Comments | magisterequitum: day 09 - you look like bad news, I gotta have you

magisterequitum

day 09 - you look like bad news, I gotta have you

Dec 09, 2013 15:18

day nine! Yes those are Taylor Swift lyrics for the intro. Don't pretend they're not perfect for the topic at hand.

rosaxx50, asked me to talk about Brenna/Judd since this was how we met on Tumblr and I'm oh too happy to oblige!

( never honeypie )

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torigates December 9 2013, 20:58:46 UTC

I really like how this post fits with your post about Sienna. At their heart, these are books about women making ACTIVE choices in their lives to better their existence and the men who love them are left scrambling on how to fit themselves into their lady's life. It's pretty awesome. I mean, that doesn't negate your point about mutual love and respect, because that's another thing that's present in (almost) all of the books, but yeah. Ladies making positive choices and taking control of their lives!!!!!

magisterequitum December 9 2013, 21:06:04 UTC

Yes! It's something I love a lot about this series because it's done really well in my opinion. I was asked to talk about the series overall in a post, and I definitely want to talk about identity construction and choosing to make yourself into a new person and how they all get to do that.

BUT YES!!!!

(also your icon is never not the best lol)

rosaxx50 December 9 2013, 22:54:23 UTC

The intro lyrics are indeed perfect.

Haha, yeeess, everything you say to them.

a) I think that Brenna being able to have these choices is part of what really surprised me about Brenna/Judd. Her story is set in her world. With or without Judd, Brenna has a sense of place, belonging, even security outside the obvious threat. She is his gateway, in some ways, instead of Judd being hers.

Also related to the above, I love that they support each other as they put themselves together but aren't really the drivers behind it. Even in the most physical Watsonian sense, Judd actually lends Sasha strength while Sasha guides her, and when Judd's taking down his barriers, Brenna is there to hold his hand rather than lead.

b/c) She's so physical in her pursuit too as she ~deflowers~ him! A+ to the rampantly sexual side of her desire being expressed with or without Judd making the first move.

Instead of the female being the one that gets "awoken" it's Judd that does. I call him robot sometimes, because that's what he got teased for being in ( ... )

magisterequitum December 10 2013, 01:28:02 UTC

The intro lyrics are indeed perfect.

I heard the song like after I'd read their book and was like OH WELL THEN THAT'S A PERFECT LYRIC SET.

I'm so glad you liked this! I wanted to make it good for you and was like don't just word vomit everywhere.

Her story is set in her world. With or without Judd, Brenna has a sense of place, belonging, even security outside the obvious threat. She is his gateway, in some ways, instead of Judd being hers.

Yes! I was so very surprised, because that's not what I'd imagined was going to happen. But I do so love that it is that way and it's so important that it is. It's just done really well and Brenna gets to be in the driver's seat for it all.

I will never be over the cabin scene between them. That time spent there is just so perfect and them.

Because safe harbours.

But also they are my happy place in the series

THEY ARE. And they're a great happy place to have.

tosca1390 December 10 2013, 15:56:04 UTC

WOW, CRIES A LOT ABOUT ALL OF THIS. WOW ( ... )

magisterequitum December 10 2013, 20:46:17 UTC

IT'S TRUE THOUGH.

I mean I'm a 1000% certain that they have serious conversations sometimes, but LIKE YOU KNOW BRENNA IS LIKE MHMM YOU BE SAD, I"M GONNA PET YOUR ABS.

I kind of want a short or novella of them working through the things. I want to see that.

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magisterequitum December 10 2013, 20:49:54 UTC

Yeah book seven is Dev's book.

They will never find furniture sturdy enough I'm certain. EVER.

They're just super delightful so I'm glad you love them.

empressearwig December 11 2013, 00:31:51 UTC

I like this post a lot.

In general, my favorite romance authors do a good job of balancing POV, so that we get both the hero and heroine, but never really lose sight of the fact that a romance should be (IMO) female driven. Don't get me wrong, I love heroes, books centered around brothers, whatever. But if the heroine doesn't work in a romance novel, I'm probably not going to be a fan. And Nalini Singh is SO GOOD at this, because while this is Judd and Brenna's book together, it's Brenna's book. It is a book about her choosing to put herself back together and taking an incredibly damaged ex-Arrow along for the ride because she wants him.

She wants him. So she makes sure she gets him.

It's really kind of fantastic.

magisterequitum December 11 2013, 00:36:15 UTC

I agree with you and feel you 100%.

I think that's why in the whole book maybe the cabin segment is my favorite? Because Brenna is like lol no I'm gonna follow you anyway because I've decided that you're gonna be mine and I want you. And it's cut in with her doing her work and doing things she's good at. So again, like you said, while this is for sure a romance novel and it's their book, it's also her book very much.

Which I think is done really well here.