Monday, 8 October 2012

Dedicated to Anne

This post is dedicated to one of the best writers I have come across. Anne you are a star. :)

Before I was introduced to Anne's stories J.D.Robb was my favorite Author. She was the only one who could engage my emotions to such an extent I would cry, laugh, smile, feel intense love, hatred, dread etc etc. Eve and Roarke and the gang are my favorite characters and I loved them to bits. I hated the villains and those responsible for Eve and Roarke's childhood and yet these two stars survived and found love and comfort in each other.

Then I started reading chains and Anne you have done exactly was Robb has done to me... You have me hooked to your writing and there are days I dread thinking what happens when the story ends. We are at the 134th chapter of the chains series and you have made me laugh, cry, feel hope, despair, love, hate, and violent to some degree. I have come to a point where I question my own judgement of characters. I love Aman who is a constant in the series. I love the journey Eva and Arnav have gone through, I love Anumita this strong woman who went through so much and still came out to be a star I love Payal and Akaash because even though there are cracks they will stick by each other. Nk and anjali are brilliant in their relationship with each other they remind me of myself and my cousins and the close relationship we share.

I got to a point where I hated Ajit, Shashi and Richard to the extent that i would shoot them on sight. That was the amount of hatred I felt for them and still do. Monsters like them should not exist in this world but they do and they get away with the things they do.

Now its on to Khushi... This was a character I loved i had hoped she would become a strong woman. I had hopes that she would fight her demons and become a woman who would be as strong as anumita, eva and payal. Today I felt my heart shatter to realize that this young lady is beyond all help. I feel despair that i loved a character who could do something so inhumane. However even after she has done what she has I still as a human feel for her. Because of her I have been reading into denial and escapist tendencies.

Anne your writing has me knots and because it is reality i feel dread. my nights are sleepless thinking of what will happen and even though in my bubble I still believe in happy endings for everyone I know you give us a dose of reality that does not have happy endings for everyone.

From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you for bringing the chain series to me and letting me be one of those few people who is privileged to read it. This post is from the bottom of my heart. I don't think I have the write words to show my gratitude and appreciation for your writing. All I can do is pray that you continue to write such beautiful, complex, engaging and mind boggling stories. Anne you truely are a star and today I can proudly tell you that you share that #1 spot with J.D. Robb in my favorite Authors list.

Thank you
KC
xxx