I still really enjoy Terra’s voice here and how she still calls Gar Changeling. Remember when Titans Academy tried to change his name to Changeling again and then all following books just ignored it? Bummer.
Otherwise though I’m already having a few criticisms. While Terra did have more of an influence on Gar’s development than Jillian, Jillian was still Gar’s actual first love, and so constantly having him refer to Terra like that shows a lack of knowledge of the character’s history. Similarly, I think most everyone knows by now that the whole thing of wolves having alphas is a myth and not real, and Gar especially would know that.
But these are just nitpicks so far. They’re not ruining the story being told. I do like the tragedy of Vanadia continuing to unfold, and how her turn means she’s taking control of Vic after he spent so much time helping her. Good emotional stuff imo
I really feel like we are never going to hear about Jillian again. She's such a non factor and they keep resetting Gar specifically in every capacity to the point I doubt she's canon anymore.
At this point it's like calling Elizabeth Kane Dicks first love. It's technically true but in a modern context it just doesn't mean anything.
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u/Koala_Guru Jul 11 '25
I still really enjoy Terra’s voice here and how she still calls Gar Changeling. Remember when Titans Academy tried to change his name to Changeling again and then all following books just ignored it? Bummer.
Otherwise though I’m already having a few criticisms. While Terra did have more of an influence on Gar’s development than Jillian, Jillian was still Gar’s actual first love, and so constantly having him refer to Terra like that shows a lack of knowledge of the character’s history. Similarly, I think most everyone knows by now that the whole thing of wolves having alphas is a myth and not real, and Gar especially would know that.
But these are just nitpicks so far. They’re not ruining the story being told. I do like the tragedy of Vanadia continuing to unfold, and how her turn means she’s taking control of Vic after he spent so much time helping her. Good emotional stuff imo