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FurryFury said:I think it would have been written better for her to be drawn to him because of that past connection in which she worshipped and loved him. He should have cared more for her in the past and present IMO.
If the character development had covered what she needed and why better, the book would have been MUCH better. She could have had what seemed like irrefutable reason to doubt him later but I'd rather that proof to have been wrong in the end.
Fury
I agree. I just didn't get enough of an emotional connection -- I had to supply it all myself. I have personally experienced such strong chemical/physical attraction to people that I didn't trust or like that I couldn't stay away, but I don't think Reese even really did a good job of showing that. I imbued the characters with that because it was necessary to believe in their actions.
And since when does he love her? There are a couple of moments when he shows affection for her, but she goes into this situation believing that he beat her so badly that he broke nearly every bone in her face. He broke her jaw IN SIX PLACES and SHATTERED BOTH HER EYE SOCKETS and she doesn't run from him when he tells her he knows who she is. Reese gives no plausible explanation for this so I had to provide it myself.
Some part of Carly does know him, does remember. She's in denial and it's why she can't consciously bring those memories forth, but if she truly were a blank slate she'd have to be insane to do what she does. There's no impetus for her to behave as she does rather than to involve the police from the very start.
At any rate, I thought there could have been a lot more character development. I never felt like I knew any of them very well.
-B