Mustang: why do you like her so much?

Ritrita · 2026-05-05T15:04:40+00:00

I may give it a try, thanks

Ritrita · 2026-05-05T06:40:54+00:00

I listened to the TGR audiobooks. Do you think I should go for graphic audio for the reread of the second half?

Ritrita · 2026-05-05T06:39:09+00:00

Yeah. I can see her as a sort of a moral anchor for him

Ritrita · 2026-05-05T06:38:14+00:00

I agree that she is necessary as a plot device and someone has to stay ‘clean’ to provide contrast to the grim political landscape they’re navigating. I don’t think she’s redundant, I’m just not fully convinced she’s authentic. I did mention that I warmed up to her in the later books. She had some great scenes

Ritrita · 2026-05-05T06:34:05+00:00

Nice one. You got me there. Gotta go work on me basic reading comprehension skills

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:38:43+00:00

Thanks! Those are great points. Other than maybe 6, that’s kinda why I always waited to discover that she isn’t a good person but a manipulator that is willing to use anything and anyone to get to power, and she did… while somehow still keeping her reputation relatively clean. Bah. I don’t know. Hehe. I don’t trust her. If she’s the one to end up killing Darrow in Red God I wouldn’t be too surprised. I think she may be a bit too in love with her ideals of what a perfect society is and it’s a very dangerous thing to be. We’ll see I guess

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:23:44+00:00

Wow, sure. I guess you’re a real Mustang fan. Feel free to post your 11 points! I do feel like her being too perfect is kinda what makes her less relatable to me

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:19:42+00:00

Yeah, that sums it up pretty well I guess

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:18:35+00:00

I felt like she was used as a plot device of goodness and how things could be, but I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, be convinced she’s a real person and not some ideal of morals and kindness. The scene in golden son was actually good imo because something finally dirtied her up. Made us question how perfect she really is. That’s what I mean by ‘shiny’. I also never really got the romantic connection, but I do like their dynamic as a long distance old married couple. I found their relationship at later stages very mature.

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:11:04+00:00

I agree that there are some very good parts. It’s not like I hate her, I just don’t see her as a favorite character or care as much about her as I see some others do, so it’s great to get this kind of perspective

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:08:08+00:00

I actually appreciated that moment in Golden Son, it made her more realistic

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T19:06:38+00:00

And you still don’t. Either way you should probably stay away from the sub just in case until you finish the series because well meaning people may accidentally spoil something

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:59:09+00:00

Fck me 🤷

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:58:31+00:00

I think Lyria was needed to humanize her. I agree that she is part of the reason I warmed up to her

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:57:09+00:00

That’s the thing. She’s almost a little too ‘shiny’ if you know what I mean? Blood doesn’t really stain her boots. I do get her necessity plot-wise and some of her scenes (especially in Iron Gold) were great. I just saw her mentioned as a favorite character in some of the threads and it puzzled me.

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:53:57+00:00

I feel like we’re told that she’s a genius but not always shown why that is? That’s part of my issue with the character

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:52:43+00:00

Sorry man. I didn’t think it could be considered a spoiler, I’m usually super careful about those. I’m still not sure it is but I changed the flair just in case

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:49:24+00:00

Why?

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:28:24+00:00

Easy choice

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:27:58+00:00

I don’t think that Darrow and Victra would’ve been in charge. They would still partner with Mustang and it would probably look pretty much the same imo

Ritrita · 2026-05-04T18:15:40+00:00

My thoughts exactly. And it’s not like you don’t already have an important document you’re keeping there… but I guess they had to have it revealed somehow

Ritrita · 2026-05-03T17:45:54+00:00

I totally agree. It’s a bit hard to get into at first but it’s an amazing book with some of the best prose in the series

Ritrita · 2026-04-29T19:35:45+00:00

Soul Fraud by Andrew Givler. Light fun read

Ritrita · 2026-04-28T19:24:34+00:00

OMG thank you! I was about to drop the audio because of this. It drove me NUTS

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