I have to say that Garret gave up his life to be with a woman who he thought was what he wanted only because she forced her ideals upon him and tried to change him. When he resumed his life as Garrett the P.I. He realized what he had given up just to please one person. When the Furious Tide of Light came back into his life he had a way out. With the Dead mans and Deans opinion he understood that this was where he belonged and being with Tinnie he could never resume his life without moving on. Overall the book was well written and had me on the edge of my seat. Hats off to Mr. Cook for another job well done. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 23, 2010, at 16:02, Steven Harris <harrissg@slu.edu> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Michele Riccio <mishka_30@yahoo.com> wrote:
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On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Morley Dotes <morleydotes@yahoo.com> wrote:
Steve/Stacey said: "I was very surprised Tinnie was so unceremoniously dumped. Worse, she was dumped after she made a valiant effort at redefining herself to be a better person and a better girlfriend. I found Garrett's defection from her despicable--for reasons of sex, it would seem. He's never been quite that shallow before: Yes, he'll go with a girl for reasons of sex, but he's never before hurt anyone so callously for that reason."
Sorry, Steve/Stacey, don't see it that way at all. She wanted to rebuild him from the ground up.
No, Pat, I can't agree with that at all. There's no evidence of that in this book. She wanted to be with him. Period.
I've know folks like that and you run screaming into the night. She made him give up almost everything that made him Garrett. His friends, his house, his work.
No evidence of that, either. He decided to live with Tinnie, apart from the Dead Man. it wasn't her doing. He decided it was easier to be a security officer for the Tates than a private dick.
Away from the book...but I seem to recall Garrett mentioning a couple of times that he had not seen his friends because Tinnie didn't want him to. That isn't a good sign. I could see her not wanting him to hang around with past flings (Belinda and possibly Winger) but why would she not want him to see Playmate?
Possibly, though I don't recall that from the previous book.
But if so, then it ought to have been mentioned in this book, as giving reason for what's going on. Leaving it out is definite flaw, in my opinion.
Steve/Stacey
He may have gone along with her edicts, which makes him as much to blame for the deterioration of the relationship, but I'm pretty sure it was her idea to separate him from his friends, and his career. At least, that is how I read it.
Michele
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