Title: Chapter 25: Truth Be Told
I think my previous review was too harsh and unconstructive.
Its clear that Willow is afraid (rightfully so) and is still crumbling under the weight of everyone else’s expectations. All she wants is time to fully heal and actually accept her husband for what he is before she can save the humanity he has left. A baby will hi-jack that time and with less than a year together let alone the turmoil that is Sebastian’s life...she may never get to know this man. Thats some heady news to try to tackle in your work bathroom. Who knows she may go ahead with the abortion, maybe she won’t..but at the end of the day it is her body and she hasn’t had a lot of chances to make decisions for herself. She deserves this one
Sebastian has been a bit ureasonable and acknowledges that he’s selfish, unapologrtically so. However, he’s forgotten compromise and he’s forgotten how to be in love without protecting someone. He projects his inability to protect his first family on his current wife. Everything he does is out of desperation and he needs to continue to work on building a proper foundation.
My first review was not an adequate representation of my understanding of your story and how hard it is to put your work out there and trust your own vision. To be honest, I get tired of reading about pregnancy in romantic fiction drama because it’s often times used as a scapegoat to development. Characters are forced to become “mature adults” and their problems are trivialized leaving is with little development and more drama.
With your writing history and the progression of this story its clear that you don’t leave plot holes and you create mutlifaceted characters that have a mind of their own. I apologize for projecting my annoyance onto your story. I have some maturing of my own to do.
Author's Response: I didn't feel offended by your previous review, SleepEasy. I completely understand your frustration as a reader. I appreciate your feedback and concerns. So, thank you for taking the time out of your day to do that. I created Sebastian and Willow to be very immature and insecure characters. They are very very flawed. I know that reading their story can be so annoying because I get annoyed writing them sometimes. They were written to make the most extreme decisions. I love writing them though because I love dark themes in stories. If youve read my other stories, I have a plethora of level-headed normal-acting characters, LOL. But I totally get it. No need to second-guess how you feel. Your reviews have given me a lot to think about. And I completely understand if you do not want to continue reading this story.
Reviewer: SleepEasy Signed
Date: April 10 2018
