heroine's throat just closed up every time Cameron asked her a question. It's completely ludicrous.

I had high expectations when I purchased this book. I wanted to like it, I really did. But, I spent the whole book waiting for the action to start. By the end, I honestly could have cared less what happened to Cameron & Emily. Bottom line, don't waste your money.
582303
Spoiler Alert!  Do not read this unless you don't care about knowing the ending.

I wasn't happy with the last couple of books but was so yearning for Anne McCaffrey books that I got it from the library anyway.  The author goes on and on and on, tediously, about minute details (who had what to eat, how the food got there). Editor, editor! There seems to be a cast of thousands with very little to help you differentiate between them.  Editor, editor?  He talks constantly of "timing it" as that is the only plot device he knows how to use.  After more than 100 pages of this I finally gave up and skipped to the last quarter of the book, only to find, to my distaste, that the main character is proposing a four-way relationship, in addition to pimping out her Weyrleader.  The main character is sixteen!!!  Ugh.  Then, as a final insult, one of the (many) secondary characters knowingly takes an action that will abort her child.  Oh yes.  It's to save the planet - which seems disappointly needful in the last few books.

This is not an Anne McCaffrey book - nor is it a Pern book.  I still have a very bad taste in my mouth 24 hours later.
4241184
Waste of time! The first 90% of the book is Rachael complaining about her life as an alcoholic, and doing absolutely nothing about it, and wonders why she has lost all of her friends and lovers. It's frustrating to read because things would never play out the way they do, no one is that stupid or depressed! The buildup for the climax is lengthy and dry and the ending is basically laid out for the reader and was not worth the 14hrs it took me to listen to it on tape. I jokingly call this book "The Girl with the Train Tattoo"
3443563
i picked this book because it has so many good reviews. it took forever to get to a point. I kept skipping pages , didn't miss anything . ending was very bad too, glad to have prime read so i can read a satisfying book. waste of time.
1927074
Horrible! Not scary, stupid storyline, and unfinished ending.
3620967
Way too slow!!! Nothing exciting here at all. It took forever to get going if it actually got going at all.
If this was a movie, it would be over in 5 to 10 minutes. Rubbish story, rubbish writing and rubbish overall concept.
Waste of time as this sequal goes nowhere.
Very dissappointing.