tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post8605355287972376151..comments2023-11-21T03:24:50.235-05:00Comments on Here be Magic: The appeal of the bad boyJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-26272786339812665392013-01-23T13:15:03.134-05:002013-01-23T13:15:03.134-05:00Love a good grovel! As a reader, a weak grovel wil...Love a good grovel! As a reader, a weak grovel will make me throw a book across the room and a good one will make me love it forever. As a writer, it's HARD to get it exactly right. I think it's because the amount of groveling necessary to redeem a character varies so much reader to reader.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-71993264186493978932013-01-22T21:53:28.066-05:002013-01-22T21:53:28.066-05:00Stories with bad boys usually involve groveling at...Stories with bad boys usually involve groveling at some point. That's always my favorite part of the book.JenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381388317577838604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-16019884093945697422013-01-22T12:57:44.672-05:002013-01-22T12:57:44.672-05:00Yes! That's exactly what keeps me reading even...Yes! That's exactly what keeps me reading even if it's a character I don't particularly like.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-72013287119528248932013-01-22T12:54:49.671-05:002013-01-22T12:54:49.671-05:00Me too! And those are definitely the ones with a b...Me too! And those are definitely the ones with a better shot at redemption.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-53328081004841431832013-01-22T12:48:20.350-05:002013-01-22T12:48:20.350-05:00Bad boys are definitely interesting. I like that t...Bad boys are definitely interesting. I like that they have so many layers and often there are reasons to why they are bad. Learning about what haunts them keeps me intriguied. Fiery Nanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-72364087029733930522013-01-22T12:12:49.472-05:002013-01-22T12:12:49.472-05:00It is that whiff of danger surrounding them that m...It is that whiff of danger surrounding them that makes them so exciting. But I also like the semi-sorta-good boys who have been badly damaged.Taryn Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130206764352777367noreply@blogger.com