I don't know how anyone is supposed to function after an ending like that...

The thing is, spoiler, not spoiler since everyone is expecting a cliffhanger reading the third book before the finale, it's not just ONE cliffhanger—it's multiple!!! I've never wanted to throw my book more when there were no more pages to flip to. 

These endings make me imagine the author maniacally laughing as they write the final chapters, knowing the torment they will give us readers. 

So creative. So devious. How does your mind work? I need book four now!