Then the door opens, and there's Tony Bennington, which prompts Anita to say "Son of a bitch" because of how surprised she is to see that he's not Natalie Zell.
That's because Zell would have had the good sense to hire competent professionals. She had the sense to wait until her husband was dead before trying to pretend axe murder him.
Anita gets all pissed at him calling them spares because "they're people, not extra tires in case of emergency" and I would agree with her except basically they are about that interchangeable and Anita only seems to care about them for utilitarian purposes.
I shall henceforth call the harem the Spare Rubbers.
Secondly, I like that Anita has apparently dealt with so many amateur versus experienced 'villains' that she knows what they do or don't do. it's kind of funny, and also correct? I mean, this is book number WHAT? She could probably give classes!
She could, but I'm sure it would be long, meandering and rambley when one could simply read the Evil Overlord's Handbook instead.
So Anita pushes him back, snarls, and says "I rule myself! I don't need another king!" Ooh, so feisty and independent! Remember, writers, it doesn't matter if your heroine ever actually DOES anything, as long as she says sassy defiant stuff she counts as a Strong Woman...or is that a Faux Action Heroine that I'm thinking of?
She's Queen Bee of the Doomcrotch and no one should forget it! I think it's Faux Action Heroine BTW. And it's more that she does everything with male genitals and the power up of the week. I'd rather she did nothing.
It was too much to hope for that dubiously hidden knife getting used wasn't it? :P
I'm guessing this is Silas. Whoever he is, I love him oodles already for punching Anita.
And thank goodness he's here! Someone with the sense to knock out the rampaging magic-thingie!
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Date: 2013-01-23 09:54 pm (UTC)That's because Zell would have had the good sense to hire competent professionals. She had the sense to wait until her husband was dead before trying to pretend axe murder him.
Anita gets all pissed at him calling them spares because "they're people, not extra tires in case of emergency" and I would agree with her except basically they are about that interchangeable and Anita only seems to care about them for utilitarian purposes.
I shall henceforth call the harem the Spare Rubbers.
Secondly, I like that Anita has apparently dealt with so many amateur versus experienced 'villains' that she knows what they do or don't do. it's kind of funny, and also correct? I mean, this is book number WHAT? She could probably give classes!
She could, but I'm sure it would be long, meandering and rambley when one could simply read the Evil Overlord's Handbook instead.
So Anita pushes him back, snarls, and says "I rule myself! I don't need another king!" Ooh, so feisty and independent! Remember, writers, it doesn't matter if your heroine ever actually DOES anything, as long as she says sassy defiant stuff she counts as a Strong Woman...or is that a Faux Action Heroine that I'm thinking of?
She's Queen Bee of the Doomcrotch and no one should forget it! I think it's Faux Action Heroine BTW. And it's more that she does everything with male genitals and the power up of the week. I'd rather she did nothing.
It was too much to hope for that dubiously hidden knife getting used wasn't it? :P
I'm guessing this is Silas. Whoever he is, I love him oodles already for punching Anita.
And thank goodness he's here! Someone with the sense to knock out the rampaging magic-thingie!