I read Karen Marie Moning's Darkfever on my Sony Reader (I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot about books I've read on my new-pretty-shiny). At first I was perplexed because the book's metadata said it was a historical romance (it's neither historical nor romance), but the heroine's voice felt strongly YA (it's not).
I stuck it out, though, because once the pastel-wearing, blonde-ponytailed, tan-legged heroine (did I mention she thinks of her appearance? a lot?) gets to Ireland, various creatures start trying to kill her and don't stop till the end. Um, I don't mean that I kept reading in hopes that the heroine would be killed, but rather because the creepy bad guys added an enjoyable amount of danger to the story.
The setting was richly detailed and vibrant. Loved the setting.
As for the ending, it didn't end. It just stopped. I might read the next one in the series, if only to find out what's in the dark, brooding alpha-male's past.
Despite this book's drawbacks, I admit I did finish it in two days. So there you go.
I stuck it out, though, because once the pastel-wearing, blonde-ponytailed, tan-legged heroine (did I mention she thinks of her appearance? a lot?) gets to Ireland, various creatures start trying to kill her and don't stop till the end. Um, I don't mean that I kept reading in hopes that the heroine would be killed, but rather because the creepy bad guys added an enjoyable amount of danger to the story.
The setting was richly detailed and vibrant. Loved the setting.
As for the ending, it didn't end. It just stopped. I might read the next one in the series, if only to find out what's in the dark, brooding alpha-male's past.
Despite this book's drawbacks, I admit I did finish it in two days. So there you go.
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Somehow it sucked you in. Maybe if you'd not read it so quickly, you never would have finished it.
I'm reminded of a pretty good book I read, the first in a series, that just stopped. My "Is this Manipulation?" radar whipped up and I simply refused to buy any more in the series. I'll never know how it ended.
Nah-ner, nah-ner, nah-ner.
And, I've heard more than once about a series that began and was suddenly dropped by the publisher. I'm sorry. Not fair to the reader to not close at least the major plot threads in each and every book.
It sucked me in the same way the Twilight series did. I'll have to ponder that for a while, maybe.
I really, really want a satisfying ending when I read. So the "just stopped" endings aren't my cup of tea. Thinking back to all the story threads: the main one was mostly resolved.
In any case, I hope Ms. Moning has a nice long run with her publisher.