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Reading the last book in a series

TheCatWoman

I've just read the last Merrilly Watkins novel by Phil Rickman, there won't be any more as he died last year, I'm sad as I feel Merrilly had more stories to tell.

Is it good for a last book to have an ambiguous ending that leaves you thinking, or do you prefer everything to be neatly tidied away?

I felt really upset when Elly Griffiths wrote her last Dr Ruth Galloway novel, it was like losing a friend.

Does any one else really miss fictional characters when they can no longer share thier lives with us?

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  • I don’t read many books that are in a series but one series is making me anticipate sadness because the sixth and final book will be released in the coming summer. I suppose that makes me a very negative person. The Deverill Chronicles by Santa Montefiore is an epic family saga set in Ireland that follows themes of love, war and betrayal. Although a fictional work, it includes historical facts which reflect life for real and imagined characters.

    I feel attachment to some of the characters and I envy people who might be starting to read the first book in the series and who will love it as much as I do. 

    I dislike books with ambiguous endings although I can cope with open endings if they must finish that way. My preference is for a book to have a definite ending, although it mustn’t be rushed. 

    My bedroom has black out blinds and curtains to eliminate any light sources when I am in bed. I love to turn the lights off and read fiction in the dark using my kindle. I have a cheap pair of reading glasses so that if I fall asleep when I’m reading, I don’t need to worry about them getting damaged and the kindle turns itself off after a few minutes if I haven’t turned a page. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    this series sounds very interesting..,, you sound as though you are a very informed creative person when it comes to this sort of thing 

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