Terrible ending felt so cheated absolutely ridiculous and frustrating
589371
Terrible ending felt so cheated absolutely ridiculous and frustrating. I so wanted Eve to get her just deserts and face up to everybody knowing her murky past especially Sean.
311863
I'm amazed I'm giving this two stars but I normally enjoy the author's work. This, however, was a big disappointment.  The ending totally came out of left field and was so unbelievable that even if you'd been enjoying the book it was sure to leave a bad taste in your mouth. To begin with each chapter bounced you from character to character like a ping pong ball.  This slowed the pace of the story and made it drag until I started flipping pages just wanting it to be over!

We're supposed to feel sorry for the lead character, Aubrey. Her husband, Josh, disappeared off the face of the earth five years ago and she's supposedly never gotten over it.  She comes across as pathetic, takes pills because she hallucinates, and has sex with another man because he reminds her so much of her missing husband. Her mother-in-law is a vicious woman who blames Aubrey for her son's death.  She's going after the insurance money that was apparently supposed to go to her if Josh hadn't forgotten to change beneficiaries before he went missing.  Then we also get Josh's perspective of what went down before he disappeared.

By the time I got to the end I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  The characters at the end are totally different than what we've been led to believe throughout the story.  All I can say is don't waste your money. Hopefully the author will stick to her series work and leave the standalones alone!
3326457
This is my very first review after reading hundreds of books - but I was so frustrated and disappointed with the ending that I could not keep quiet. I have been very particular about picking my fiction lately and I was hoping that this would be worth my time.

I loved the sections about Elly swimming in the ocean, they were beautifully written. I could taste the salt water and sense the great, dark gulfs of ocean underneath her.  But there is more to a story than beautifully written sentences. I had a hard time connecting with most of the characters as their interactions were superficial.  There was no opportunity to love the characters.

The ending was the worst! It seems like he ran out of ideas or patience and just scrambled to put together an ending that left the committed reader empty and without answers.

I will do better research for my next fiction read.
491813
Then end of this book actually made me angry and feel cheated. To release a book that gave no completion or resolution is frustrating. I am recommending to my friends that they do not purchase this book till the resolution is released or skip it altogether. To let us hang on such a heinous act till he decides to write the ending is inconsiderate of his fans feelings and devotion to the series. It feels as though greed motivated this book and I may not purchase it when it is released or may not purchase anymore of his books until they  resolve this one. James, you are a disappoint to those who are your fans.
2878136
The 4 is for the series as a whole, if based on the last book alone I would have given a 2 star rating, because the ending of this book was horrible. I agree with another reviewer that an epilogue should've been added.  There are so many unanswered questions with this ending. She ended the book with the relationship with Renu and Edy still in turmoil. Hassan said at one point that Edy looked at his mother longing for the relationship they once had.  So, were they able to repair their relationship or are they still at odds with each other. Also, during the entire series the author included their friends in the book as much as the main characters, so I would have liked to know whenever happened with them and also her new friends.  What happened with the relationship with Edy and mom?  An epilogue would have been able to answer all those questions. This was the first time I've read anything by this author and I would try another book by her.
4722684
Ridiculous story line. And that ending,really?
3735629
Like alot of other reviews, I hated the ending. I know not all stories need to have a happy ending, but they should at least have some sort of fullfilling ending! It seriously left me hanging and not at all satisfied. I mean after all that hard work that Nick does to finally end his life with Amy, he just gives in and takes the "easy" route which in turn is really not an easy out. He ends up living a miserable lie of  a life with that psychopath Amy. The readers do not get any satisfaction from reading that horrible conclusion. All that build up for nothing
3695590
I can feel Mrs. Harris' pain in struggling to write the last few Sookie books.  I can't even bring myself to write a decent review of the absolute worst ending that could have happened for this series.  Apathy to be had all around apparently.  Mrs. Harris kept insisting after all the hoopla around the leaked Sookie's HEA that those who didn't read the book based on knowledge of the ending would miss all the plot arc's.  Really???  Who cares! It's the end.  It can arc all the way to the moon and back and it wouldn't matter.  It is honestly a shame that Mrs. Harris dragged this story out at the behest of her publishers when she knew who it was all along, she should have wrapped it up at book 4 then it would make sense.  So yes, if you felt the need to capitalize on the popularity of the books, in great part to Eric and Sookie's interaction, then you should have felt compelled to finish the story you sold to us: hook, line and sinker.  This is nothing better than a bait and switch scam to steal your money.  If you feel compelled to read the book "just for closure" like I did, save your money and get it at the library.
2525032
On the plus side, the book started out interesting.  In an Indiana Jones style, I was pulled into the interesting puzzles the characters had to solve under great time constraints.  Then, the book transformed into a platform for the author to rage an attack against Christianity which seemed unfounded and insulting to my personal beliefs.  Finally, I got the impression that the author had to 'finish' up.  The ending was confusing and unsatisfying.  Characters actions were no longer believable.  Finally, the evidence regarding the lie of christianity that was to be reveled at the 'end' of the quest was never shown.  This left me feeling cheated.  I can't believe people actually thought this book was good.  I feel ripped off that I bought it and actually spent time reading this trash.
3340568
I am giving this 2 stars only bc I had to force myself to at least finish the first one. If I were rating it on the first book it would be getting a negative rating. SPOILERS...The mother interacts with this woman online in trying to find a partner for her business and becomes sure that she will be the perfect partner for her son. That is just ridiculous and it just continues to get worse. There is no court in the land that will determine parentage before birth and no court would risk the life of the mother or the child by forcing an amnio test. This whole scenario was just stupid. It was not well written and trust me when I say that no lawyer I know would side with an a-hole like the bio dad with all that touchy feely crap. I'm not even going to get into the timing issue as re to the Viet nam war. Just completely off.
677947
Terribly disappointing ending. Ruined the whole book. Way too contrived.
2067418
Sad that I read all of this series and enjoyed it so much only to be greeted with this bad of an ending.
I felt like I wasted my time with these books.

