Yeah, I didn't like the way it ended either. I wished some more happened, maybe the original MC coming to terms with life or the others, before it ended. I forgot what happened with Bartimaeus and the girl afterward, but I'm pretty sure they were working to reform the government and one other thing, so it wasn't the worst ending imo, but still not satisfying. It's like the end to the original Robin Hobb Fitz story.