#halflifetrilogy

Half Bad! I loved this series so flipping much. Nathan is such a great protagonist for me: his life is total shit but he never gets maudlin or gives up. And he is so fiercely loyal and loving! Also I cannot say enough good things about the narrator, Karl Prekopp. Seriously, he is amazing! 🎧 • • • QOTD: what's your favorite book trilogy? Half Bad is mine because most of my other favs are longer series or standalones. 📚 • • • #halfbad #halfbadtrilogy #halflifetrilogy #sallygreen #book #books #bookstagram #bookish #bibliophile #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography #instabook #igreads #ya #yafantasy #fantasy #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtbooks #trilogy #photography #photooftheday #flatlay #aesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPFj8VHZBT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n75yid8i3a7u

Actually it devolved. In my first draft of Half Bad, the relationship became fully developed early on and they quickly became lovers.  But I changed it, to rein it back and leave somewhere for the story to go to. I still like that first draft, though: I felt it was totally real. And although Half Bad is a fantasy story about witches, real is what I’m after in the characters and their stories. So I knew Nathan and Gabriel’s relationship would deepen, but it would take three books rather than thirty pages. Their relationship is a vital part of the trilogy and of the full story of Nathan’s life. Annalise, Nathan’s first love, gets him part way along his journey – but Gabriel is his soulmate.