Though i am not the author myself (in the kindest way), maybe it’s best you don’t rant about how much you need an update so badly. I understand that it could be a bit frustrating at times finding good books but then see it was updated last year. But as an writer, at times it’s really hard to know whether if you’re ever going to get an update done, sometimes it could take a month, sometimes it could half a year. I don’t see a point in leaving a note saying you’re no longer updating, when even the author themselves don’t know if they are going to update any time soon, the note is pretty much pointless if they decided to update again. Readers gets sad about good books that updated a year later, but it shouldn’t get you mad that authors do this. Simply, find a completed book, there’s many of fanfics out there that are finished.