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with the ending which I can not pinpoint. Maybe it would be better if Maureen's mother was there. Greater impact than just baking a cake but not being there. But maybe she was sick or something. Or if we knew why she stayed behind with her other daughter at home. Is she sick? Or is she too ashamed of what she did?
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I liked the ending because most of the characters found their peace. It is not a "grad finale" type of ending, but I appreciated it all the same. The author slowly fixes everyone's life and relationships step by step. I found it very authentic and relatable.ElizaBeth Adams wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 11:47 I thought that many main problems were wrapped up by the ending. However, in some ways the ending kind of dropped off. What did you think? Was there information that you would have liked to have been included in the end?
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I do see where leaving some of the problems open contributes to some authenticity. Every issue in life is not wrapped up with a bow.raluca_mihaila wrote: ↑06 Mar 2021, 06:03I liked the ending because most of the characters found their peace. It is not a "grad finale" type of ending, but I appreciated it all the same. The author slowly fixes everyone's life and relationships step by step. I found it very authentic and relatable.ElizaBeth Adams wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 11:47 I thought that many main problems were wrapped up by the ending. However, in some ways the ending kind of dropped off. What did you think? Was there information that you would have liked to have been included in the end?
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I agree. The ending didn't feel too abrupt because it allowed room for possibilities--positive ones that were not available at the beginning of the story. I liked being able to picture Kalayla continuing her dance lessons, Maureen thriving with her art and maintaining a good relationship with Rico, and Lena finally allowing herself to love again as she traveled the world with her new husband, Mattwo.PeterRabitt20 wrote: ↑21 Dec 2020, 16:17 I thought the ending was great. The characters seemed to have closure on many of the issues that bother them. The dropoff feeling is maybe the author's way of allowing the reader to keep thinking about the story well after they finished it.
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I think Maureen's mom just couldn't bring herself to come. She struck me as a very prideful woman, and sometimes that can be an impossible hurdle to jump over, especially for this woman who felt justified in disowning her daughter. She's very selfish and clearly still working through her prejudice, but her making the cake was an amazing first step towards reconciliation. Maybe the ending would have been sweeter if her mom had shown up in person, but I thought it was already very sweet and symbolic.scaryeyes_25 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 20:08 You are right. There is just something a little off
with the ending which I can not pinpoint. Maybe it would be better if Maureen's mother was there. Greater impact than just baking a cake but not being there. But maybe she was sick or something. Or if we knew why she stayed behind with her other daughter at home. Is she sick? Or is she too ashamed of what she did?