Authors often end novels with cliff-hangers if they are in the middle of a series. But when the last book in a series is ended with a cliff-hanger, it leaves the reader agitated and upset. Leaving the reader without knowledge on the character's experiences after the resolution of the story is not only annoying, but hard to cope with. Many people become obsessed with certain series' and become attatched to character's and their stories throughout the series. By the last novel in the series, we expect to have a perfect idea of how everything will be summed up. A happy ending! Everyone loves one of those! Even if it's a not-so-happy ending it still satisfies the reader, leaving them with knowledge on what has happened afterwards. When I read the last book of my favorite series, i was astonished at the ending. There were so many problems unresolved and so many mysteries untouched. This left me disapointed with what i've been waiting for for months. The reader wants to be satisfied with what the characters they have come so accustomed to. They want to be 'okay' with what happens to them. Now this author had a reason for ending it that way. She said she ended it with a mystery so the fans could write their own fan-fiction about what they think will happen to the characters. This is creative, yet hard. Not all the fans might be able to write, or let alone, have the creativity to think at all about what will happen! Authors are very creative, yet very clueless.
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