You know, every time I read a series that I really get into, it always ends in a cliffhanger. It's like there's this secret society with the best authors out there that blackmail other authors to end their most recent books in a cliffhanger. I'm going to follow one of my friend's example, and picture the scene:
"Oh, Rai, we love you!" The famous author shut the door against the screaming fans. With her back to it, her chest heaving, she frowned. She hadn't realized that her last book, The Billionare's Blackmailed Bride, would become so popular.
"So you're the famous author, Rai Tore."
Rai looked to the side of her, and saw a hooded figure covered in the darkness of the corner of the room. Who wore cloaks in the summer? "Um, obviously. I'm, like, famous and everything. It's totally awesome. Haven't you read any of my über-famous books? They're, like, totally awesome."
"...Riight... Anyway, I'm here to tell you to put in a cliffhanger for your next book... or else."
"Or else what?"
"Or else we, the Society of Super-Famous-Awesome-Totally-Cool authors will ruin you." Dun dun dunnnn....Without saying anything else, the figure faded back into the darkness, never to be seen again. Rai wished she could do that. With a sigh, she opened the door and turned back to her adoring fans, trying to wade through the crowd.
Anyway, I just hate cliffhangers! It even happens in movies and shows now! What is with writers today? Can't they ever show closure in the show/movie/book? So what if the episode/movie/book was really good? It's the ending that makes a story!
I'm just griping about this because Jim Butcher's latest book, Changes, ended in a cliffhanger, all of Karen Marie Moning's Fever books end in cliffhangers (which just get to me, but I can't stop reading the most recent ones, cause they're so good), and now Supernatural's season finale (one of the reasons I hate season finales, even though they're usually the best episode in the season) ended in a cliffhanger!
Why do all of the good series/episodes/movies end in cliffhangers?
It's as if it's some sort of marketing campaign, to make sure people buy the next book that comes out almost instantly, or watch the new episode/movie almost instantly when it comes on.
Okay, now I'm done ranting. I just needed to get it out of my system. Thank god for blogs. You know what, now that summer's coming nearer, I'll probably be posting more now. Hopefully. Probably. Maybe.
