What are your thoughts on Sky's changing personality?
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Re: What are your thoughts on Sky's changing personality?
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MsH2k wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 15:50 I did not like or trust Sky’s character at all. From the moment he was introduced, I was suspicious of him. He was too calm in the midst of a chaotic situation. I thought he was a terrorist. I’m still not sure that he isn’t. He was manipulative and much too rich for a military officer. What’s the source of his additional income?! His apartment was set up perfectly for encounters such as he and Cynthia had, so I was quite surprised that he went to confession and actually tried to do what the priest said. This was not believable at all. Instead of being a complex and interesting character, he was just a collage of personalities and totally unconvincing. This made me question Cynthia’s judgment and it made her less credible as well.
I was suspicious of the setup of his apartment as well and kept expecting GHB to be slipped into her drink at any moment. He was supposed to come off as suave and sophisticated and ended up just being creepy and stalkerish. Having been in the military, I also had to wonder where all this money was coming from. Independently wealthy, maybe? Then why would he go into the military in the first place? Nothing seemed to add up with him. I agree that the author went a little nuts trying to make Sky appeal to every reader. It just didn't work. Thank you all for stopping in and sharing your thoughts with us!Felicity Granger wrote: ↑07 Sep 2019, 19:43 Sky seemed to have some hidden agenda and came off as the suave, lecherous type that gave you chills, and not the good kind. It takes a little skill to craft love interests as 'perfect' or what passes for it anyway. Every reader has different tastes, so that is to be taken into account. The author was going overboard, though, so that's why the majority of us don't favour Sky.
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I completely agree. It was impossible to predict, moment to moment, 'which' Skyler you were going to find yourself with. Not a great basis for a relationship. I think Cynthia should have followed her instincts on this one. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts with us!Bles wrote: ↑23 Nov 2019, 04:24 If I say I liked the Scyler character I will be lying. First, how he appeared into Cynthia's life was just wired. One can't tell who he was exactly because at one moment he acted as a nice sweet gentleman, the next minute he acts as a stalker no wonder at some point Cynthia suspected that he was a spy using her to get to the governor.
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I desliked Sky. All he wanted in the beginning was to have sex with Cynthia. Why couldn't he respect the fact that she was taken at that time. He even added rum to her drink. It was creepy like he wanted her to get drunk. He was kind of obsessed with Cynthia. If he accepts cheating I don't know about his morals. I felt as if he was emotionally manipulative towards Cynthia when he brought those contraceptives to her. It was creepy.Kelyn wrote: ↑02 Jun 2019, 12:52 Sky was a puzzle. He was many things, few of them good. At times he was very gentlemanly. Next thing you knew he was acting like Joe Ordinary trying to get laid. And of course, there was the somewhat stalkerish (and creepy) aspect. I'm sure I've left out other aspects as well. It was like he either had DID or the author simply wanted him to be everything for everyone and didn't do a particularly good job of making him anyone's anything. Thoughts?
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