Playing catch up yet again…

Jaylen and Dash were on Katie Couric last night and it was a lovely little segment. You can view the video at dashmihok.com.

Had a good Halloween even though the weather was super gross because it was cold and rainy. Aidan and Alex each ended up with like 5 pounds of candy. No, I’m not joking. They weighed it.

Been reading a lot lately. Finished Wicked Lovely on Monday, Dead and Gone Tuesday and Ink Exchange yesterday. I LOVED Ink Exchange so much. It’s very dark, but in the end, everyone ended up where they needed to be. A lot the reviews I read weren’t very positive, but I don’t understand why. It might be a story about faeries, but the themes are that of pain, suffering, addiction, loss, need, survival and trying to reclaim yourself. It’s sad and awful, but having lived through a lot of things in the book and coming out the other side broken but still alive and breathing really struck a chord in me. Maybe the people who reviewed it negatively don’t have any frame of reference and therefore just didn’t understand. No idea. Anyhoodle, on to some of the characters… I’m in love with the character of Niall and I hope to see much more of him in the next book. I never cared for Irial, but I understand why he did what he did from start to finish. As for Leslie, I feel for her and understand the awful pain she feels and why she so desperately wants to reclaim herself and make it all stop even though the way she can make it stop could ultimately destroy her. I didn’t really like the characters of Aislinn and Keenan in this one though. They seem different than in the 1st book. Aislinn grated on my nerves until the end of the book and I just hated Keenan in this one. He was a total ass, which kind of sucks because I actually grew to like him in the 1st book. Seth is still a great character, but just not in this one for long. The one character I really miss in this one is Donia. She was my favorite in the 1st book and I’m really hoping she returns in the next one.
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