CincyKris

Keith has spent so much of his life in his dad's shadow and community, he constantly feels inadequate in "middle class" life. But, I think he is realizing he is not as different from Thomas and Allison as he thought. Most of us who grew up working class and/or middle class would truly be a fish out of water in a "properly posh" place. But those places tend to keep out all but the rich.

Wow, the big, gay, Thursday wedding was perfectly off-kilter for these perfectly off-kilter women. Felicity got her fancy dress-up wedding, Ashlee got her Dad back (he has redeemed himself), Uyen finally let loose and will hopefully get laid, and Sarah is back in her groove. She pulled out some of that determined girl from the old trailer and literally told Jeff to "shit or get off the pot"! And he did! You left our girls with promising futures, not fairytales, which I appreciate. They will continue to have ups and downs, but they now have enough confidence to get through the downs. Thank you!

I loved the extended and unconsummated foreplay between Ben and Sam. I think Ben is the right man to get past Sam's armor and convince him he's worth it. As for A.J., maybe Sofia needs a good man, but definitely not Addie, that's just ewww!

Even though all the pieces of your puzzle remain stubbornly separate, I feel like I just found a corner piece with the story of the Jasu Kirmith. I look forward to discovering how this huge discovery will effect our beloved heroes and our hated enemies.

River's brain short circuited because it received a moment of quiet. Now he is going to chase that feeling. If an addiction actually makes your life better, shouldn't you seek it? The danger is putting someone else in charge of not only his body, but of his mental health. Scary for someone as stubbornly independent as River. I think Kenji appeared in River's life at the right time.

I have a feeling that Greg will shake up their comfortable routine. Hmmmm, just what does Mr. Heyward have planned for the supposedly straight Greg?

Lots of activity and developments! It sounds like they are going to set up the shops first, clear out the current workroom to be a bedroom for Ollie. Or move to the currently furnished apartment so Ollie has a bedroom, while working on the shops. Then move back to the townhouse while the apartments are being combined. Then move into the new bigger apartment. All that moving makes me tired just thinking about it!

More comfortable settling in. Before long, Keith will wonder why he was so scared. It's great to see the guys happy and anxiety free.

I finished the chapter, and enjoyed the conversation with Max. Perhaps Sofia will develop more as a character later, but so far she is just playing the part of victim. Since she, Addy (the Connor clone), and cute Emma are the principle reason for Sam to come home, I feel like Sofia should be meeting Sam halfway. I don't dislike Max because he doesn't want to settle down. Max can't change how he feels anymore than Sam can just stop being in love with him. Hopefully Ben will be a better match for him.

Perhaps it is because I had to break off reading this chapter after the conversation with Sofia, but I am left feeling that she is depending on Sam to fix everything, and he is buying into it. I sympathize with her struggles and blame Connor for everything, but when is she going to start trying to fix her own life rather than depending on other people to fix everything. She is a grown adult who made terrible decisions when terrible things happened to her. Sam doesn't really owe her anything, but he is trying to clean up his brother's mess while dealing with PTSD. How is Addy going to turn out any differently than her father when Sofia is a copy of Sam's and Connor's mother?

This is a wonderful continuation of the fantastical adventures of Kieran and his ever widening group of friends. We get a taste of tradition, politics, intrigue, and new realm powers. I highly recommend this joyful story!

Thank you for this satisfying ending (for now). Our boys certainly influenced the results, but for all anyone in power can tell, it was all done naturally. Making the vote one of conscience allowed the members to decide for themselves, which is always the best way to make changes and keep the members engaged. I look forward greatly to new adventures!

Imagine what could happen if Tad’s bracelets made contact with Brathay’s gem!

I'm wondering if we'll see more from Josh, since he has not been a central character thus far. I am surprised he didn't go after Sarah immediately upon hiring her! He's kind of a pig, but at least he made a good decision. I frequently wondered why Ashlee had never been to therapy, now I know! Other than her orientation, she is a clone of her mother. But at least Ashlee is trying, her mother is still oblivious to her own mental health. Cathy is receiving the kind of criticism she has been dishing out for years. That's the problems with fundamentalists, they love agreeing with each other in their harsh judgements, but if you just barely sway out of the predetermined lane, you're on the ass end of all those judgements. Her father doesn't seem to have a strong personality, this quote sums him up as a person: Fred did his best to keep her happy, ready so step in with a hug, a kiss, and a quickie when her grit ran out. I'm so glad to see Ashlee and Felicity in couples therapy, they both are trying to compromise, Felicity with actions and Ashlee with restraint. Hopefully Ashlee will see a psychiatrist at some point to work on her OCD. This is a great first step.

I wonder what Mwangi's secret ability is? I think Jamie will be much happier at the British version of the X-Files, plus all the officers have some kind of power, something Mulder and Scully lacked. I agree with the other readers, you have a wonderful set-up for great future stories, if you wish. I don't think I've ever read a more complete characterization of inherited arrogance. RMW will go to his grave knowing he is justified in all his decisions due to his birthright. This is the attitude that conquered nations in the age colonialism, alive and well in modern times. His type will never change.