The Survival of Molly Southbourne

The first book was very unique and engaging and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I had no idea there was going to be another book, and I was satisfied with the ending of the story at that point. I don't know if the author always intended for there to be more books, but I feel like he didn't, and only wrote another to capitalize on that success. I'm not blaming him for doing so, as I'd likely do exactly the same thing. But this one felt sort of pointless, and committed that sin of trying to explain something that might have been better left to our imaginations. I haven't checked, but I also feel like there is at least a third book planned. If not, and this is really the end of Molly's story, the ending of this one left much to be desired and ruined the ending of the first one. On top of that, if I had actually paid full price ($11.99!!) for a book that was over before I even felt I had begun, I'd have looked for a refund.

I hate giving bad reviews, but this book did nothing for me, and made me wonder why it existed. Or, if the plan was always to have more books, why they weren't all just put into one normal-sized book.