#stellarlune crit

[the-way-astray]

take what i'm about to say with a truckload of salt because i do not like sokeefe or keefe but

i think one of the reasons why so many sokeefe fans didn't like the sokeefe kiss is because it was too perfect. throughout the book there had been this emphasis on the imperfection of keefe and sophie's dynamic (keefe drawing sophie slouching, keefe sitting all sprawled across the grass with all his supplies everywhere, etc.). especially put next to the not-so-subtle comparison to fitz's idealized version of sophie (which in my opinion was executed atrociously, but that's clearly what shannon was going for), keefe and sophie's dynamic is supposed to be chill, laid-back, and messy.

so i think it was really disappointing for a lot of sokeefe fans when their kiss was . . . strangely idealistic? perfect, even? they go to the perfect romantic spot and have the perfect kiss. it's not messy, instead it flows so smoothly, like any other ya romantic scene since the beginning of ever. you could copy-paste just about any random ya couple from any fantasy series into this scene and it wouldn't feel weird. there's nothing specifically sokeefe about this scene, nothing that makes it feel unique to them as a couple. it just feels like shannon wrote a generic ya confession scene and then changed the names to "sophie" and "keefe". i think sokeefe fans wanted that unique sokeefe flavor, something to make it feel like it was a sokeefe confession scene instead of just some random ya confession scene. and i don't think shannon delivered.

[everliving-everblaze]

oki doki i read the excerpt. thoughts::

where is fitz. my baby boy. my king. he is gonna be so sad. actually I know where he is, he's warning his family that sophie burned down the warehouse. bring him back though please I am starving

dadwin is EVERYTHING to me. the only character who truly can do no wrong. yes king take out ro

why does everyone keep saying that Keefe knows what he's doing this time? he does NOT please stop giving braincells to the child he doesn't deserve them (affectionate)

"Could she fix Keefe?" no she can definitely make him worse though

Sophie not even HESITATING when Ro suggested Keefe could make Lady Gisela jump off a building. girlboss are u ok

Dex :(( i'm so sorry. i love you. i'm sorry. Ro if you don't stop pressuring him i will destroy you

lord cassius can choke

in conclusion, I think Keefe is going to be hit by a car