Interesting plot but the book just ends
346890
This book was well written but I expected less editing errors--lots of missing or misplaced "a"s.  And at one point, the author used the wrong character name, a peet peeve of mine.  The plot is interesting and well constructed, if somewhat unbelievable.  But the story doesn't have an ending--it just stops.  I wonder if the story will be continued (ie. finished).
4499768
The book was entertaining and I enjoyed the authors other books. I would have probably given it 4 or maybe 5 stars except that It ended suddenly. I do mean suddenly.  The story opens, characters are introduced, it heads towards the climax then BAM it's over in 2 pages. It was like the author got half way through the book, got bored or busy and decided to end the book in the next 100 words. I will probably read the next one and hope for better because I do like the author.
1005022
This is a really interesting book with a plot that keeps the reader engaged; however, it should have ended a couple of chapters before it did.
209660
This book has interesting characters and is a good read. But it is overlong and the plot becomes blurred in the last one half.
1630383
The author creates an interesting plot with just the right amount of character development. In the plot Cheryl Harrington, sells her worldly possessions, buys a specially outfitted and modified RV and moves to the Anza-Borrego Desert. She is tired of the urban rat race. Of course, months after she is settled in her desert canyon the world is hit by the super flu and civilization dies.

She tunes out the world and on a spur of the moment shopping trip to town Cheryl learns how dangerous urban life has become. The tale is complete but set up for another book. However, since it is a 2011 copyright and book 2 is not on Amazon we might be waiting a long time for the trilogy to be completed.
2652694
I enjoyed reading this book but was very disappointed how it ended. I understand that the author wants us to buy the sequel, but I don't think a reader should have to buy a sequel to hear a full story. There were many pieces of the plot that I feel were left incomplete in this book (Marie's relationship with her husband, her ties to her father, her dealing with her ethnicity and what happens with her friend Karen's life). I felt like the whole book just ended abruptly, lke there were missing chapters. On reading the excerpts on the sequel, I am not sure if all of these areas of Marie's life are carried into the next book. I enjoyed the book very much and felt the characters, scenes and plot were all well developed and kept me wanting to read more, I just think the author left far too much unsaid at the end.
2539303
The premise of this novel was interesting, and the author had clearly researched the events that occurred on the Titanic. I enjoyed it until about 3/4 of the way through when faith in God became the only plot point. The ending was lame when all of the main characters accepted their fates as the will of God. The only characters who did not find religion were the adulterers, who predictably ended up going down with the ship, presumably to a cold, watery hell. I was disappointed to find that the well-written beginning of this novel ended as a not particularly interesting advertisement for God.
3838933
The idea behind this book was a great one. And in terms if science fiction it was definitely "plausible" and very interesting. But then the book just ends. The culmination was anticlimactic and the end result was environmentally unsound (you have to read it to see what I mean). All in all, I enjoyed the book very much until the end.
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
4849508
I read this book in a vacation, when I wanted a page turner to read. I enjoyed it but to be honest, I expected more. The book is a page turner till half of it. The plot is interesting, the caracthers are misterious and interesting enough to keep me reading non stop. However, after half of it, it kind of loses that something that makes a book a page turner. Part of it was because the introduction of some unprobable caracthers, the sentimentality, which was totally out of place, in my opinion, and the silly romance. Besides, the end left too many unanswered questions. Maybe that was the author's goal, not to answer questions on the book and I was just frustrated.
2794674
I enjoy reading new authors. Seeing their characters develop and seeing how the plot develops is something that I really enjoy.
In this book the characters seemed to be an afterthought and the plot jumped all over the place.
The ending was the worst as it left many unanswered questions about the characters and what happened to them .
It almost seems like the author got tired of writing and just ended the book.
3336073
Once I started reading this book, I really couldn't put it down.  I thought the plot was really great, and most of the characters were well drawn and interesting.  Unfortunately, the last 10 pages of the book kind of ruined it for me.  I thought the author tied things up way too neatly, and it was really disappointing after such an exciting book.  Still a good read though, judge the ending for yourself.
3513231
Most of the book is compelling but the ending or even the whole plot is too simple.
2527444
The plot was well thought out, but I thought the book went on too long. Too much repetition of facts and occurrences and could have ended sooner than it did.
2316806
I liked the Hero, David, and the heroine, Amelia, and I liked their story until they got married. Up to that point there was plenty of fun and frolicking, with handsome David brooding pleasantly, and Amelia being wonderfully lively and a bit immature. Both characters had immense potential. When David saves her from a rakish villain bent on kidnapping and ravishing his way to a fortune, the plot is moving along swimmingly to a satisfying end. But no, we have to endure too many more pages of David's brooding as it becomes selfish and cruel. In addition, the plot begins to unravel as several superfluous subplots are plopped in and become distracting. Admittedly, the sex scenes were very hot, but by the time they were introduced, I was becoming frustrated with the lost focus of the story. For example, I could have forgiven the addition of Amelia's struggle to become a mother to David's distrustful daughter, but by the time the daughter's illness and a madman's attempt to murder Amelia were also thrown in, it just became a jumble. This could have been a 4 star novel but Ms. Willingham tried to make it be too many things at once.
4754305
I have to admit, I really enjoyed reading this book.  Written for a somewhat younger crowd and as a 31 year old male, the read was easy and entertaining and kept me interested throughout.  I stayed up LATE reading it like many of the people in this forum thread.  Actually, now that I think about it, the most disappointing part about the book is the ending...  and not necessarily it ending badly, but that right as things in the plot are getting pretty interesting and some last minute plot twists, the book ends pretty abruptly.

I'm not particularly fond of the true cliff hanger ending books with promises of more books to come and it was especially cruel to end this right when this story was getting so interesting.  However, this has the potential to be a great series so I will wait (someone impatiently) for the end of the year (as the Author states he anticipates the new book to be published) to read the next book and find out what happens to the character and how his journey plays out.

I would have given this 5 stars had the ending been a little more fulfilling.  Hurry up Mr. Gowans! As I purchased the book at the $.99 price, I would have easily dropped a Kindle price of $5.99 or more to keep reading this story.  Too bad I couldn't.

Left wanting more,

Ryan
4932420
The story is interesting, as soon as you start getting into it, the book is over. I had read about this on an Internet and felt that it would be a great read but after paying for it, 176 pages (which was my fault for not paying attention to) wasn't enough. There needs to be more that what was written to be considered a book.