Reading this gave me an excuse for expressing what I like about your writing… it draws me in with believable characters… The woman is just that, a woman. Extraordinary circumstances aside, she’s not an ideal, a demigod nor glowing exemplar of some virtue. She has a purpose to the story, surely, and if we were to meet her in real life, I know we’d be impressed…but she wouldn’t seem otherworldly. I noticed this while I read The Court of Thorns and Roses, a book I would probably never had read if it wasn’t for you mentioning it in your video about modern writing and smut. Anyway, I was actually surprised at how quickly I was sucked into that book too. I have been looking to read more books written by women, lately, but what I’ve read in samples from Kindle have left me with a not great opinion of most of it. But you and Maas have done something I really enjoy, something that is all too often missing: believable characters. Feyra’s dad isn’t a weakling just because he’s a dad or a man… Feyra isn’t strong just because she’s the protagonist… So Ga isn’t just smart and wonderful…. He’s a kid who’s had to grow up real fast and sees that his continuing to do so will require all of his wits … so far, my only concern is that So Ga isn’t struggling with the seeds of addiction… that is, he isn’t struggling with a “refuge” from the trauma that helps him feel “good” and “safe” … having been a traumatized kid and working with traumatized kids… that is the only real thing that I haven’t seen in So Ga … but meh— still have a while to read 🤗
Ok, I’ve made it to chapter 21 of The Court of Thorns and Roses … and now I get what you were saying … but, I like that the “guys” for the most part act like guys….
This new character is so interesting. Can't wait to read more about her storyline.
Woops… sorry, had something to say and then kind of got distracted…
Reading this gave me an excuse for expressing what I like about your writing… it draws me in with believable characters… The woman is just that, a woman. Extraordinary circumstances aside, she’s not an ideal, a demigod nor glowing exemplar of some virtue. She has a purpose to the story, surely, and if we were to meet her in real life, I know we’d be impressed…but she wouldn’t seem otherworldly. I noticed this while I read The Court of Thorns and Roses, a book I would probably never had read if it wasn’t for you mentioning it in your video about modern writing and smut. Anyway, I was actually surprised at how quickly I was sucked into that book too. I have been looking to read more books written by women, lately, but what I’ve read in samples from Kindle have left me with a not great opinion of most of it. But you and Maas have done something I really enjoy, something that is all too often missing: believable characters. Feyra’s dad isn’t a weakling just because he’s a dad or a man… Feyra isn’t strong just because she’s the protagonist… So Ga isn’t just smart and wonderful…. He’s a kid who’s had to grow up real fast and sees that his continuing to do so will require all of his wits … so far, my only concern is that So Ga isn’t struggling with the seeds of addiction… that is, he isn’t struggling with a “refuge” from the trauma that helps him feel “good” and “safe” … having been a traumatized kid and working with traumatized kids… that is the only real thing that I haven’t seen in So Ga … but meh— still have a while to read 🤗
Ok, I’ve made it to chapter 21 of The Court of Thorns and Roses … and now I get what you were saying … but, I like that the “guys” for the most part act like guys….