Smith, L.J. - Spellbinder (reread)
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oyceterCousins Thea and Blaise Harman have been expelled for the umpteenth time, thanks to Blaise's propensity to drive guys crazy. But this time, Blaise is going after Eric, a cute vet wannabe, and Thea seems to be falling for him as well.
I avoided reading this for a really long time the first time round, largely because the set-up screams "two girls competing over a guy and the nice one wins." I vaguely remember stubbornly rooting for Blaise when I first read it, just because.
This isn't one of my favorite Night World books, but I still had fun reading it, and knowing how it was going to end helped a lot as well. Also, I forgot that Night World is actually somewhat multiracial, at least in terms of 90s teen horror books. That is to say, there are actually POC in it, albeit all as sidekicks or best friends or random bystanders. You can tell because at Samhain, many of them show up dressed as their cultures' goddesses of choice, although I'm pretty sure Buddhists would fall over dead to realize that Kuan-Yin was part of a witch ceremony. Note to LJ Smith: "exotic" does not always equal "pagan."
Sadly, both Eric and Thea are extremely boring, although I am sure they would be good people to meet in real life, and I think a sequel starring Blaise would be much, much more interesting.
I avoided reading this for a really long time the first time round, largely because the set-up screams "two girls competing over a guy and the nice one wins." I vaguely remember stubbornly rooting for Blaise when I first read it, just because.
This isn't one of my favorite Night World books, but I still had fun reading it, and knowing how it was going to end helped a lot as well. Also, I forgot that Night World is actually somewhat multiracial, at least in terms of 90s teen horror books. That is to say, there are actually POC in it, albeit all as sidekicks or best friends or random bystanders. You can tell because at Samhain, many of them show up dressed as their cultures' goddesses of choice, although I'm pretty sure Buddhists would fall over dead to realize that Kuan-Yin was part of a witch ceremony. Note to LJ Smith: "exotic" does not always equal "pagan."
Sadly, both Eric and Thea are extremely boring, although I am sure they would be good people to meet in real life, and I think a sequel starring Blaise would be much, much more interesting.
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Mon, Jun. 16th, 2008 05:06 pm (UTC)Sorry I'm a little bitter...
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Tue, Jun. 17th, 2008 07:34 am (UTC)ZOMG if Strange Fate ends up delayed AGAIN, I will strangle something.