Questions About Chemistry (Stella Blunt #1)

by C.L. Lynch (Goodreads Author)

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Do you have to be familiar with the Twilight story to appreciate this book?

Tara Kay I don't think so. It has taken the common complaints about the original and reworked them into something all their own. I think it stands by itself we…moreI don't think so. It has taken the common complaints about the original and reworked them into something all their own. I think it stands by itself well.
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Is this book a parody of Twilight? Is there the Bella-Edward-Jacob triangle?

Tara Kay No, it doesn't. That might be because in book 1 of Twilight, there is no love triangle at that point, either. It is a very fun book, if you liked the …moreNo, it doesn't. That might be because in book 1 of Twilight, there is no love triangle at that point, either. It is a very fun book, if you liked the Twilight story!(less)

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What are you going to change, or have you changed, to make the next book better? Or, what do see as weaknesses in Chemistry?

C.L. Lynch Ooh, fun question!

(No, I'm not going to give spoilers)

1. I'm going to ramp it up. I see Chemistry as a sort of intro - it introduces Stella, her main …moreOoh, fun question!

(No, I'm not going to give spoilers)

1. I'm going to ramp it up. I see Chemistry as a sort of intro - it introduces Stella, her main character arcs, Howie, and the science behind the zombie stuff, as well as Agent Baum, whose story is not even begun to be told. In other words, I started light. But Chemistry also ends with a lot of questions. Stella is on the road to change but she still has a lot of flaws. And Howie - well we still don't know him very well at all.

In History, everything gets much more intense. This one goes to eleven, you could say. I plan to put Stella's faults up for further, deeper examination. You learn a heck of a lot more about Howie, who is not the perfect saint that he appears. Things go deeper, and things get darker.

By the way, I put a number of foreshadowing/Easter eggs into Chemistry that reference what happens next. Probably not enough for anyone to spot now, but my hope is that after they read History, they'll go back and read Chemistry and say "Oh.....!!"

If people ask nicely, I may be convinced to drop a hint or two, but for the most part you'll just have to wait.

2. Chemistry's plot sags in the middle too much for my liking. Because its bones are very much based on the plot of Twilight, this was sort of congenital to the story. As it was, I spent years re-writing it, condensing things and working through story arcs until I felt that the plot was cohesive enough to stand on its own. But ultimately, it's a Twilight retelling, and some of the things that I don't like about Twilight came along for the ride.

History diverges a lot more. It takes only the most basic of plot points from New Moon - those who have read New Moon will likely be able to guess at least a couple of those plot points - and I went in my own direction for everything else. I think it's going to make it a much stronger book.

I should also add that I'm not a fan of how much Stella swears. Believe it or not, I dialled her back a lot before publication, because I knew it would turn a lot of people off. But there was only so much I could delete without losing her voice. So it had to stay. But it's going to lose me a lot of readers, because in YA books, parents are the gatekeepers, and I have both f*** and sh** in the preface alone. (less)

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