#compelling characters

I'm counting these as 1 character bc they are an OT3 and I will not separate them (Nathan, Annalise, and Gabriel, from The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself). I fell in love with this show and the small things they did to show character and connection in a single season. It wasn't perfect but man was there room to grow, but it sadly will never happen.

Then like...i was talking about how when X-Men first came out back in the day and the crush on Wolverine was strong but I was never interested in Hugh Jackman outside that role. I only found him attractive as Wolverine, because he just...embodied the character.

Here is current version of that, Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack From Furiosa. Just such a character.

Frank Castle, The Punisher. Ok i will allow myself one moment of thirst. The abs. The BLOOD.

Lastly, you'd expect Klaus here, but sometimes that fucker looks so goofy I cannot handle it. Truly a chameleon. So instead I'll go with Niska from Humans. I just love her face? And her character was Not Easy To Like

kisses

Why anyone would suggest Louie is boring is beyond me, yet I found someone like that recently. When I came to after blacking out from the strangeness of that notion, this 35-and-a-half minute monster of a video manifested in my projects folder. What a coincidence!

I mean. You don't have to LIKE Louie. (I love Louie and won't pretend I don't, but I understand why some people want to gnaw him.) But... uninteresting?? When there are so many little details that can spark intrigue into his character???

Now, serious conversation guys

I know PB is investing hard on books with a more adult approach, with fast romance and spicy scenes, but honestly they can’t hold a candle to books with a bit of slow burn. And hear me out, the problem is not exactly being a mature book or not. It’s about how shallow the characters and their bonds are.

YES, I AM TALKING ABOUT WITNESS. And I fear The Nanny series will go down the same way. Just played two chapters to get my diamonds.

Most of you will remember A Courtesan of Rome. Even though it was indeed a Mature book, the relationship didn’t opt for the fast and shallow route. It took us I don’t even remember how many now, but it was more than we wanted A LOT to get to the good parts with Marc Antony.

It took us A LOT to get something with our LI (mine if Tyril, of course. I’m so predictable) in Blades (significatively less than ACOR, because Blades has less chapters, thankfully it will get more books) and it’s taking A LOT for us to even kiss Edward.

And you won’t hear me complaining. Because even though I’d love to get soon to the good parts with Edward (and I think it’s the same for those romancing Charlie), I’m enjoying very much not only his interactions with MC, but the rest of the book as well. While I’m not romancing Charlie right now (money issues), I enjoy her scenes with MC. I so love Ginny (my precious girl), I love Jonas (he reminds me of Antony. Screw that, HE IS ANTONY, with a different personality of course), I love Henry, I love Maggie, I love Axton and Adelia, I love the plot!!!

Gosh, I so love the mystery surrounding the artifacts, the mystery surrounding Edward and the Admiral’s relationship, the mystery surround Edward’s past.

So yeah, I kinda want to kiss Edward and enjoy the good parts, but more than that I want to enjoy a good story, with believable characters and compelling narrative. And Distant Shores is giving me exactly that. So PB, instead of investing more on “erotic” books, maybe you could invest more in books with a good storyline and give us more descriptive steamy scenes, because no matter how descriptive a smut may be, I AM NOT spending my money on it if it has a shabby storyline.