Only Ashes Remainĭue to these differences, they change and evolve in different ways, but neither is less fascinating then the other. Luring those men in and killing them made her feel powerful, in a twisted sort of way. Kovit, on the other hand, is a fully formed villain by the time he appears in the novel and he is not about to apologize for the decisions he’s made. However, she pays dearly for this decision and what comes after her kidnapping drastically influences her character development. She is someone who decides to set her mother’s captive free despite being utterly terrified of how her mother will react. Nita could already be considered a morally gray character when the novel starts, but she believes herself to be a good person, and for the most part, she is.

Nita and Kovit are captivating to read about. It’s an entirely new look at villains, at morally grey characters and Schaeffer does an amazing job of giving them depth without romanticizing their cruel deeds. They do the creepiest, most disturbing shit, yet they have complex emotions and aspirations and are struggling through life just like everyone else is. Schaeffer has given these characters so many layers that, on some level, I couldn’t help but root for them. Nita and Kovit are characters I wouldn’t want to meet with at night – scratch that, I wouldn’t want to meet them, period – yet, I couldn’t help but love them. in hospitals – but instead he has mastered the art of torture. Technically, he could find the pain he needs to survive without hurting anyone – e.g. Kovit is a zannie, an unnatural who feeds on people’s pain. It’s a bit of a strange job, but Nita enjoys the hell out of it so much so that she struggles when she is unable to dissect anyone for a while. Nita grew up dissecting supernatural beings her mother kills, so the family can sell these body parts on the black market. The skull was sawed off and the brain scooped out, and portioned into little Tupperware containers like a zombie’s lunch.” Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer Hair was shaved off and tied with a ribbon.

Fingernails were pried off and dropped into vials with little clinks. “Piece after piece went into little glass jars. She does not shy away from gore and torture but more than that she tells characters’ stories who would, without doubt, be the villains in most novels. Rebecca Schaeffer, however, goes there not once, not twice, but over and over again. I’ve seen a lot of books promise to be dark, disturbing and twisted, but most of them never quite deliver on those promises. It’s one of the darkest series I’ve ever read

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