Tag Archives: Too dumb to live

Awakened Chapters 7 & 8

Posted on 07/13/2014 by vivisector

Chapter 7 So PCK keeps bringing genies out of bottles without thinking about what it means. For example, reincarnation. It’s been mentioned twice that there are souls drawn to each other, most recently with Jack and Damien. There are just … Continue reading →

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Split Second Chapters 62 & 63

Posted on 09/13/2013 by vivisector

Chapter 62 One of the more common cheats in suspense stories is hidden knowledge. It’s not uncommon in any genre, really but it becomes the meat and potatoes in shitty thrillers and mysteries. The author will have the character see … Continue reading →

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Hunted Chapter 20

Posted on 05/23/2013 by vivisector

For those of you who haven’t suffered from brain damage, you may remember we were left dangling with Stark drinking from some girl. I did leave out the detail that the girl was protesting before Stark bit her. That doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Untamed Chapter 28

Posted on 04/01/2013 by vivisector

I hate Zoey’s grandma. There are the usual reasons, of course. Most of those stem from the fact that grandma, like every one of Zoey’s slaves, constantly praises her for things she doesn’t deserve. ‘Oh Zoey, you did such a … Continue reading →

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Untamed Chapter 10

Posted on 02/24/2013 by vivisector

One of the concepts that PCK doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp on is war. Of course, a lot of hacks don’t get it either. PCK is in good company with Paolini and any number of fantasy authors who … Continue reading →

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Matched Chapter 24

Posted on 11/24/2012 by vivisector

Why did Ally make a lot of short, little chapters? I can understand one or two scattered throughout a book. Sometimes a little piece of the story doesn’t belong in the middle of another but it still needs to be … Continue reading →

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Matched Chapter 16

Posted on 11/08/2012 by vivisector

We join Cassia hiking, yet again. Is this the author subtly telling the audience to go do something else? ‘Yeah, I’m sorry you’re reading this. So is my publisher. In fact everyone involved in the production of this book is … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 22

Posted on 07/27/2012 by vivisector

So, Zal and Lila have just had their reunion and Lila is basically butter in his arms. Will they do the sensible thing and make good their escape or will they dick around? Well it’s been a few hours since … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 1 & 2

Posted on 07/12/2011 by vivisector

We start off in part one called ‘flock fright’ before going into a nameless chapter one. Great, Jimmy thinks this book is so large it needs to be broken up into parts. That’s an insult to the target audience and … Continue reading →

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Midnight Sun Chapter 11 Part 2

Posted on 07/04/2011 by vivisector

After Ed parks the car, he proceeds to tell Bella, aw, what rotten luck that we’ve run out of gas. Whatever will they do in the meantime? Then he rips open her throat and drinks the sweet nectar that bursts … Continue reading →

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