ENDINGS
A good ending matters. Sure you have to have a strong
beginning to lure people in, make them interested, but there’s nothing more
satisfying than a good finish. Leaving a reader fulfilled and a little sad the
story’s over, is an ending well written. I’ve read two books lately that have
made me feel this way. Two books that were the big end, meaning they were the
final installments in a trilogy or saga. And let’s be honest, as an author you
have to make it count. At the end of multiple books your readers have stuck
with you for years and spent hours of their life reading what you’ve written.
You owe them a stellar conclusion.
I started the Legend trilogy a couple of years ago and while
I liked the first book, it didn’t have its hooks in me until the second. The
end of the second book made me long for the third, and Marie Lu brought the
fire with the final book, literally, there was war people. With each book Lu upped
the ante until I had no idea how the story would end. It got to the point where
I was concerned it couldn’t have a good ending, but she knew what she was doing
and gave all the characters I’d gotten to know over the course of the books the
perfect sendoffs. June, Day and Tess all got what they needed.
Now, the second final installment that I had the privilege
to read this year was by Cassandra Clare. I will mention
up front that I am a huge fan of hers. Her Clockwork trilogy was amazing so the
bar for the final Mortal Instruments book was set high. And she did not
disappoint. At over 700 pages she could’ve run it into the ground or become
long-winded, but she didn’t even come close. The action starts on page one, it
also sets up her next batch of books nicely, and it doesn’t slow down. What I appreciated
even more was that after the major action ended, she took her time hashing out
the characters endings. It was nice to have such a complete Epilogue. I can now
imagine where some of my favorite characters are and see a glimpse as to where
the next adventure in the Shadowhunter’s world will go. Hopefully, we can all
write the perfect end to the stories we’ve slaved over. Giving our readers and
our characters the ending they deserve.
Driven by fear and desperate to protect her family, Samantha
is forced to leave Chicago and everything she’s worked to achieve, only to
start over by tossing a dart-at-the-map. The Georgia townsfolk’s true Southern
charm is the unexpected prescription needed to heal her soul, and the sexy
carpenter who touches her heart are distractions she didn’t plan on, but they
might offer her a chance at a new life, if she can let go of her past.
Town heartbreaker, Spencer Malloy, isn’t looking for
anything serious. His days are perfect working as a contractor, attending his
nephew’s baseball games or taking him fishing. He never expects to fall for the
big city girl, Samantha. She’s not his type, timid and closed off, but in her
unguarded moments, he’s intrigued by the woman he can’t get out of his mind.
The urge to get closer to her grows stronger each day, and when the shadow of
evil resurfaces, he vows to protect Samantha, even if it means abandoning his
home and joining her on the run.
When confronted by the man who’s bent on revenge, Samantha
must choose between running again to save the people she loves, or if she has
the strength, to stay and fight for her new life.
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Christina Kirby holds a degree in Public Relations from
Auburn University. She worked in banking for four and a half years before
deciding to become a stay at home mom to her two sons. Moving every couple of
years because of her husband’s job, Christina has had the opportunity to meet
all kinds of people and live in many different states. Fortunately, writing is
something she can take with her no matter where she lives. Christina is an avid
reader of romance, young adult and anything having to do with pop culture. She
also knows a copy of Entertainment Weekly and a chocolate chip cookie can cure
anything.
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