Fantasy Magic

Which will you prefer in a fantasy and magic novel? Sad beginning and ending or happy beginning and ending?
Which will you prefer in a fantasy and magic novel? Sad beginning and ending or happy beginning and ending? Do you want the main character to be shaped by a shocking and traumatic beginning?
Sad beginning, ambiguous ending. I hate those classic happy endings. I like open ended books which leave you hanging so you can thtink up your own answers.
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