tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post3752702470148789486..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "A Not-So-Perfect Past," by Beth AndrewsAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-43969089263309530822010-08-18T11:16:09.919-06:002010-08-18T11:16:09.919-06:00Yeah, Nina is a massive doormat - but, like you me...Yeah, Nina is a massive doormat - but, like you mentioned in your review, I <i>understood</i> why she was a doormat. And I'll be honest, I loved reading about her finding her damn spine. That scene towards the end, in the bakery with Dillion...::swoon::Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-84834341476421654522010-08-17T20:42:30.364-06:002010-08-17T20:42:30.364-06:00We must have been reading this one close to the sa...We must have been reading this one close to the same time and we both must have been influenced by Wendy. When she likes a book it's almost a fersure I'll love it. And I did really enjoy this one. Yep - she was a doormat for a while, thus a bit frustrating, but I loved DillonKristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-49476571107139227432010-08-16T16:02:52.417-06:002010-08-16T16:02:52.417-06:00I just got this from the library too! I really enj...I just got this from the library too! I really enjoyed the development of Nina's character, but did feel the ending was a bit rushed (also, I thought she should apologize for some of her actions to Dillon, at the end--but maybe she'd been a doormat for so long, it would have seemed wrong?). Plus, though I got the symbolism of a public declaration, since they'd both been hiding so much, in front of the whole family was kind of icky to me.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566602651931306545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-46938286867722893742010-08-15T22:52:35.472-06:002010-08-15T22:52:35.472-06:00My library has this one. I might give it a go!My library has this one. I might give it a go!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com