Uh...see when I was younger, I took lessons on how to ride horses (and I did for a few years) and I don't remember EVER mucking out the stalls, and I went to three different stables. Your first day, you learn how to brush the horse and put on the tack (saddle and bridle) and actually *gasp* ride. (I was about nine when I started, FYI) So, I am quite confused on why they would spend forty five minutes mucking the stalls. The Casts do realize they spent just about half of their lesson learning nothing. Horse-back riding is not one of those things where you need uber-discipline; you need strength, balance and skill...which you learn by RIDING THE HORSE. It's quite obvious neither of these two took riding lessons.
*flatly* Oh, what a concept. A language teacher speaking nearly entirely in the new language for class. Geez, it's not like my college-level Spanish teacher doesn't do that! That's not how you learn a language or anything
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I suspect that the Casts used Intro to Equestrian Studies or whatever it is like the vampire equivalent to Driver's Ed - that actually riding a horse is a privilege, so they don't want to let every bunghole have access to one. You're probably right though, they just have no idea what they're talking about. Oh, and we never see any of the students riding a horse before the book's over.
"...This is honestly in teen paranormal romance? All of the very sexualized conversations? Yeah, I think I'm good, my book just has lots of blood and gore :D."
Yes. I think this is what the Casts think high school girls (and gay guys) talk like. They are idiots.
Except the reason that students learn to muck out the stalls isn't because riding a horse is a privlege, it is a responsibility. Reminds me that I need to go and check out the Horseland fanfics and critique any new ones.
My instructor had me muck out stalls once or twice. It was about teaching me about taking care of a horse and all that went into it. It is in truth hard. But it was far from the first thing we learned. Usually when the schools have horse stalls, the students will rotate as if it is a chore or they go and have the clubs involved with horses take care of it.
which she mentions will leave her ass feeling sore the next morning.
I had to take a break for a while because this just killed me. Exactly what manner of 'exercises' were they doing...?
I have to ask, how do these classes work, anyway? If people are being vamped at irregular intervals, how do they have 'years' of school? My college was a constant, rolling admissions program, with a new class coming in every month, but by my assessment this is just divided into high school years (hence the different shirts and symbols, yes?) so... what? What if you come it at the end of the term? What if you turn into a vampire during an extended vacation, do you just die?
I must understand the logistics...
(Actually I don't need to understand a damn thing but I'd like it to make sense. Is that so much to ask?)
I know that fencing has certain warm-ups, because my brother used to be in the fencing club and talked about them. For the love of literature though, I can't remember any of them and I'm sure the Casts just don't know them at all.
I'm honestly not sure how the classes work. We only see a couple of days of classes before the book ends, so it's hard to say. Maybe a student graduates after they complete a certain amount of work after being turned? ^^;; Would it be too much to hope that later books explain it, I wonder?
"(Actually I don't need to understand a damn thing but I'd like it to make sense. Is that so much to ask?)"
I'm pretty sure that push-ups are not fencing warm-ups because the part of your body that needs to be strongest would be legs, specifically your thighs, for all the thrusting. I'm pretty sure that push-ups would not help with dexterity or accuracy or anything else that would be important for arms, but then again I was only on the fencing team for a few meets before my parents decided that they couldn't afford it.
Things get even more disturbing, as Erin says "We can already tell [Erik] has it going on downstairs" and Shaunee starts licking her lips like she's "contemplating eating a big piece of chocolate". Damien tells them off, but not because they're horrifically objectifying poor Erik, oh no. It's because he thinks they're getting gross. Shaunee says that they're only talking about Erik's butt, which is "the cutest butt in town". Oh, well that makes it all better! Erin adds "As if you haven't noticed".
"Also: I don't care if a girl or a bunch of friends in life or in fiction talk about how cute a guy is or joke around about it, most girls do that anyway and it's a bit of harmless fun. But when it's as incessant as it is in this shit-for-brains story and make it the only endearing feature Erik Night has (Erik Night? Seriously? Why don't you just go the whole Gary Stu and make his name something magical and 'hawt' like Prince Dashing McSilverknight or something :P), it gets annoying after a while. C'mon, not all girls are that bad
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'It's just how God damned FAR they take it. I mean, okay, I can understand going "Mmm, he's a dreamboat", but that much?!? And that's ALL they talk about! They never talk about his personality, his smarts, anything! It's actually pretty depressing, because he's not that bad of a guy. I feel sorry for the poor man
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I knew a twelve year old who could tell me she thought the guy who played Jacob Black from Twilight was hawt but could also tell me that wasn't the only thing she looked for in a guy. Actually, I know plenty of young ladies who could say the same thing.
I am going to say, the cast chicks are worse writers then Meyer and I didn't even think that possible with published authors. I feel like nothing, absolutly nothing has happened... and this has like twenty chapters roughly? Not much happened in Twilight, but you actually felt the passage of time and... it didn't read like those bad high school AU's you read.
There are 29 chapters in this book. The next chapter will officially be half way. And from what I can gather, not even a WEEK has past. Meyer may be Rushie Rusherton, but I think a snail can go faster than the pace of this book. Plus, absolutely nothing has happened...not even a hint.
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*flatly* Oh, what a concept. A language teacher speaking nearly entirely in the new language for class. Geez, it's not like my college-level Spanish teacher doesn't do that! That's not how you learn a language or anything ( ... )
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"...This is honestly in teen paranormal romance? All of the very sexualized conversations? Yeah, I think I'm good, my book just has lots of blood and gore :D."
Yes. I think this is what the Casts think high school girls (and gay guys) talk like. They are idiots.
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I had to take a break for a while because this just killed me. Exactly what manner of 'exercises' were they doing...?
I have to ask, how do these classes work, anyway? If people are being vamped at irregular intervals, how do they have 'years' of school? My college was a constant, rolling admissions program, with a new class coming in every month, but by my assessment this is just divided into high school years (hence the different shirts and symbols, yes?) so... what? What if you come it at the end of the term? What if you turn into a vampire during an extended vacation, do you just die?
I must understand the logistics...
(Actually I don't need to understand a damn thing but I'd like it to make sense. Is that so much to ask?)
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I'm honestly not sure how the classes work. We only see a couple of days of classes before the book ends, so it's hard to say. Maybe a student graduates after they complete a certain amount of work after being turned? ^^;; Would it be too much to hope that later books explain it, I wonder?
"(Actually I don't need to understand a damn thing but I'd like it to make sense. Is that so much to ask?)"
No, it is not. The Casts think it is, though.
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... O.o
THIS is a YA book? Really?
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At least Twilight had the excuse that Meyer never wrote anything before. PC Cast is a professional writer, for heavens sake!
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