I loved the whole series but I HATED THE ENDING! contains spoilers

[Chad32]

I'm certain it was supposed to be a shoutout to what Elfangor said.

[Terenia]

Now that I'm older, I do like the ambiguousness (that's apparently not a word)

It's "ambiguity"

And, just to add to the beaten-to-death topic....I agree with what...someone (Mike?) said. As I get older I enjoy the ending more and more for what it is: a war story. Happy endings are overrated and cliffhangers are a part of life. You don't always find out what happens in the end. Now, I think that it was a rather rushed ending and there are certainly some loose ends that could have been tied a bit neater, but overall I give K.A. props for going against expectations and remaining true to her original intent with the series.

[anijen21]

The ending was a hot mess, and you can defend the tone and thematic prerogative or whatever all you want, but that doesn't change that it was still a hot mess that was executed in a hot mess manner. Really, book 52 and 53 should have happened in book like, 48, and book 54 should have happened in books 49-54.

[SuperBlue]

I actually wished the Anis did get a happier ending than the one they got(and I'm also one of the few who liked the Harry Potter epilogue) I'm not talking this big cheery, diabetes inducing happy ending. But don't let Cassie be the only to actually move on from the war! My only beef with the ending was the fact that Jake and Tom(the real Tom) had not spoken to each ONCE since the series began and the whole introducing Lauren, only for her to be tossed on a bus, thing

[Blazing Angel]

Yeah we all wish for a better ending but unless we can hunt down applegate then were stuck so..........

[LisaCharly]

Actually, some of us are pretty satisfied with the ending.

I might wish we'd seen a bit more of the parents and what happened to society, but "everyone hated the ending" is far from the truth.

[Unknown User]

We don't actually know that they all died in the end... it could have turned out happy.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     How does one ram a blade ship and expect to come out alright?

[Chad32]

They don't. Not even Elfangor expected it, and there was an allied ship nearby when he did it.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     Basically my point

[11:11]

So yeah I agree with lots of what was already said so I'll keep this brief and try not to get redundant:

I liked the ending. It made me incredibly sad and wanting more and I absolutely hated some parts. However, I think because it made me so sad and angry in some parts is what makes me love it. That's all regarding to the plot/outcome of the story. Like, I'm fine with the fact that K.A. decided to kill Rachel and Tom, make Jake depressed and the cliffhanger ending, blah blah blah. What pisses me off is the fact that Tobias and Ax each only got ONE chapter each. WHAT. THE. FUQ. As someone said it was a hot mess and should have been much longer and the details/plot much more elaborated on. Speaking of which, I think I remember reading once that there was supposed to be a MM5 which focused more on the aftermath of the war and stuff but IDK. I would have loved a book like that :3

[Chad32]

I don't know if there was going to be an MM5, but I've heard people say they should have done the ending like that. I think it would be good to make the ending an MM book. I agree that it should have been long, detailed, and at least tried to tie up loose ends. There are so many loose ends that it's obviously she didn't care about giving fans much closure.

It goes along with my theory that she was tired of the series, and once she gets tired of a series she gets sloppy. Just look at her other series.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     On the bit about the narration.

     I recently read Megamorphs 3: Elfangor's secret, and was confused to as why 1) The first chapter is narrated by Tobias--who is the third in the narration line up-- and 2) how the narration works.

     I mean...In Megamorphs 3, some characters would get another chapter after having narrated the preceding chapter. How does this work? Did K.A have a plan, or was it all loosey goosey?

     The same for the Beginning and the other megamorphs books. Why not start with the usual line up? You know, the one that makes sense?

[Chad32]

Maybe it depends on what's going on in the story, and where the excitement and drama is. I'm not sure. 

[TobiasMasonPark]

I don't know if there was going to be an MM5, but I've heard people say they should have done the ending like that. I think it would be good to make the ending an MM book. I agree that it should have been long, detailed, and at least tried to tie up loose ends. There are so many loose ends that it's obviously she didn't care about giving fans much closure.

It goes along with my theory that she was tired of the series, and once she gets tired of a series she gets sloppy. Just look at her other series.

     To the first part: apparently, her contract issued like...72 books, a chronicles book and a megamorphs book. But that never panned out.

     To the second part: it's a good thing I never read Remnants or the other one...Everworld? Everquest? Whatever...