So one thing I forgot to mention last week was my suspicions of Tyrus, the insane nephew of the emperor. Turns out he's only pretending to be crazy in order to prevent being killed like the rest of his family was. What I didn't expect, or even believe at first, was the emperor killing all the families who didn't agree with his ideas, including the family who owned Nemesis. I was honestly surprised, since it posed the same plot hole as before: if Nemesis' owner, Sidonia, is her only source of motivation due to her being a Diabolic, her character should stagnate. It didn't make any sense considering her drive and personality. But then I realized my original theory: that Diabolics were more human than everyone was letting her believe, and that she could have more motivations than Sidonia's well-being if she was allowed some freedom to grow as a character. Now her motivation is still linked to Sidonia, in assassinating the emperor who killed her, but she also decided to work together with Tyrus for the good of the universe rather than soley the revenge on Sidonia. Plus, her trust in the dog Deadly and compassion for another creature who was abused and forced to fight shows how human she is. And besides that, she's showing genuine affection towards Neveni, who is not only below her in presumed rank but expresses the very views that got Nemesis' family killed. That means she's genuinely friends with Neveni, and not because she thinks being friends with Neveni to progress her revenge. So basically, I was right about Nemesis having real emotions and character, since she's clearly growing as a character and finding different motivations.
I understand it from a "future civilization" kind of thing, but the one thing that makes me kind of uncomfortable is all the sex talk. There's, like, a lot. And Nemesis almost got raped. And Neveni did get raped, although she doesn't remember it. It kind of makes sense considering that the people are also more liberal about drugs, but I wasn't really expecting it is all.
As for how this assassination plot will turn out, I'll have to let you know.
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Week 22- Still reading way too many books at once
Like I said, I finished Big Little Lies over the break. I had no idea that Perry would die—I was convinced it would be one of the main three moms. I also had no idea Perry was Ziggy's dad. That hit me like a train, no joke. It was just another layer to how awful a person he was. And the thing is that the ending of the book made it pretty obvious that the point of the book was that Perry was a sucky person and he ruined everyone's lives through his violent tendencies. Clearly the domestic violence was a main plot point, but I didn't think that would be what tied everything together. And I definitely didn't think Perry had cheated on Celeste. Considering how upset Celeste described him as being after hitting her, I didn't even consider that option, like maybe his conscience would be hurt by that too, but he clearly didn't care about Jane. Even if he didn't, though, he should still have recognized cheating as cheating.
The thing that I didn't buy was that Bonnie not being put in prison. I thought killing someone was an immediate sentence, but she somehow got community service? I get that it was unintentional, and there were a bunch of factors listed like the weather and the fact that they were all drunk, but intoxicated manslaughter, even involuntary intoxicated manslaughter, is definitely something she should have gotten a harsher sentence.
I was right about Celeste being the donator to stop Madeline's kid, so I'm happy about that deduction.
This week I started reading The Diabolic by author. I picked it mainly because Annie said it was good, but I don't know if I like it yet. It's interesting for sure, but really weird. Basically, it's told from the point of view of Nemesis, a Diabolic, or someone genetically engineered to be a killing machine in order to protect someone. The problem is that a) all Diabolics were outlawed and were supposed to have been killed by their owners, and b) the father of the princess she's guarding made a booboo with the emperor. Oh, by the way, besides having assassins from birth, this is set in space so far in the future that it's the future of the future, after humans went into space and had settled there for a while before some stuff went wrong. So there's futuristic tech, but it's all falling apart. It kind of reminds me of another book series I've been reading on and off, where creativity is considered illegal, so no one can build new tech or repair it. Anyways, Sidonia, the girl Nemesis is protecting, is called to see the emperor, but since she could be killed as a punishment for her father, Nemesis goes instead. So she's both posing as someone and is still alive despite being a Diabolic. She doesn't care about being found out because she doesn't think she has a soul, but Sidonia says she'll kill herself if Nemesis dies. Seems like a bit much, if you ask me. I know they've grown up together and been best friends, but suicide is not the solution. It's called healthy grieving. The point is, all Nemesis cares about is Sidonia's safety, so if she dies, and Sidonia dies, she would be upset, only she would be dead, so maybe Sidonia wouldn't go through with it and she wouldn't know because she's dead, so what's the point? Basically it all goes in a circle and there's no point.
