tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post3407646927705496695..comments2024-03-17T10:57:27.315-04:00Comments on Bookittyblog YA Book Reviews: MERGE Blog Tour: Guess Post by Yvonne Reidbookittybloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881581485182885631noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-81519362368315415392012-06-16T23:11:57.095-04:002012-06-16T23:11:57.095-04:00i totally agree with yvonne. most HEAs are very pr...i totally agree with yvonne. most HEAs are very predictable and it'd make the story boring. sure, the protagonists should be kicking ass and all; but the story's gonna be lame if they won't win whatever they're fighting for AND it's gonna suck big time! readers would be whining! lolaldelei89https://www.blogger.com/profile/16953881874552578052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-77767367279137687692012-06-13T03:55:47.860-04:002012-06-13T03:55:47.860-04:00Yep, happy endings are just too over the top but h...Yep, happy endings are just too over the top but hey, it can be a good source of hope in life, too.precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300638537077308927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-88831263286397918192012-06-10T16:46:45.991-04:002012-06-10T16:46:45.991-04:00I have the same opinion, I like satisfying endings...I have the same opinion, I like satisfying endings too. In the real world there is no people who live happily ever after or only drama.<br />ArtemisArtemisGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856777053945736355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-26599323226866670532012-06-10T01:55:33.701-04:002012-06-10T01:55:33.701-04:00I like satisfying endings too. Thanks for the nice...I like satisfying endings too. Thanks for the nice post.<br /><br />BingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403022993294779339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-76794623706212114982012-06-09T17:45:00.055-04:002012-06-09T17:45:00.055-04:00What a great post! It makes many good points. I ...What a great post! It makes many good points. I know I like dreary as much as the next person, but if the ending is really sad, it sticks with me for a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117757088377359818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-84332995965040775612012-06-09T15:18:47.808-04:002012-06-09T15:18:47.808-04:00That's a good point...happy endings and pat en...That's a good point...happy endings and pat endings shouldn't have to be one and the same! (But I definitely dislike sad ones...)<br /><br />eai(at)stanfordalumni(dot)orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-38970225800898810562012-06-08T13:41:38.437-04:002012-06-08T13:41:38.437-04:00Agree with Yvonne. I like the happy ending stories...Agree with Yvonne. I like the happy ending stories but not that too-easy-to-predict one.Dianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091498075340708053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-31048686935528664262012-06-07T21:15:58.528-04:002012-06-07T21:15:58.528-04:00I don't have to have a HEA but I do expect the...I don't have to have a HEA but I do expect the ending to be believable based on the path that has led us there.Lisa Richards/alterlisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347858402988565314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-69864725470433536242012-06-07T20:58:48.417-04:002012-06-07T20:58:48.417-04:00I agree with what Yvonne Reid said! Though I prefe...I agree with what Yvonne Reid said! Though I prefer most, if not all, of the books I read to have HEAs but movies, I can settle for any kind of ending, whether happy or sad. <br /><br />Thank you for the giveaway!YWLianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939194040043255669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-28862490566171019972012-06-07T19:29:01.327-04:002012-06-07T19:29:01.327-04:00I always enjoy realistic endings. If the ending fe...I always enjoy realistic endings. If the ending feels out of tune with the rest of the work I get frustrated. The greater the conflict and struggle the characters must go through, the greater the payoff I anticipate. Anticlimaxes are only good for humourous purposes and you should never end an otherwise serious work with one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229399458261565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-72150224779294659992012-06-07T15:22:43.670-04:002012-06-07T15:22:43.670-04:00I get what you mean about a satsifying ending. I d...I get what you mean about a satsifying ending. I do prefer the happy ending but it can't come too easy. Some conflict is always good and even some bad things along the way. When put together it can make for a very interesting story, and should there be good happy ending in the end well that makes it even sweeter.Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720440727711737600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-85920531328498582332012-06-07T13:18:01.460-04:002012-06-07T13:18:01.460-04:00Great Giveaway!!Great Giveaway!!Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-2732122516625216642012-06-07T08:36:40.542-04:002012-06-07T08:36:40.542-04:00Thanks for the international giveaway!!
Rafflecop...Thanks for the international giveaway!!<br /><br />Rafflecopter name - Rosemarie Dsweetyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555430527434687540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560140880578824032.post-63727391695967908302012-06-07T06:36:24.121-04:002012-06-07T06:36:24.121-04:00At first I doubted this Blog Tour thing accompanyi...At first I doubted this Blog Tour thing accompanying Merge, but then I decided I could afford a little time every day for each entry, and improve my chances of winning that iPad.<br /><br />But I've found that I am liking it a lot, such as in this case. <br /><br />It has been a very informative reading from an author. Many of Yvonne's points I agree with, and some not so much, but still she has given voice to some interesting ideas. For that I thank her and bookityblog!Vicente L Ruizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427048109359383860noreply@blogger.com