Did you find Cecilia likeable?

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Did you find Cecilia likeable?

Post by Valerie Garske »

I wish that Cecilia had a few human flaws to make her human side more authentic and personable. While I wanted to root for Cecilia, all too often she displayed the hallmarks of a spoiled rich girl who was mad at her daddy.
Did anyone else have a problem relating to Cecilia?
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I do find Cecilia a bit likeable if I were to forget about her past crimes. I like how she tried to mingle with the humans she once kills. She is an epitome of princess. But, she has less human attributes.
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I went back and forth on liking Cecilia and disliking her. I would like some more human flaws and making her a lot more 3-D. Throughout the book, she does change and starts to actually like humans.
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I do believe that every fictional plot should have an element of dynamism and must not possess a linear personality to improve believability. To this end I could relate with Cecilia’s personality and certainly do find it likeable.
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She generally tries to be a good person and weighs her moral choices regularly. I found her fairly likeable, but I still wish the author had given us more dimension to her moral character beyond her feelings towards her romantic interests (just a little bit).
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I never felt convinced by Cecilia's character. That is one of the reason's why I didn't find her to be likable. She always seems different than what she was supposed to be. I think the author could work on character developmennt more.
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Not really. She always seemed to have some sort of agenda. I guess that’s what living 100 years as Lucifer’s daughter will do for you.
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Yes, I find Cecilia likeable. She has lesser attributes of human but her thirst to mingle up with humans makes her an interesting character. I love to read paranormal characters and she is one of its kind. I didn't like many of her deeds but yes as a fictional character I liked her part in the story.
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Post by Nandini Mukherjee »

The human side to Cecilia was not developed in a way I expected. But nevertheless I liked her part in the story and how she tries her best to mingle with human society and their attributes.
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Post by Danielle Briggs »

I found her some-what likeable, but I liked her less and less as the story progressed. I felt like she made may decisions, like sneaking around with Alexander, as if she were an actual teenager when in reality she is hundreds of years old. I felt like she was trying to have her cake and eat it too but rationalize it as "teenage hormones and desire"
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Post by T T 2 »

Since she was not from the human world, her trying to interact and make friends with them was quite likeable but at times she had that rich brat side to herself that annoyed me the most. Though, she did make efforts to change.
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This aspect is a dilemma for me also. Somewhere I like Cecilia but the moment I read or remember her past crimes I don't like her anymore.
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Post by Yulisa Sanchez »

My initial reaction to Cecilia was negative. I found her character lacking depth especially since she did act like a rich snob. However, throughout the book, Cecilia recognizes her prejudice and flaws. She explicitly says how she now knows what a hypocrite she was. This change in her character shows growth and eventually becomes a more relatable/likeable character by the end of the book.
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I really find her likeable. Although there were times when she'd display arrogance. Cecilia's character was quite amazing.
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Although I liked her character, there were times I found her really annoying. While her age should show maturity, some of her actions spoke otherwise.
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