What I didn't realise in the previous Keys to the Kingdom books was that each Trustee (or Morrow Days - I think, I don't know, it's been so long since the last book and even back then, I may have no idea haha) also represents one of the seven deadly sins... until this book anyway. (Though Wikipedia says that they are "afflicted" - curious choice of word, obviously I've missed something important =P) It was a bit of an *enlightened* ooooh moment for me when I found out hehe

So... Mister Monday was Sloth, Grim Tuesday got Greedy, Drowned Wednesday turned out to be a "whale" of a pig , and Sir Thursday was.. well ... very very wrathful. Lady Friday hit Australian shelves in March this year and she's suppose to be Lust. (Ooo!)

Have you ever wondered at the degree of callousness you may have towards a character that is not quite ... umm, emotionally bonded to you? I know it sounds corny, but you know what I mean... you don't want your favourite character to die or you really wish the villain would get his comeuppance.

It was discovered that the more magic Arthur uses, the more he becomes a Denizen and thus, less human.

/rant

Obviously he's totally against this as then he won't be able to go back into our world, be with his friends and family, etc... but I was thinking... the average Denizen is much more attractive than the average human, height also denotes your social status/importance to the House. You also live longer. And tbh, the Realm of the House (i.e. how things work, what you can do) sounds much more appealing to me than our world. But that's just me...

Perhaps given the (non)choice of using magic for a realm I got pretty much yanked into without my say-so until I can't go back into my own world, let alone my beloved room, most probably would also have me stamping my foot in a "this is SO totally unfair!" whinge.

But it got really annoying in the book. Everyone has a responsibility, and since Arthur is the Rightful Heir and all that nonsense, he should just bloody well fulfil it.

Bet any money he doesn't become a Denizen, that he would (in the end of the series perhaps) almost become one or there is a method that would negate Denizen-ness on humans. Bah I say.
/endrant

Besides my rant, it was a pretty good book. I do admire Arthur in some aspect, I guess because of that I expected more than this childish tantrum he was throwing regarding him becoming a Denizen. (Ah, sucky that my care factor was like 0.5)

Suzy is easily my favourite character in the series... and she's right, she should be given something too for all her contributions in regaining the Keys =D