Review: It would be a great book if it had an ending.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
I generally really enjoyed this book and I'll get to the reasons why in a moment. But before I do, I have to rant a moment and say I was leaning toward giving this book four stars right up until I reached the end and it didn't end. Seriously! WTF? I understand that as part of a series some threads have to be left open in order to link the books together, but nothing concluded in this book. NOTHING. In fact, a brand new character was introduced on essentially the last page. THE LAST PAGE! You just can't do that and expect readers not to get irate. You just can't. **Deep breath**What I did like was the writing. It's smooth and easy to read. I noticed one or two misused words and/or typos, but very few. I also thought that Mason was to die for. I adore seeing a tough guy go all weak at the knees over a female. Cora was an interesting mix of frightened and strong willed. I liked her well enough. I even found Knox to be a curious character and he appealed to me. However, unless he ties in and becomes integral to the plot in later books, the drama around him read very much like a pointless distraction that diluted the storyline. The time would have been far better spent staying on track with the original plot-line (which was essentially dropped, BTW) and actually wrapping something up, IMO.So my final word on the matter is that A Wicked Hunger was an interesting read that left me incredibly unsatisfied at the end. It's well written with some engaging characters, but I just really need a conclusion of some sort if I'm going to walk away happy.