Rivenhall's little sister comes down with a fever that might be typhus. Sophy rises to the occasion, while Charles's betrothed won't come near the place. Charles finds out about Sophy's "saving" of Hubert and admires her. Nice scene in which he does insult her and she cries, then pretends that the tears were fake and called on demand. Other than that, the predictable plot winds its way forward. I think, actually, that the entirely predictable nature of the plot is one of the reasons for the books enduring popularity and its high rating on Goodreads. It's a comfortable read--a cozy romance. All the characters are clear, likable, despicable, irresponsible, solid. Nobody surprises anyone. We, as readers, are like the author. We know where this is going. We watch the characters come out of the darkness into the light, rubbing their eyes. "How foolish--why didn't they see all that earlier." Reader is easily smug.
Follows Sadie and Sam (Mazer) from childhood to mid-thirties when both are feeling old and a bit out of it in the gaming world. Characters are well-rounded, develop throughout the novel in interesting way. Plot is involved but sensible. Not a single, "Oh, come on!" moment. The book could have been faster paced. Odd, since the main topic is video games which are not for their speed of engagement and Gabrielle Zevin clearly knows her video games. Recommended by Michael Connelly in an interview. He also has Bosch pick up the book in his novel, Resurrection Walk, as Bosch tails a possible witness to a crime as she moves through a bookstore. Sadie and Sam do not get together at the end, which is good. Marx killed by homophobic nutcase who really wants to kill Sam, but Sam isn't there. Marx is father of Sadie's child.
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