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John Van Dalen's avatar

This is a searing psychological study in progress.. The protagonists are well drawn, and the narrative moves very quickly. I like trying to penetrate their thought processes and characters. Both are mysterious, but she more so because even though one cannot help but see them as opposites, she is almost fatally drawn to him, but is he drawn to her? Or, is he just trying to get revenge on her and torment her for her unwillingness to convincingly stand up to him.

She has so little regard for herself as to keep trying to convince herself that he’s right in saying who else does she have, and how can she live without someone who is always there, even if it’s only to perpetuate a co-dependent and toxic relationship.

References are made to her dark side and commonalities with the man, but she knows deep down that she absolutely has to permanently get away from him and his seedy, manipulative behavior.

I find it difficult to fathom how she could have possibly been drawn to him in the first place. In essence, she’s only marginally stronger than he is, but that is enough to create a huge amount of tension and suspense as the plot deepens!

On to Part 2 :)

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D. K. Williams's avatar

I completely get it. I'm trying to learn about how to be more intentional with my writing. I know it will help so much in the long run. Just getting myself started is the hard part,lol.

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