Review: Would have been a great book except there's no clear conclusion.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
While I did thoroughly enjoy the read, I'm firmly of a belief that each book in a series should have it's own firm conclusion.This book has a great plot, an interesting concept, one I could definitely crawl into, and I think the author is quite talented in the genre.The lack of any closure or even an ending to a specific section of the tale totally draws a reader away in the end, though. Leaving off at a critical peak point in the book, perhaps as an intention to use the cliffhanger to pull readers into a second book to continue, isn't a good way for a new writer to consider starting, in my opinion. Heck, most seasoned writers  wouldn't dare as few readers appreciate the deception of it being a full book. It's not, it's 1/3 of a full story and that sucks.I know already the next book in the series will end the same way, so as much as it may be a good read I'm not inclined to invest in the second book.I'd have given the book a 4 if not for that ending and let me just say I don't often give a 5 star so that's saying something about the book's quality and the disservice I feel the author has done to what would have a high rating from this reviewer.