The Iron Knight discussion

Happy endings are predictable and you see it comming. Depending on the book, I dont mind happy endings but after awhile everything becomes predicable. The same plot but with differnt characters.

Try the Crowthistle Chronicles by Ceceilia Dart-thornton. Amazingly well written fantasy, and not so predictable. In fact I was left constantly in awe as the different twists in the story became evident.

No. I don't get tired of happy endings. Especially in the Iron Fey series. I think Ash and Meghan should be together forever. Ash went through a lot for her, and honestly I would be devastated if he died.

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The only book I wanted to not have a happy ending was Vampire Academy. I wished Dimitri stayed dead, and didn't come back to life, and Adrian dumped Rose and went with Sydney in Bloodlines. (hide spoiler)]

No, I don't get tired of happy endings I feel disulfide with sad end and angry end of novels book and movie And life is a roll coaster so many sad and angry moment way in live so why read some sad , angry when there is so much sadness in the world already so make you more , with live why not make happy as much as you can by reading and watch happy thing

i honestly HATE sad endings! they make me sad for the rest of the day ><. and i feel that i wasted my time and money on reading that sad-ending book.

I love happy endings :) Not that sad endings can't be good but with so much sadness in the world I prefer happy endings in books.

I was crying at the end of the Iron Queen, so I don't know how I would handle it if Megan and Ash didn't get back together... but when you think about it (spoiler alert) this book doesn't end completely happy, doesn't Ariella die?

I am tired of books with the typical fluffy happily ever after ending. However, the Iron Knight was good because of HOW he got to that ending. All the tourture and pain he went through. I actually had tears in my eyes during those challenges and reading his pain. So yes it was kind of a "happily ever afer" ending however the journey that he went through to get to that just is heartwrenching.

i think that Chapter 19 made the happy ending seem a little bittersweet cause you see the way that it would have turned out if he'd attained a true mortals soul and you see how the situation could end terribly if he's not careful with ariella's gift and puck knows it too and won't let him waste the gift he's recieved though he's kinda unworthy but ariella still loved him so her sacrifice was out of love not worthiness and that's what makes the ending bittersweet but better than endings like the twilight saga's ending cause this series ended on a high note but anote that could turn into a death at any timein the future and ash also knows full well what could happen if his magic doesn't last

I haven't read this book, but the question is pretty generic, so I'm throwing in my two cents. :)

My mother and I talked about this at length after watching the movie "Seven" at the theater.

Happy ending? No. Satisfying one? Yes. Why? Because the characters were true to themselves.

I don't care if the ending is happy or sad, just make it true to the characters you have created. When an author creates a world where a character is expected to behave in a certain manner to certain situations, they had better always act that way. Don't twist their personalities at the last minute to make a happy ending. It's forced and unnatural and infinitely less satisfying than an unhappy ending that suited the character more accurately.

While I personally want everyone to live happily ever after, if the character isn't made that way, it doesn't work for me.

No.

iv always wanted to read a book that has a bad ending (and don't suggest titanic) but it would be interesting to read one without a happily ever after. but m glad this one did

its not in quite the same genre, but has anyone read Martin the Warrior(Redwall Series)? It had a sad ending, but it made the book that much more powerful.

No i love happy endings it makes me feel like good things can stil happen to you even when it doesnt seem like it, and i know life is not a fairytale but hey i can dream can't i?

Of course, not! Nothing better than read something with a happy ending! It make us feel good! It make us dream with good things! I love happy ending!! ♥

No. If I don't want a happy end, I will read different genre. Most of young adult novels, especially fantasy ones, are ended with a happy end, for the main characters. They usually need to go through hell (sometimes through too many hell) before they end up (bruised and wounded) together.

I love happy endings and I'll probably never get tired of them. Life can be so hectic and crazy so reading a book/watching a movie that has a happy ending can help you feel better and sometimes even put things into perspective. We see the characters survive going through physical and emotional hardship, and though they come out wounded they've still survived that hardship. This can give you hope and make you feel like even though you're going through hell that you'll come out okay. That's why I'll always love happy endings, they can give you a shinning light when you feel surrounded by darkness.

It depends. With some books/ book series I would like to have a happy ending. Tecinically, the Iron Fey series wasn't supposed to have a happy ending, but after Julie Kagawa finished the Trilogy, people wanted a happy ending. So she made The Iron Knight so Ash and Meghan could be together again.

I am planning on writing a book, and it will not have much of a happy ending, just saying.

I love happy endings, but I want them done well. I get sick of the more typical recycled happy endings.

I think Iron Queen is an example of a book with a strong ending, that I loved though it's not necessarily "happy."

Shine by Lauren Myracle had a happy ending too, but not the typical boring one. It's those endings that stand apart.

Books that have predictable endings tend to be predictable books, so you can see it a mile away.

I think it's usally the last book of a series that has a happy ending. All the other books are cliff-hangers that kill you and this is for most series in general. The last book should have an ending that satisfice people otherwise the reader will think that wow the mine character went though all that trouble in the past books and it didn't even pay off.

well sometimes get sick of the same happy ending. but other wise i like sometimes knowing that everything is going to be aright

Nora wrote: "i honestly HATE sad endings! they make me sad for the rest of the day ><. and i feel that i wasted my time and money on reading that sad-ending book."
I can totally relate to this. I hate sad endings too. They make me feel depressed... and awfully pessimistic.

