My inquiry stems from my very first experience with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J.T. Ellison and her most recent release Lie To Me.
The first three hundred seventy-five plus pages were amazingly addictive, the story robust and complexly layered with the past and present circumstances surrounding the disappearance of writer Sutton Monclair. Of course her husband Ethan Montclair is the initial and prime suspect but the police officer handling the case senses something is amiss. I could not wait to get back to the story each time life interfered with my reading time.
For me, this amazing story was hollowed out by a very soft ending. As I raced to the end and dashed into the final scenes, my gut sighed, "That's it?" Disappointment. Anticlimactic. Bummed out.
The twist embedded within the twist was very clever and transformed the story from a tale about a broken marriage to one of conspiratorial vengeance and mistaken identity but the articulation and exploration of the ending twist was ... shallow and so unfulfilling. The author blew it! Or was it the editor?
You can read by full review on Goodreads.
What was shaping up be a wonderfully absorbing 5 star read to close out 2017 ended up being a 3 star disappointment.
I am curious how the conclusion of a story fits into the creative process. Thoughts?
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