SPOILERS INCLUDED: And that word is “mistake” and the trouble is, no matter how I think on it, I can’t find a way to make it fit. There is a miscarriage involved, but she breaks the news with, “It was a mistake,” Just what exactly does she mean by "mistake"?.
It was a mistake to get married? Pretty sure that’s not it. She was doing it for love, so no reason to think that. The pregnancy test? No. She was pregnant. Was she prescribed the wrong medicine and it caused the miscarriage? Did she take the wrong herbal supplement? Did someone screw up a medical procedure? Was she mistaken for someone else and assaulted? Did she miss a step and fall down the stairs (although I’d call that an accident, not a mistake)?
No, from what you see it was a completely unexpected, naturally induced miscarriage, so how does this word ‘mistake’ apply? Well, I can think of one - it was a mistake to get involved in BBV (Bed before Vows), but I’m pretty sure that’s not what was being said, so it just didn’t make sense to me. So when she follows up with, “I’m no longer with child.” you really can’t blame the hero for missing the past tense and jumping to a conclusion, although that’s about as much slack as I’ll cut him.
The fact was, he was just a jerk, and really wasn’t committed. He wanted a way out and jumped at the thought she was handing him a ‘get out of vows free’ card. I appreciate the situation the author was trying to create, but the word ‘mistake’ was, well, a mistake IMO, and just didn’t fit. I felt like it left a big crack in the plot’s foundation. Maybe I’m just nit picking. The rest of the story, however, flowed smoothly and the artist did a good job pulling in the angst, especially after they meet up again and go on to build on that original mistake. Yep. Like a proper Harlequin FL, she has no will power and instead of learning her lesson, she lets herself get pulled into ANOTHER round of BBV and all the heart twisting that brings on before we get our happy ending. Simply put, the art was excellent and expressive, but the story could have been better.
SPOILERS INCLUDED: And that word is “mistake” and the trouble is, no matter how I think on it, I can’t find a way to make it fit. There is a miscarriage involved, but she breaks the news with, “It was a mistake,” Just what exactly does she mean by "mistake"?.
It was a mistake to get married? Pretty sure that’s not it. She was doing it for love, so no reason to think that. The pregnancy test? No. She was pregnant. Was she prescribed the wrong medicine and it caused the miscarriage? Did she take the wrong herbal supplement? Did someone screw up a medical procedure? Was she mistaken for someone else and assaulted? Did she miss a step and fall down the stairs (although I’d call that an accident, not a mistake)?
No, from what you see it was a completely unexpected, naturally induced miscarriage, so how does this word ‘mistake’ apply? Well, I can think of one - it was a mistake to get involved in BBV (Bed before Vows), but I’m pretty sure that’s not what was being said, so it just didn’t make sense to me. So when she follows up with, “I’m no longer with child.” you really can’t blame the hero for missing the past tense and jumping to a conclusion, although that’s about as much slack as I’ll cut him.
The fact was, he was just a jerk, and really wasn’t committed. He wanted a way out and jumped at the thought she was handing him a ‘get out of vows free’ card. I appreciate the situation the author was trying to create, but the word ‘mistake’ was, well, a mistake IMO, and just didn’t fit. I felt like it left a big crack in the plot’s foundation. Maybe I’m just nit picking. The rest of the story, however, flowed smoothly and the artist did a good job pulling in the angst, especially after they meet up again and go on to build on that original mistake. Yep. Like a proper Harlequin FL, she has no will power and instead of learning her lesson, she lets herself get pulled into ANOTHER round of BBV and all the heart twisting that brings on before we get our happy ending. Simply put, the art was excellent and expressive, but the story could have been better.