Thread:Applebaby12/@comment-38480398-20191022074247

Anyways, I said I'd send you my Sophie rant, didn't I? Please bear in mind it's been a while since I've reread the books, so I'm paraphrasing...

I actually really liked Sophie in books one and two... I admire that she could alst so long in the human world as a telepath. I admire the strength it took for her to leave her family and start a whole new way of life with literally no warning, especially with her being so special and powerful. She was brave and determined while she fought against her new world, but also the Black Swan (well, sort of), trying the whole time to 'fit in', rebuild her life. And she grew as a character, finding another family- Edaline and Grady can never be her parents, she can never be Jolie- but they're still a family. In Exile, her mind was cracking. She was scared and overwhelmed and still did her best to fix things and protect the people she cared about. She let Forkle inject her with a substance that triggers a deadly allergy so she could save Alden. She's afraid and does things despite it, because she believes that she's doing what is right. That's what I'd call a strong character. I would have loved to watch this Sophie grow and develop, with her natural strength pushing her through tough times.

And then Everblaze happened. And it's like Shannon started undoing Sophie. She breaks a law, nearly gets carried off by Dimitar and gets punished for it. So she tries to stay sedated as long as she possibly can. She sulks and whines and no, it's not the low self-esteem that bothers me. I'm not even sure if I'd consider it low self-esteem. She's not worried she's worthless, she's upset that she's no longer important and special. That's a pretty selfish thing to be sulking about, don't you think? Sorry, Sophie, but your world might be in danger, you family and friends certainly are- we don't have time for you to throw yourself a pity party because you're no longer the special snowflake. I'm not saying she shouldn't be upset. She should. But she wallows. She sulks and pities herself and becomes effectively useless. In my house, that's known as being a drama queen or throwing a tantrum. She does it in Flashback too. My friends are training without me while I'm stuck here! *sulks* Without me! *pouts* That wasn't very nice, not put very well, but it's possibly the best way for me to sum up what I feel Sophie was like for the hospital scene. 