CollieIn the end, it is true there may be folks associated with the allies of these female heroines who want these women dead. It’s also…
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This collecting of unlikely allies into community — often in ways the various factions had never before envisioned — is nicely done in the Cassandra…
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I should note clearly here I’m not trying to show how Harry is “bad” and everyone else is “good” — because I think all four…
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Another curious case in point: the shadow of Lasciel the Temptress (an ancient and evil Fallen angel) seemed to succumb surprisingly quickly to Harry’s sometimes,…
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I find this fascinating for a number of reasons, not least of which is it matches my life experience, and seems to be reflected in…
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In his favor I should note Harry has more than once gone out of his way to help family, and rescue both lovers and those…
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On the other hand, heroically doing the right thing is important to Karen Chance’s heroine, Cassandra Palmer. Perhaps because she remembers what it is to…
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Oddly enough, in Midnight’s Daughter (Karen Chance’s story of a “dhampir” or half-vampire), Dorina Basarab is specifically a killer — a bounty hunter for the…
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I believe it’s reasonable to therefore conclude that personal independence is at the very least a necessary marker on the Heroine’s Journey. Further, the struggle…
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I will make one personal caveat before I start: despite much screeching and near-hysterical insistence that “man” automatically equates to (or conflates with) “human,” the…
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