The Hollows: A Post of Irritation (And More Than A Little Insanity)

[fembuck]

Okay, 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.

Comments

[crys-22.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading and man was it a pain to get through. I'm thinking there is at least one good Ravy moment towards the end, but it's not much. Just the usual crumbs we've been getting. The Skimmer scene pissed me off, because I like the girl and she got screwed. And don't get me started on that damn ghost.

I've ordered The World Unseen already and was wondering if you read I Can't Think Straight yet and if it was worth getting too? I'm in need of some uplifting.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Just the usual crumbs we've been getting.

I can't deal with crumbs anymore. Cock Block is just being an asshole now, NOT a tease.

The Skimmer scene pissed me off, because I like the girl and she got screwed.

I like Skimmer too. I've never understood why I'm supposed to dislike her. As a potential partner for Ivy she has always come across as a better match than Rachel on paper ... and oh, yeah, she WANTS Ivy back. She admits she loves her. She sacrifices to be with Ivy. And Skimmer's the asshole how, Cock Block?

And don't get me started on that damn ghost.

Ugh. I already hate the ghost and his fucking horrible cheesy pseudo-Victorian Mr. Darcy speech. STFU, Pierce! I hate to say it (actually, I don't! I'm pissed enough that I don't hate to say it, I LOVE to say it!) Pierce made me think of this:



I mean honestly, a ghost we've never heard of, whose been living in the church for years, who Rachel fell for over the course of one night when she was 18, who happens to be buried in the backyard of the church she now happens to live in, who's a bad boy with heart of gold (maybe), who's just misunderstood like her (maybe). WHAT. EVER.

I've ordered The World Unseen already and was wondering if you read I Can't Think Straight yet and if it was worth getting too? I'm in need of some uplifting.

I haven't read it yet. I need to order it. I loved the novel of The World Unseen, so I'm really looking forward to I Can't Think Straight. Shamim Sarif is a very good writer, so I think you'd be safe ordering it. The novel fleshed TWU out for me so much, and made me love the characters even more, and I'm hoping the novel will do the same of ICTS (cause I want to write Tala/Leyla, but they are a little difficult for me to grasp right now. Especially Tala, who's my favorite).

[crys-22.livejournal.com]

And Skimmer's the asshole how, Cock Block?

Yeah it doesn't add up for me either. Skimmer's hostility towards Rachel to me was totally understandable. I mean who wouldn't be willing to fight for Ivy? Well besides Rachel. I really want Ivy to be with someone who isn't afraid to love her back. Unfortunately I doubt now that will be Skimmer thanks to book 7.

Pierce made me think of this:

I have that same picture on my hard drive, but have yet to find a suitable time to use it. You definitely put it to good use here though. Pierce is ridiculous. If KH thought that Kisten became too perfect for Rachel so she had to kill him off, then why go and do the same damn thing all over again?

The novel fleshed TWU out for me so much, and made me love the characters even more, and I'm hoping the novel will do the same of ICTS

I hope it's the same for ICTS because even though I enjoyed the movie a lot, I couldn't help but feel like it was a bit rushed. Although the movie could have been 3 hours long and I would still be begging for more Tala. But that's just the power of Lisa Ray I guess.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Skimmer's hostility towards Rachel to me was totally understandable.

Word. Actually, I think that if I knew Ivy (wasn't even in love with her, but just a friend) I would be telling her to get the fuck away from Rachel as soon as possible. Looking in on that relationship from the outside, it is kind of terrifying. Skimmer's reasons for disliking Rachel weren't entirely altruistic, she did want Ivy for herself, but she had very good reasons for trying to get Ivy away (and I didn't see Skimmer trying to turn Ivy into a blood thirsty monster at all. Skimmer simply accepted Ivy vampiric appetites and treated them as normal instead of something terrifying, which they are. Since Ivy's a vampire!)

I really want Ivy to be with someone who isn't afraid to love her back.

This. I really, really want this for her. She is a good person, and she clearly has so much love in her to give. Ivy really would be The Dreamiest Girlfriend Ever. She enjoys doing things for Rachel that other consider drudgery. My god, I wish someone would offer to organize my closet for me! I wish someone would carry books that I carelessly left laying around and put them upstairs. I wish someone would pack me lunch with a first aid kit and a flashlight and granola bars for when I go on adventures.

