Question H

[Jonetta]

Talia seemed to have mixed feelings towards Jack. How would you characterize her behavior towards him? Fair or unfair?

[Charlene]

I think her feelings about herself reflected in her idea that Jack would think her too damaged to care for in a good way, other than being protective toward her.

[Jonetta]

I agree with that, Charlene. I think she also had a lot of guilt about her role in everything. But I just thought her behavior towards Jack was just wrong. He was truly concerned for her and she just wouldn't give him the tiniest benefit of the doubt. There was nothing in what he did to suggest he expected sexual favors in return.

[Charlene]

Yes, you're right about that. He nearly let her go, didn't he?

[Jonetta]

Yes, he did and I must say, I was rooting for him to walk away.

[Lauren]

Yeah, she was running very hot and cold. In fact, I found it very difficult to identify with her as a character and this put a damper on the romance and the book as a whole for me.

[Jonetta]

Maybe that was more my problem, too. I never really connected with her on any level...couldn't figure out how she'd react from one scene to the next.

[Charlene]

We three agree on this question.