1. The advantage of writing your entire story before posting is that you are less tempted to bow to the whims of reviewers. This can also be a disadvantage, but I think the intricacy of the AQ books requires that kind of advance planning and structure. No, not everyone is going to love every chapter (I certainly don't) but by the time we reach the end it all makes sense.
2. Claudia. I had always envisioned her as a young mom who was trying her best. Knowing that she's Alexandra's sister just makes me empathize with her more. Yeah, she's made mistakes, but there's an underlying love there (and how much heartbreak must she have knowing this is the closest she'll ever get to being a mom?). She's made plenty of mistakes, but it seems to be out of love and a desire to protect. It's interesting that you made her a nurse - a caretaker, but one who ultimately has to stay detached. And then Archie is the cop, the protector; Claudia is the focus of his protective drive, but he's also not bad to Alexandra, he just can't understand her. I admit I didn't like him at first, but he's grown on me.
3. Galenthias. I thought that twist was awesome and heartbreaking.
4. Adults. To me it comes off not so much that adults are assholes, but that Alexandra just refuses to trust anyone. It creates a nice tension. So many of her problems are caused by trying to do things on her own because she doesn't believe they will, even though they probably are.
5. I remember being fourteen, and I was an idiot. Sometimes Alexandra is an idiot. She's a confused young girl trying to navigate her way through a world of shit. It would be unrealistic to have her always make the right choices.
6. While I would like to see Alexandra find a steady boyfriend, I don't think she's ready. There's so much else going on in her life that boys are just a distraction and an amusement, and that's ok. she's allowed to be fickle or confused or whatever, she's just a kid.
7. Maybe there were plot holes, but they're easily ignored when the ride is fun. and this book was fun!
1. The advantage of writing your entire story before posting is that you are less tempted to bow to the whims of reviewers. This can also be a disadvantage, but I think the intricacy of the AQ books requires that kind of advance planning and structure. No, not everyone is going to love every chapter (I certainly don't) but by the time we reach the end it all makes sense.
2. Claudia. I had always envisioned her as a young mom who was trying her best. Knowing that she's Alexandra's sister just makes me empathize with her more. Yeah, she's made mistakes, but there's an underlying love there (and how much heartbreak must she have knowing this is the closest she'll ever get to being a mom?). She's made plenty of mistakes, but it seems to be out of love and a desire to protect. It's interesting that you made her a nurse - a caretaker, but one who ultimately has to stay detached. And then Archie is the cop, the protector; Claudia is the focus of his protective drive, but he's also not bad to Alexandra, he just can't understand her. I admit I didn't like him at first, but he's grown on me.
3. Galenthias. I thought that twist was awesome and heartbreaking.
4. Adults. To me it comes off not so much that adults are assholes, but that Alexandra just refuses to trust anyone. It creates a nice tension. So many of her problems are caused by trying to do things on her own because she doesn't believe they will, even though they probably are.
5. I remember being fourteen, and I was an idiot. Sometimes Alexandra is an idiot. She's a confused young girl trying to navigate her way through a world of shit. It would be unrealistic to have her always make the right choices.
6. While I would like to see Alexandra find a steady boyfriend, I don't think she's ready. There's so much else going on in her life that boys are just a distraction and an amusement, and that's ok. she's allowed to be fickle or confused or whatever, she's just a kid.
7. Maybe there were plot holes, but they're easily ignored when the ride is fun. and this book was fun!
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