Unfortunately I doubt now that will be Skimmer thanks to book 7.

This makes me sad. Although, really after reading the series so far, I'm thinking that Skimmer deserves better than the Ivy she gets. The Ivy, Skimmer gets is far too Rachel for my liking. Skimmer deserves the sweet, sensitive Ivy, but Ivy's sometimes as much of an asshole to Skimmer as Rachel is to Ivy (okay, so that's a lie. Ivy isn't close to being that big of an asshole, and she doesn't try to hide the fact that she has feelings for Rachel from Skimmer, so she doesn't lie to her) But ... eh, I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore.

Pierce is ridiculous. If KH thought that Kisten became too perfect for Rachel so she had to kill him off, then why go and do the same damn thing all over again?

This. I nearly rolled my eyes out of my head when Rachel was able to see and hear Pierce for the first time. I was literally laughing at how ridiculous the whole thing was. He's like a Harlequin Romance Ghost. The way he spoke alone had me laughing and cringing.

I couldn't help but feel like it was a bit rushed.

I feel the same way. I never really got a sense for the characters (and the timeline seemed really messed up. Like I know a bunch of time must have passed, but it seemed like Tala and Leyla were broken up for like two weeks.) I liked TWU more because the pace was better, and I had a much better sense of the characters. We didn't get any love scenes, but the sexual tension between them was like 10x more in TWU. Whenever they touched in that one, you could feel the desire crackling. It was nice.

I'm hoping I get a better sense for the characters, especially Tala after reading ICTS.

Although the movie could have been 3 hours long and I would still be begging for more Tala. But that's just the power of Lisa Ray I guess.

This. She is mesmerizing.

[crys-22.livejournal.com]

Looking in on that relationship from the outside, it is kind of terrifying.

Oh I know! And it makes you wish that they both had their own friends outside of their circle to tell them this. Hell I'd even settled for Skimmer to be that kind of friend for Ivy over what happened to her in the book.

It's not that I wouldn't love to see Rachel/Ivy together, I just think Rachel needs to work for it first, because really, Ivy can do and deserves better. And now that you mention it so does Skimmer. I mean the woman is in prison for her!!

The way he spoke alone had me laughing and cringing.

Same here. And you can understand why Lil' Rach would fall for that shit, but if KH is really planning for her to fall for that shit again *barf*

Like I know a bunch of time must have passed, but it seemed like Tala and Leyla were broken up for like two weeks.

LOL, I know. It seemed like they were together long enough to develop such strong feelings for each other, yet they weren't in Oxford for THAT long. I remember laughing when Tala asked Layla if she had more than one girlfriend because, an image of Playa Layla popped into my head. I mean where could she have found the time to have more than one girlfriend?

Whenever they touched in that one, you could feel the desire crackling. It was nice.

The way Miriam would literally begin to shake from just a touch from Amina, just about killed me. They were so good in that movie. I love it.

BTW where's your icon from?

[ex-stanleyt.livejournal.com]

I like Skimmer too. I've never understood why I'm supposed to dislike her. As a potential partner for Ivy she has always come across as a better match than Rachel on paper ... and oh, yeah, she WANTS Ivy back. She admits she loves her. She sacrifices to be with Ivy. And Skimmer's the asshole how, Cock Block?

See, I have no problem seeing how Skimmer is bad bad bad news. Yes, she loves Ivy, in her own way, but she is also as manipulative as Piscary ever was. She wants Ivy to be what Ivy doesn't want to be any more, because that's how she gets off. Yes, Ivy needs to boink a girl already and yes, Ivy & Skimmer would probablydefinitely be smokin' hawt, but it'd make Ivy regress and that's not what I wanna see happen to her.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

She wants Ivy to be what Ivy doesn't want to be any more, because that's how she gets off.

I keep on hearing this, but I don't really see it. It's entirely possible that I've forgotten something, but I never really saw Skimmer trying to get Ivy to attend a blood orgy and go on a killing spree. Skimmer seemed to me, to just want Ivy to admit that she's a vampire and just drink blood alright so she would stop being so moody. Skimmer probably also likes it a bit rough in the sack (hot) but again, they're vampires. It's not like Ivy could or would really hurt her.

