Where to start... I think the biggest thing about this chapter is that Genevieve showed some real growth. As she mentions, she’s learned a new spell with Merri’s help, and just that little thing is enough to boost her confidence (in addition to her romance with Peyton and her standing up to Michael a few chapters ago...basically, everything’s coming up Genevieve). She takes the initiative in dealing with David Shaw, and Michael goes so far as to encourage her to do so. They are like *almost* friends in this one, which I kinda dig. I think things changed a bit because he has a certain amount of grudging respect for her after she had the stones to stand up to him. Of course, it goes without saying—as I’ve been hinting at it now and then and readers have basically guessed as much—but there will be a rather unpleasant confrontation between them at some point. In the meantime they seem quite comfortable in their mutual dislike.
Merri and Thad are back together! Yay! And if you were paying attention, you caught the brief further plot development in Merri’s vision. The introduction of this little (supernatural) mystery is actually going slower than I thought, but I guarantee a bunch of stuff will hit with a bang soon.
I don’t really want to talk about Natalya or that right now...I’ll just say that she will make an appearance some time before Part Two is up (well, okay, so she made an appearance at the end of Part One, so it’s not like a debut or anything).
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."
Author Commentary
Where to start... I think the biggest thing about this chapter is that Genevieve showed some real growth. As she mentions, she’s learned a new spell with Merri’s help, and just that little thing is enough to boost her confidence (in addition to her romance with Peyton and her standing up to Michael a few chapters ago...basically, everything’s coming up Genevieve). She takes the initiative in dealing with David Shaw, and Michael goes so far as to encourage her to do so. They are like *almost* friends in this one, which I kinda dig. I think things changed a bit because he has a certain amount of grudging respect for her after she had the stones to stand up to him. Of course, it goes without saying—as I’ve been hinting at it now and then and readers have basically guessed as much—but there will be a rather unpleasant confrontation between them at some point. In the meantime they seem quite comfortable in their mutual dislike.
Merri and Thad are back together! Yay! And if you were paying attention, you caught the brief further plot development in Merri’s vision. The introduction of this little (supernatural) mystery is actually going slower than I thought, but I guarantee a bunch of stuff will hit with a bang soon.
I don’t really want to talk about Natalya or that right now...I’ll just say that she will make an appearance some time before Part Two is up (well, okay, so she made an appearance at the end of Part One, so it’s not like a debut or anything).
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."