I think a book is not complete without a happy ending. Yes a lot of books have a more emotional tug with a sad ending but if I wanted sad I can watch the news etc. I read for escapism for a lighter side to life. With that said I wish all books had HEA.

Don't know about other people but I can't take sad endings in a book/series. It leaves me devastated if there is a sad ending. I love happy endings and never will tired of having them. (:

Happy endings are better than sad, though not by much.

No. Never.

Sometimes the writer doesn't do a good enough job and the happy ending is not "earned;" if the story were allowed to end honestly, it would not be happy. But books that legitimately end happily? I love it.

There's nothing inherently "better" or "more honest" about sad or tragic endings. There are stories that need them. But at this point in my life, I generally don't feel that I need those stories. Plenty of bad stuff happening in real life!

I didn't always feel this way. And I don't begrudge the dystopias and the tragedies to people who want them, not at all.

But me? No.

Allegiant though...lol

Anyway, I really don't mind. Some books don't end that happily, like how some important characters died in Harry Potter...etc. And need I say more about The Fault in Our Stars? Some books also have open endings, like you don't even know if everything's okay now or what. I am just glad sometimes that books get the ending they deserve. :)

It depends. I like a happy ending when it's worked for. These days, especially in YA novels, a lot of authors are all about instant happy endings where everythings wrapped up neatly without any real work. I LIKE seeing the characters struggle and work for their goals because it makes their happy ending so much more meaningful.

But as a reader, I prefer happy endings for my favorite characters. As a wannabe writer, I can appreciate it when writers decide to end things sadly. Not every story has end with a happily ever after.

Jess wrote: "iv always wanted to read a book that has a bad ending (and don't suggest titanic) but it would be interesting to read one without a happily ever after. but m glad this one did"

You should try the storyteller ( not the Jodi picolt one though) it was so sad I was just amazes by the whole story.

I don't mind sad endings as long as it THAT type of book. The last book that I read that didn't have a happy ending where I expected one got tossed across the room and put on my personal banned book list! A bit extreme I'll admit, but it was a romance novel where they parted ways at the end! Sorry but I don't think so!!!! Lol.
A pretty good (in my opinion) book that has an "ok" ending is Deerskin by Robin McKinley. Be forewarned though that this book is not for everyone. There are some touchy issues in the book (view spoiler)[rape and abuse (hide spoiler)], but the ending is wonderful. The MC does indeed stay true to herself and it's more bittersweet than happy at the end. (view spoiler)[She doesn't promise the hero that she'll stay. She only promises that she'll TRY to stay. (hide spoiler)]

an ending can be what ever the author has in mind
to fit the book if its well written and thought
out then its usually a good finish that I find
satisfying.

What I cannot stand is when I have been reading
a serial, typically 3,4,6 or even 15 books.
The end is nearing and I have gone through
a good evolving story that at times has really
had me reading so I can`t put the book down.
Then it suddenly turns into a slushy, cringe
worthy love fest of true Mills & Boon proportions,
that even they wouldent put out its so bad.

I have found that Julie Kagawa Knows how to
write a good ending in this series and the
Blood of Edan series, Can`t wait for Talon
six books this time

Read "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green (yes it's a movie now but the book is an amazing read) and you'll never wish for another ending that isn't anything but happy.

OMG yes, I've been banging on about this for ages, I'm so bored with happy endings, this is why I love GOT, cos you never know who's gonna die next!

I just recently read , and the author is so busy trying to tie the story up in a neat little bow that I think the entire novel got ruined by it.

Valerie wrote: "Happy endings are predictable and you see it comming. Depending on the book, I dont mind happy endings but after awhile everything becomes predicable. The same plot but with differnt characters."

I like bitter sweet endings. People may have felt this was one with (view spoiler)[ Areila dying at the end but I wasn't invested enough in her character to feel it. Maybe if we were left with the ending Ash saw on his third trial. That would have been bittersweet for sure or if Puck was the one who died to give Ash a soul. (hide spoiler)]

classical happy endings are outdated. But i wouldn't want my favorite characters to die! Like how Tris dies in ALLEGIANT. I'm still NOT over it.

Alexandria wrote: "YES!!! Sometimes I wish the love interest or best friend or even main character would die in the ending just for some excitement or emotion."

Read Yours Truly by Annabel Pitcher. It's listed as Ketchup Clouds on here as the title was changed from that to Yours Truly

I just read a series that had a bad ending today,so... no I don't get tired of happy endings.

I don't care if a book has a happy or a sad ending as long as it suits the story and is satisfying. There are truly devastating endings which make you feel reading the whole book was worth it and "happily ever after" endings which make you want to throw away the book. I think it depends on what the story needs to satisfy the reader without being totally predictable.
(This is a tricky question and I don't think I'm explaining myself really good, but this is, more or less, my opinion.)

Not really. Coz if the book had a sad end, I would basically wish for the opposite anyway xD like Me Before You etc.

can`t think of any YA but did read this
for what you want to read it will be right
up your street, good read too.



or this




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Recently I've been picking up books with sad endings like i've got a tragic streak going on so I'm praying for a happy ending

I think as humans it's important for us to not only experience but read about not-so-happy endings. that way we aren't desensitized to things that are good. Because then we don't see good things as being GOOD and we just see them as being "whatever. I've read better"

For a not-so-happy ending, try "Living Dead Girl" by Elizabeth Scott. This is one of those YA books that has stuck with me forever.