Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Overall, a great read . . . except for the ending

I am usually a suspense/mystery novel reader, but decided to take a chance on reading a Jodi Picoult novel after high recommendations from friends. I really enjoyed reading this book for the most part. The plot and character development were great. I felt a connection with each of the characters. I could hardly put the book down. I was in great anticipation as to how this would end and, unfortunately, was ultimately disappointed in this regard. I cried, of course, but I felt like the author took the easy way out. When I think of alternative ways this could have ended, I see there would have been room for criticism either way, so maybe there weren't any good options. But, I guess I just hoped the ending would add something more than it did. I'm going to try one more of her books, but if the ending is this disappointing again, I may be done with this author.