Comments on: Review: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2008/12/18/review-the-darkest-night-by-gena-showalter/ pop culture + geekery = happiness Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Discriminating Fangirl http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2008/12/18/review-the-darkest-night-by-gena-showalter/comment-page-1/#comment-265 The Discriminating Fangirl Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:45:27 +0000 http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/?p=248#comment-265 Hi, new_user! The lack of character development was a HUGE problem. The premise was cool, but I feel like it could have been fleshed out a lot more. For instance, why was the Pandora myth changed? I can buy that kind of shift, but I need a reason for it. Just telling me that she was a warrior isn't enough; I want to know why the story that was passed down is that she was overly curious. Hi, Jessica! I tried and tried to find a nicer way to say it, but I just couldn't. The guys are a bunch of assholes, and I really don't want to read any more about them. Sheesh, I need to have at least one reason to sympathize with them. Hi, new_user! The lack of character development was a HUGE problem. The premise was cool, but I feel like it could have been fleshed out a lot more. For instance, why was the Pandora myth changed? I can buy that kind of shift, but I need a reason for it. Just telling me that she was a warrior isn’t enough; I want to know why the story that was passed down is that she was overly curious.

Hi, Jessica! I tried and tried to find a nicer way to say it, but I just couldn’t. The guys are a bunch of assholes, and I really don’t want to read any more about them. Sheesh, I need to have at least one reason to sympathize with them.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2008/12/18/review-the-darkest-night-by-gena-showalter/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Jessica Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:03:54 +0000 http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/?p=248#comment-257 They were assholes weren't they? I was struggling to find the right word, but you've cut to the chase! They were assholes weren’t they? I was struggling to find the right word, but you’ve cut to the chase!

]]> By: new_user http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2008/12/18/review-the-darkest-night-by-gena-showalter/comment-page-1/#comment-254 new_user Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:19:09 +0000 http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/?p=248#comment-254 Hey, followed your review link from GR. And I didn't care for The Darkest Night either (despite how very much I wanted to; I really like to find an author I can follow and the reviews were rave and the premise was interesting and demonish). However, all that wishing could not make up for the lack of character dev in this book. I didn't mind the violence of the "Lords" (mostly against each other), but they had no personalities. At least the one that concerns us (Maddox) didn't. Nothing about his history, interests, etc., etc., just one footnote at one point that he used to like woodcarving. I don't even know much about the Lords jobs (immortal guards for Zeus?) before The Event. And the author keeps mentioning his demon is terrible, just terrible, but as someone else said, it was telling, not showing. I wasn't convinced. Despite all Maddox's nonsense and supposed rage, he was still the corniest freaking cheeseball with the heroine (and not very bright either). Just kept seeing, "Mmm. Me like Jane. Must have." And why do they like each other? I didn't like that either. She seemed to be drawn to him largely because he got rid of the voices in her head. Well, gee, I would like him too. What the sheezy? So yeah, I agree, I don't like that trope either. It's an easy way out for an author so she doesn't have to build a real relationship. And I agree, no motivations for anything... They were very shallow chars. Hey, followed your review link from GR. And I didn’t care for The Darkest Night either (despite how very much I wanted to; I really like to find an author I can follow and the reviews were rave and the premise was interesting and demonish). However, all that wishing could not make up for the lack of character dev in this book. I didn’t mind the violence of the “Lords” (mostly against each other), but they had no personalities. At least the one that concerns us (Maddox) didn’t. Nothing about his history, interests, etc., etc., just one footnote at one point that he used to like woodcarving. I don’t even know much about the Lords jobs (immortal guards for Zeus?) before The Event. And the author keeps mentioning his demon is terrible, just terrible, but as someone else said, it was telling, not showing. I wasn’t convinced. Despite all Maddox’s nonsense and supposed rage, he was still the corniest freaking cheeseball with the heroine (and not very bright either). Just kept seeing, “Mmm. Me like Jane. Must have.” And why do they like each other? I didn’t like that either. She seemed to be drawn to him largely because he got rid of the voices in her head. Well, gee, I would like him too. What the sheezy? So yeah, I agree, I don’t like that trope either. It’s an easy way out for an author so she doesn’t have to build a real relationship. And I agree, no motivations for anything… They were very shallow chars.

]]> By: sandchigger http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2008/12/18/review-the-darkest-night-by-gena-showalter/comment-page-1/#comment-253 sandchigger Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:10:46 +0000 http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/?p=248#comment-253 Lords of the Underworld? Any series named after Timmy's band from Southpark automatically gets points in my book. Lords of the Underworld? Any series named after Timmy’s band from Southpark automatically gets points in my book.

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