OK, so once again, we’ve got a Classic Lit Excerpt That’s Supposed To Be Foreshadowing. I’m getting “curiosity killed the cat” vibes from this section of “The Lady of Shalott.”
So, we’re starting off on Gemma’s sixteenth birthday… which is June 21st. Because that’s usually the summer solstice (at least where most of the trilogy takes place), it’s been so long since I’ve read this that I can’t remember if that’ll be important or if it’s just throwaway info pretending to be foreshadowing.
Oh, fun. Apparently Gemma’s… kinda being a brat because she’s stuck living in India instead of getting a Season in London. And she hates the weather.
No, but seriously. Gemma’s being a bitch to everyone.
OK, so, apparently Gemma and her mom both have fanfiction-green glass-green eyes. And the mom has this “good luck charm” necklace with an all-seeing eye topping a crescent moon. Because apparently these things Totally Won’t Be Important Later.
Oh, fun. Of course the teenage companion of the dude who “accidentally” ran into the mom is Totally Not The Future Love Interest.
Also, the dude telling the mom that Circe is near and the mom freaking out is totally not foreshadowing, either.
Oh, fun. The mom bribed Gemma with the weird necklace to get her to go away because of the whole weird encounter, and Gemma’s still being a brat and telling the mom that she doesn’t care if she comes home at all. Because seriously, what is foreshadowing?
OK, so we’ve got some Very Foreshadow-y Classic Lit Quotes heading each chapter. And I’m assuming Something Important Will Happen At Night.
*Sudden flashbacks to when I was a kid and I’d hide books under my pillow until I got a bed with a small bookshelf built into the headboard.*
No, but why doesn’t it rain much at night where I live anymore so I can stay up reading on a rainy night? (Bonus points for the fact that I also really need time completely to myself so I can spend time reading without being interrupted.)
No, but seriously, Meggie. Listen to Brendan Fraser Mo. Don’t light a candle to read all night. Books are flammable.
Yep. Someone just showed up at the house, and Mo doesn’t believe Meggie at first and tries to blame her overactive imagination.
OK, the whole “books everywhere” description of their house is basically my bedroom. And that’s totally not a tripping hazard.
So, Mo doesn’t want Meggie to see who the visitor actually is. And she decides to eavesdrop because of course she has to.
OK, this dude’s called Dustfinger, and he calls Mo Silvertongue. And he’s got some kind of pet or something.
Apparently Meggie did meet Dustfinger once when she was Way Too Young To Remember.
No, but, seriously. Kid logic time: Acting suspicious like this will make Meggie want to know what’s going on more than just outright letting her join in on the conversation and explain everything.
Yeah, that sign on Mo’s bookbinding workshop isn’t Suspiciously Foreshadow-y.
And… Mo and Dustfinger are trying to keep some Important Book Away From Someone Called Capricorn.
No, but seriously. Not telling Meggie anything just makes her want to know more.
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