Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.135.19.252-20181116034422/@comment-2606:A000:1128:4169:18FB:F6F7:1E11:BF43-20181211030410

Also, speaking of Sophitz, I have something that I kinda want to happen in the next book, and if you really like Sophie, you might get mad at me. Sorry (sorta)

So, I've kind of noticed that Sophie has a habit of forgetting her friends? She tends to think that this fight only affects her, and it's only her problem, and she forgets that others are suffering too. Especially when it comes to Keefe and Fitz. Everyone else just slips her mind, and she's caught up in her guy-problems-angst. Marella has had to be a wake-up call for Sophie plenty of times (calling her out on not inviting them to training, warning her not to be dramatic with her "i don't know who i love" thing) and she is just now becoming a member of the team. Sophie totally forgot about Marella in the first book, and we all know how well that ended.

And here comes Fitz, comfessing his love, and here comes matchmaking, who up and karate chops that love with a big NOPE!!!! And here come the Neverseen with a HAHA WE HAVE YOUR SHADE!!!! But she's going to be so caught up in the "do i tell fitz, or do i not tell fitz" that she's going to forget other important things.

Did you guys notice how Sophie acted when Tam was taken? She acted like he was dead. ''Dead. ''"Tam was gone...", and she kept refering to it as a sacrifice, as if he was never coming back. In her mind, he's unreachable, and something she can't focus on right now--and with that, there goes everything Linh is suffering through.

Of course, Linh's not going to say anything. She knows Sophie's going through a lot, and she'll try to support her. But I think Sophie kind of takes her friends for granted. And with that, here comes Biana, who is one of Tam's good friends (cause they definitely got closer, with Tam assuming she was going to let him into Everglen to search the place, and she probably would have), and is upset about him being gone. With Sophie being all caught up in her Fitzy related problems, she's going to forget to comfort Linh, to be there for Linh like everyone else is there for her. So Biana gets close with Linh, and Linh gets close to Biana because of Alvar, and Biana decides to give Sophie a real wake-up call.

I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but to me, it's like Keefe, Sophie and Fitz are in their own little bubble. When they're together, nothing else matters. And i may sound like I'm exaggerating a bit, but in my mind, I'm not. And everyone says Biana and Sophie are make-over besties--but really, theyre not. Sophe barely spoke to Biana in Flashback. When Alvar comes up, it's always Fitz first. Then, as an afterhtught if she's lucky, Sophie will wonder how Biana's doing. But not often. She's really caught up in her boy problems, and honestly, that could be part of the reason they're so far behind the Neverseen--because Sophie's not being the proud independent moonlark everyone wants her to be.

There's a reason Tam still doesn't fully trust Sophie. She leans on others way too much, and he doesn't think she can protect his sister well enough for him to stay. But I don't think Sophie realizes that.

Anyway, sorry for the long rant. Please don't hate me.

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