Thread:UltravioletDragon/@comment-35087380-20180824155744/@comment-35927322-20190415194831

173.206.39.119 wrote: SPOILERS FOR FLASHBACK

If you haven't read Flashback, spoilers...

Anyhow, I actually used to ship Sofitz, but after reading Flashback, I don't. The reason being-Sophie and Fitz unofficially "got together". It was forced, the fluff was...... yeah, and I realized Sofitz is like... dead. Dead and gone, but let's be honest, Flashback was a filler book. Like 150 pages were gore, around 20 were "moving the plot", and the rest was awkward fluff? boredom? strangeness? training which could have been awesome but wasn't, and them losing. A lot. Like A LOT.

Oops, that turned into a book review.

Sokeefe for life!

I read Flashback the day it came out! I agree about most of the book, that it was horridly gory or filler with little of the essential plot. But Sophitz moments in the books felt, if a little too heavy for life, then at least sweet. The characters think that they make each other happy, and that’s how I ship. They’re not exactly together, but I actually like that the author didn’t force a kissing romance, which is always weird in middle grade books for me.

Please know that I’m just arguing because that was the point of this thread for me, and I’m keeping up that and defending my opinions. Im not trying to attack.

Anyway (I realized I was getting bossy), I completely agree with you on Flashback. It showed pontential with trolls and battle training, and then it was losing, sitting in the hospital wing, shipping, and emotional messes. I just don’t consider Sophitz to be any worse off for the book, in which Sokeefe came off as really one-sided and Keefe was nasty more than supportive. This is just me, who would prefer middle grade fantasy to all be mandated aromantic so we can focus on the plot. (I do support the gay Wings of Fire ship that’s coming all the way, though.)