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Why Can't Eb Just Be Honest With Harry?

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TrueMonk:
On some level though, just saying that he hates the whites like Harry hates ghouls really clearly explains to Harry how he feels about them and makes Harry understand his hate. Maybe that is even better for a fast explanation than telling the details.

I mean, Harry just recently entertained the idea that maybe he could kill the ghouls on the way home from the peace conference.

TrueMonk:
Regarding what they have done to Eb.

At the very least, a white court vampire tricked his daughter into a relationship, then enslaved her and abused (sexually and otherwise I guess) her for years. And then murdered her. Apparently there is something else also that was as bad or worse (my impression).

Yes it would be a logical step to tell Harry about it, but with as much pain as it must be causing him I am not surprised that he has not (yet).

I mean, Harry having two bootcamp kids eaten seems pretty pale in comparison to what the whites mist have done to Be.

Paviel:

--- Quote ---Are we forgetting that a White Court Vampire seduced and then murdered Ebenezer's daughter?
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When Harry brought that up in chapter 12, Eb made it clear that that wasn't the only reason why he hated White Court Vampires:

(click to show/hide)"See? You know why. I hate them because I know them. Because they took someone from me."
"Mom?" I asked.
His jaw muscles tightened. "Her too."

wildone654:
Because the whole "keep things from Harry" bit is a tool to keep the plot from resolving too quickly. Honestly though, it is getting a bit old and I don't think it was very well done here. In the past the books have poked fun at major tropes and started in the face of classic plot devices and nuances of the genre. Here though it seems the book was really leaning on them out of necessity. Harry didn't look for answers or ask questions in a lot of places in this book that seemed glaring to the point of frustration.


I can't believe I'm going to say this after waiting 6 years, but it almost seems like this book wasn't done. Hopes that BG picks up the spare.

Mira:

--- Quote from: wildone654 on July 25, 2020, 04:15:18 AM ---Because the whole "keep things from Harry" bit is a tool to keep the plot from resolving too quickly. Honestly though, it is getting a bit old and I don't think it was very well done here. In the past the books have poked fun at major tropes and started in the face of classic plot devices and nuances of the genre. Here though it seems the book was really leaning on them out of necessity. Harry didn't look for answers or ask questions in a lot of places in this book that seemed glaring to the point of frustration.


I can't believe I'm going to say this after waiting 6 years, but it almost seems like this book wasn't done. Hopes that BG picks up the spare.

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  Indeed, this is why the books seems rushed and jumps around like a cat on a stove.. 

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