Finish this book to the end
345932
Hardships, romance, love even chivalry brings this story to life.  A good read! The characters and their personalities are easily understood.  There is enough mystery that keeps you reading page after page
1229878
First about that. Any lover of books will tell you it means something to know you're coming to the end. You read it differently. You know the author is wrapping it up and you set your mind to how things are going to end. I am new to e-books and it took a while to get used to not having a real book in my hand. But I have given in because it is nice to be able to carry my entire library with me where ever I go. But, I keep an eye on the percentage left so I have an idea of where the story is going to end. So when I got to 75% I was taken by surprise by the ending. Then the entire last 25% was filled with hoopdedoodle (look at Elmore Leonard's ten rules of writing). So I wish these e-book publishers would stop ruining the flow of the author's hard work - and from taking away from the reading pleasure of their customers - us. Stop the hoopdedoodle, please.

As far as my opinion of this work, what can I say, except that it was written by the king of dialog and prose. Read it. Just make sure you check where this fun read ends and the hoopdedoodle begins.
3589995
I liked this book very much, until the end. leaves you hanging on purpose. Would not mind a cliffhanger! This is like a dead drop......
933942
And I mean that literally.  It was great - right up until the end. If you want to call it an end.  Im old school.  Stories need a beginning, a middle and an end.  I don't need a happy ending.  Im OK with a miserable ending. But I need an ending.  This book gave me a beginning and a middle that just stopped.  And thats a damn shame because its a great premise and very well written - a real page turner with great characters.  But there is no resolution. You know no more at the end than you did at the beginning and I really hate it when a great story just stops and leaves me sitting there frustrated, wishing I hadnt wasted my time. It feels like the author got bored and simply stopped writing.
662961
This was a great book until the end.  Lots of action, great descriptions of how a sailing ship worked.  Good battle sequences and very interesting characters from the Revolutionary War period.  Then came the end.  It was as if the writer was tired of the book and just ended it.  The main character is destroyed and dies and the ships are gone.  I will not read the rest of the series
246871
Overall, this book was good. It really needed an ending of some type, even if it's going to be a series. Instead it ended as though you were haflway through the book so there was no satisfaction or enjoyment, or something exciting to lead up to in the next book. A very common and expected ending that leaves you feeling like you spent a lot of time reading to achieve nothing in the end. Never-the-less, I will read the next book, and if nothing happens, and it ends the same way that will be it. Each book should be able to somewhat stand on their own, and if this one had been a one book only reading, it would have left you seriously wanting and frustrated.
759438
I enjoyed the book until the last couple of chapters.  It seemed to me the author was hurrying to finish the book and the ending left me wanting more.
769497
This is an Outstanding book about 95% of the way through.  Then suddenly, as if her agent demanded that whole thing be wrapped up quickly, she brutally and suddenly ends the book.  I loved the book to that point.  But it ends horribly and awfully without context.  The ending is not in line with the remainder of the book.  Really, this should be read with her sequel, Children of God, and together they make an adequate book.  But nothing could ever make me enjoy her writing or trust her as an author again.

The brutality of the ending is a non sequitur.  Without spoilers -- I must admit she evoked emotion, but by violating my trust as a reader.  She stuck a nerve, but more like a jackass can make you laugh by dropping his pants, but that doesn't make him a gifted comedian. She may be a good writer, but this book overall -- sucked.
4859998
I really enjoyed the book until the end. I like to have answers to the "why's" at the end of a book like this and they never really wrapped up the story at the end.
2344425
I was enjoying this book once I was able to sort out the unfamiliar Indian names/words. Until the end. I felt like suddenly the author noticed she was either running out of time or paper and decided it was time to wrap it up. The ending was just to convenient when all is well without any real reason explained. I mean the police chief was suddenly a good guy when his son speaks without any apparent effort. The dam planning is over at the same time. Just to easy. Up til that point a good story being told about a part of the world I am not familiar with. I doubt I will read her next book.
977584
Had I known how this book was going to end, correction, make that how this book didn't end I would never have read it.  She begins with Vale intent on finding his parents home at all costs.  However, his quest is interrupted by a murder which he decides to investigate, which leads to a few more murders all of which he manages to solve.  Then. after solving the murders, he finds his parents' home. And guess what?  The end.  Buy next book in series to find out what happens.  No thank you.  This book was quite short so the author could have continued Vale's search in the same book.  Unfinished books are a pet peeve of mine I'm afraid and I avoid authors who resort to this method to try to get you to buy the next book.
3386661
This was a very promising book until the end. It appears the author could not decide which of 5 different ending scenarios to use, so he tossed them all into the end. This resulted in a very disappointing finish to what had, to that point, been a very good book.
3644724
I enjoyed this book until I got to the end.  One mystery was solved but one or two others were just left hanging -- you have to buy the next book in the series to find out who is trying to poison Maggie!  I don't mind books in series as long as each one is a stand-alone book but that is not the case with this one.  I have another free book written by the same author, book 1 in a series.  After reading this one and it ending with a cliff-hanger (kind of), I'm not even going to attempt the other one.  Sorry, but it disappoints me to not have a book actually end.
862195
There is still a lot up on the air at the end of this book, so it is clear that you will need to read the sequel for the final determination.  That is the main reason that I give only four stars because you will need the next book and I prefer a more complete ending.
840729
I would give this book five stars if it had a proper ending.
It appears that the author put the end of the book as a start in his next. If this thing happens agsin what a better solution than stop buying his books, although, I admit I liked the plot, the characters and as I said it was worh 5 stars
4850897
This book was good up until the end, the ending failed this book. I don't think I will purchase anymore titles from the author because of it.
2897742
I did not like the ending of this book. I feel it is a ploy to get me to buy the Author's next book. Which I might have done if there had been closure from this one.