Free-for-all Book Discussion
So,so,so, I've been very lucky in thelast two years to have read quite a few outsaning series, mostly thanks to you guys. So, this is just a post t talk aout books, particularly those aforementioned series
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Royce... er, so far, apart from his little chat with Gwen at the end of book 1, I'm just not getting enough dimension from him. Though I am definitely intrigued by the mystery surrounding him, how every time someone talks about elves, he'd bristle and get all defensive and stuff. I like him so far, I mean, I like all of them so far, but they didn't spark the same instantaneous attraction from me as someone like Jiaan from Farsala, or even Miranda from LoEM. When I first read about Jiaan (and to an extent, Kavi), I immediately thought "I'm rooting for these guys!" But so far, I just have a feeling that Hadrian and Royce would *always* be alright, so there's really not enough reason to worry about them.
Whoa, that's a long response. XD I love Book's idea of a free-for-all discussion.
Oh, so Books is having a little revenge on me, eh? I made her guess who Thorn ends up with, so now she's having a little fun with me too!! I get it. Hahaha... well then, I'd be a little more observant. Though really, I just can't remember any other girl mentioned even in passing. Hmm...
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As far as Hadrian and Royce are going to be alright, I think as the series goes on less and less is in their control, and more and more "politics" are going on around them that sweep them up. Also, there is a character coming up who you will want to root for suceeding, though you also feel sorry for her.
Great observation about the elves! It will come in handy! I think that Royce is the kind of person who grows on you as you start to see what goes on in his head that he doesn't neccessarily share with others. And he does care an awful lot about Hadrian, as he'll prove later when he gets himself arrested to find out where Hadrian was imprisoned when he got arrested! As plans go, not particularly smart .....
Well, I wasn't mentioning for Hadrian's love interest, but there is a girl you meet (I thought it was in the second books, but I realized it's in the third book) who plays a MUCH MUCH larger role in the sixth book. However, I didn't remeber the meeting from the third book, and Books kept hinting at "someone I'd met" so it was very frustrating. So keep your eyes peeled, 'cuz it's not neccessarily a love interest!
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Oh, is it Thrace? Right now I feel very sympathetic towards her. Her dad's a jerk. She just got back home from a very dangerous journey and he treats her as if she's burden. Such a bad way to treat the only member of his family left.
My conjecture is that he's part elf. Since elves are mistreated, he gets very defensive about it. I do get the vibe that he cares about Hadrian, since he goes along with him even though Hadrian impulsively dives into things that are remotely noble. ^^ And of course he cares a lot about Gwen.
Oh, so it's not a love interest after all? Okay, I was about to joke that he ends up with Millie, the only other "she" I could think of. Haha, Hadrian and Millie forever alone, like Kavi and Duckie. =P
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Royce is unshakably loyal once you gain his trust. Dangerously so, at times. But it's buried deep inside.
And this person I'm thinking of is not a love interest of anybody, but she will play a big role in saving the world at the end of the series. Well, you should see all the times Hadrian looses Millie! And Kavi's going to marry Hama, so he won't be alone with Duckie forever!
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Lol, and then I read that part where Royce and Hadrian were talking about half-empty, half-full cups, and Hadrian teased Royce that his cup has always been empty. XD If I wasn't on the bus, I would have been laughing out loud.
Oh I see! Yay, finally, a female main character! Oh yes, I forgot about Hama!! Ah well, I guess I'll see about Hadrian. =D
*Edit* Actually, I looked at the glossary of names at the back of the omnibus and noticed a few more girls who completely slipped off my mind. There's Lenare Pickering, and I think Hadrian was sort of checking her out in the first book, so she's a possibility too.
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The Royce and Hadrian banter is one of the fun parts of the books. They play off each other like Eli and Josef. Though Hadrian is generally jolly, and Royce is much harsher than Josef.
Oh, and if Hadrian gets any ideas about Lenare Pickering, he should be even more worried about her father than Rob is about Peri!
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Yeah, Royce is so much harsher than Josef. At least Josef is sarcastically funny and so soft around Nico.
I take it back actually, the whole Arista thing. I don't know why but I suddenly started shipping Arista/Mauvin. If she *does* end up with Hadrian, I'd be a tad disappointed.
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Royce had a hard life, but he does have a softer side underneath. One you see around Gwen, and a few other people. At least, he's not as harsh. And it's a protective sort of harsh.... He's got a soft spot for Hadrian too. As the books go on, he makes decisions just to protect Hadrian in some way shape or form .... (Though they're not always in Hadrian's long term interest, I guess it's the thought that counts ....
I shall keep my mouth shut on pairing Arista off, lest I spoil who she does end up with .....
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Yeah, I see what you mean now about Royce. He thought it was complete suicide to stay in Dahlgren, but he stayed anyway just because Hadrian wanted to. He even gave him his sword. And while I thought Magnus was completely irritating in the first book, I think he's not so bad in this one. Still, his loyalty lies where the biggest purse does =P
Oh and Hilfred had like one paragraph of back story in this entire book, but just that one paragraph made me go all fangirly over him. Forget Mauv. I'm shipping Arista with Hilfred. Their past with the fire and the nightmares, and Arista's coldness... this is the kind of understated romance that always gets me. =D Now all I'm hoping for is for Hilfred to survive the series.
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And I'm really really hoping that Hadrian is *not* the heir, because that would be quite cliched to me. I hope he's Jerish's descendant instead.
Lol, and Magnus would now work for Myron haha.
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