Sunday, April 4, 2010

My Thoughts on Succubus Shadows (Spoiler Alert)

Finally, I read the last few chapters of the latest Georgina Kincaid book. And if you haven't read it yet, please stop reading this now. But if you don't mind to know what happened this time, read on..

Finally, a sort-of a happy ending for Georgina and Seth. I'd probably scream in frustration if they didn't get together finally this time. I kinda new at the back of my mind, even if the past books have revealed that the relationship will end up nowhere and will only give them both heartaches. There have been hints that they would definitely have their happy ending. One was the vision showed to Georgina by Nyx, the one where she held her child in her arms and her husband, who could only be Seth although his face then was not shown, coming home to both of them. Nyx wouldn't have let her have a taste of something she could not save her life with. So, it probably was true vision of her future before Georgina tainted Seth's soul by sleeping with him while he and Maddie were going out.
Another is the contract that Georgina signed, resigning her self as servant of the darker side. It was obvious to me even if Kristin had told her that her contract was airtight, that there was something wrong with it when her creator checked up on her as what happened from the last book.
Some may have said that Seth was too wussy for Georgina or he's not worthy of her, but I think he is what she needs and not some arrogant, cave-man instinct, macho man. Seth is sensitive and endearing. Even if he has these flaws, being introvert and awkward which is very much unlike Georgina but his pureness of heart has captivated Georgina and me as well. He is just true to himself and not pretentious. What you see is what you get. I think it was a bad decision for him to get involve with Maddie when he knows this will surely hurt Georgina, as Maddie works with her and they'll probably be seeing each other more often than not. I think deep inside he wanted to lash out to Georgina, wanting to hurt her as much as she hurt him. But maybe, in the long run he actually loved Maddie in his own way but not as deep as what he had for Georgina. What really struck me was the dream/vision the Oneroi was showing Georgina during her captivity. It was of Seth in his apartment, waking up. Stumbling out of bed and getting dressed for the day. When he was choosing his shirt, which according to Georgina, he would usually take time to deliberate, he stopped flipping through his collection and saw the flannel shirt, his shirt which he let Georgina wore when she stayed over when she was too drunk to go home. He hugged the shirt and inhaled the lingering scent of Georgina. He had never washed it again. That just broke me! He seldom shows emotion but that time he didn't know Georgina could see him through her dream state. That made me love him more.

Here's some of my theory on what's going to happen or what has really happened:
I think the contract became null and void when Seth, who I think is Kyriakos reincarnate, remembers Georgina as Letha since the deal was nobody will remember she ever existed, and somehow Seth subconsciously remembers Georgina. Seth saying to Georgina: " you are the world Letha.." was pretty much the indication. Another was when they were reminiscing on what Georgina wore the first time they met, Seth said she was wearing cream but when Georgina corrected him that it was a purple, he agreed saying that it was actually a violet top and floral skirt, in detail. I think when he said cream, he remembered Letha in her wedding dress. He was even startled when he said cream saying:" Not sure why I remember that ". I think it ties up, too with the discovery Eric made about the 2 contracts of Georgina and why Eric was killed because he was going to tell Georgina about it. This will eventually become a loophole, in which Georgina escapes from the contract and will eventually make her human. Thus the dream she had about Seth and their daughter comes true.
Carter has known all these things about Georgina and Seth, that's why he has always been interested by Georgina's love life. He seemed to help point Georgina to the right direction. Just hinting on the right ones since he is not allowed to influence human's, or even lower immortals's decisions.

I don't know but I think after all Georgina had endured, after all the years of loneliness and trying to live as conscientious succubus, sucking only the lives of those who are hell-bound, she deserves a happy ending. And I think, we readers, who endured with her, deserve one, too.

1 comment:

  1. This was impressive! And I completely understand it and there's a lot of sense to your predictions. You know, I don't think... MADDIE, is out of the story. I think she's going to cause trouble in the next book. It'll make the plot a lot more interesting if she does. As long as she doesn't ruin the happy ending between Georgina and Seth.

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