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fembuckOkay, I'm sorry to do this to you all. But I'm going freaking insane and I cannot control it for any longer. I have reached my limit. My limit, 'tis reached. WWBC is killing me. Kim Harrison (who shall henceforth only be referred to as Cock Block - or possibly Cock Block McGee - by me) is killing me. *grabs hair and tugs and pulls*
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I've been patient. We all have. We have all been patient. Six books is fucking patient. But I CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE. I'm like having actual physical symptoms due to the intense irritation and hateration (love you, Mary J!) Book 7 is inspiring in me.
Now, I'm pretty sure that if you've read Book 7, you probably know the scene I got to, promptly threw my hands up in the air and was like all:
Yes, it is the scene where Rachel goes up to the belfry to get her demon book or whatever and Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block volunteers to help her go look for it, because god forbid Rachel climb some stairs and carry a BOOK on her own.
You know what happens in this scene, and I knew it was coming. Really, I did. We all knew it was coming the moment Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block was invited to dinner, and we really knew it was coming when Robbie and Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block got their bromance on over Alice's cobbler pie or whatever. But even knowing that it was coming, I was not at all prepared for the reality of it ... or my reaction to it coming to pass. It was just so much more horrible than ever before this time.
I mean, Rachel/Crap for Brains ... aiight, whatevs. I actually liked Nick in the first and second book, and found him constantly being referred to as Crap for Brains in the fourth book hilarious. I dealt with it. Rachel/Kisten ... Kisten was an alright dude, Ivy liked him, and he was a not so secret Ravy shipper. Dude, also kept pressing for a threesome, which, you gotta respect. If I was him, I'd try to bang Ivy again while dating Rachel too. In fact I'd just watch them. So Kisten, I could deal with. I could probably even deal with Rachel/Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block (if I skipped all of their scenes together, which I have been anyway, so HA!). But I accidentally spoiled myself for what's gonna happen with Ivy and ...
Seriously, Cock Block. WHY? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? I'M A GOOD PERSON! I PAY MY TAXES! I LIKE PUPPIES AND KITTENS AND BROWN PAPER PACKAGES ALL TIED WITH STRING! SO, WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!?!?!?!
*hyperventilates* *breathes into a paper bag*
I cannot pick up this book without my stomach clenching and a wave of exhaustion washing over me. I just want to hide under a blanket and sleep until Cock Block makes the pain go away. I literally have not been able to open the book in days!
Me: What the fuck is it with you? What don't you fucking understand? You got any fucking idea about, hey, it's fucking distracting having Ivy hooking up with a dude when she's head over heels in love with Rachel! What don't you get about it?
Cock Block: Some nutball said he wanted Ivy to hook up with a guy.
Me: Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was fucking good for nutball, because everyone else is pissed off, aren't they? You are trashing my femslash!
Cock Block: Janine, I was only...
Me: You've done it one too many fucking times, and I ain't picking up another book unless there's Ravy. I'm fucking serious. You're a nice chick. You're a nice chick, but that don't fucking cut it when you've been fucking cock-blocking Ravy action for seven fucking books. Seriously, you and I, we are fucking done professionally.
Seriously, it's like:
SHIT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN, BITCHES!
And ... I feel better now.
Once, again, I apologize for this bout of insanity, but I needed to get that off of my chest.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I've been patient. We all have. We have all been patient. Six books is fucking patient. But I CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE. I'm like having actual physical symptoms due to the intense irritation and hateration (love you, Mary J!) Book 7 is inspiring in me.
Now, I'm pretty sure that if you've read Book 7, you probably know the scene I got to, promptly threw my hands up in the air and was like all:
Yes, it is the scene where Rachel goes up to the belfry to get her demon book or whatever and Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block volunteers to help her go look for it, because god forbid Rachel climb some stairs and carry a BOOK on her own.
You know what happens in this scene, and I knew it was coming. Really, I did. We all knew it was coming the moment Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block was invited to dinner, and we really knew it was coming when Robbie and Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block got their bromance on over Alice's cobbler pie or whatever. But even knowing that it was coming, I was not at all prepared for the reality of it ... or my reaction to it coming to pass. It was just so much more horrible than ever before this time.
I mean, Rachel/Crap for Brains ... aiight, whatevs. I actually liked Nick in the first and second book, and found him constantly being referred to as Crap for Brains in the fourth book hilarious. I dealt with it. Rachel/Kisten ... Kisten was an alright dude, Ivy liked him, and he was a not so secret Ravy shipper. Dude, also kept pressing for a threesome, which, you gotta respect. If I was him, I'd try to bang Ivy again while dating Rachel too. In fact I'd just watch them. So Kisten, I could deal with. I could probably even deal with Rachel/Mr. I'm Fucking Irrelevant and Exist Only to Cock-Block (if I skipped all of their scenes together, which I have been anyway, so HA!). But I accidentally spoiled myself for what's gonna happen with Ivy and ...
Seriously, Cock Block. WHY? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? I'M A GOOD PERSON! I PAY MY TAXES! I LIKE PUPPIES AND KITTENS AND BROWN PAPER PACKAGES ALL TIED WITH STRING! SO, WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!?!?!?!
*hyperventilates* *breathes into a paper bag*
I cannot pick up this book without my stomach clenching and a wave of exhaustion washing over me. I just want to hide under a blanket and sleep until Cock Block makes the pain go away. I literally have not been able to open the book in days!
Me: What the fuck is it with you? What don't you fucking understand? You got any fucking idea about, hey, it's fucking distracting having Ivy hooking up with a dude when she's head over heels in love with Rachel! What don't you get about it?
