- A story that builds itself up throughout
- great characters with:
- what makes them tick or drives them
- personality
- relationships with others in the story
- great story line, and sometimes crossing plots that relate to one another
- great visual pictures defined by the author's writing style
- A story that captivates any one's attention. Some readers don't get captivated right away
- A great ending could have:
- a surprise ending (but with closure; I hate an ending without closure)
- a twist ending (a whodunit with a surprise villain)
- a ride off in the sunset sort of ending where everyone is happy
- a sad ending where the emotions are played with
As I stated before, I do not like an ending where you say out loud, "what the hell!" I want closure no mater how it is (as described above); I do not like to invest my time to be left with no clue at the end!
This is just my opinion.
