Ever the Brave

Hello,

It's me, I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet. To go over this book I finished. You liked that transition? I know it sucked. I'm sooooorry.

I finished Ever the Brave, the end of Britta and Cohen's story but not the end of the series. Actually, I'm kind of confused about that, but it's fine. In this book, Britta literally just wants to live by herself in her father's cottage. Unfortunately, the king has other ideas. Britta saved King Aodren from the mysterious Spiriter's influence and is now intent on making her a noblewoman. He also has an unwanted crush. Cohen is out here just being a pain. I forget what he does at the beginning of the book, only that it's annoying. There are also people out there who want to influence Britta to the dark side. Can she resist the temptation? Will she get the quiet forest life she craves? (Spoiler alert: the answer to that last question is no.)


I have to say, I'm a little peeved. In the evidence to the right, Erin CLEARLY says there's a character set up to be some sort of gay. And so, I read this book. Searching, searching. Where's the gay? Where are they? I was so sure it was Leif, because he was blushy around the king, but then he hooks up with Gillian at the end. Aodren likes Britta and shows no bisexual tendencies. Everyone else is tragically straight. So I'm still left unfulfilled. Where. Is. The. Gay? They don't exist. It could possibly be Lirra, but she was too busy being rude and grating on my nerves to show any gayness. Also, she was checking Cohen out in the first one. Not that she could not be bisexual too, but she doesn't show a liking for girls. I've been jebaited and I don't appreciate it. Also, a bunch of annoying female characters were added to this book that I also don't appreciate. Maybe I wasn't reading as I should have, but I thought Gillian from the end was the matronly healer woman. Then it turns out she's a maid? And an annoying tit of a woman. She's the human equivalent of a little yappy dog. She never shuts up or stops nagging. And apparently, Britta's okay with that? Like, Britta's personality does not fit her, and no matter how long they've been living together, I can't see her adjusting to her at all. But Erin makes her. Then there's Lirra, who's just ornery and rubs me the wrong way and ugh. I don't like her at all. Like, go home.

Plots kind of wild. It pales in comparison to the character issues I have, so I guess it's fine. All those other English elements that my professor feels he has to teach me about because I don't remember them from third grade are a thing. I don't are about them though.

If you couldn't tell, characters mean a lot to me. They play a big part in whether or not I like the book. I don't really like the new characters in this book. They annoy me to no end. Can't say I vibe with them. I'll still read the last one though. Gotta do it for the fans.

Ship: :/
Snakes: Jamis, Phelia, Lirra, half of Malam tbh
Babe: Finn (needs protection), Leif

6/10
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