What did Cynthia facing constant danger do for the book?

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I want to believe that the author was trying to think out of the box. Or maybe charatirises Cynthia as an imperfect protagonist with "too visible" flaws. Anyways the portrayal of Cynthia as a protagonist was too irresponsible and vulnerable for most of us.

I wish it were just a case of that, but I don't think she was being portrayed as imperfect. We're supposed to believe that she's badass with a side of vulnerability but the first part never actually comes through in the narrative.

Yes, her badassery is severly lacking in this book.

Her supposed skill in hand to hand could have come in handy plenty of times in the story, but never did.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I want to believe that the author was trying to think out of the box. Or maybe charatirises Cynthia as an imperfect protagonist with "too visible" flaws. Anyways the portrayal of Cynthia as a protagonist was too irresponsible and vulnerable for most of us.

It could what he had planned to do, characterising an overflawed protagonist, but that also makes her unrelatable and confusing.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

That is a good point! She was in constant danger, wasn't she? I'm not sure what that did for me. Cynthia wasn't a well-developed character, in my opinion. I felt that the fact of being constantly in danger did not do her character any favours.

I feel like she helped build the suspense in the book for the first few chapters but afterwards, Empathy fatigue might have set in, and her constant way of getting into precarious situations became monotonous.

[Nisha Ward]

That is a good point! She was in constant danger, wasn't she? I'm not sure what that did for me. Cynthia wasn't a well-developed character, in my opinion. I felt that the fact of being constantly in danger did not do her character any favours.

I feel like she helped build the suspense in the book for the first few chapters but afterwards, Empathy fatigue might have set in, and her constant way of getting into precarious situations became monotonous.

Added to that, it's hard to believe that she was ever in any real peril at all.

[ElizaBeth Adams]

The potential for danger did fuel the plot. I kept reading to see how the various situations would resolve themselves. I didn't usually find the way they were resolved very realistic. For example, I found Sky to be very creepy, and even dangerous for Cynthia to be around. Yet she ends up marrying him. It that sense, the constant danger wasn't a successful device.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

The potential for danger did fuel the plot. I kept reading to see how the various situations would resolve themselves. I didn't usually find the way they were resolved very realistic. For example, I found Sky to be very creepy, and even dangerous for Cynthia to be around. Yet she ends up marrying him. It that sense, the constant danger wasn't a successful device.

A protagonist who meets a character who is creepy (by all accounts and in a realistic standpoint) and dangerous, but ends up marrying him. That is very unrealistic, and unbelievable.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

Cynthia facing constant danger was a big boost for suspense in the novel. Yes, she made certain wrong moves and I was always inquisitive on learning what was going to next happen to her.

Did it though? I mean, it was kind of predictable for a while there.

agree it was not forgettable but predictable

At some point, you had to question why her "inquisitive nature" always led to precarious situations and it should have become predictable from there on out.

[AntoineOMEGA]

In a way it shows how we learn. She was rash and made some big mistakes, but she learned from them and did her best to fix the problems she earlier invited. It makes the story more real when the character isn't perfect.

[Sam Ibeh]

We've seen protagonist characters developed as people who has it all figured out. So, portraying Cynthia as always vulnerable is a whole new dimension that made the book more thrilling.

So, yes. I found the book thrilling with the Cynthia's character.

[AntonelaMaria]

After a certain time, Cynthia facing danger became redundant.

[Nisha Ward]

After a certain time, Cynthb ia facing danger became redundant.

Again, I must ask, with the exception of the miscarriage, was she ever even really in danger?

[AntonelaMaria]

After a certain time, Cynthb ia facing danger became redundant.

Again, I must ask, with the exception of the miscarriage, was she ever even really in danger?

Excellent point!!! Hm, maybe the question is overhyped as I didn't particularly find this book suspenseful. Danger definitely is not the correct term to use.

[Nisha Ward]

After a certain time, Cynthb ia facing danger became redundant.

Again, I must ask, with the exception of the miscarriage, was she ever even really in danger?

Excellent point!!! Hm, maybe the question is overhyped as I didn't particularly find this book suspenseful. Danger definitely is not the correct term to use.

I'm leaning towards that view myself, to be quite honest.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

In a way it shows how we learn. She was rash and made some big mistakes, but she learned from them and did her best to fix the problems she earlier invited. It makes the story more real when the character isn't perfect.

It certainly makes it more compelling and captivating.

[juliusotieno02]

I think the author used these scenes to build the storyline and maybe develop some characters. I think they did well for the story though.