this series is not as much a trilogy as it is a single and continuous tale that is divided between three novels, which i am now a third of the way through. for this reason the experience does not seem complete nor satisfying in that it essentially ended in the middle of a sentence. all that hype and suck. too much hype and suck. the first word to enter my mind upon reading the last line of this story: suck. the second thought to run through my mind wondered how they would handle this 'suck' ending in the movie because if they did it by the letter, they would have left a lot of patrons thinking suck. (i've since seen the film, and they did make applicable adjustments). unfortunately, i'm afraid i'm a victim of this novel's legend and received less than i expected and for this reason am left in a lackluster mood. perhaps the second and third installments will correct this patina left on my opinion. otherwise i will have more suck-ridden pieces to write.