tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post1099906323765331440..comments2024-03-28T14:39:26.897-04:00Comments on We Live and Breathe Books: Discussion: HEA All the Way! Kiersten Kozbialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538943081866009856noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-72184858078543409172019-03-15T17:37:05.834-04:002019-03-15T17:37:05.834-04:00The world can be pretty harsh. I depend on my book...The world can be pretty harsh. I depend on my books to pick me upSamantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-52384092917725574382019-03-14T19:14:37.568-04:002019-03-14T19:14:37.568-04:00Totally agree - if it's not a happy ending I a...Totally agree - if it's not a happy ending I at least like it to be hopeful :) Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686117720448179589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-75205318579899889282018-05-24T06:00:00.965-04:002018-05-24T06:00:00.965-04:00HEA is my number one choice (or HFN), but I am ok ...HEA is my number one choice (or HFN), but I am ok if it's simply hopeful. I have read a few, where the ending was so dismal. That is just unacceptable. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-13845680351788982552018-05-21T10:24:36.831-04:002018-05-21T10:24:36.831-04:00I definitely prefer an HEA. Depending on the book,...I definitely prefer an HEA. Depending on the book, I can be okay with a different type of ending, but it has to be done really well.<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-49643654544381147112018-04-30T20:07:11.128-04:002018-04-30T20:07:11.128-04:00I feel the same way. If a character in a book can ...I feel the same way. If a character in a book can get an HEA, it makes me feel like it's possible for anyone. There are books where I know it's not going to end well, and I can prepare myself, but when the author just hits hits me with something catastrophic, no warning, they better make it up to me with some hope at the end there. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-69626915049857676102018-04-30T20:05:20.008-04:002018-04-30T20:05:20.008-04:00Exactly! I am not the writer. The author should be...Exactly! I am not the writer. The author should be the one properly communicating their intentions for their characters. Cliffies are definitely a way to keep me reading, but a bad series ending really leaves me salty, because the time investment is even greater than for a stand alone. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-55856904707788656852018-04-30T20:03:25.328-04:002018-04-30T20:03:25.328-04:00Open endings are a nightmare for me. I hate having...Open endings are a nightmare for me. I hate having so many unanswered questions. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-76005916019709685992018-04-30T19:02:23.496-04:002018-04-30T19:02:23.496-04:00I love a good HEA ending! I think we need them, to...I love a good HEA ending! I think we need them, to keep us motivated and hopeful, and to remind ourselves that happy endings do exist. At the same time, I am also all for nitty gritty, tear-jerker or realisitic endings. I think a balance between both works for me when it comes to reading.Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-4014797988246808352018-04-30T14:06:16.748-04:002018-04-30T14:06:16.748-04:00I'm with you, I need a hopeful ending. A HEA i...I'm with you, I need a hopeful ending. A HEA is the ideal ending but I can put up with an ending which leaves hope for the future. The worst kind of ending is the open ending where it's open to interpretation. I don't want to interpret it, I want to know without a doubt everything will be ok. I need that from my books and I hate it when that isn't given to me. I think it's why I get so sucked in to series, because so often there is a cliffhanger ending and I need to see that it all works out.Becky Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938602345709426466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-82076678487690492212018-04-30T13:15:21.204-04:002018-04-30T13:15:21.204-04:00I totally agree. I want a HEA or at least the prom...I totally agree. I want a HEA or at least the promise of one. I hate when books are open ending and you have no idea what happens. Amazing post!!! Jessica | ReadingwithJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238441926653396783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-82305086928000394662018-04-29T07:41:41.189-04:002018-04-29T07:41:41.189-04:00It's like, I spent all this time with you, we ...It's like, I spent all this time with you, we suffered, I am attached, and I want something good to happen for you. If the ending is whomp, whomp, I feel such a huge sense of loss. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-65746046030799563402018-04-28T23:40:02.247-04:002018-04-28T23:40:02.247-04:00I definitely prefer HEA or HFN endings. I hate whe...I definitely prefer HEA or HFN endings. I hate when a character that I've followed throughout an entire book somehow doesn't have a happy ending. Sometimes I understand why the ending isn't a happy one, but it always leaves me dissatisfied in the end. Jenn @ Bound to Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643815599153301665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-53615370150936091422018-04-28T07:18:56.655-04:002018-04-28T07:18:56.655-04:00I totally understand that not every story lends it...I totally understand that not every story lends itself to an HEA, but I read certain kinds of book, because that it what I want. When the author is trying to be ironic or unpredictable, and hits me with some terrible ending, I feel cheated, because it was NOT what I signed up for. