Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. There is a new subject each week and this week's topic is "Top Ten Best/Worst Series Enders".
I think it is easier to find disappointing series enders compared to books that get it right.
Best Series Endings:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
United We Spy by Ally Carter
Taken By Storm by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Disappointing Series Endings:
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Reached by Ally Condie
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Timeless by Gail Carriger
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Ugh Mockingjay was the worst!!! I was so disappointed and let down. What was up with the Finnick death? I blinked and he was gone!
ReplyDeleteBreaking Dawn, Reached and Mockingjay made my list of the worst too. So sad, because I expected so much more from all of those books. :(
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I agree with you about Harry Potter. I put Mockingjay somewhere in the middle as I didn't hate it but I didn't love it.
ReplyDeleteI was also disappointed by Forever's ending. It wasn't just the ending either. The book as a whole just wasn't interesting to me like the first two were :/
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Oooh, yes! I loved the ending to the GG books! It was amazing!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely yes on The Bitter Kingdom-ended everything right! I really want to reread Mockingjay and see what I think about it now that I have some distance. I was disappointed when I first read it because I was expecting something completely different but I think I may appreciate it more now.
ReplyDeleteI never did read that Timothy Zahn Star Wars series, wanted to when I was younger and never did. Thanks for reminding me of that one. :) I heard it was good. Return of the King is a great ending, and I haven't read Hunger games but Mockingjay seems to be popping up on a lot of lists as a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteWell, we definitely have some cross-over! I had HP on my best list as well, and if I'd thought of it, I'd have included Return of the King too! I agree about Breaking Dawn, Forever, and Dead Ever After -- but I actually really liked the wrap-up of Timeless! Nice list -- it looks like we have a lot of reading areas in common!
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