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A review by _michelle_
The Dark Army by Joseph Delaney
4.0
3/24/16:
4/15/16:
Jenny's problem stems from thinking Alice's reappearance will alter Tom's willingness to train Jenny; while the reader has the luxery of knowing that Tom still feels the same sense of duty towards Jenny that he always did, his behavior has, indeed, changed with Alice's reappearance. They've made Jenny into a third wheel, and since her training requires her to live with Tom (and Alice, by extension), it's not like Jenny can just punch a time clock and go home for the day after 8 hours of killing monsters and being ignored, and I know what being ignored feels like, so I'm sad for her.
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I just ordered this out of England since it's not out in the USA yet (though it is being sold through the US branch of Amazon, so no awkward exchange rates on my end). Really excited!4/15/16:
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Jenny annoyed me in the last volume, I was actually annoyed with Alice in this volume, and she has always been a favorite of mine in the past. She's not only strong when it comes to magic, but she's always been very independent and sure of her abilities. This time around, she was constantly telling Tom how to deal with Jenny on her behalf since she and Jenny weren't getting along; it seemed out of character for Alice not to be straightforward with Jenny personally, and it came across as rather manipulative.Jenny's problem stems from thinking Alice's reappearance will alter Tom's willingness to train Jenny; while the reader has the luxery of knowing that Tom still feels the same sense of duty towards Jenny that he always did, his behavior has, indeed, changed with Alice's reappearance. They've made Jenny into a third wheel, and since her training requires her to live with Tom (and Alice, by extension), it's not like Jenny can just punch a time clock and go home for the day after 8 hours of killing monsters and being ignored, and I know what being ignored feels like, so I'm sad for her.