This book was too good to have such an anti-climatic, crappy ending. Believe me when I say I don't feel every book needs a "happy" ending, but this one did. It almost felt to me like the author "ran out of time" and had to wrap it up. This was the only book of the series I have read, and the entire time I was reading it....up until about 2/3 of the way through....I was so excited to get the others. Sadly, I am no longer interested in reading the others.