The torture/abuse Ash went through was the biggest part of his past,basically his whole life before his death,except for the short time he spent in secret with Ryssa.Did you want less torture? More 'safe' time with Ryssa?Or do you think it was just the right amount? -- RBL Dark Hunter Board

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Date Posted: 21:26:04 09/01/08 Mon
Author: Boadicea
Subject: The torture/abuse Ash went through was the biggest part of his past,basically his whole life before his death,except for the short time he spent in secret with Ryssa.Did you want less torture? More 'safe' time with Ryssa?Or do you think it was just the right amount?

For me,this part of the book was the best.I know some people were put off by the brutality,the endless suffering he went through,the beatings & rapes he endured on a daily basis.I got to know him that way,know who he was and what he endured.It bothered me on an emotional level,I cried & raged for his suffering & treatment as a human being,as a friend I'd come to know over the years.But the severity of it,the level of abuse really drove it home to me,all he endured.I was glad not to SEE it happening in 'real time',Sherri put me in his shoes just enough to experience it without making me watch it.

I did get a little numb to it after a while,but I wouldn't have taken away any of it,cruel as that sounds,b/c it was his past & he endured it.

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[> I feel a bit weird admitting that I found the first half of the book had more emotional depth. It didn't make me cry (which is also weird), but maybe that's because there was just so much to cry about. I would agree that the background was necessary to make us understand Ash and what drives him. Too much torture? I can actually see instances where SK pulled back from the detail. I was VERY ready for his HEA. -- Beth, 23:23:32 09/01/08 Mon [1]

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