Listening to the Heather's musical while reading the Monster series by Vanessa Len is wild because--
I wish your mom had been a little stronger, I wish she stayed around a little longer, I wish your dad were good, I wish grownups understood, I wish we'd met before they convinced you life is war, I wish you'd come with me -- I wish I had more TNT
Depending on if you're reading the first or second book, the lyrics could be for Aaron or Nick, which is cool. I'm not okay. And now you're telling me I have to wait until August?! What did I ever do....
Also,
His solution is a lie, no one here deserves to die, except for me and the monster (hero) I created
Again, fits for both books but reads different depending on if it's Joan in the first or second books.
why is joan so impressed with nick for doing the bare minimum of thinking. like "oh he realizes all the strange-looking people attacking us are strangle looking." "after I told him we traveled in time because of that monster he put together that monsters can travel in time." "gotta watch out for this one." like??? how does this impress you?? then again we are talking about the girl who, despite being told at a young age that her and her family are monsters and seeing displays of their unnatural powers, is shocked when she finds out her and her family are monsters with unnatural powers.
Finished Never a Hero and am honestly shocked not more people are talking about this series. I read the first book when it debuted last year and couldn’t wait for this second installment. If you’ve read it, I need someone to talk to about this book!!
I just finished listening to the audiobook for Only A Monster and I need to get this off my chest… if you’re not team Aaron, we can’t be friends 😂
But seriously, I started getting the vibes EARLY on in the book that Joan and Aaron are married in the future, he knows and Joan doesn’t during the events of this book. When Ruth told Joan that it’s painful to talk to the person you love before they know you, I instantly was like “THAT’S FORESHADOWING!” Aaron has been so off balance and awkward with Joan the whole book because he’s not supposed to have met her yet 🤯
I saw that our baby Mousy played the daughter of the main lady in the show and I was like: I'm looking 👀.
After checking the synopsis I was sold. I love these kinds of shows. It is very CSI-ish, and CSI was one of the very first tv series I ever got hooked on as a kid. It has a nostalgic weight. Body of Proof not only is like that but has also a great female main cast.
It's a very easy and very fun show to watch. You don't have to binge, but you absolutely can. Each episode stands on its own, after all, each episode is a new case. Maryzinha took a while to show up and was very sparsely present, but eventually, we got more and more of her.
She was so tiny!!
Dana and Jeri drove me INSANE as the main leads. My lesbian heart was being SO well fed. Sometimes I would fanfic that they would just marry and peck at each other forever.
Unfortunately, something happened at the end of season 2 -- or it felt like it. The show underwent some changes and it was very badly explained, so the third and last season suffered. It was really a shame. Body of Proof deserved better. But, again, I don't know what happened at the behind-the-scenes. Maybe there's a very good reason.
Anyhow, I'm glad I watched it. Mary was delightful. Her character's attitude, inherited from her screen mom, was wonderful. The two main figures of this kid's life are two badass powerful women who won't hesitate on standing their ground and taking charge. They are very assertive, clever, mature, and aware of their self-worth. Truly a rarity. Which doesn't mean they are perfect -- I'm tired of having to add this dumb warning because, OF COURSE, no one is perfect, but still, people will cry if I don't.
By the way, the name of the little girl is Lacey Fleming, which... SO CUTE. Seriously. Lacey? A name can't get sweeter than that.
A recurring theme between Megan -- the lead --, her daughter, Lacey, and her mother, Joan, is the plot of the absent mother. Which was so cool to follow. I was ON IT. I needed MORE. I wanted them to just get together so bad and just be a fucking family. It is clear when the text starts to show us how Megan is committing a lot of the same mistakes her mother committed with her, and how the cycle is tough to break.
There's much that could be talked about, but I just wanted to give a quick overall take on my experience. In case anyone is interested, you can find it on the internet. Plus, look at this cast of millions:
