The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3) in The Mortal Instruments

Aug 06, 2010 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own, could-not-finish, bought-by-me

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. HATED IT! HATED IT! HATED IT!
I personally hate not finishing a book, but every now and then I’ll make an exception and this was one of those moments.
I COULD NOT BELEIVE THIS BOOK!
After reading the first two, I was really looking forward to this one. Gemma and her friends had discovered so much and learned so much, that I honestly thought this was going to be the best of the three.
Instead? It was a complete and utter disappointment! Seriously....I have no words.
I couldn’t even bring myself to HATED IT! HATED IT! HATED IT!
I personally hate not finishing a book, but every now and then I’ll make an exception and this was one of those moments.
I COULD NOT BELEIVE THIS BOOK!
After reading the first two, I was really looking forward to this one. Gemma and her friends had discovered so much and learned so much, that I honestly thought this was going to be the best of the three.
Instead? It was a complete and utter disappointment! Seriously....I have no words.
I couldn’t even bring myself to read the whole thing. I got about half way through, and after hearing some disturbing things from other readers I found myself flipping to the ending, hoping they were wrong. They weren’t. And that’s where it ended for me. I refused to finish reading it and I doubt I ever will.
Yes. I am upset. Yes. It all comes down to the fact that Kartik dies. Yes, this is my main and basically only fault with the book.....but in my eyes it destroys, and makes everything else that may have make the book great completely worthless. I can’t believe that Libba Bray could do that to her readers. To create the type of romance she did. One filled with difficulties from the beginning, and yet was so beautiful and perfect, and then just rip the two characters apart when it really mattered.

Gemma allowed Kartik to see the imperfections and lies within his world, and he in turn helped her on her quests and showed her that feelings and emotions are sometimes stronger than ethnicity and social standings. They faced so much together and even though in the end he died for her, saving her life and giving her a chance to continue on.....it doesn’t change the fact that he died period, regardless of the reasons.
That the author chose to kill him off and leave me, as the reader feeling empty and like I accomplished nothing is beyond unfair.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way and I DO NOT RECCOMEND this book to ANYONE who likes a happy ending and enjoys seeing the main characters happy and fulfilled at the end!!!
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Jul 07, 2009 Georgesear rated it liked it

I'd give the series as a whole 4 stars, but I did not like the ending. ...more

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Sep 12, 2009 Cayenne rated it liked it

Shelves: 2009

Great book. It would have been a 4 if it were split into two books or it was 400 pages shorter. It just took me, a book a day type, way to long to finish)

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