SPOILER WARNING for When Darkness Falls
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maderrFirst and most Important:
Dear Cilarnen,
Marry me.
All my love,
Megan
P.S. I'll bring Kellen as a wedding present.
Dear Mallory & Lackey,
First let me state that I love the Obsidian Trilogy. Props. I love that the elves were given some things to make them not as dead boring as they normally are. I'm kinda in love with Ancalador, and by the end I even loved Jermayan.
Not as much as my High Mage, but close.
I think your demons were dumb as dirt. Seriously. All the creativity in the rest of the series and you used none of it on them? The poor Endarkened Prince and his stupid fucking mother had zero personality. Come on, the coolest part of a good villian is the personality. I know they're Supreme Evil and shit, but that's not enough. They sucked. I'm glad there dead only because they were boring as hell.
My love for your magic systems knows no bounds. You make me feel my inadequacies like burning. Especially the High Magick. That was dead sexy. I don't give a fuck about the Wild Magic. Give me the High Magick.
And Cilarnen. He's my true love. Everything I want in a magic man, oh yes. I've never been so happy in my life as when he first appeared, and watching him change and grow through the story? *_* I want to bear his children. Lots of them.
Speaking of Cilarnen, on to my Primary Rant.
The romance between Kellen and Vestakia? Fucking stupid as hell. They had about as much chemistry as a pot of boiled turnips. Don't give me that crap about chastity and celibacy and whatnot. There was nothing between them except what you forced down our throats. Vestakia could probably qualitfy as a Mary Sue if I was feeling bitchy enough to make the argument. Her angst level? Able to support herself without anyone's help? Daddy is an evil demon? Mother died tragically? Can sense demons? Is beautiful and sweet and good and caring but looks like a badass demon?
Oops, guess I was bitchy enough.
My fangirling, slashy prefs aside, that romance was stupid. There was nothing between them. Not a single spark. Their "romance" had more in common with an ice cube.
If you want chemistry? A spark? UST so thick you couldn't cut it with The Light at the Heart of the Mountain?
Kellen/Cilarnen. My brother would probably support me in this. They reek of it same as Tosh and Shu. Should have been enemies but became friends? Always eager to see each other? Looking out for each other? Went to search for one another? Kellen carried Cilarnen in his arms when Cilarnen was too weak to walk. Cilarnen damn near killed himself trying to make sure he'd never hurt Kellen? Damn near killed himself to do whatever he could to help Kellen?
I could go on, but I don't need to. Nice try with all your fucking excuses and reasons it would never work out, but if you think Armethalieh and stupid fucking Vestakia are going to keep me from hooking up Cilarnen and Kellen, you underestimate the power of a fangirl. Especially this little fangirl, who thrive on doing what she's told not to do and thinks she can kind of sort of write with some modicum of skill. If I can do Bond/Mac and Jason/Calvin, Cil/Kel is going to be a fucking walk in the park.
I think you handled Idalia well, over all. Demon Queen = teh dumb, but Idalia you did all right. And I'm only letting it slide, b/c really it would be a lame cop-out under normal circumstances, but I love Ancaladar and Jermayan, and I will put up with lame to see them happy.
Yours Most Sincerely,
M.A.Derr
P.S. Oi, Lackey. Now that I'm done with Obsidian, and speaking of hot fictional men with whom I'm far too obsessed, when is the next Heirs of Alexandria book coming out? There's a decided lack of Erik Hakkonsen in my life.
Goddammit, now I need a knight/mage fix.
Dear Cilarnen,
Marry me.
All my love,
Megan
P.S. I'll bring Kellen as a wedding present.
Dear Mallory & Lackey,
First let me state that I love the Obsidian Trilogy. Props. I love that the elves were given some things to make them not as dead boring as they normally are. I'm kinda in love with Ancalador, and by the end I even loved Jermayan.
Not as much as my High Mage, but close.
I think your demons were dumb as dirt. Seriously. All the creativity in the rest of the series and you used none of it on them? The poor Endarkened Prince and his stupid fucking mother had zero personality. Come on, the coolest part of a good villian is the personality. I know they're Supreme Evil and shit, but that's not enough. They sucked. I'm glad there dead only because they were boring as hell.
My love for your magic systems knows no bounds. You make me feel my inadequacies like burning. Especially the High Magick. That was dead sexy. I don't give a fuck about the Wild Magic. Give me the High Magick.
And Cilarnen. He's my true love. Everything I want in a magic man, oh yes. I've never been so happy in my life as when he first appeared, and watching him change and grow through the story? *_* I want to bear his children. Lots of them.
Speaking of Cilarnen, on to my Primary Rant.
The romance between Kellen and Vestakia? Fucking stupid as hell. They had about as much chemistry as a pot of boiled turnips. Don't give me that crap about chastity and celibacy and whatnot. There was nothing between them except what you forced down our throats. Vestakia could probably qualitfy as a Mary Sue if I was feeling bitchy enough to make the argument. Her angst level? Able to support herself without anyone's help? Daddy is an evil demon? Mother died tragically? Can sense demons? Is beautiful and sweet and good and caring but looks like a badass demon?
Oops, guess I was bitchy enough.
My fangirling, slashy prefs aside, that romance was stupid. There was nothing between them. Not a single spark. Their "romance" had more in common with an ice cube.
If you want chemistry? A spark? UST so thick you couldn't cut it with The Light at the Heart of the Mountain?
Kellen/Cilarnen. My brother would probably support me in this. They reek of it same as Tosh and Shu. Should have been enemies but became friends? Always eager to see each other? Looking out for each other? Went to search for one another? Kellen carried Cilarnen in his arms when Cilarnen was too weak to walk. Cilarnen damn near killed himself trying to make sure he'd never hurt Kellen? Damn near killed himself to do whatever he could to help Kellen?
I could go on, but I don't need to. Nice try with all your fucking excuses and reasons it would never work out, but if you think Armethalieh and stupid fucking Vestakia are going to keep me from hooking up Cilarnen and Kellen, you underestimate the power of a fangirl. Especially this little fangirl, who thrive on doing what she's told not to do and thinks she can kind of sort of write with some modicum of skill. If I can do Bond/Mac and Jason/Calvin, Cil/Kel is going to be a fucking walk in the park.
I think you handled Idalia well, over all. Demon Queen = teh dumb, but Idalia you did all right. And I'm only letting it slide, b/c really it would be a lame cop-out under normal circumstances, but I love Ancaladar and Jermayan, and I will put up with lame to see them happy.
Yours Most Sincerely,
M.A.Derr
P.S. Oi, Lackey. Now that I'm done with Obsidian, and speaking of hot fictional men with whom I'm far too obsessed, when is the next Heirs of Alexandria book coming out? There's a decided lack of Erik Hakkonsen in my life.
Goddammit, now I need a knight/mage fix.
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Date: 2006-08-04 09:02 am (UTC)By the way, what's this about another Lackey series?
And GODDAMNIT I WANT MY BOOKS.