In the eighteenth chapter of Untold<\/i>, Kami attempts to discover why Matthew Cooper is so important to Sorry-in-the-Vale, and Jared comes clean about what he desires of Kami. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read Untold<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Chapter Eighteen: What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve Tasted of Desire<\/b><\/p>\n
Oh, this is too much<\/i>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll get to that thing<\/i> at the end, because NOW IT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S OUT IN THE OPEN. THEY CAN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T IGNORE IT ANYMORE.<\/p>\n
Matthew Cooper<\/b><\/p>\n
I totally balked on commenting much of anything on the Matthew Cooper issue, mostly because\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well, what could I say? I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel like I had any information beyond Amber\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strange comment and the fact that the town had erected a statue of him for something? Whatever he did? I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even know! And there are a few interesting ideas presented here, one of which I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll latch on to because I MADE A COMMENT EARLIER THAT TOTALLY FORESHADOWS THIS.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think he was a sorcerer at all.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Ash looked thunderstruck. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What could he have done for the town if he wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Kami asked, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What am I? Think. Anne Lynburn was a lady of the manor, she wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been fighting, but she and Matthew died at the same time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Light dawned on Ash. He said quietly, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A sorcerer dies with their source.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find this particularly surprising, given that Amber had already referred to Matthew Cooper in a similar capacity. Plus, it makes sense that a source \u00e2\u20ac\u201c especially one linked to the Glass family \u00e2\u20ac\u201c would be so vital and crucial to the history of this town. Hell, the reaction of the Lynburn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s to Kami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s existence alone<\/i> in the previous book confirmed this. But this suggests something so much bigger than we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve considered, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <\/i>what has me stumped. There is this theory, though:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She gave me the clue by talking about sources, and Matthew Cooper having them both. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what she meant at the time, but \u00e2\u20ac\u201c could she have meant two sorcerers to a source?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not entirely far-fetched, even if there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no history of it. I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually pretty neat, and here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where I latch on to this idea. Remember back when Ash and Kami pulled Jared out of the Crying Pools, and I mentioned that I was fascinated by this idea of Kami as a bridge between the two brothers? I meant that in an emotional sense the first time, but what if that was literal foreshadowing<\/i>? What if she could link herself to both of the brothers and create some sort of super power through two sorcerers? (Holy alliteration!) Of course, that would be chaos<\/i> inside of Kami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brain, so I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even know how that could logistically work. Wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t she be super fucked up<\/i> by that?<\/p>\n
I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even know, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. I was<\/i> fascinated that Kami had to explore the implications of love and the link through Matthew Cooper, but I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even imagine what a nightmare that would be for Kami<\/p>\n
Rosalind<\/b><\/p>\n
What the fuck is Lillian doing meeting with Rosalind and why is Rosalind disguised as Lillian when they do so???<\/i> Holy shit, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SCENE???<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand why you have to give in,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she heard Rosalind say, softly. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really planning.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
what the fuck WHAT IS ROB PLANNING.<\/i> DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T TEASE ME LIKE THIS, SARAH REES BRENNAN. YOU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122RE MAKING IT WORSE.<\/p>\n
Kami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Father<\/b><\/p>\n
After being utterly bewildered and terrified for the future because of this brief and totally-not-fair glimpse of the Lynburn sisters hanging out with each other, Sarah Rees Brennan decides that our hearts have not had enough, and so we get the utterly heartbreaking scene of\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well, John Glass\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heartbreak. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d almost forgotten that Kami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life was falling apart, especially after she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d done so many things to repair or strengthen her relationships with Holly, Rusty, and Jared. But life at home hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t gotten any better for her, and this certainly implies that the Glass house is at a breaking point. Kami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life has largely been full of lies, and nothing<\/i> makes any sense to him. How do you approach your life again when it has become this<\/i> confusing, you know? I was transfixed by the image of John Glass as a child throwing a tempter tantrum because it speaks to his mental state, to his loss, to his utter confusion, and to his desire for someone like Sobo to come and just solve all his problems.<\/p>\n
This isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fair. \ud83d\ude41 \ud83d\ude41 \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n
MORE JARED FEELINGS<\/b><\/p>\n
can we not<\/i><\/p>\n
Just kidding because I ALWAYS WELCOME MORE FEELINGS. LIKE THESE!<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Something\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wrong,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You have to tell me what it is. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t read your mind anymore.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This one line represents exactly<\/i> what Kami and Jared have had to start dealing with: They are not linked with one another anymore. They have to learn how to HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION. It sounds so absurd out of context because Kami and Jared have a history that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so frighteningly unlike our own. But I think it also a neat way to explore dynamics of conversation for people with social anxiety, and I imagine that it must be neat for people to read something like this. For example, I was not always the social butterfly I am today. No, that was an intentional thing that I changed about myself. I grew up shy and awkward, convinced I was not special and did not deserve any attention. I honestly think that if I had a novel that explored how<\/i> to have a conversation with another person, to learn how to gather the courage to say what I wanted, it would have helped me a lot. And the reason I wanted to bring that up is because while most of us don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/i> have to deal with what these two go through, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to ignore the host of emotional and mental issues that make conversation a terrifying, anxiety-inducing thing for plenty of us either. Normalizing this idea that we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t all say the right things at the right time\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I like that. I like how Kami and Jared are allowed to discover how to treat one another without<\/i> their magical link, and I truly believe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best part of this entire novel. As heartbreaking as it was for Kami to allow Rob to sever the link, I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bringing her and Jared together in a really unique way.<\/p>\n
Of course, that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean Jared is perfectly fine moving on. The big reveal at the end of this chapter is that he does<\/i> wish to have his link with Kami back, and I am certain this is going to open wounds again. Granted, these two people are getting better at having uncomfortable conversations, so I have faith that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be able to sort out how they feel about this. Jared\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to have to work on his own feelings of self-worth and how they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re tied to Kami. Like he says to Kami near the end, being able to depend on someone doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re dependent on<\/i> them, and Jared has to be careful to take his own advice.<\/p>\n
Oh, this is just so satisfying to read. ONWARDS TO MORE.<\/p>\n
Please note that the original text and the videos contain the words \u00e2\u20ac\u0153crazy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153insane,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153nuts,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dumb.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Part 1<\/p>\n