I totes understand why Ivy has issues with being a vamp, but if she's in a committed relationship where there is blood sharing it helps her because she doesn't have to go to other people for blood, she's got Skimmer. Also, Ivy is stubborn enough, that if Skimmer did want to go to a blood orgy or something, Ivy could just say no.

Skimmer is manipulative, but she's not cruel or abusive to Ivy like Piscary was. All her manipulations were to get close to Ivy.

I mean, I'm not clamoring for Skimmer/Ivy true love, I just don't find her all that bad. If Ivy wants Rachel more, then I want Ivy to have Rachel. It's just on paper, Skimmer looks like a better match.

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I mean, I'm not clamoring for Skimmer/Ivy true love, I just don't find her all that bad. If Ivy wants Rachel more, then I want Ivy to have Rachel. It's just on paper, Skimmer looks like a better match.
True. I'm at the point that when Skimmer goes all "I'm gonna cut you up, because you hurt Ivy" I don't feel like stopping her.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I'm at the point that when Skimmer goes all "I'm gonna cut you up, because you hurt Ivy" I don't feel like stopping her.

This. Of course, Cock Block found a way to even ruin that with the jail scene. Hey, Cock Block, that Skimmer character assassination, not fucking appreciated, buddy! Not fucking appreciated at all. I'm gonna pretend like that never happened. Retconning sucks!

[ex-stanleyt.livejournal.com]

Man, you're so totally gonna get sick of seeing my username pop up in your email... I swear, 95% of all the comments I make on LJ anymore are in your posts! LOL

ANYWAY, the point of this comment:

I mean honestly, a ghost we've never heard of

I don't know if you read any of the 3 novellas that Kim has out but all 3 of them tied into WWBC (not gonna say more cuz you haven't finished WWBC yet). Piece was the subject of one of those novellas and how Rachel met him when she was 18(I think?) and became instantly infatuated (in true rache fashion). The point that was brought up a few times in WWBC is that she fell in love/lust with him 8 years ago and every relationship she's had since she has compared to him. He is apparently the pinncle of all that she wants in a guy. Having said that, he *can't* last. Kim has said that she has at least 2, probably 6 more books to go. If Pierce is it, then the books would end. So this is a GOOD THING! She's gonna try things out with Pierce, something will happen, it'll all go south and Rachel will be left alone and wallowing in self pity again (probably) and then (my hope is) Ivy will step up to the place (once again) and maybe this time Rachel will take the BIG F*CKING HINT that it never seems to work out so well with all these men... Yanno?

Ok, sorry about that; Wall of text is... wall-y? Moving on :)
(Also, pardon any typos/other grammatical errors/half-finished thoughts I make, I'm at work and typing at breakneck speed and not taking time to go back and proofread)

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you read any of the 3 novellas that Kim has out but all 3 of them tied into WWBC (not gonna say more cuz you haven't finished WWBC yet).

Ah, okay. I obviously haven't read the novellas, so Pierce seemed to come out of nowhere for me. Like when his name was revealed, I was like "Who?" There was no drama for me in that reveal obviously, lol.

The point that was brought up a few times in WWBC is that she fell in love/lust with him 8 years ago and every relationship she's had since she has compared to him. He is apparently the pinncle of all that she wants in a guy.

*sigh* Didn't she just know him for like 24 hrs.? *sigh*

Having said that, he *can't* last.

I just find him horribly cheesy so far. The way he talks make me want to puke. He's too over the top. He's Mr. Darcy without the charm and wit, only the prissiness. I felt like I was reading a bad Harlequin Romance novel in that scene where Rachel saw him with her second sight.

Kim has said that she has at least 2, probably 6 more books to go.

*sigh* 6 more books is gonna really stretch my attention span. I'm already feeling like things are too drawn out. 2 more books I could deal with. But 6 more, if it's just going to be constant cock-blocking until the last one *deep pained breath* *whine* that's a lot!

I'm at work and typing at breakneck speed and not taking time to go back and proofread

Heh. Gotta love that. I was doing the same thing earlier. No worries :D