I was really disappointed with the ending of the book; events seemed too sudden and then lacked any closure. In the third last chapter, Gilda moved to New Hampshire to seek shelter away from Samuel with Effie. Then she seeks Nadine, Aurelia's granddaughter but then hunters are after them. That, to me, seemed sudden and left me a bit confused. Also, there were new worlders because the world on Earth was coming to an end. Maybe it's because I'm not really a fan of the 'world coming to an end' theme. But everything seemed to dramatic especially since throughout most of the book, the action would take place within the last few pages of each chapter. I would have liked to know how it was that people/hunters/vampires were going to be able to survive on Earth if it was ending or how the new worlders were creating order on another planet. I'm not saying I wanted to see Gilda meet the final death but I hoped for something a little more than, "Gilda was no longer fleeing for her life" (252). How humans discovered vampires was another part that confused me. I just thought it was weird that they all of a sudden started to believe the rumors are true.
I will admit that I enjoyed the end of the book more than the beginning because of how hard it was to actually get into the book once all the details were established. Along the way, there were a lot of new characters so keeping track of them became kind of difficult, especially in NYC with Ayeesha and her group of friends.
Pam Kawalerski
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