In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 26: Blood.
Blake chats the emotional structure of the book, why James left a little to be desired, and why Jake Abel is not great, Bob…
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 25: Chase.
Blake chats the expert use of Alice’s powers, the natural push and pull of tension, and the unintentional comedy of being at an airport….
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 24: Ambush.
Blake chats why this is a relatively straight forward yet thrilling chase scene, why the Cullen’s are definitely in over their heads, and James can apparently fly?
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 23: Goodbyes.
Blake discusses this being the emotional thrust of the book, finally making choices that effect character and plot in a meaningful way, and why Charlie is just the best…
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 22: The Hunt.
Blake discusses the benefits of a formulaic chase scene, why it’s important that Bella serves as a synthesis for the Cullens, and poor, poor Charlie…
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 21: The Game.
Blake discusses why it’s hard to write a recap of sports events, opening the world but illuminating character, and why we’ve finally entered a good long stretch of this book…
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 20: Carlisle
Blake discusses the visual cues of the paintings for Carlisle’s story, a surprising use of dark comedy, and my terrifying recurring dreams of Mary’s carbon copy…
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 19: Home.
Blake discusses why it’s not a coincidence that we first hear about the “visitors” arriving when harmony is finally created, the fine line of love and antagonism, and some much needed levity…
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 18: Mind Over Matter.
Blake discusses why this is a companion piece to the previous chapter, how Edward and Bella should actually share the antagonist/protagonist relationship, and why there was some serious unintentional comedy about crushing skulls….
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In today’s installment of Blake’s Book Club, Blake chats Midnight Sun – Chaptah 17: Confessions.
Blake discusses how this chaptah recontextualizes the emotional arc of the book, the significance of the various transformative experiences, and why everything changed the moment I met Mary many moons ago.
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