Melusine! Such mixed feelings! Oh Felix, why are you such a prat?
Oh, my GOD, I've found someone who at least partially agrees with me! *throttles Felix* Seriously, I couldn't bear to linger on the last fifth or so of the sequel. My mantra was literally, "Find out what happens and DROP THIS SHIT", I swear. Have you read the sequel? If so, you'll probably be able to guess what moment threw me off there. Not that I wasn't already considerably angry for Mildmay, but hey, what do I know. I'm all for brotherhood against all odds and everything (else, why the heck am I still following The Donnelly Brothers online?), but I really really wanted to hit Mildmay upside the head, shake him and tell him NO MATTER HOW YOU FIDDLE WITH THINGS HERE, IT WILL END BADLY YOU STUPID MAN. YOUR BROTHER IS AN ASSHOLE, LOVABLE BUT FREAKING TOXIC! STAY AWAY, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STAY AWAY!
[/rant] As you might have guessed, I'm still a bit angry about how that book turned out. The worst thing wasn't even how pratty Felix was, I think; it was how much freaking rope the other characters would measure out, tie to a suitably high point, and politely request help in tying knots so that he'd hang them faster. As fascinating as Sarah Monette (truepenny, btw. Bizzarre, isn't it, that so many authors are on LJ now) managed to make Felix, I was well tired of his being a selfish, pompous jackass and stealing the show.
Of course, I'll probably be reading the next one anyway, just in case Mildmay ever wises up. If there was one thing I loved about both books, it was most likely him and his history and everything. *sighs*
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Fri, May. 4th, 2007 01:17 am (UTC)Oh, my GOD, I've found someone who at least partially agrees with me! *throttles Felix* Seriously, I couldn't bear to linger on the last fifth or so of the sequel. My mantra was literally, "Find out what happens and DROP THIS SHIT", I swear. Have you read the sequel? If so, you'll probably be able to guess what moment threw me off there. Not that I wasn't already considerably angry for Mildmay, but hey, what do I know. I'm all for brotherhood against all odds and everything (else, why the heck am I still following The Donnelly Brothers online?), but I really really wanted to hit Mildmay upside the head, shake him and tell him NO MATTER HOW YOU FIDDLE WITH THINGS HERE, IT WILL END BADLY YOU STUPID MAN. YOUR BROTHER IS AN ASSHOLE, LOVABLE BUT FREAKING TOXIC! STAY AWAY, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STAY AWAY!
[/rant] As you might have guessed, I'm still a bit angry about how that book turned out. The worst thing wasn't even how pratty Felix was, I think; it was how much freaking rope the other characters would measure out, tie to a suitably high point, and politely request help in tying knots so that he'd hang them faster. As fascinating as Sarah Monette (
Of course, I'll probably be reading the next one anyway, just in case Mildmay ever wises up. If there was one thing I loved about both books, it was most likely him and his history and everything. *sighs*