I also felt there wasn't enough of a lead up or hint of George and Shaun as, well, George/Shaun, but my husband, who also read the books was insisting from Book 1 that there was more between them than just sibling co-dependency. OH, his smug face when they kissed in Blackout. *sighs* SO SMUG. So I didn't really see it as he did (maybe because I'm more used to codependent but non-sexual sibling relationships, hello, SPN!) but he definitely saw it from the very start. So I think it might depend on the audience.
Imo there was really nothing there at all in Feed. I mean, looking back I can see that the two of them don't really show any interest elsewhere, but there's nothing in George's head that says that this is the way she feels, you know? In Deadline it was more obvious because of Shaun's sexual-encounter-gone-bad, and that was when I started wondering. I was actually pretty happy at the idea, because they are so perfect together, so when I got to Blackout I had a big grin on my face *g*
I shipped them from book 1, but having read Seanan McGuire discussing that there was a relationship throughout, I reread looking for hints specifically indicating that it was canon, and there's nothing. Maybe a couple of sentences where if you squint and look sideways, but mostly, it's totally innocent for co-dependent, screwed up kids. So yeah, it came out of nowhere, but was also wish-fulfillment, so I'm happy.
Yeah, I'm going to have to just disagree. I remember at least considering it when I read Feed, even though I later went on to dismiss it as something that could/might happen later on and my husband saw it right away. And we are not alike thinkers. *shrugs*
Awww. I really enjoyed the build up, myself... The insight into how scary science can be when it goes corrupt, that sort of thing. Definitely not necessarily everyone's thing, though. :3
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And now there's not much book left for all the action to take place.
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