I hate cliff-hangers. Books or movies!
Now, I think I’m going to watch the movie I borrowed from FS, “Oblivion,” with Tom Cruise. Some things he plays in are too intense for me, but I really want to see the new “Top Gun: Maverick.” I probably won’t be able to until it’s on DVD because by the time I feel well enough to see the movie at a theater, it will no longer be playing.
IIRC, Oblivion does not end in a cliff hanger.
This is the second third time in the series that the author has ended with things unresolved. I’d be really annoyed if they were current books and one had to wait, but they’re from the early 2000s.