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: 2010-02-27 08:45 pm (UTC)O_o I know Nick's back, but what the fuck is Rachel doing just chillaxing at his place? Seriously, bitch spends more time hanging out with people she "hates" than she does with her own "friends"! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
"I'm not a particularly chaste woman. Compared to the women of your time, I'm probably a whore."
This sounds like it could have come out of Bella Swan's mouth.
With savior's complaints about Rachel being weirdly passive, and now this compliant about her being all apologetic for having her own mind and having sexual desires (like everyone else on the planet) it's really like Kim is trying to do everything possible to kill everything about the character that people originally liked.
Rachel thinks she's a whore because Peirce is so chaste and morally upstanding and..
Edward Cullen.
R.I.P Rachel Morgan series. I'd cry but I've hated you for two books so ... I guess I'll just throw this
wilted flower at you and that will be that.
Seriously, this series is like that really good friend you had in high school, who has slowly turned into a douche that steals your shit, only calls you when they need a ride or want to borrow something, and then asks you 'what's the matter with you?' when you get justifiably angry them.
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Date: 2010-02-27 09:26 pm (UTC)Heh, I'll go one further and say he's the Northern version of Bill Compton from True Blood. I don't know, it feels like, instead of continuing writing in the way that made the books successful, Harrison's aping other author's themes. And I'm like 'goddamn woman, you're a NY Times best-selling author. People should be mimicking YOU. Not the other way around!'.
Seriously, this series is like that really good friend you had in high school..
Lol, so true. I guess the part that sucks is that there are parts of this book I legitimately like. I really enjoyed the first ten chapters, it read like classic Hollows, and then it turns into 'The Pierce and Rachel show, guest starring Al'. And the contrivances Harrison uses to get Ivy *and* Jenks out of the way are just.. teeth grinding!
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Date: 2010-02-27 10:23 pm (UTC)Heh! Yeah, I can see that too. Only Bill (at least tv!Bill) bothers me far, far less than Pierce. There are moments where I quite like tv!Bill. I have not liked Pierce for one moment and I know that I'll never like him not even for a nanosecond.
So she aping other people's formulas and doing it badly.
nd I'm like 'goddamn woman, you're a NY Times best-selling author. People should be mimicking YOU. Not the other way around!'.
This. Harrison's writing and Harrison's ideas made the series popular. I didn't love book 3, but I long for that quality now. But I went through the first 5 books mostly singing this woman's praises and recommending the series to anyone I could.
Now ... *shakes head* I don't understand how it went so very, very wrong. It's almost hard for me to remember loving these books now.
I guess the part that sucks is that there are parts of this book I legitimately like.
This. Even as much as I loathed WWBC there were aspects of it that I liked, little sections that had me whooping with my old excitement, but then the crap would come again.
At first the series was lots of awesome with minor irritating moments. Now the series is lots of irritating moments with minor moments of good.
And the contrivances Harrison uses to get Ivy *and* Jenks out of the way are just.. teeth grinding!
If you can stand writing about it, lay it on me. I'm a glutton for pain.
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Date: 2010-02-27 11:04 pm (UTC)Just remember.. YOU ASKED!! Just sayin'!
The first time the church is attacked, Ivy's arm is broken. Since the coven is tracking/hunting Rachel, they all decide the best course of action is for Rachel to go on the run (which is why she ends up at Nick's). Leaving, of course, Pierce as the only one who can go with Rachel since Jenks has to stay behind and protect the church and Ivy, well, she has to go to the hospital.
Like I'm really supposed to believe Ivy would let something like a broken arm keep her from protecting Rachel? (Or that Jenks didn't think his family was competent enough to protect the church in his absence?) Which would have been fine if it'd been a couple hours of separation as Ivy got her arm put in a cast but, OH NO, this goes ON AND ON. The last time Ivy and Rachel are in the same room together is page 134. They don't reunite again until page 215. Heh, I bookmarked it.
It's not even bad just lame because it's nothing more than a contrivance to get more 'Rachel and Pierce alone time'.
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Date: 2010-02-28 06:21 pm (UTC)Wow! Wow! That's some new and amazing levels of cock-blocking from Cock-Block. Really, a broken arm keeps Ivy out of the action? Ivy is a bad ass, Ivy could have two broken legs and she would find a way to gnaw someone's leg off to protect Rachel. Lame.
And Jenks having to stay behind to protect Ivy? LAME squared. And I'm sorry, dude leaves his family behind all the time and they're fine, so why is this time so different? LAME LAME LAME.
The last time Ivy and Rachel are in the same room together is page 134. They don't reunite again until page 215.
Wow. *shakes head* I'd say I'm disappoint, but this is Cock Block McGee we're talking about so I'm always disappoint.
It's not even bad just lame because it's nothing more than a contrivance to get more 'Rachel and Pierce alone time'.
UGH! UGH!