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It's so weird that she just said she parked across the street at Cobo Hall - I was married two blocks from there!

"If Neuman dies ... then it's a homicide. The case will be turned over to the Detroit PD" Bwahahaha! You know how many unsolved homicides there are in Detroit? There's about one murder a day, and about 21% get solved. So, you better hope he doesn't die!

Lol, Sparky likes to eat ghosts' socks.

Mmm, paczkis.

Oh man, Sparky is ADORABLE. He sleeps in a dog bed and has a glow worm for a toy.

Ooh, I want a fire salamander named Sparky!

Woah. Apparently in the UK Kate is only 16:

Gosh, this just got even more ridiculous. They're not who you thought they were! duh duh DUHHH!!!

I think it's a bad sign that I'm enjoying the secondary romance, which has taken up maybe 10% of the novel, more than the main storyline.

Wow, that was awkward and poorly written.

It's probably a bad idea to go shopping on half.com when you're tipsy. But yay! More books!

So Vere's big problem with her is that when he met her he realized her smiles and happiness were faked - she just confessed that her uncle made her smile and he's still being a dick to her. She even asks if he'll sleep with her and he says no and shuts his door in her face. I can't for the life of me understand why he acts the way he does, other than the fact that he's a giant prick.

Oh ho! I spoke too soon, she does confront him about playing at being a fool. We'll see how things play out now ...

So, Elissande has figured out that Vere is only acting like an idiot. Will she sit him down and tell him she's figured things out and explain that her actions and demeanor were an act as well to keep from angering her uncle? So then they can both come clean and build a real relationship? Of course not, right? That would make too much sense. Plus, I've got over 150 pages to go still. Sigh ...

And yes," continued her husband, "it would be lovely if I could take you and spill my seed somewhere else. Not on the floor, mind you. But perhaps on your very soft belly. Perhaps even on your splendid breasts. And perhaps, if I'm in a really terrible mood, I'll make you swallow it." Man, what a DICK. You know what I'd say to that; "Fuck off, douche-bag.

Let me get this straight. Vere's pissed she forced him to marry her. He's pissed that she went after his brother after she found out that Vere was an insufferable idiot. Even after he realizes she wants to marry to get away from her uncle, he does everything in his power to antagonize her and when she apologizes for tricking him and says she'll make it up to him he tells her to take off her clothes. What a great guy.

Ok, so the guy's whole shtick is to act like an idiot so he can go off and solve crimes without anyone paying attention to him. Why can't he live a double-life without being an idiot too? How does that exactly work in his favor? Couldn't he just be a normal boring guy? And now he's mad at his wife for treating him like an idiot, when she doesn't know that he's just acting. Are you kidding me?

A couple problems I'm having with this book. If Vere recognizes that her Uncle is a dick, why doesn't he realize that she smiles and acts the way she does as a coping mechanism? Why is he still treating her like crap? True, she tricked him, but still. Also, why exactly is Elissande afraid of her Uncle? He never hit her or even raised his voice yet she's terrified of him. I can understand hating him, but being afraid?

Thank you, sir? - Not the sexiest thing to say after someone takes your virginity. Granted he decides to stop and go to sleep after that one thrust, so the whole scene was kind of ... odd.

Dang, I want to play Squeak, Piggy, Squeak.

Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo." A very handy Latin phrase to have on hand.

WOAH! New progress updates on the book pages! And graphs!

Aww, dang. You guys are masters with endings.

Another interesting development is Richard's new tractability, which is a huge relief. I was beginning to think Jean Claude and Anita should throw Richard under a bus." You and me both, Charlaine.

Just wait until he figures out I shut him out of his slut hut.