[HPforGrownups] Why down on all the characters?

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 179270

> Irene:
> I didn't expect it to end my way, but I (reasonably?) expected it to end 
> in a way consistent with the story and the world which appeared to be 
> incredibly rich.
> I'm so bitter and disappointed because it did not. Contrived plot devices, 
> stupid hallows that jumped at us out of nowhere, plot holes, aborted or 
> reversed character development, the world itself is not consistent and 
> does not appear to be that well thought-out as it seemed.

Shelley:
That's exactly it for me. This book did not have the same feel as the last 
6. The last 6 are totally consistent with one another, except for a change 
in floor of a room, or some other odd detail, but they had a the same feel 
and level of writing. This book stands out and alone as different, where 
she's trying to tie things all together, but didn't quite succeed to a level 
of believability that the first 6 had. Her ending wasn't as thought out as 
the other story arcs, and that is disappointing because this book should 
have been the crown jewel of the series- the one that completed and 
complemented them all. Instead, she put a lot of work into building up the 
crown, adorned it with 6 shining jewels of great value, and then topped the 
7th one with a dud of lesser value, and it stands out in contrast to the 
others.

I still think she should have written it, taken a break for a month, 
reviewed all her previous plot lines and characters AS SHE WROTE THEM (not 
from memory, but actually rereading what we had read in books 1-6), and then 
read her 7th book to see if it consistently matched in theme, style and all 
story arcs she wanted to include were finished in completion. Only then 
would we have gotten a more polished book that more people would have been 
happy with. It feels like it needs editing, that she had rushed this one.