Children Have Treated Toys Better Than Youve Treated Me.

“Children have treated toys better than you’ve treated me.”

As much as I love Scarlett (I’m an avid Tella hater im sorry), Evangeline is absolutely my favorite MC that Stephanie has written so far.

Here you have a deeply lonely character who hasn’t even turned 18 yet. All Evangeline wants is love — she gives so much of it (again and again) and it’s all she wants back. She forgives Marisol, befriends Luc again, and gives Jacks and the other Fates second and third and fourth chances. That’s why it hurts so badly when she gets so little of it. Everyone in the book uses her. Tiberius (to frame her for murder), Marisol, her Stepmother, Chaos, LaLa, and even Jacks. She stayed the entire night hugging (kind of) almost-vampire Jacks in the crypt just for him to abandon her when it was her under the venom 😭. In Jacks’s own words, she’s “the unluckiest person he’s ever met.” Our poor girl cannot catch a break: everyone in the books manipulate her for their own gain while she gets absolutely nothing in return, despite getting things done for the people around her. She found the stones, she unlocked the arch, and what did she get as a thank you? Dying in the arms of her almost-lover, before being turned away cruelly by said almost-lover. Jeez.

But that’s why it’s so inspiring seeing her get back up again and again. Evangeline would kill them with kindness if she wasn’t nice enough to try and save each and every one of them. She hugs and forgives LaLa after she placed a curse on her. She tries to talk Petra out of killing her (we all know how that went, yikes). She chooses Jacks again and again, because that’s what love is. It’s everything she stands for: fighting for the people you love and never abandoning them.

Idk, maybe it’s just me, but I really would love to see more of the characters appreciating her, this girl and her blind faith in everything that moves, who’s stubborn and fearless and determined to help others instead of herself. So excited for acftl <3

Me about to get married: so just to be sure, you’re marrying me right? Like we’re marrying each other right?

My SO: … yes

Me: Okay okay good, just wanna make sure we’re on the same page

That’s why I do not like him, he’s always doing too much. poor girl just wanted WATER

Have y'all ever heard the story on how Rishi Durvasa once insulted, cursed and tormented MY MATA RUKMINI to such an extent that she was about to end her life.....

I hate being a sibling

Hi Khushi, I just wanted to drop in and say that I read the book you recommended, Rukmini: Krishna's Wife by Saiswaroopa Iyer. I found it very interesting. I loved that the book was so Rukmini-centric. And I loved Rukmini and Krishna's interaction before they got married. But after they got married I felt like they spent more time apart than together and their relationship felt more like siblings and/or roommates rather than spouses (except for the fainting scene, which I loved). I also missed the actual Shishupal Vadh (why would you write a book about Rukmini and not include Shishupal Vadh in it?) and also the Dantavakra Vadh scene made no sense to me (when he abandons her when she's literally dying after being stabbed). I actually liked the ending though, especially the part where Vajra recognises them and realises that they will always be a part of him. All in all, I enjoyed the book very much although I think the author made some very interesting choices, which I would not have. Anyway, I hope to keep writing more stories to fill the void in my life for more Rukmini content. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Love, Pri.

I completely agree, I did like their relationship in the beginning, I loved the opening scene but I was sad that the author decided to skip Shishupala Vadh, I was really looking forward to it, especially from Rukmini’s POV and the shows definitely don’t do it justice, they always make it about anyone but her when it should be about her.

I don’t remember much from the book, I’ve read it while ago but some things did seem confusing to me and overall I had mixed feelings about it.

it's traumatizing to even think of the fact that "locking up children in bathrooms and switching off the lights" is considered a very normal punishment in desi households I'M SORRY???