tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post6733067738746726119..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: The challenging heroineMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-58918937613637029952012-08-03T13:17:29.315-04:002012-08-03T13:17:29.315-04:00I think Molly's series has grown stronger with...I think Molly's series has grown stronger with each book too. Really great.<br /><br />Sinead, great point about Victoria building a sisterhood. I'd kind of forgotten that. (Now I want to read the book again. ASAP).<br /><br />Molly is so good at layering in things. All the family stuff, and then the friendship stuff. Tori is so alone (other than her son and brother) during the first book. Isolated and cut off. And for her to build those strong relationships with other women, especially given who they are, without being spoilerish, really helps show how she builds her strength beyond falling in love.<br /><br />Awesome, awesome books.<br /><br />And I think I loved the Billy and Maddy book best. And readers have to wait until Feb? Jan? What's the date, Molly? To read that one. :)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-24957083620038386092012-08-03T11:52:07.940-04:002012-08-03T11:52:07.940-04:00Sinead - totally agree. And my secret is I loved b...Sinead - totally agree. And my secret is I loved book 2 more. I think because I was so invested in Victoria. I totally saw that in that making her a heroine for book 2 Molly was seriously going to have to take this character on a journey. And I was happy to be along for the ride. <br /><br />And when you see the negative stuff (what little of it there is) I actually think it's a good thing.<br /><br />So far not one review I read has said ... meh... I didn't really know what I thought. I think that speaks to what these books are trying to achieve in paving a new path in contemporary romance.<br /><br />I also love the reviews that say I didn't think I was going to like Victoria in book 2... but I really came to love her.<br /><br />Awesome!Stephanie Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448686465587131952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-6366118398725938282012-08-03T11:26:05.500-04:002012-08-03T11:26:05.500-04:00I loved Tara Jean, too. Such an awesome heroine. I...I loved Tara Jean, too. Such an awesome heroine. I can't wait to see what Molly does with Victoria. <br /><br />It's hard to make a difficult heroine work, I think. She's got to be something more than difficult. I mentioned being surprised how much empathy I had for the heroine in Young Adult. She's a horrible person, but I could see why and it broke my heart. <br /><br />Other times, I can't get it to work. I hated the musical Chicago. I thought the world would be a better place if both Renee Zelwegger and Catherine Zeta Jones' characters had to ride Old Sparky.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.com