Monthly Archives: June 2013

Split Second Chapter 6 & 7

Posted on 06/30/2013 by vivisector

Chapter 6 If there’s one thing I can’t get enough of, it’s knowing what kind of cars the protagonist drives. Why I remember walking about in a fugue state for days, listlessly poking at food and wailing to anyone that … Continue reading →

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Split Second Chapters 4 & 5

Posted on 06/27/2013 by vivisector

Chapter 4 It seems like Officer Impotent managed to do what he was told. The Funeral procession has been stopped and searched. “Virtually” all the mourners are elderly and scared of the gun toting people. They also don’t find anyone … Continue reading →

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Split Second Chapters 2 & 3

Posted on 06/25/2013 by vivisector

Chapter 2 Maxwell—I’ll give into Baldacci’s method and refer to them all by surnames now, that’ll keep away confusion when I quote—is pacing outside the door. She’s complaining about the music, saying that it would drive anyone who wasn’t already … Continue reading →

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Split Second Prologue & Chapter 1

Posted on 06/23/2013 by vivisector

Prologue Having had my fill of “young adult” fiction and those hacks—mostly I’m just sick of Zoey—I figured a sort of break was in order. Not a break from recapping, just a break from the self-indulgent wish fulfillment vampire porn … Continue reading →

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Hunted Epilogue

Posted on 06/21/2013 by vivisector

Here we are. At the end of the book and PCK has an epilogue for once. They call it “afterward” though because they don’t want to admit it’s an epilogue. They didn’t have the heart to make another chapter but … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 33

Posted on 06/18/2013 by vivisector

What will these ravens add to the story? I’m betting it won’t add up to the spit I’ve coated my monitor with in rage. PCK could at least try to make them credible villains. It’s like they’ve taken the trope … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 32

Posted on 06/16/2013 by vivisector

Well, this is entirely expected. We’re nearing the end of the book, they’re about to escape the school on horseback and there’s no climax in sight. So I can only wager that some gossamer threat will appear in their way, … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 31

Posted on 06/14/2013 by vivisector

We’re back with the idiots and they’re all talking about how it’s a brilliant plan. Lenobia suggests that they take fewer horses because that will be less noticeable. She says they should ride double. I don’t know how that will … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 30

Posted on 06/12/2013 by vivisector

I think perhaps what offends me the most about hacks like Meyer, Paolini and PCK is just how lazy they are. They could have made a by the numbers story, plugged in nothing but some clichés, pick a setting they … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 29

Posted on 06/10/2013 by vivisector

Here’s an odd question that deserves some thought. Zoey and slaves have been talking badly about Stark lately. Mostly they’ve focused on how he’s forcibly drinking blood from girls and “strutting about like he’s all that.” I suppose this is … Continue reading →

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