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  Shocking and really hated ending - Karin Slaughter's Beyond Reach

  I had read all of Karin Slaughter's Grant County series and loved the main characters:
  Jeffrey Tolliver, Sara, Lena... I am a librarian and have recommended the series to many of my friends and patrons. When the latest, Beyond Reach, came out in 2007, we were all excited. This book ended in a completely unexpected way - the biggest twist that I'd ever read. My friends and patrons, with no exceptions, HATED the ending and many vowed to never read another of Karin Slaughter's books. Going online, I discovered that this reaction wasn't limited to my little area. A much-loved author was being vilified.

  Have any of you read the series? Any reactions?

  Mary H started this discussion 5 months ago. ( reply )

• Kathy Anne (edited)

  Mary,There is often this kind of ending in Mysterys and Thrillers,there is no guarantee of everyone coming out alive and definitly no HEA guarantee.
  I`ve read mysterys for years so my I will often wonder if a H/h will be killed off.And they sometimes are.
  I fell completly in love with Jeffry and still feel like crying when I think about it.There is one thing about those endings and that is that I never forget that book and it often ends up as a fav,as BR has .It is definitly in my top 5* forever and Karin will probably be one of my top 5 authors forever because she is a topnotch writer in JMHO.
  I think I grieve over these endings as much almost as for someone in real life.

  posted 4 months ago. ( reply )

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  Elaine W-W 

  I don't mind surprises such as this - if everything was a HEA end, it shouldn't be realistic, and whilst these are fiction, they are based in realities. I was saddened at the ending and thought it was a real gut lurcher, but it made me sit up and take notice, and realise you can't take things for granted.

  posted 4 months ago. ( reply )

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  Mary H 

  I agree that the ending made the book unforgettable. I still read her and am looking forward to her new one, due out soon.

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  Lucy M 

  I hated the ending of this book and vowed never to read her books again, I loved the characters of Sara and Jeffrey and the recovery of their relationship which built with each new book, the ending literally made me scream. I have however found myself checking out the new book and debating purchasing it at the local bookshop, she is such a fantastic writer in this genre I don't want to miss out, but I miss Jeffrey.

  posted 4 months ago. ( reply )

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