The first mark of this new community is the brotherhood of boys that is mentioned at the very end of the novel, banding together in loyalty to the memory of Ilyusha (pp. 910 - 13). (religion-online.org)
That said, I suspect people are going to complain about the ambiguous ending of the novel I'm finishing off at the moment, but it's the one I want so they'll have to live with it. (jakonrath.blogspot.ru)
And while the main villain is apparent early on, the plot twists are creative and will keep readers guessing about the identity of the bad guy's accomplice until the very end of the novel. (bookbrowse.com)