I know we've talked Anita Blake/LKH to hell and back again. You know where I (very bitterly) stand on that. But have we ever talked Kim Harrison at any length? I don't think so...
Anyway, I stopped reading around book three for many reasons, one of which is the reason you mentioned above. Rachel was turning into another Anita Blake; she had these hidden, super-supernatural powers, everyone wanted to do her blue, and she was getting a little TOO abrasive to be likeable.
But my main reason for quitting was the whole Rachel/Ivy thing. When they were friends, it was awesome. Ivy was fantastic, Rachel was fantastic. They were THE Dynamic Duo. But then things had to turn to sex.
I don't care that Ivy's a lesbian. In fact, I think that's pretty damn cool. What I object to is that it feels like, to me, that the decision to make Ivy gay was total fanservice. It didn't feel legitimate to the character, which is due to the way Harrison wrote it in.
I also haaaaaated the way Rachel acted with Ivy about it. Rameena said it perfectly in that she let Ivy treat her like a lover when she didn't feel the same way. To me, it cheapened Both Rachel's and Ivy's characters significantly.
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Anyway, I stopped reading around book three for many reasons, one of which is the reason you mentioned above. Rachel was turning into another Anita Blake; she had these hidden, super-supernatural powers, everyone wanted to do her blue, and she was getting a little TOO abrasive to be likeable.
But my main reason for quitting was the whole Rachel/Ivy thing. When they were friends, it was awesome. Ivy was fantastic, Rachel was fantastic. They were THE Dynamic Duo. But then things had to turn to sex.
I don't care that Ivy's a lesbian. In fact, I think that's pretty damn cool. What I object to is that it feels like, to me, that the decision to make Ivy gay was total fanservice. It didn't feel legitimate to the character, which is due to the way Harrison wrote it in.
I also haaaaaated the way Rachel acted with Ivy about it. Rameena said it perfectly in that she let Ivy treat her like a lover when she didn't feel the same way. To me, it cheapened Both Rachel's and Ivy's characters significantly.