I do find the concept of religion in this book fascinating. It's an idea I've personally considered for more space-y, futuristic settings; essentially, people worship the universe and the starts instead of a “god”. The thing that sucks is that anyone who doesn't believe is pretty much dead.
One prediction I have, because I always have a prediction, is that Diabolics aren't as non-human as Nemesis is trying to make you think. She insists that Diabolics look almost exactly like humans but aren't, that they're something wild and different, but I'm pretty sure they're just normal people with some athletic enhancements (which has been proven to be possible through beauty bots already) and abuse since birth. She only ever describes being in a cage, being treated like an animal, but that doesn't mean she isn't human, it just means people treated her like she wasn't and made her and everyone else believe she wasn't. If I get bored I'll drop it, but I also picked up Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and I need to start it soon if I want to see the movie, so we'll see what happens.
Bye!
The thing that I didn't buy was that Bonnie not being put in prison. I thought killing someone was an immediate sentence, but she somehow got community service? I get that it was unintentional, and there were a bunch of factors listed like the weather and the fact that they were all drunk, but intoxicated manslaughter, even involuntary intoxicated manslaughter, is definitely something she should have gotten a harsher sentence.
I was right about Celeste being the donator to stop Madeline's kid, so I'm happy about that deduction.
This week I started reading The Diabolic by author. I picked it mainly because Annie said it was good, but I don't know if I like it yet. It's interesting for sure, but really weird. Basically, it's told from the point of view of Nemesis, a Diabolic, or someone genetically engineered to be a killing machine in order to protect someone. The problem is that a) all Diabolics were outlawed and were supposed to have been killed by their owners, and b) the father of the princess she's guarding made a booboo with the emperor. Oh, by the way, besides having assassins from birth, this is set in space so far in the future that it's the future of the future, after humans went into space and had settled there for a while before some stuff went wrong. So there's futuristic tech, but it's all falling apart. It kind of reminds me of another book series I've been reading on and off, where creativity is considered illegal, so no one can build new tech or repair it. Anyways, Sidonia, the girl Nemesis is protecting, is called to see the emperor, but since she could be killed as a punishment for her father, Nemesis goes instead. So she's both posing as someone and is still alive despite being a Diabolic. She doesn't care about being found out because she doesn't think she has a soul, but Sidonia says she'll kill herself if Nemesis dies. Seems like a bit much, if you ask me. I know they've grown up together and been best friends, but suicide is not the solution. It's called healthy grieving. The point is, all Nemesis cares about is Sidonia's safety, so if she dies, and Sidonia dies, she would be upset, only she would be dead, so maybe Sidonia wouldn't go through with it and she wouldn't know because she's dead, so what's the point? Basically it all goes in a circle and there's no point.
I do find the concept of religion in this book fascinating. It's an idea I've personally considered for more space-y, futuristic settings; essentially, people worship the universe and the starts instead of a “god”. The thing that sucks is that anyone who doesn't believe is pretty much dead.
One prediction I have, because I always have a prediction, is that Diabolics aren't as non-human as Nemesis is trying to make you think. She insists that Diabolics look almost exactly like humans but aren't, that they're something wild and different, but I'm pretty sure they're just normal people with some athletic enhancements (which has been proven to be possible through beauty bots already) and abuse since birth. She only ever describes being in a cage, being treated like an animal, but that doesn't mean she isn't human, it just means people treated her like she wasn't and made her and everyone else believe she wasn't. If I get bored I'll drop it, but I also picked up Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and I need to start it soon if I want to see the movie, so we'll see what happens.
Bye!
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Week 21- Awkward....
I'm honestly surprised I haven't finished this book yet, since I'm super into it. It's pretty long, though. I only have about 100 pages left, So hopefully I can finish it soon. I really want to read Simon VS. the Homo Sapiens agenda before the movie comes out.
Anyways, a lot of adult tuff has been coming up, by which I mean a lot of characters are talking about sex. I'm cool with it, but it's not what I was expecting out of a murder mystery centered on the moms of kindergarteners...
Also, Madeline's daughter is absolutely insane and tried to sell her virginity to stop sex trafficing, which is a nice cause and all but not super well thought-out. But then this guy messaged her and said he'd donate if she took down the website, just when her parents had found out and she had been too stubborn to listen to them. Madeline is skeptical, and so am I.
