Maybe it’s the difference between male and female perspectives. I had the same reaction as Catlady to the ending. I was like really?!?!? I read through all that stuff in the jungle for that to be the ending?! The word milksop didn’t pop into my mind, but it’s basically how I felt.
However, I’ll add that I am still intrigued enough by the story-line to want to keep reading in the series. I’m glad we picked this book. I probably would not have read it on my own. Also I am interested in what others have said about the John Carter series which I did not know about.