(The Road to Salvation #3)
Published by: Booktrope Publishing
Publication date: July 28th 2015
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
Katie has been through Hell—literally—and discovered that it wasn’t as bad as she thought it would be. In fact, she kind of enjoyed it. She got to be with Josh, found out about her past, and discovered who she wanted to be as a person. Katie didn’t care that her actions went against social norms. She was happy.
But things are changing—again. Wes has come back into her life, and that can only mean trouble. His presence threatens to unravel her new-found happiness. She can’t allow that. She won’t let him back in. Yet, Katie can’t push him away.
Thrown back into a state of confusion and uncertainty, Katie is once again forced to pick sides, and in the process, she may lose herself.
Unlikable Characters
Characters, like
real people, have their quirks. There are parts of them readers may
like, and others readers may find loathsome. Katie, my main
character from the Road to Salvation series, isn’t always liked.
In fact, some readers have even gone so far as to say they hate her.
My first reaction to that was that I
needed to come to Katie’s defense. I felt like I needed to protect
her like I would protect my own children. I would explain that she
acts the way she acts because she’s a 17-year-old girl or give some
other excuse, like she’s naive. I was upset that they would attack
her like that.
Then, I stopped. I was talking to an
author friend of mine about how not all main characters have to be
likable. The point of stories is to put characters in challenging
situations and see how they react to them. Not all of them come out
fighting. Some are more passive and maybe a lot more self-centered.
Some are unreliable. You can’t trust anything they have to say,
and they often twist the truth to their own benefit. Some are
sneaky. Like the real world, characters in fiction display a wide
range of personality traits--not all of which are desirable.
Katie is young, naive, self-centered,
needy, and whiny. She has moments of being strong, but they are
fleeting and quickly devolve into self-doubt and insecurity. Katie
is who she is, and she shouldn’t have to apologize for that or
explain it to anyone. And neither do I. If she was any other way,
it wouldn’t be the same story.
I understand that readers don’t like
her, but some do. And both of those feelings are correct. Katie
isn’t always my favorite either, and I know her really well.
I don’t cringe anymore when reviewers write about how much they
despise her. In fact, I laugh. To me, that’s an awesome
compliment. I love to see that my character evokes such a strong
emotional response. It means I’m doing something right.
Pembroke Sinclair is a literary jack of all trades, playing her hand at multiple genres. She has written an eclectic mix of fiction ranging from horror to sci-fi and even some westerns. Born in Rock Springs, Wyoming--the home of 56 nationalities--it is no wonder Pembroke ended up so creatively diverse. Her fascination with the notions of good and evil, demons and angels, and how the lines blur have inspired her writing. Pembroke lives in Laramie, Wyoming, with her husband, two spirited boys, a black lab named Ryder, and a rescue kitty named Alia, who happens to be the sweetest, most adorable kitty in the world! She cannot say no to dessert, orange soda, or cinnamon. She loves rats and tatts and rock and roll and wants to be an alien queen when she grows up.
You can learn more about Pembroke Sinclair by visiting her at http://pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com/
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