Reviewer: 280077s Signed
Date: August 13 2018
Title: Chapter 24: Chapter 24
Wow, uh, the ending was kind of abrupt, no offense intended. There seems to be a lot of loose ends left un-tied, i.e. the future of the Titans, Annallya's mother is still out there, The Titans who invaded Thylara barely had any introduction or backstory fleshed out, it just seemed to happen so fast, and Andrill seems to have completely disapppeared from the story (I completely forgot he even existed, I had to go back to chapter 1 to remember his name). I mean I understand why Annallya loves Gaelin, but didn't Andrill love her too?
All in all it just seems very rushed, and certain plot points seemed to have been built up only to have lot of questions un-answered.
Author's Response: Allow me to tie those up:
-Annallya already speculated on the future of Titans as she watched her city burn. If you were wondering about whether or not they'd face a literal trial and judgment at the hands of humans, that was never the intended ending. Everyone picked up on one line and assumed that the story would end with all of the Titans standing trial before the humans. This isn't a story where the humans come out on top and Titans learn to accept them. This is a story about escape and survival. Frankly, the humans are lucky enough to be alive at the moment. There's no way they're heading back there to try their hand at revenge.
-the fight between Annallya and her mother was meant to be a form of closure. She wasn't needed for anything else. Without a city to provide humans for, there's no more point in having her as an antagonist.
-no they didn't have much backstory but they had build up going all the way back to chapter 13 and continuing from there. They're more of a plot device, so there was only so much needed to make them relevant in the story.
-no Andrill never loved Annallya. He cared about her because she became his friend in a Titan environment. They never had any interaction that built up any romantic feelings between the two. Plus he was kept away from her through most of the story.