[Prepare yourself for spoilers]

Some aspects of the ending were good, I felt like the part where Tris 'gladly accepted her mother's embrace' into heaven really was touching. But otherwise, the rest of the ending completely through off track all of the plans that the reader had for everything, tore down everything that had been built up. Also, considering that Tobias seemed to only be emotionally crushed the first week after Tris' death, I was really surprised that their relationship hadn't meant more to him.
4584537
I was in love with Mass Effect 1 and 2.  The third installment was personally probably the most anticipated game of my life.  I preordered the collectors edition (something I never do) and took the day off work.  Once it arrived, I imported my save files from the previous games and went to town.  In about 24 hours I had completed everything, made all my choices and geared up for the epic clash with the Reapers.  And then it all fell apart.....

The only thing that can be compared to the feeling you will have at the ending of this game is if you watched the TV series LOST from start to finish.  Everything showed so much promise, developers promise your would shape your game and your decisions would greatly affect the outcome of this game.  Well they lied.  The ending is doesn't make sense, has plot holes, and is probably one of the worst game endings of all time, but amplified because the lead up was so great.  It is so terrible, you will lose all desire to ever pick up the game again which makes their attempt at multiplayer negligible because you are so disgusted with their product.

I warn you, it is better for you to not play this game if you game for story (the gameplay is standard cover-shooter but this is supposed to be a story driven game).  The ending will leave you wondering why you invested your time and money in this game at all.  I used to tell friends to play Mass Effect, now I feel like a jerk for putting them through this.
4654697
I rated this book low because of the horrible ending and the morally corrupt antagonist, Amy. I absolutely hated Amy once her true character was revealed. It's difficult to believe that she could be such a hideous person and still escape consequences. The protagonist wasn't much better. The exposition and rising action was good and keep me reading. However, the climax and resolution left much to be desired. I'm disappointed that I bought this using my gift card. The most expensive kindle book I've bought was a waste.
3140606
I have to say I was incredibly disappointed in the conclusion to these books. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book and felt that, while the second book wasn't quite as good as the first, this was still a series I was excited about ..... until I read the third book that is.

As other reviewers mentioned, this book read like a bad soap opera, using every trite plot device there is. I also felt that a lot of things were very forced. I was not onboard with the Cameron/Lewis relationship because I felt there was very little substance. Mostly, they just seemed to make out. At least in the first book I could see why Cameron liked Lewis, but here I just wasn't buying it.

All of the family drama was WAY too over the top. The characters introduced in the second book seemed more interesting then they ended up being. I thought Nora was such an awesome character in the second book. While I felt it was absolutely predictable that they two ended up being sisters, I didn't mind since Nora seemed like such a great addition. However in this book she changed from an independent, strong, ass-kicking character to become jealous, petty and honestly, pretty useless. Sulking that Cameron was getting all the attention felt totally out of character and overall she felt inconsistent to me. Additionally, neither of the parents felt very two dimensional. I was hoping for an explanation of their father's actions, maybe giving him a backstory that actually made sense. Nope. And don't get me started on the whole Aaron scenario. Especially since Cameron kept going on about how he tortured her. Yeah, he erased her memories in a really painful experience. It was obviously a huge invasion of her rights but to use the word torture felt like overkill to me. Overall the author seemed seriously obsessed with mind readers getting tortured.

The main thing that got under my skin was how frequently the author beat you over the head with the information that Cameron was SPECIAL. It had to be at least once a chapter where I'd read a sentence like "It was all about me - they were all talking about me. Because I was special." or "I looked at Nora and could see how jealous she was that I was special and she wasn't and now I was getting all this attention." Like, I GET IT. It was a total turn off especially when it was followed by her sulking that "I didn't even want to be special I just wanted to leave them all behind." She was a VERY unlikable character by the end and I really couldn't care less what happened to her. Plus, the whole "finding herself at the soup kitchen" just felt so contrived. As I mentioned in the title, the whole thing read like a bad fanfiction where Cameron was the "Mary Sue" at the center of it.

This whole last book felt rushed and not thought out. Really wish the author had spent more time on it or (like another reviewer mentioned) had an editor because this last book just marred the series for me. I'm not sure if I'll recommend this to anyone because while I enjoyed the first book I would never suggest anyone reading this one.
4078879
What the heck? Worst.ending.ever.  I listened to the audible version of the book and really enjoyed the narration. I felt like Jane was sitting right next to me in the car, telling me her story. Jane is an unlikable character, but I got a real kick out of her and was rooting for her to find her mother's killer.  And then.... the ending. I yelled, Are You Kidding Me?! in the car at that last chapter. I'm guessing Ms. Little disliked Jane as much as the rest of us one- and two-star readers do, otherwise why such a ridiculous, unbelievable ending? It's so cutesy, so what-goes-around, it's just hopelessly silly. I mean, come on: Jane couldn't find an electronic recorder of some kind before that last meeting?  ...Don't bother buying this one. If you're curious, get it at the library, and if you have to wait for it - ? Oh, well: at least you won't have wasted your money.
2650536
Im so mad at this book.  Terrible ending.  Just left me hanging.
Found it to b a waste of precious reading time
So dumb