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Looks like I may have a ton of these, so this is collection 1 of Reflections |
| "Money can't buy what's worth having, it can only accentuate what's missing." ~Me what's missing = 'what's worth having' My thought process as I read about Ash from Maya Banks' Burn buying up all of Josie's paintings and pawned jewelry; It's great for him to support her, every girl wants to be taken care of, but I'd be darned if I'd let a man think he 'owned' me in that my very well being rested solely on his generousity; I'll make my own way if I have to and I will NEVER be completely dependent on another... ------------------ I am now on Chapter 18 or so and I'm cresting after a big plot event. Ash just beat up Josie's ex Michael who went ballistic on her all random like. That's a general fear of mine, to never truly know a guy till something awful like that happens. It's why I try to stay fit and up to date on my self defense, no joke. But God forbid if that did happen to me I hope to have a guy or two in my life that would do the same...with out getting caught. ------------------ My first major criticism of the series began when Ash's long lost baby sister Brittany comes to him begging for help in leaving her controlling mother and grandfather's influence. I LOVE this family arc in that I'm dying to hear all the juicy details of dysfunction, BUT the writing takes a wrong turn stylistically. Britt and Ash both tend to repeat themselves, a lot. And it's not just this scene, in almost every scene between Ash, Britt, Jace, and/or Gabe the characters constantly say things that don't sound 'normal'. Meaning, I can't imagine most people, if anyone, saying some of these lines naturally. They sound rehearsed and scripted. Then the proceed to say the same thing in a slightly different way but with most of the same words all within the same couple paragraphs, it's maddening! Also, the cursing gets old quick. I get it, people cuss, some people even cuss a lot; but you can only use 'fuck', 'gdamn', and 'ass' so much before it just becomes caricaturist and I wish the characters were played in a more mature fashion. --------------------- Hoping to finish the book this week but with TGiving and my waning interest, (what else is there to discuss? I hope something big happens with his sister) only time will tell. |
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