The Ending

IchbineinBerliner · Post by **IchbineinBerliner** » 10 Mar 2020, 11:48

It did seem strange to me that Hillary comes all the way to Ireland, a trip she has anticipated since her wedding, and only looks into her father's family genealogy. If she knows her mom was last known to be in Ireland, why not make an effort to find her while she is in the country. Perhaps it would put an end to her nightmares if she made even a token effort to find out what happened to her mother.

ninski · Post by **ninski** » 10 Mar 2020, 19:40

Ferdinand_otieno wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 01:48 The book has a lot of mystery and subplots in the beginning which made for an amazing story. By the end of the book, many of these subplot and mysteries started winding down. I felt like though not all of the subplots were wraped up to my liking, the author did an amazing job wrapping up the mysteries.
Did you feel that the author did a successful job in wraping up all the mysteries in the book and the subplots?

I read this whilst feeling poorly, hoping for something mildy entertaining but not too strenuous. After the slow start and the mystery that wasn´t a mystery, I was just glad to get to the end and didn´t enjoy it at all. I agree with you that the ending tied up most loose ends, though I have no desire to read the next in the series to find out if leftover unresolved subplots are resolved or not. Maybe it was just me not feeling well that contributed to my negative reaction or maybe the book just wasn´t for me.

camwilliams · Post by **camwilliams** » 11 Mar 2020, 12:13

I feel that the book closed the mysteries while still leaving Hillary's personal story open to more storytelling. The ending did feel a bit rushed and the tone of the book really changed with the whole Seamus/kidnapping thing. I feel like the whole amusement park arch was addressed in a couple sentences and it would have been nice to have that fleshed out a bit further. But overall it tied everything up satisfactorily.

Echo Haapala · Post by **Echo Haapala** » 11 Mar 2020, 20:12

While the ending did feel slightly rushed, I did enjoy it. I think it was very open-ended, which made me excited for the next book.

Ekta Swarnkar · Post by **Ekta Swarnkar** » 14 Mar 2020, 11:07

Seems like it is definitely a book to read. I like books with twists and plots.

MirageParul · Post by **MirageParul** » 14 Mar 2020, 11:50

Ferdinand_otieno wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 01:48 The book has a lot of mystery and subplots in the beginning which made for an amazing story. By the end of the book, many of these subplot and mysteries started winding down. I felt like though not all of the subplots were wraped up to my liking, the author did an amazing job wrapping up the mysteries.
Did you feel that the author did a successful job in wraping up all the mysteries in the book and the subplots?

Actually, I didn't like how most of the mysteries were dealt with. Biggest of them, and the foremost reason for Hillary's trip to Ireland- her Irish roots, was not wrapped up satisfactorily at all. There were too many sub-plots and not enough depth to any of them.

rjohnston815 · Post by **rjohnston815** » 15 Mar 2020, 15:59

She did wrap everything up, but it felt rushed to me. There was so much detail and description throughout the book, I actually did not love how quickly it seemed that the mystery was resolved. It could just be me...

Carolreads30 · Post by **Carolreads30** » 15 Mar 2020, 16:04

I felt that there were subplots in the story that were not wrapped up well and that the ending was rushed after so many details leading up to the ending. I did not like the way the dolls were not explained more and I expected to learn a little more about the people that Hillary was searching for information about as well as the dreams that she was having.

Namaste23 · Post by **Namaste23** » 16 Mar 2020, 01:54

The ending did seem to wrap up quickly, but it was complete. Maybe expanding more on what was going to happen to Dermot would have closed things better, but I'm not sure because that may be used in the next book.

Gabriel Merêncio · Post by **Gabriel Merêncio** » 16 Mar 2020, 02:11

I felt the ending was a bit underwhelming for a mystery novel. Seamus just opens his mouth and everything is solved. There were no twists or anything super interesting.

Cynthia_Oluchi · Post by **Cynthia_Oluchi** » 16 Mar 2020, 16:56

As much as the end felt predictable, I also felt like it was done in a hurry. This left me trying to predict the coming series. I don't always read books like this, so my observations might just be peculiar to me.

La Loca Designs · Post by **La Loca Designs** » 17 Mar 2020, 22:12

DragonLight877 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2020, 21:43 I was a little disappointed with the end of the book. It really didn't feel like a mystery at all, like we all knew that was exactly who it was. And then the randomness of Seamus's breakdown as well. I wish there was a bit more of a twist. The backstory of the main "villain" was a bit unexpected, but it really didn't help or change the story.

I completely agree with you. I felt like the mystery fell flat in this book.

La Loca Designs · Post by **La Loca Designs** » 17 Mar 2020, 22:20

Namaste23 wrote: ↑16 Mar 2020, 01:54 The ending did seem to wrap up quickly, but it was complete. Maybe expanding more on what was going to happen to Dermot would have closed things better, but I'm not sure because that may be used in the next book.

I thought the author made it seem like nothing would happen to Dermot because he was not in Ireland.

La Loca Designs · Post by **La Loca Designs** » 17 Mar 2020, 22:21

Tomah wrote: ↑16 Mar 2020, 02:11 I felt the ending was a bit underwhelming for a mystery novel. Seamus just opens his mouth and everything is solved. There were no twists or anything super interesting.

I agree with you. I love to read mystery novels and was really surprised when this one had no twists or turns. Everything turned out just as expected.

Laurina Michael Olowoniran · 19 Mar 2020, 09:06

I like the book, I really enjoyed it but the end for me seemed too 'sudden' or fast. You know the feeling of going from slow and steady to a rollercoaster ride. I still enjoyed it.