In my review of Fateful by Claudia Gray, I expressed my disappointment with the ending, but I felt like I couldn’t go into as much depth as I would have liked to without spoiling the entire book, so here I am.
Now, from the beginning of the book, I had it in my head that people were going to die. I mean, it is the Titanic, after all; it kind of goes with the territory. Fateful was going to be a tragic love story that would leave me thinking about it for days afterward.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for happy endings, but this book was supposed to end sadly. But nooo, the two main characters, Tess and Alec, lived happily ever after. >:/ What’s up with that?! It’s not supposed to end like a Disney princess movie! That’s just not how a story about the Titanic works!
In my opinion, it would have been far more romantic if Tess and Alec had died together! The ending ruined the entire book for me; it could have easily gotten five stars from me if the conclusion had been heartbreakingly tragic.
Well, now I feel much better. Thanks for listening.
I really enjoyed Fateful when I read it a while ago and while I was fine with the ending, I can see how it could have worked both ways... I'm not completely sure which way I would have wanted it - I think I would have been really upset if they had both died! :(
ReplyDeleteI would have been upset if they had died too, but I felt like if they had died, I could have looked back wistfully on the time they had together. I felt like it would have been more romantic, but I understand what you're saying too. :)
DeleteI hate books that dont end the way you want... Although, I probably would have preferred they didnt die!
ReplyDeleteI like happy endings.
Its still disappointing when it doesnt go the way you want!
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LOL I was just going to tag them too! Maybe we can both tag them?? :-) If not, you totally got here first, it is all yours!
DeleteAnd yes, even though I like HEA, sometimes it just doesn't fit with the story.
http://littlereadridinghood.com/?p=392
I usually prefer books with a happy ending, but I just felt like a sad ending would be a better fit for the story. Thanks for the awards! :)
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DeleteI have to say I haven't read this and I like Claudia's Evernight series, but I really had no intention to read this one! I kind of figured it would end badly, but now I've read this I see it does end badly, just not for the right reasons!
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Happy reading!
I liked the Evernight series also, which made me want to read Fateful, but I was unfortunately disappointed. Thanks!!
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