Oh. My. God.
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fembuckI enjoyed the first seven of Black Magic Sanction. Well, I enjoyed chapters 2-7 of Black Magic Sanction.
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Rachel ... and I can't believe I'm typing this ... Rachel Morgan has gotten smarter. Seriously, like chicha has actually matured and is on occassion displaying good judgement in this book. I mean she's still kind of dick at inopportune times, but compared to her previous dickishness she's a fucking wallflower this book (and when she is a dick it's often actually amusing instead of aggravating, ex. her busted, can't even walk ass being all like, "that's Ms. Morgan to you").
I think ... no, I do sympathize with her so far.
I ... I ... I think I like her again.
You guys, I don't know what to do with myself. I honestly can't work up a rant. I haven't felt this way in like books and books you guys. I ... I ... I ... want to read more!
Like, the story is actually focused on the plot. PLOT! Not Rachel's dumbass romantic woes. Not the beautiful and wonderful and amazing Ivy Tamwood getting screwed over in new and heart-breaking ways. But on actual honest to god plot!
And ... and ... and Rachel and Ivy are acting like honest to god fucking friends!
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!?!
I mean, Rachel is still all like, "Look at Ivy's ass in those jeans! Dayum. No homo" but I like don't even care because they finally listened to the great philospher Mary J. Blige and there's like no more drama. TBH, even though I wish they were all:
by now, I am enjoying their interactions.
Like, you guys ... Rachel Morgan has wanted and asked for other people's help numerous times. Rachel Morgan. Asking for help. Especially from Ivy. Ivy Tamwood. Rachel Morgan. You guys. I don't think my brain can handle this. Asking for help ... from Ivy *brain explodes*
Seriously, even though the gay is less obvious (though by no means unexistant), that means that there is less angst ... and I kind of ship more because they seem like they actually like each other and add something positive to the others life.
I'm still feel rather fun-spongey
about Ivy/Glenn, but it's not that bad. And Ivy got a couple good little digs in there about Rachel being a notrustnik, pansy-ass who's afraid of her fangs.
Honestly, my problem with the Ivy/Glenn thing is more that I wish she was with a girl. After how Kim trashed Skimmer in the last book, I want to see Ivy with a sane woman who has a positive influence on her, instead of the F/F relationships in the series being different versions of Ivy getting mind-fucked, emotion-fucked and fucked over.
In my mind I had decided that the hot foresenics vampire chick from that one book would be Ivy's rebound/time killer until Rachel smartens up, so me is ambivelent to Glenn (who btw, did we know his name was Matthew before this? I just saw that and I was like O_o. I mean I know he had to have a first name, I was just like ... really?).
Also, just from a pure numbers point of view, Ivy has gotten/chased far more cock than she has pussy so I wanted the playing field to be evened out. She's becoming one of those sweeps week bi-sexuals on network tv that are usually played by Olivia Wilde (Mm, Olivia Wilde).
Also, Rachel still is able to smell Ivy on shit, which never ceases to amuse me. She's like a fucking bloodhound when it comes to Ivy's scent. I dig it.
Wow.
Before reading this I honestly couldn't imagine genuinely being excited for the continuation of this series and I put off reading these chapters cause I was sure they were going to piss me off ... but I am very pleasantly surprised.
Warning: To ye who do not read through all of the comments. My enthusiasm for the book has been thwarted. I am back in RANT mode. The first seven chapters are a smoke screen and rant inducing shenanigans follow.
Buy/Read this novel at your own risk!
(Click here to read)
Rachel ... and I can't believe I'm typing this ... Rachel Morgan has gotten smarter. Seriously, like chicha has actually matured and is on occassion displaying good judgement in this book. I mean she's still kind of dick at inopportune times, but compared to her previous dickishness she's a fucking wallflower this book (and when she is a dick it's often actually amusing instead of aggravating, ex. her busted, can't even walk ass being all like, "that's Ms. Morgan to you").
I think ... no, I do sympathize with her so far.
I ... I ... I think I like her again.
You guys, I don't know what to do with myself. I honestly can't work up a rant. I haven't felt this way in like books and books you guys. I ... I ... I ... want to read more!
Like, the story is actually focused on the plot. PLOT! Not Rachel's dumbass romantic woes. Not the beautiful and wonderful and amazing Ivy Tamwood getting screwed over in new and heart-breaking ways. But on actual honest to god plot!
And ... and ... and Rachel and Ivy are acting like honest to god fucking friends!
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!?!
I mean, Rachel is still all like, "Look at Ivy's ass in those jeans! Dayum. No homo" but I like don't even care because they finally listened to the great philospher Mary J. Blige and there's like no more drama. TBH, even though I wish they were all:
by now, I am enjoying their interactions.
