[Report This]Date: July 24 2023 5:15 AM Title: Chapter 5 - The Great Escape
I am just now able to catch up on reading chapter 2-5 of volume II. I wanted to leave a review breaking down my thoughts on each chapter for what it’s worth.
Chapter-2
The start of this chapter caught me off guard, I was not expecting Ben to take this to the level he did. He obviously had been trying this for awhile albeit to no success. Jinshin seems to come out of nowhere to keep him from succeeding in his endeavor. I was happy to see we were enlightened a bit on her feeling for Ben although she still doesn’t understand the depth yet. I would suspect we will be seeing this as we move through the chapters. Although Ben has made strong arguments toward Jinshin I get the feeling Ben’s resolve will soon be broken with his imprisonment. It is interesting how Jinshin has searched for ways to justify her actions in her life and landing on Ben’s predicament as his bias outlook not taking responsibility in her role in these atrocities. Looking forward to reading and learning more about Jinshin’s emotional attachment with Ben and how far she will go to protect him. Jinshin and Ben have become my favorite characters in this drama. My personal humble opinion now is that you have a dynamic between these two that surpasses the others. A spinoff of these two characters lives together and the drama that unfolds with them could easily happen.
As the chapter progressed, we learned more of Jacobs ability. After what happened in the container, I can see Deita creating an enormous amount of drama between her Jacob and Blair. Deita and her deviousness through her newfound feelings toward Jacob. I am getting the feeling she will go to devilish lengths to get what she wants. I would not put it past her to take measures to eliminate all possible roadblocks standing in her way to get what she wants even if it is to remove what she perceives as her competition now that she knows Jacob can shrink multiple people at the same time by them just touching each other. It was sad to see the response from Jacob in this chapter regarding Liz’s fate.
Chapter 3
Okay I must say the start of this chapter gave me hope that there may be possible hope for Liz. It is interesting to learn some of the details of Deita’s room, shedding some light on her persona. My first impression of her was not the neat and organized but rather mor chaotic in nature. This was interesting how through the previous chapters you seem to create an internal image of a person’s personality and they are not exactly the way to perceived them to be. This was a fresh breath of air as these little details strewn throughout the story will keep you interested.
The interaction between Liz and Jacob was heart wrenching to say the least then the WOW factor occurred. I was NOT expecting Deita to appear. There is a lot to unpack with Deita and Jacob’s interaction. This interaction was very intriguing and opened a lot of possibilities. Deita has a lot of soul searching that will gage how she moves forward with how she interacts with Jacob.
My earlier thoughts of what she may do from the previous chapter stand but the reason she will go about it is due to vindictiveness rather than eliminating what she may perceive as competition. WOW this was a great chapter and had some unexpected plot twists.
Chapter 4
This chapter is a great analytical approach to learning how Annie (Gullivette) and Jacob received their powers. We learn how Annie escapes the facility leaving Jacob behind. She didn’t even try and find out if he was still alive but rather just ran away.
The similarities between Annie and Deita are striking. This may be one of the reasons Jacob hates Deita as she may subconsciously remind him of Annie. There could be some suppressed feelings toward Annie he is not aware of due to the nature of her leaving him behind. It is interesting how all these characters intertwine with each other.
Chapter 5
So now we get a glimpse into the research that Avaramix and his goons are performing. More intriguing drama is sure to come. The infatuation Deita has for Jacob may interfere with her ability to help in the future if Avaramix determines it is time to collect DNA from Jacob.
Again, Jinshin shows up out of nowhere and collects Ben. There is an uncanny ability that Jinshin seems to have for finding Ben. Again the dialog between Jinshin and Ben is amazing. I must say their chemistry together is the reason I have grown to love these two characters the most.
I hope my review is helpful or interesting in some way. Looking forward to reading more chapters.
Author's Response:
Hands down my favorite review now. I don't even know where to start!
I'm definitely a huge fan of Jinshin and Ben myself, their development is certainly not without a specific purpose. Things will seem to ramp up pretty quickly.
Deita and Jacob definitely have a more complex dynamic now. What would Deita do now to try and get Jacob to not hate her so damn much lol. Poor Liz though, guess her fate is sealed.
I love the breakdowns you gave per chapter. If it wasn't 4AM I'd go into them more but honestly you seem to have a good sense of things. And of course, it always pleases me to avert reader expectations <3
Cannot wait to keep writing! Work can't end soon enough!