Cock Block: Some nutball said he wanted Ivy to hook up with a guy.
Me: Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was fucking good for nutball, because everyone else is pissed off, aren't they? You are trashing my femslash!
Cock Block: Janine, I was only...
Me: You've done it one too many fucking times, and I ain't picking up another book unless there's Ravy. I'm fucking serious. You're a nice chick. You're a nice chick, but that don't fucking cut it when you've been fucking cock-blocking Ravy action for seven fucking books. Seriously, you and I, we are fucking done professionally.
Seriously, it's like:
SHIT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN, BITCHES!
And ... I feel better now.
Once, again, I apologize for this bout of insanity, but I needed to get that off of my chest.
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Date: 2009-03-25 10:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-25 11:47 pm (UTC)Hate. I like both of them individually (which automatically makes it better than Ivy/David, since I LOATHED David), but I still HATE it. As long as Ivy is around Rachel, she'll never be able to have a meaningful relationship with anyone else, so it's just a set up for more pathetic!Ivy trying to pretend she's not in love with her BFF even though it's painfully obvious to everyone around her that she is. It is just a set up to wound Ivy even more. And I am sick of Ivy being beaten with a stick.
Cock Block McGee needs to hook Ivy and Rachel up. Or she needs make Ivy go away where she can find happiness with someone else. As long as Rachel is in denial and Ivy is living with her, they will simply continue to emotionally eviscerate and harm each other and be wildly dysfunctional.
So ... HATE.
Also, Glenn it make Glenn looks like an idiot. He's been around them enough that he ought to have figured out Ivy is in love with Rachel, and IS STILL in love with Rachel. Now, if they both know that they are just banging to relieve tension, then whatever. But if they have Glenn acting like it is a real romance, then it makes him look like a stupid punk because he should be able to tell that Ivy is still IN LOVE with RACHEL.
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Date: 2009-03-26 12:37 am (UTC)As long as Ivy is around Rachel, she'll never be able to have a meaningful relationship with anyone else
Yes. I don't care what Kim says about them "exploring other options", it *feels* false and if it goes anywhere then it's going to be forced.
He's been around them enough that he ought to have figured out Ivy is in love with Rachel, and IS STILL in love with Rachel.
Yes. I'm halfway thinking that Ivy is just doing it to make Rachel jealous...
Now, if they both know that they are just banging to relieve tension, then whatever.
A distinct possibility.
But if they have Glenn acting like it is a real romance, then...
...that's just asinine. (Better ending to your sentence ;))
All in all I was happy that Rachel and Ivy were obviously more comfortable around each other (there was a lot more incidental touching) but I still feel that Kim is trying too hard to keep them apart. Ivy pours her heart out to Rachel and we're supposed to accept that now she's said what she had to, they're both gonna go off and do their own thing? No, sorry, not buying it. I'm still going to read the books because other than the whole Rachel/Ivy thing, I love em and I can't wait to see what happens next. Hell, I've already read WWBC 3 times... I guess I'm just the eternal optimist and I've got my fingers crossed that Kim is just fucking around with all of us and she's gonna put em together and has planned to for ages.
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Date: 2009-03-26 03:14 pm (UTC)This! Ivy I think is perfectly aware that she's just killing time. And Rachel is just being willfully ignorant to what is in front of her. As long as they are living the way they are, so integrated into each others lives, they will not be able to maintain meaningful relationships with anyone else. Despite what Cock Block would have us believe, Rachel wasn't even fully committed to Kisten. Ivy was still a major factor in their relationship, Rachel still longed for Ivy, and even thought about her while she and Kisten were making love. When she was dating him, she was imagining herself slipping in bed with Ivy. If he had lived, Ivy would still be a issue, because RACHEL IS FREAKING IN LOVE WITH HER!
Other options! Whatev. I call bullshit.
All in all I was happy that Rachel and Ivy were obviously more comfortable around each other (there was a lot more incidental touching) but I still feel that Kim is trying too hard to keep them apart.
This. There's really no reason for Rachel not to have tried with Ivy. I mean, she's HAS wondered how things would be with Ivy. She should have at least tried to kiss Ivy without Ivy playing on her scar. Honestly, the fact that Ivy can touch other people and interact with other people normally spells out the fact that Rachel IS interested in her. If Rachel didn't want her, Rachel's body signals wouldn't trigger Ivy's instincts. Their whole relationship is defined by Rachel's sublimated desire for Ivy. And not exploring that honestly is BULLSHIT.
It is Cock-Blockious Maximus. Normal people, reasonable people would have slept with each other by now and would be happy together, or would have broken up and gone on to live productive lives separately.
But this is Cock-Block McGee-verse, where reason has no sway.
I'm still going to read the books because other than the whole Rachel/Ivy thing, I love em and I can't wait to see what happens next.
This is how I got through the other books. I do like the plot and the world. The will they/won't they is just getting to me. I think if consequent books had been more like Book 1 (90% plot, 10% Romance/bullshit) I could deal better. But Rachel's emotional baggage has become such a big part of everything, that I can't separate it from the plot anymore. I can't enjoy the plot fully, when Rachel is constantly whining and being an idiot and making herself and those around her miserable because she's in self-denial FOR NO GOOD REASON.
Sorry, ranting again.
I will finish Book 7, and I hope I feel better about things. I have REALLY ENJOYED this series, and I would like to continue enjoying it, and I would like to continue loving Ravy.