Surprise me
Last Thursday, I wrote (in a comment on my own journal):
My problem with the present book that I'm proofing is that I see the Big Surprise Finish coming like a neon truck in a tunnel. She only THINKS she's going to surprise me when the mysterious faceless scientist character turns out to be someone from our protagonist's past.
OK, I'm gratified: Ms. Asaro DID manage to surprise me. It was someone from the protagonist's past, but NOT the deceased husband. She successfully misdirected me.
My problem with the present book that I'm proofing is that I see the Big Surprise Finish coming like a neon truck in a tunnel. She only THINKS she's going to surprise me when the mysterious faceless scientist character turns out to be someone from our protagonist's past.
OK, I'm gratified: Ms. Asaro DID manage to surprise me. It was someone from the protagonist's past, but NOT the deceased husband. She successfully misdirected me.