I'm not sure what I'm reading next. I have to wait for my Kindle, that is now dead, to charge before I make the decision. I need something to take this bad taste out of my mouth.
I am, too. I won't be reading book four. I can assure you of that. (I'm not even sure how a book four could happen with the way it all ended, but there is one.)
I hope by "dead" you only mean your Kindle's battery! It would be too bad if these books had actually killed it for good (or at least made charging a major issue) on top of everything else ...
Oh yes, just dead because of lack of power haha. I already went through that other thing twice over the last six months, so I freak out every time I go to open it haha.
So... book four has a whole slew of new characters, so it doesn't even answer some of the questions from these three books at all. Blah!
I also went and read the two star reviews on Amazon to see if I was crazy, and it seems that I am not because there are lots of them. But there are a lot of people who wrote five star reviews, so they must just have no problem with characters that never grow, other characters that are just there, the hunky guy and the girl that falls in love with him within only a week or two, people who keep making the same mistakes and putting their lives (and others) in jeopardy, questions never being answered, plot lines thrown in just for something to do, etc.
I've almost completely stopped paying attention to five star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, except if they are by people I trust (or if they contain a *really* in-depth analysis, as opposed to just lengthy fan fawn talk). Without having looked, I think I'd be trusting the two-star reviews here ... but at the risk of stating the obvious, even if yours were the only review giving the books a low rating, that still wouldn't mean the others were "right" and you "wrong" (if there could be such a thing to begin with). Though of course it's nice to see one's opinion being shared by others! :)
This is true. I understand that the love of books is purely subjective, but I just couldn't understand how many people loved it (when I first purchased them, going by the reviews on only book 1, there were TONS of 5 star reviews and 4 star reviews, and like one 1 star review). It could have been better, and I kept reading not only in hopes that things WOULD get better, but that I'd have answers. I still don't have answers to big questions that were left open, and that makes me sad.
Book four is totally new characters, without any of these, so I guess they move on and life is happily ever after amazing and she never wonders how she could do things that others couldn't and blah blah blah blah blah. Ugh.
I need to relax. This is why I don't write reviews right away haha.
I wish I knew why I was so angry about this series, and I really am angry. Just angry. Angry at the time wasted, angry at the potential to characters and a story that were just ignored, angry that she left so many unanswered questions.
I'm not even sure who I'm most angry with:
Her for writing this and lying to the public about what she was giving us, and failing her characters and story.
The 5 star reviewers who have such lack in taste (maybe) that they actually gave these book 5 stars when there were so many issues with each one and the good stuff didn't even come close to making up for that, no matter how much I hoped, especially the big answers and plot gaps.
Me for coninuing to read it een though I was disappointed with the first two books.
Probably. Now that I think back on it, I'm not really as angry as I was. Just disappointed becaue I wanted to love that series.
Oh well. I've moved on.
Oh and yes it was perfect. I keep my favorite episode on my DVR for just those moments. I can't remember the name of it off hand, but it's about a lady dancer who wants to resurrect her career, with her old partner as her director, and her retired doctor husband to foot the bill and, when he refuses, she sneaks out of her theater room and kills him, trying to make it look like suicide over some medical files of his. I don't know why I like this one so much, but it worked perfectly. And then I tried my hand at some low-carb chicken nuggets, and they turned out quite nice, and then I began The Glassblower.
Thanks for talking my frustration out with me. I needed someone to talk to about it, even though I wasn't ready to openly give everything of the story away so I could complain in detail. My mom told me she wasn't listening because she told me not to read it hahaha.
I'm sorry to hear there wasn't a last minute improvement after all.
I am, too. I won't be reading book four. I can assure you of that. (I'm not even sure how a book four could happen with the way it all ended, but there is one.)
So... book four has a whole slew of new characters, so it doesn't even answer some of the questions from these three books at all. Blah!
I also went and read the two star reviews on Amazon to see if I was crazy, and it seems that I am not because there are lots of them. But there are a lot of people who wrote five star reviews, so they must just have no problem with characters that never grow, other characters that are just there, the hunky guy and the girl that falls in love with him within only a week or two, people who keep making the same mistakes and putting their lives (and others) in jeopardy, questions never being answered, plot lines thrown in just for something to do, etc.
I'm going to go watch an episode of Columbo haha
I've almost completely stopped paying attention to five star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, except if they are by people I trust (or if they contain a *really* in-depth analysis, as opposed to just lengthy fan fawn talk). Without having looked, I think I'd be trusting the two-star reviews here ... but at the risk of stating the obvious, even if yours were the only review giving the books a low rating, that still wouldn't mean the others were "right" and you "wrong" (if there could be such a thing to begin with). Though of course it's nice to see one's opinion being shared by others! :)
Book four is totally new characters, without any of these, so I guess they move on and life is happily ever after amazing and she never wonders how she could do things that others couldn't and blah blah blah blah blah. Ugh.
I need to relax. This is why I don't write reviews right away haha.
I'm not even sure who I'm most angry with:
Her for writing this and lying to the public about what she was giving us, and failing her characters and story.
The 5 star reviewers who have such lack in taste (maybe) that they actually gave these book 5 stars when there were so many issues with each one and the good stuff didn't even come close to making up for that, no matter how much I hoped, especially the big answers and plot gaps.
Me for coninuing to read it een though I was disappointed with the first two books.
Hope the Columbo episode provided the required level of distraction and balm for your soul ...
Oh well. I've moved on.
Oh and yes it was perfect. I keep my favorite episode on my DVR for just those moments. I can't remember the name of it off hand, but it's about a lady dancer who wants to resurrect her career, with her old partner as her director, and her retired doctor husband to foot the bill and, when he refuses, she sneaks out of her theater room and kills him, trying to make it look like suicide over some medical files of his. I don't know why I like this one so much, but it worked perfectly. And then I tried my hand at some low-carb chicken nuggets, and they turned out quite nice, and then I began The Glassblower.
Thanks for talking my frustration out with me. I needed someone to talk to about it, even though I wasn't ready to openly give everything of the story away so I could complain in detail. My mom told me she wasn't listening because she told me not to read it hahaha.