Ooh, that's one I've never done this kind of meme about before!
the character I least understand I suppose the Old Ones in general remain rather shadowy; I'd love to have a frank conversation with Merriman or the Lady about their lives and motivations.
interactions I enjoyed the most I liked the mentor/pupil thing between Merriman and Will, and generally I really enjoyed the realistic drift from wariness to tolerance (if not always trust or liking) between Will and the Drew children in the first instance, and then between the Drews and Bran. It's something adults often forget about the behaviour and feelings of children who have been thrown together by adults.
the character who scares me the most The fake vicar in the first book was enjoyably creepy, but morally speaking, the Old Ones are actually kind of unsettling when you think about them enough.
the character who is mostly like me Jane in Greenwitch, I suspect.
hottest looks character I don't think there's anyone fanciable in these books!
one thing I dislike about my fave character Not sure I have a clear favourite - I like Will but find he's very locked into the plot by his fate, so he doesn't have to have much agency a lot of the time. Jane took time to grow on me because in the first book she's kind of a sexist stereotype of "the girl who trails behind her brothers complaining". Fortunately, she transcends that later. Merriman is tropey as hell, but a trope I happen to like. His relationship with Hawkin seems really unfortunate, though - did Hawkin really feel he could say no to protecting that Sign?
one thing I like about my hated character I don't think there's anyone I hate.
a quote or scene that haunts me That business with the sad king in Silver on the Tree...
a death that left me indifferent I don't actually remember any!
a character I wish died but didn’t That's the funny thing about books that are so dependent on the notion of fate - if someone doesn't die, they must still be fulfilling some purpose. And I'm not a great one for hating characters to the extent I wish they'd die, anyway.
my ship that never sailed I was happy that the books didn't get shippy because the kids are that bit too young, but I did have a sense that something might have eventually developed between Jane and Will, given enough time... and if Jane had been allowed to remember all that happened. *still bears a grudge*
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the character I least understand
I suppose the Old Ones in general remain rather shadowy; I'd love to have a frank conversation with Merriman or the Lady about their lives and motivations.
interactions I enjoyed the most
I liked the mentor/pupil thing between Merriman and Will, and generally I really enjoyed the realistic drift from wariness to tolerance (if not always trust or liking) between Will and the Drew children in the first instance, and then between the Drews and Bran. It's something adults often forget about the behaviour and feelings of children who have been thrown together by adults.
the character who scares me the most
The fake vicar in the first book was enjoyably creepy, but morally speaking, the Old Ones are actually kind of unsettling when you think about them enough.
the character who is mostly like me
Jane in Greenwitch, I suspect.
hottest looks character
I don't think there's anyone fanciable in these books!
one thing I dislike about my fave character
Not sure I have a clear favourite - I like Will but find he's very locked into the plot by his fate, so he doesn't have to have much agency a lot of the time. Jane took time to grow on me because in the first book she's kind of a sexist stereotype of "the girl who trails behind her brothers complaining". Fortunately, she transcends that later. Merriman is tropey as hell, but a trope I happen to like. His relationship with Hawkin seems really unfortunate, though - did Hawkin really feel he could say no to protecting that Sign?
one thing I like about my hated character
I don't think there's anyone I hate.
a quote or scene that haunts me
That business with the sad king in Silver on the Tree...
a death that left me indifferent
I don't actually remember any!
a character I wish died but didn’t
That's the funny thing about books that are so dependent on the notion of fate - if someone doesn't die, they must still be fulfilling some purpose. And I'm not a great one for hating characters to the extent I wish they'd die, anyway.
my ship that never sailed
I was happy that the books didn't get shippy because the kids are that bit too young, but I did have a sense that something might have eventually developed between Jane and Will, given enough time... and if Jane had been allowed to remember all that happened. *still bears a grudge*