Talk:Keefe and Sophie/@comment-2A02:C7D:4B01:3F00:FCFD:A69A:19F8:5A34-20191126073747

I wrote this before Legacy came out. It was part of my rant that KOTLC was a bit too long, which consequently had a negative impact on the plot:

Earlier on in the series, I got excited to find out who her parents were and I really wanted to know who it was. There were so many interesting theories and it felt as though Sophie was just about to find out. Now, however, it feels stretched out and it just doesn’t drag me in. At this point, I feel like whoever her parents are, I just won’t be as surprised as I would have done if their identities were revealed. Even if it was Fintan, my reaction would be, ‘Yeah, I’d thought it could possibly be him’, and I wouldn’t care (well, I would, but not that much). For a plot point like that, it would have been much more surprising if it was revealed sooner. Seven whole books, and one coming up soon, yet we still don’t have a single lead because all of the ones Sophie has guessed have been denied. And by ‘we’, I mean the characters in the book. The Fandom has so many guesses and speculations, being narrowed down to a few main ones, that whatever Messenger picks won’t be a shock. And even if they were revealed in Legacy, it would still feel like a bit too long.

This is what I thought the whole parent malarkey would have been like. When I read the scene that revealed that Oralie was Sophie's mum, I have to admit, I got a little excited because it was pulled off very well, in my opinion. But I wasn't shocked. When I look at other parts of the FANDOM, I don't see everyone getting all 'OH MY WORD, HER MUM (MOM) IS ORALIE! I'M SO SHOCKED!'. Feel free to prove me wrong but this is just my opinion.