Tag Archives: Forced Romance

Life & Death Chapter 13

Posted on 03/31/2016 by vivisector

I’m starting to think that the fairy tale romance aspect is the whole reason this series was popular in the first place. It’s not complicated, the vampire love interest represents a perfect fantasy element come to life. In Ed’s case, … Continue reading →

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Life & Death Chapter 10

Posted on 03/06/2016 by vivisector

I’ve been wondering why Meyer didn’t delve into the relationship between Charlie and Renee a bit more. Charlie could have been an excellent obstacle between Bella/Beau and Ed. We don’t get much backstory about it but we know that Charlie … Continue reading →

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Destined Chapters 10 & 11

Posted on 01/30/2015 by vivisector

Chapter 10 How many damned psychics does Zoey need at any given time, PCK? First, she had Aphro who gets, or did get, random visions. Then Krammy got added to the mix and she churns out shitty poetry faster than … Continue reading →

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Tempted Chapters 20 & 21

Posted on 11/13/2013 by vivisector

Chapter 20 So, the idiots have sat down, had breakfast and decided to go back to the school. At this point it should be a simple transition over to just outside the school where they’re getting ready to enter. At … Continue reading →

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Tempted Chapters 14 & 15

Posted on 11/03/2013 by vivisector

Chapter 14 Why does Zoey trust in the wisdom of Nyx? Think about it for a second. Here is a god who hands out powers like candy on Halloween. She doesn’t care who they are, just as long as they’ve … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 28

Posted on 06/08/2013 by vivisector

There is another small thing which hacks seem to do which make their characters appear flat. They always appear to lack any agency of their own. For example, Zoey never makes any decisions without being informed by prophecy. Even worse, … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 15

Posted on 05/13/2013 by vivisector

So one of those things I’ve been thinking about regarding this series is villains. specifically Neferet as a villain. For one, she’s very weak in spite of PCK’s constant reminders how “powerful” her voice or looks are. For another, her … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 7

Posted on 04/27/2013 by vivisector

There’s a little game I like to play with stories. I like to take a single element and mentally subtract and imagine how it would change things. One of the worst offenses I’ve come across so far was elves in … Continue reading →

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Matched Chapter 1

Posted on 10/09/2012 by vivisector

So here we are again, taking a little break from the “house of night” series. Though we haven’t strayed too far off the path as this is yet another book aimed solidly at the same crowd that ate up the … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 10

Posted on 07/03/2012 by vivisector

So I have a quick question before we begin. Why didn’t the Otopians attempt to arrest or detain Dar? They saw him at Zal’s concert, Lila saw him attempt to murder Zal. That alone should be grounds enough for detention. … Continue reading →

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