Like, you guys ... Rachel Morgan has wanted and asked for other people's help numerous times. Rachel Morgan. Asking for help. Especially from Ivy. Ivy Tamwood. Rachel Morgan. You guys. I don't think my brain can handle this. Asking for help ... from Ivy *brain explodes*
Seriously, even though the gay is less obvious (though by no means unexistant), that means that there is less angst ... and I kind of ship more because they seem like they actually like each other and add something positive to the others life.
I'm still feel rather fun-spongey
about Ivy/Glenn, but it's not that bad. And Ivy got a couple good little digs in there about Rachel being a notrustnik, pansy-ass who's afraid of her fangs.
Honestly, my problem with the Ivy/Glenn thing is more that I wish she was with a girl. After how Kim trashed Skimmer in the last book, I want to see Ivy with a sane woman who has a positive influence on her, instead of the F/F relationships in the series being different versions of Ivy getting mind-fucked, emotion-fucked and fucked over.
In my mind I had decided that the hot foresenics vampire chick from that one book would be Ivy's rebound/time killer until Rachel smartens up, so me is ambivelent to Glenn (who btw, did we know his name was Matthew before this? I just saw that and I was like O_o. I mean I know he had to have a first name, I was just like ... really?).
Also, just from a pure numbers point of view, Ivy has gotten/chased far more cock than she has pussy so I wanted the playing field to be evened out. She's becoming one of those sweeps week bi-sexuals on network tv that are usually played by Olivia Wilde (Mm, Olivia Wilde).
Also, Rachel still is able to smell Ivy on shit, which never ceases to amuse me. She's like a fucking bloodhound when it comes to Ivy's scent. I dig it.
Wow.
Before reading this I honestly couldn't imagine genuinely being excited for the continuation of this series and I put off reading these chapters cause I was sure they were going to piss me off ... but I am very pleasantly surprised.
Warning: To ye who do not read through all of the comments. My enthusiasm for the book has been thwarted. I am back in RANT mode. The first seven chapters are a smoke screen and rant inducing shenanigans follow.
Buy/Read this novel at your own risk!
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Date: 2010-02-24 11:54 am (UTC)I'm all like, "Yay" and "Aww" but at the same time I'm like, "I'm so sorry for doing that to you" cause I've had a love/HATE relationship with these books for a while now.
I am glad to hear that in the next book it looks like Rachel is actually having character growth.
Yep, for chapters 2-7 at least. Actually with what I'm hearing about later parts of the book it doesn't sound necessarily like Rachel becomes a dumb shit again, so much as annoying characters (i.e. PIERCE the fucking idiot, Al and Trent) get a LOT of page time, while my wonderful, glorious, amazing and beautiful baby Ivy is pushed to the margins.
*sigh* We were doing so well for a few chapters there Kim, why do you always have to make it hurt in the end?
What I fear most is that Ivy will have her moment with Rachel, and then there will be some sort of Kill the Lesbian/bisexual moment and Ivy will sacrifice herself for Rachel. (pleads no)
I fear this too. Kim loves to make Ivy suffer, to make Ravy fans suffer and just fuck with the audience for 'drama' so I could honestly see something like this happening. Then we'll get to read all about RACHEL'S angst for the rest of the book, and then at the end of the series she'll find true love with some dude, and there'll be enraging bullshit about how Ivy paved the way for her understanding what true love is all about (not that it will benefit Ivy cause she'll be dead).
*sigh*
And now this is feeling more like a comment on the hollows, lol.
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Date: 2010-02-24 12:46 pm (UTC)God, if that dude ends up being Peirce-I-speak-awkward-on-purpose I will....be very unhappy. I don't understand Harrison's reasoning for making such an irritating character. He has none of the ...charisma needed to be a bad guy, and none of the likability to be a good guy. The best I can hope is that he dies spectacularly for good.
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Date: 2010-02-24 10:13 pm (UTC)I don't think it will be Pierce, but that's not really saying that I have any confidence in Kim to write an ending that doesn't piss people off.
I don't understand Harrison's reasoning for making such an irritating character. He has none of the ...charisma needed to be a bad guy, and none of the likability to be a good guy. The best I can hope is that he dies spectacularly for good.
This. I just cannot fathom anyone liking this character. Everything about him is awful. I think he's the worst of all of Rachel's love interests. I actually liked Nick at first, and thought he was fun to hate when he became a bastard. Kisten was too boring to feel very strongly about, but was kind of cool because Ivy was mentioned a lot when he was around. Marshall was even more boring and forgettable than Kisten and clearly there to fill space (and he didn't even do that a lot). But Pierce, fuck there is nothing likable about him. Nothing. He's COMPLETELY awful. I'd rather see Rachel get back together with a reformed Nick than Pierce (and I really don't want to see Rachel get back together with a reformed Nick at all).
*sigh* I too hope that he dies a fucking painful, horrible, permanent death.
And even that would only be mildly satisfying because it means I still had to sit through like two books of the asshat.