My guess is someone in the neighborhood found out and made up the email to stop her. It would probably be Celeste's husband, Perry, who is, besides abusive, filthy rich, and would be perfectly capable of donating to the cause. Or maybe Celeste herself, who Madeline told about the ordeal and has used Perry's money without him noticing in the past. The other possibility is that Abigail (Madeline's daughter) set everything up so that she could pretend to want to go through with it and have this guy ready to conveniently call it off. That seems less likely, though, since Abigail seemed to genuinely start regretting the website.
Meanwhile, Jane revealed that the father of her kid is Celeste's husband's cousin, and he physically and verbally abused her when they were... making Ziggy. And now she's finally gotten over the trauma and has been checking out the hot barista who she thought was gay but is actually straight and maybe into her? Pretty random, but I ship it, I guess.
Celeste is being a strong woman and seeing a therapist, and she rented an apartment in case she needs to leave, but it's pretty obvious she's not ready to leave, except apparently she told him she was leaving? But now they're going to the trivia night, which is when someone's gonna die, so maybe not? She'll probably be the one to die, since she's been hinting at it (if you can call directly stating it hinting) that Perry is going to kill her with his abuse sooner or later, and she just told him she was leaving him, and everyone is super drunk at the party. Also, someone in the transcript part said a little boy put a note on the casket, which rules out Renata. It could be Jane or Madeline, but Madeline is usually interacting with one of her gitls, not her boy Fred. Maybe Ziggy, though.
And as if Celeste's life didn't suck enough, Max is the one who was bullying Amabella. Did I tell you about that? Well, everyone thought Ziggy was hurting a girl in his class, but actually they're friends and no one knows because she didn't want Max, one of Celeste's twins, to hurt her more. It seems like everyone in Perry's family is violent, since he abuses his wife, his cousin abused Jane, and his son abused one of his classmates. And all of it sucks. I'll most likely finish the book over the break, so I'll update you then on what happens and who dies.
Anyways, a lot of adult tuff has been coming up, by which I mean a lot of characters are talking about sex. I'm cool with it, but it's not what I was expecting out of a murder mystery centered on the moms of kindergarteners...
Also, Madeline's daughter is absolutely insane and tried to sell her virginity to stop sex trafficing, which is a nice cause and all but not super well thought-out. But then this guy messaged her and said he'd donate if she took down the website, just when her parents had found out and she had been too stubborn to listen to them. Madeline is skeptical, and so am I.
My guess is someone in the neighborhood found out and made up the email to stop her. It would probably be Celeste's husband, Perry, who is, besides abusive, filthy rich, and would be perfectly capable of donating to the cause. Or maybe Celeste herself, who Madeline told about the ordeal and has used Perry's money without him noticing in the past. The other possibility is that Abigail (Madeline's daughter) set everything up so that she could pretend to want to go through with it and have this guy ready to conveniently call it off. That seems less likely, though, since Abigail seemed to genuinely start regretting the website.
Meanwhile, Jane revealed that the father of her kid is Celeste's husband's cousin, and he physically and verbally abused her when they were... making Ziggy. And now she's finally gotten over the trauma and has been checking out the hot barista who she thought was gay but is actually straight and maybe into her? Pretty random, but I ship it, I guess.
Celeste is being a strong woman and seeing a therapist, and she rented an apartment in case she needs to leave, but it's pretty obvious she's not ready to leave, except apparently she told him she was leaving? But now they're going to the trivia night, which is when someone's gonna die, so maybe not? She'll probably be the one to die, since she's been hinting at it (if you can call directly stating it hinting) that Perry is going to kill her with his abuse sooner or later, and she just told him she was leaving him, and everyone is super drunk at the party. Also, someone in the transcript part said a little boy put a note on the casket, which rules out Renata. It could be Jane or Madeline, but Madeline is usually interacting with one of her gitls, not her boy Fred. Maybe Ziggy, though.
And as if Celeste's life didn't suck enough, Max is the one who was bullying Amabella. Did I tell you about that? Well, everyone thought Ziggy was hurting a girl in his class, but actually they're friends and no one knows because she didn't want Max, one of Celeste's twins, to hurt her more. It seems like everyone in Perry's family is violent, since he abuses his wife, his cousin abused Jane, and his son abused one of his classmates. And all of it sucks. I'll most likely finish the book over the break, so I'll update you then on what happens and who dies.
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