Talk:Keefe Sencen/@comment-37645301-20190208210859

I just want to see Keefe happy. Out of all the character in KOTLC, not only has he grown the most, he's suffered the most too. The one thing that I think needs to happen if a fight between Fitz and Keefe. The two of them haven't been close since Everblaze. I get it--I was mad at Keefe after Neverseen too. Fitz had every right to feel betrayed. It doesn't help that Keefe reminds him of Alvar at times (though I personally don't see any similarities anymore). As much as I loved Nightfall, I was disappointed in how the boys never tried to repair their friendship, at least not that we saw.

Flashback was painful to read for three reasons for me:

1) A long and boring middle with little to no plot development (feel free to disagree below). Over 250 pages of just Sophie in the hospital. That's just...sad. I got bored by the halfway mark. That's never happened to me before with this series. It broke my heart.

2) Keefe letting Sophie go. Watching his reaction to Sophie and Fitz made me tear up. I know he did the right thing, letting Sophie be happy. But THAT HURTS. And yet I've never been so proud. He's grown so much.

3) Fitz going back to his anger like in Exile. I get it--the echoes, his brother's a traitor, blah, blah, blah. But I'm sorry, his character is just...too flat. I think what I dislike about Fitz the most is what he represents. I get it, these books are fiction. No is real here, even Keefe is too perfect at times. But has Sophie ever had a fight with Fitz? No. Because, as she has admitted before, she's scared of him not liking her. Fitz to me is the princely character who does nothing but look hot and gets whatever he wants. Biana went through the same pain Fitz did but she doesn't take out her anger on her close friends. What kind of friend lashes out at others, BUT DOESN"T ACKNOWLEDGE HIS MISTAKES and apologize afterward.

At least Keefe is trying to change. Fitz? I hope he does in the next book. Because I am just too tired of watching him get away with everything. There is no excuse for hurting others. And if a book series is going to let readers think that's an attractive trait in a romantic partner, then that's heartbreaking.

But Sharron would never do that. I hope, but book 8, Fitz and Keefe get some character development, romantic or otherwise.