To celebrate the release of Midnight Blue-Light Special, here. Have an open thread to discuss the book. Judging by the comments I'm seeing, you've had time
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Writing from her POV was super-fun, however. Like, super-fun, and SUPER HARD. I can't reference facial expressions unless they're Muppet-level exaggerations, and it made for a lot of backing up and revising.
That was an aspect I enjoyed particularly. Especially her visual processing issues, especially has I've had some on again off again prosopagnosia myself. (It's gotten much better as I've become more visually oriented, but it made watching movies extremely tedious when I was younger, as a number of the things I do key off of work a lot less well when not in person. And every once in a while it will still kicks in.)
I also really liked her telepathy as it developed - useful, limited, completely with vulnerabilities... and avoiding pretty much every OMG, so sensitive! Woe is me! cliche in the book even while addressing some of the same issues. (And I am very much looking forward to seeing more of her interactions with Artie. The comment about his pheromones, combined with her social difficulties set them up to be an amazingly adorable pair of fucked up geeky anti-romantic heroes.)
[Probably shouldn't try to type when this out of it, but then if I wasn't, I wouldn't be playing so much on the internets.]
Help I think I fell in love with Dominic. Apparently male love interests tortured by their loyalties are my favourite kind. (My favourite title for him is definitely the God of Never Smiling, No Not Ever.)
I did a very loud "YESSSSSSSS" when Sarah confirmed that Dominic switched sides. Not a surprise, but a delight.
I was very, very pleased to see Sarah directing the rescue plan. She may not be naturally cut out to be an action heroine, but she'll do it, if she has to.
It occurs to me that the anti-telepathy field was actually Margaret's first major mistake. The moment Verity cut off, Sarah knew. While it took Sarah a little while after that to figure out what must have happened, gather the forces, and make a plan, the invasion force became possible in that instant.
I know you won't confirm or deny, and I wouldn't want you to in any case... but someday, I'd love a Sarah book.
That was a lot of fun. Thank you for writing and publishing.
Assuming that the series gets picked up for more books after #5 (Professional Gore-eography, Verity narrating), the plan is to eventually come to two Sarah books. After Antimony, but before Alice.
I loved the book, but ouch! I was very glad I had yarn to squish at some points (especially since I was too sunk into the story to remember there was another Verity book...). The rest of the evening is going to be for rereading favourite bits :)
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Aaaagh! Sarah! Aaaaagh!
(I mean, okay, prognosis is at least okay. But. Agh.)
(And maybe this will inspir Artie into... something. Which would probably be an improvement.)
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Artie is...not happy, no.
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I also really liked her telepathy as it developed - useful, limited, completely with vulnerabilities... and avoiding pretty much every OMG, so sensitive! Woe is me! cliche in the book even while addressing some of the same issues. (And I am very much looking forward to seeing more of her interactions with Artie. The comment about his pheromones, combined with her social difficulties set them up to be an amazingly adorable pair of fucked up geeky anti-romantic heroes.)
[Probably shouldn't try to type when this out of it, but then if I wasn't, I wouldn't be playing so much on the internets.]
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Istas is also frilly, lacy, deadly perfection.
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I was very, very pleased to see Sarah directing the rescue plan. She may not be naturally cut out to be an action heroine, but she'll do it, if she has to.
It occurs to me that the anti-telepathy field was actually Margaret's first major mistake. The moment Verity cut off, Sarah knew. While it took Sarah a little while after that to figure out what must have happened, gather the forces, and make a plan, the invasion force became possible in that instant.
I know you won't confirm or deny, and I wouldn't want you to in any case... but someday, I'd love a Sarah book.
That was a lot of fun. Thank you for writing and publishing.
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I might kinda think she's neat, that one.
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