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a_silver_storyA very brief look at "The Bay of the Dead" by Mark Morris and what I thought about it.
CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT THIS POST IS SO SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS.
... and I think we all know how I feel about spoilers *folds arms and taps foot*
Torchwood + Zombies = AMAZEMENT!
Ohhhhh I loved this one! Then again, I am a sucker for zombies, but this was a really good romp-zom-com. It was really funny and gory and scary at the same time and the characterizations were spot-on. Especially as far as Jack and Ianto's exchanges were concerned. Funny funny funny.
I now have a new Ianto Jones quote: "Just ignore him. He likes to show off. He's not even a real American."
It was nice to see the team properly divided. You got a good look at the relationships between the smaller units - namely Rhys with Gwen and Jack with Ianto. (oh yeah ... lots of Janto. Ish. Lot's of them talking to each other without other people looming over them anyway. OOH and Ianto delivers a baby!).
The plot is really good - I didn't figure it out until the end, which I loved. My only qualm was that the writer kept referring to Jack as Ianto's 'friend'. "Ianto listened to his friend ... Ianto searched for his friend etc etc ...". Made me go: "Hmmmmmmm ... yah ...". I'm a Janto shipper. Maybe that's why it annoyed me ...
There were some really nice moments though - Jack kissing Ianto on the head when he basically went off to his own death. And also when he insisted that Ianto went first to the helicopter (the fact he was unarmed was welllll only an excuse. ;] He said Ianto's name wayyy to fast to have considered those facts, given that situation.)
Ooh! And Gwen did give me a moment of annoyance when she had to do her whole Saint Gwen routine with the Samuelses. Still ... everyone made it out alive thanks to Rhys.
*sigh* I wish I had a Rhys. And a Ianto. And I wouldn't mind a Jack.
If you have a living, breathing version of any of the above, message me and I'll send you a postal address.
Anyways ... back on track ...
Overall, I think it may be my new favourite Torchwood novel (my previous favourite being "The Twilight Streets" - that also had Ianto on the cover. Patterns, people??). So yes! I think I'll give it a whopping 9.99/10, losing out on that 0.09% because Jack's only Ianto's 'friend'. Petty, but ... fook em.
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CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT THIS POST IS SO SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS.
... and I think we all know how I feel about spoilers *folds arms and taps foot*
Torchwood + Zombies = AMAZEMENT!
Ohhhhh I loved this one! Then again, I am a sucker for zombies, but this was a really good romp-zom-com. It was really funny and gory and scary at the same time and the characterizations were spot-on. Especially as far as Jack and Ianto's exchanges were concerned. Funny funny funny.
I now have a new Ianto Jones quote: "Just ignore him. He likes to show off. He's not even a real American."
It was nice to see the team properly divided. You got a good look at the relationships between the smaller units - namely Rhys with Gwen and Jack with Ianto. (oh yeah ... lots of Janto. Ish. Lot's of them talking to each other without other people looming over them anyway. OOH and Ianto delivers a baby!).
The plot is really good - I didn't figure it out until the end, which I loved. My only qualm was that the writer kept referring to Jack as Ianto's 'friend'. "Ianto listened to his friend ... Ianto searched for his friend etc etc ...". Made me go: "Hmmmmmmm ... yah ...". I'm a Janto shipper. Maybe that's why it annoyed me ...
There were some really nice moments though - Jack kissing Ianto on the head when he basically went off to his own death. And also when he insisted that Ianto went first to the helicopter (the fact he was unarmed was welllll only an excuse. ;] He said Ianto's name wayyy to fast to have considered those facts, given that situation.)
Ooh! And Gwen did give me a moment of annoyance when she had to do her whole Saint Gwen routine with the Samuelses. Still ... everyone made it out alive thanks to Rhys.
*sigh* I wish I had a Rhys. And a Ianto. And I wouldn't mind a Jack.
If you have a living, breathing version of any of the above, message me and I'll send you a postal address.
Anyways ... back on track ...
Overall, I think it may be my new favourite Torchwood novel (my previous favourite being "The Twilight Streets" - that also had Ianto on the cover. Patterns, people??). So yes! I think I'll give it a whopping 9.99/10, losing out on that 0.09% because Jack's only Ianto's 'friend'. Petty, but ... fook em.