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-4475034668749279572018-04-28T02:33:33.094-04:002018-04-28T02:33:33.094-04:00I don't need every book to have a happy ending...I don't need every book to have a happy ending. There are times when I want it, and I do prefer that most books I read have happy endings (as in, it'd be depressing if the majority of books I read had sad endings) but I'm ok without it. Sometimes it just wouldn't fit with the story. In fact, some of my favorite books didn't have happy endings, but I still loved them! But those were dark books, so it was fitting. I can understand why some people prefer all endings to be happy though.Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-54329152015133360632018-04-27T18:25:35.473-04:002018-04-27T18:25:35.473-04:00I can deal with the tears and angst, if the ending...I can deal with the tears and angst, if the ending is hopeful/happy. Otherwise, I just want to crawl in a corner and cry, while in the fetal position, and that's not a good thing. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-74127443554186237492018-04-27T13:29:20.536-04:002018-04-27T13:29:20.536-04:00I agree with you. I at least need some kind of hop...I agree with you. I at least need some kind of hopeful ending to pretty much all of the books I read. No matter how much doom and gloom fills the rest of the book, I need it to end with at least a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. <br /><br />And yeah, I don't read much romance, but if I do read one, I definitely prefer it to have a happy and satisfying ending. Suzanne @ The Bookish Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116292880784513187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-66018572620123100182018-04-27T06:14:17.371-04:002018-04-27T06:14:17.371-04:00I will settle for hopeful, it I can't get happ...I will settle for hopeful, it I can't get happy. I just can't have a sad depressing ending. I get that some genres don't lend themselves to this HEA thing, but I read primarily contemporaries, so I expect a good, optimistic ending. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-80221791214629197272018-04-26T21:35:38.723-04:002018-04-26T21:35:38.723-04:00So I don't need a fully happy ending, but I do...So I don't need a fully happy ending, but I do need SOME kind of light at the end of the tunnel? Like- if the book ends just with ALL doom and gloom and death and mayhem.... I'm not really thrilled, because what even was the point? Especially in a romance, there needs to be SOME kind of hope, otherwise I might as well just read about my own life ;) Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-38716199154762647052018-04-26T19:53:31.036-04:002018-04-26T19:53:31.036-04:00Right? There should be a good payoff for everythin...Right? There should be a good payoff for everything we endure during the story. (Oh, and thank you! I love gifs)Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-79064742543179400442018-04-26T19:44:51.240-04:002018-04-26T19:44:51.240-04:00YES! If i'm going through all the drama I want...YES! If i'm going through all the drama I want the happys at the end! <br /><br />I love the GIFs you use :DBrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975518079627187006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-15429045285851139432018-04-26T19:39:04.393-04:002018-04-26T19:39:04.393-04:00Exactly! I get it if the author doesn't want t...Exactly! I get it if the author doesn't want to make it too perfect, but give me hope, lean towards the optimistic side. That final part of the book has so much weight for me, and I like it to be something that makes me smile or at least grin. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-42670064534879394932018-04-26T19:37:13.698-04:002018-04-26T19:37:13.698-04:00Even if it's not an HEA or an HFN, I need a ho...Even if it's not an HEA or an HFN, I need a hopeful ending. I know there are people, who like those "ironic" endings, but I don't. I want positive endings. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-24098785372629078752018-04-26T19:35:49.571-04:002018-04-26T19:35:49.571-04:00I think a darker ending has it place, but not in t...I think a darker ending has it place, but not in the genres I tend to read, and especially not in a romance. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-28835313355282103222018-04-26T19:33:26.086-04:002018-04-26T19:33:26.086-04:00I like closure and an HEA. Neat, tidy, tie it up i...I like closure and an HEA. Neat, tidy, tie it up in bow. Open endings are THE worst! Hate them! They almost seem like a cop out to me, because the author didn't want to make a decision. So, they leave it open so as not to alienate the side that would want it one way or the other. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528395365771263864.post-78984911403399852972018-04-26T19:31:27.928-04:002018-04-26T19:31:27.928-04:00*high five* I knew there was a reason I liked you ...*high five* I knew there was a reason I liked you so much. XD<br />The HEA is one of the BIGGEST reasons why I read romance. I like knowing that I will finish that book with a smile on my face. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.com