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The Meh and the Yay
1. Apparently BPAL stuff takes forever to ship. *cries* LOL
2. I bought some stevia to try. It tastes exactly like a Sweet-n-Low packet. Bleck. My little foray down the sugar substitute aisle also reminded me that I don't like agave as a sweetener. Boo and also hiss.
3. I finished the final book in the Newsflesh trilogy.
I think the second book is my favorite, but I really liked this concluding book.
I loved how resourceful clone!Georgia is. I love that she is able to accept that she isn't quite Georgia and think about how to move on from that. And holy Flowers in the Attic, Batman, was that kiss with Shaun exactly what I've been waiting for. I wondered if the writer would have the balls to make Georgia/Shaun unmistakable and explicitly stated, and she did! Yay!!!!!!
The moment where Shaun reflects that clone!Georgia isn't really Georgia but she's good enough is very bittersweet.
I also really appreciated the treatment of the Mason parents. The interactions we got with them in this book is what I have wanted all along. Clearly the people are flawed. Clearly they were not good parents. But that moment when Shaun wonders if his parents see the ghost of their dead son or hear his voice or look around at their house like it's a grave--that kicked me in the gut. Because it's something he never could have come close to understanding without losing Georgia first. It doesn't excuse anything the Masons have done, but it was nice to see Shaun develop some empathy there.
I cannot believe that Becks died. *sniffle*
I am so glad that Rick and President Ryman were ultimately not bad guys, and I liked the explanation the book gave for the global game.
Of course, I also am a fan of Shaun and Georgia riding off into the sunset where they can be left alone, just the two of them--no parents, no public, no cameras. Just the most gloriously co-dependent ending this book could have had. LOL
I wholeheartedly recommend reading this series to everyone!
2. I bought some stevia to try. It tastes exactly like a Sweet-n-Low packet. Bleck. My little foray down the sugar substitute aisle also reminded me that I don't like agave as a sweetener. Boo and also hiss.
3. I finished the final book in the Newsflesh trilogy.
I think the second book is my favorite, but I really liked this concluding book.
I loved how resourceful clone!Georgia is. I love that she is able to accept that she isn't quite Georgia and think about how to move on from that. And holy Flowers in the Attic, Batman, was that kiss with Shaun exactly what I've been waiting for. I wondered if the writer would have the balls to make Georgia/Shaun unmistakable and explicitly stated, and she did! Yay!!!!!!
The moment where Shaun reflects that clone!Georgia isn't really Georgia but she's good enough is very bittersweet.
I also really appreciated the treatment of the Mason parents. The interactions we got with them in this book is what I have wanted all along. Clearly the people are flawed. Clearly they were not good parents. But that moment when Shaun wonders if his parents see the ghost of their dead son or hear his voice or look around at their house like it's a grave--that kicked me in the gut. Because it's something he never could have come close to understanding without losing Georgia first. It doesn't excuse anything the Masons have done, but it was nice to see Shaun develop some empathy there.
I cannot believe that Becks died. *sniffle*
I am so glad that Rick and President Ryman were ultimately not bad guys, and I liked the explanation the book gave for the global game.
Of course, I also am a fan of Shaun and Georgia riding off into the sunset where they can be left alone, just the two of them--no parents, no public, no cameras. Just the most gloriously co-dependent ending this book could have had. LOL
I wholeheartedly recommend reading this series to everyone!
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I'm trying stevia because I can't have aspartame or sucralose and need something no to low cal.
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*goes to check*
I got the Truvia brand. It makes sense there would be variations.
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