tsenko2 's review for:

The Daughters of Ireland by Santa Montefiore

1.0

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This is the 2nd book of a trilogy which I didn’t know when I read it. There was nothing in the description to indicate it would heavily rely on an earlier book and that the story within would reach no resolution by its final page. I was baffled by some missing pieces, but there were occasionally flashbacks, so I thought the back story would be clarified eventually. And I thought there would be an conclusion. I’m furious to have read to page 564 and then to have the story just abruptly stop. It just dives right off the cliff. Not a single loose end tied up. Blatant manipulation to get you to read the next book. It was completely graceless. I will never read another book by this author. Trilogies and connected books can be wonderful, but I’m a big believer that each book should stand on its own. This one does not and was a total waste of my time.