Okay, I shall write up the Fintushel today or tomorrow. :)
If that makes any sense outside my head?
It does, entirely. And ties in with the innate magicness, werewolfness, or whatnot of the characters at play thematically: not having to take consequences for being different as well as gendered. A society of differents.
I'm not sure I think this analysis is as good a fit for Magic Bites as it is for other examples of the type.
*nod* I think it was the blatant talk of responsibility that made it click in my head re: the whole subgenre, which is why this all came out now and not with say, Keri Arthur's books or Carrie Vaughn's or Kelly Armstrong's or any other of the subgenre. Although it occurs that this is why I hurled Stolen across the room: "I will be tough until my boyfriend shows up, then I will revert into girl-privileges". Bleh.
that the points where Magic Bites is most inclined to falter--where the pieces feel like they don't fit--are those romance-y bits
Hmm. The whole thing with Crest...I'm not sure why it was there in some ways. I mean, aside from Teaching Kate A Lesson about...where she belongs? Or how her attitude affects others? I'm not sure.
I'm not sure about the Curran kiss either. It didn't fit how they seemed to be working (or fit my suspicions too well -- I groaned audibly). Also, doesn't he have one? Or were werewolves supposed to be poly? I wasn't clear on that. But yes, it seemed...too expected. Pandering.
I really do wish it'd stayed away from the everyone-wants-her. I mean, Jim? Was great.
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If that makes any sense outside my head?
It does, entirely. And ties in with the innate magicness, werewolfness, or whatnot of the characters at play thematically: not having to take consequences for being different as well as gendered. A society of differents.
I'm not sure I think this analysis is as good a fit for Magic Bites as it is for other examples of the type.
*nod* I think it was the blatant talk of responsibility that made it click in my head re: the whole subgenre, which is why this all came out now and not with say, Keri Arthur's books or Carrie Vaughn's or Kelly Armstrong's or any other of the subgenre. Although it occurs that this is why I hurled Stolen across the room: "I will be tough until my boyfriend shows up, then I will revert into girl-privileges". Bleh.
that the points where Magic Bites is most inclined to falter--where the pieces feel like they don't fit--are those romance-y bits
Hmm. The whole thing with Crest...I'm not sure why it was there in some ways. I mean, aside from Teaching Kate A Lesson about...where she belongs? Or how her attitude affects others? I'm not sure.
I'm not sure about the Curran kiss either. It didn't fit how they seemed to be working (or fit my suspicions too well -- I groaned audibly). Also, doesn't he have one? Or were werewolves supposed to be poly? I wasn't clear on that. But yes, it seemed...too expected. Pandering.
I really do wish it'd stayed away from the everyone-wants-her. I mean, Jim? Was great.