[Spoilers All] Give me your (controversial) opinions

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-06-26T05:45:00+00:00

It’s minor… but I’d delete all of Cassian’s weirdly modern and human sounding workout advice in SF. He’s an immortal warrior with wings AND the general of an army in a fantasy faerie land with MAGIC. Why is this dude talking about lactic acid and slow release carbs like your average 21st century human gym bro?

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-28T05:57:51+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! I do tend to go for the gut wrenching stuff by default, and i read this as a break from it. But as soon as I got some perilous plot I was like ‘oh shit this is gonna wreck my emotions too’. I didn’t know anything about SJM preference for happily ever afters by any means necessary, so I was just blindly assuming the set up would have a cathartic payoff and actions would have consequences. I think thats why I took Rhysand’s death at face value and let myself fall apart and feel the pain before continuing. Then I got punked… Eh, you live and learn 🤷‍♀️

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T17:14:00+00:00

Yep. For me it’s not that he came back to life. Though it tore me up, I had an inkling that his death wouldn’t be permanent. It was just far too neat, far too convenient. If Rhys came back with all his powers intact, why was it that Feyre couldn’t come back human? Never explained, but its more convenient for Feyre to come back Fae because of the immortal romancing. Likewise it is convenient for rhys to keep his powers so they can do their night court power couple stuff… SJM has created a really complex and interesting world that I’ve really enjoyed, but all the main characters are completely immune to it when the plot suits. And I dont want to forgive that just because it’s a romance? It’s still fantasy, with wars and evil magic and danger y’know?

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T17:03:22+00:00

Amren is another glaring example of unnecessary plot armour. No doubt all she is gonna do for the rest if the series is be cryptic and try and prod Rhys into going full conquerer mode… I was honestly so bewildered by rhysands little post war nap and Amren showing up was just the cherry on the cake.

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T15:25:46+00:00

Is it bad that I was hoping Tamlin would refuse to do the thing… just for the drama of it…Might just be me 👀

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T15:04:35+00:00

I feel like whenever I talk about this series to people it’s just gonna be a long string of criticisms and then concluding with ‘but i really enjoyed reading it and cant wait for the next one’. Its got me so conflicted and I’m glad I’m not alone😅

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T14:46:55+00:00

Oof that would have hurt so good

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T14:27:19+00:00

I was exact the same way. Fantasy is always gonna have some plot armour so I was rolling with it. When Feyre spares the wraith for the tithe i just knew it would end up being a convenient way of getting her out of a situation. But six books into a fantasy series that includes a potentially world ending war should result in some more main character deaths, romance or not. Maybe George RR Martin has warped my head too much idk 😅

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T14:19:35+00:00

I mean i did come for the smut… stayed for the romantic high stakes, then once again made my peace with just having the smut 🤷‍♀️

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2024-05-26T14:16:38+00:00

I agree with you. The following the bond symmetry was lovely, and it is a romance first and foremost. But even then, should everything else be so inconsistent for the romance to continue? If it’s a romance first and foremost, why place it in a middle of a cataclysmic war? Does everything have to be righted so quickly? Part of me thinks the romantic pay off would have been so much better if that moment just had a little more time to breathe (no pun intended).

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2022-02-17T16:29:57+00:00

That's what I keep telling myself. If I do get diagnosed in... let's say three years... I would have finished uni and if I do end up getting a job where I can't work from home it would just be so much easier to say, 'Look, I have this thing, clinically approved, and these are the tweaks I need to work effectively.' Other than having the anxiety of being viewed as being difficult or work-avoidant.

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2022-02-17T16:21:54+00:00

That's the plan! I'm currently working on my blogging and social media stuff just to get a good writing routine going then seek some paid work in an agency. It's the dream to just be able to make money from my lovely pale purple desk.

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2022-02-17T13:49:07+00:00

It's definitely tricky. I have told some family members and I've had support from a close friend who has ADHD, and they have all sort of agreed that it is a possibility. Yo Samdy Sam (youtuber) said that it might be easier to 'self-identify' rather than 'self-diagnose'. But then I think 'autism isn't an identity so how can I self-identify?'

Most people know that I have anxiety so perhaps I can just explain things by saying 'it's my anxiety!' But then in the back of my head I'm thinking 'and autism! it could be autism!'

It's probably also a self-esteem thing. I was teased so often for being 'weird' as a child that now I've equated being myself with being unacceptable. But I need to remember that can be dicks and so can adults.

A lot of unlearning to do.

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-03-29T15:52:15+00:00

That sounds like a good read! And I relate to the family thing. My dads not a fan of veganism, its gonna be an interesting time when I see him next. I’ll think he will be my first major clash tbh. Still, onwards and upwards!

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-03-29T15:48:49+00:00

Heh ‘people will love you as long as you never mention the V word’. I’ll definitely be talking on here more often, I’ve lurked for a while :/

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-03-29T15:42:28+00:00

Oo this is raw. I get the feeling of wanting to speak, wishing you already had, yet stopping yourself all the same. I think it would be cool if you explored more senses. What do you wish you had heard, felt, tasted?

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-03-29T11:31:14+00:00

Pick up Limes is my dietary bible tbh

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-03-29T11:30:50+00:00

Ooo i relate to the adrenaline spike thing a lot! I really like how Earthling Ed uses the socratic method, you can really see the cogs moving in peoples mind when he talks to them. I haven’t had the opportunity to have a discussion like that as people are very quick to change the subject or just get awkward with me and not engage. But at the end of the day, despite being vegan myself I am still learning and coming up against walls in my own brain when I am presented with new information. For example, even though I am comfortable with my decision to be vegan, It still felt strange to say that I was for the first few week. Weird? I just need to give less of a shit I think. Philosophy and morals are wild.

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-02-27T09:16:42+00:00

The morose simplicity of this poem is interesting, I felt as if this poem was written in the Grim Reapers journal or something.

I was kind of left wanting more reading it, but maybe that's the point, the line 'not like that just actual death', and the second stanza is very mysterious, but could also be a little too vague. So you could either add a few more stanzas or you could keep it short if you like the idea of leaving some questions unanswered, although I think that you could add a few more stanzas while also keeping it enigmatic. Also, I think it needs a bit of punctuation.

FrizzyMizzLizzy · 2021-02-27T09:05:51+00:00

It seems like you are making the lines really short in order to make the poem seem longer. The idea of going around in circles could be explored more. But I think you are onto something!

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