March 18th, 2018 at 01:27am
So I just recently stumbled across this series and finally caught up with all you have written. I know it's been a little while since you've posted for it, but I just wanted to leave a comment to let you know people are still coming across it and enjoying it. It is seriously so well-written, you are a talented writer and I really hope you're still writing, even if it's not for this.
And I totally understand losing inspiration with an idea, but I wouldn't be disappointed if this were continued one day again. But alas. Just wanted to let you know though. It's seriously a great series and I would love to personally see an end to it. I'm sorry I didn't read while it was actually active, but if I had, I would have definitely been an active commenter. :)
This story/series... man, I have a love and hate relationship with it.
First, I'm actually surprised that you continued on with this installment. With the way the previous installment ended, I thought it could've been good to end there; a bit sad, but realistic, and it didn't leave too many open questions. Just kind of them having one final reunion before moving on.
However, that being said, you did still do really well with this installment, not that I expected differently, since your writing was pretty amazing with the other installments. However, there is a reason why I kind of hate this series.
The last two installments, ugh... they were brutal to read. I'm just going to put it out there and say that I hated/hate Kennedy and Matt's relationship, because... ugh, just so many factors. The fact that she cheated on Alex with him, when he was their manager/friend... like WTF. The fact that Matt as a character ALLOWED that to happen and even confronted Kennedy and initiated things when she was trying to stop it... like c'mon. He was just a freaking douchebag of a character in this series, like, he just doesn't know when to let go. Hell, when Kennedy got with that Mike guy, and even flirted with that client from work... that didn't even piss me off as much as her relationship with Matt did. I'm all for her moving on, since that's what Alex practically forced her to do... but not with Matt. And then the fact that in the third installment, all the goddamn blame was put on her for that affair. And it's like, okay, I get it; she did a fucking lot to show that it was hard to believe otherwise, but it just pissed me off because Matt initiated like 90% of those moments and he just got fucking away with it. And then he comes back in this installment, and I was willing to maybe give him a chance to be just a friend, but no, he makes a move on her again. Like get out.
... phew. Sorry, this whole aspect of the last two installments just had me heated after reading them, and I need to vent about it. Moving on...
Looking into hers and Alex's relationship, I just... I love them together. :( But I understand why they're hesitant to go into anything after everything that has happened. What frustrates me though, is that Alex tells her what she wants to hear, and I honestly do take it as the truth as opposed to it being just words, but... like, why the fuck didn't he just get back with her then? If he loves her that much? I don't understand what is holding him back. I guess that fear is overwhelming everything, that she'll do something wrong again and he's afraid of that. But c'mon, he's not completely innocent in this either. The back and forth just sort of annoyed me with this story. And then, with this latest installment, like... they just kind of went back into their old ways, which was a bit odd considering at the end of the third installment, it seemed like Kennedy really changed as a person. That she wasn't going to pull anything, that she learned from her mistakes... I guess not, though. :/ Especially, again with the fact that she's giving Matt another chance. God, it baffles me how she was able to forgive him after everything that happened with them last time. But I guess if she put the blame on herself... it made sense. I still blame him, though, for making a move on his friend's girl. Gah, I'm gonna stop now before I have a conniption. XD
Anyway, okay, so, yeah. XD This series... again, there was a love and hate. I wanted to leave this comment as a display of more accurate feedback. Hoping this suffices.
And even though this feedback is a bit angsty, know that I still really enjoyed what you had of this series, and am still bummed that it was never completed/continued. I think after all of this, it deserves some sort of ending. I don't really expect a happy one at this point, given all that's happened, but... I still have my fingers crossed anyway, lol, and just crossed in general that you could maybe have the inspiration to finish it one day. I know that's a lot to ask, though, sigh. :/ But hey, maybe you could write Alex's actual wedding into it, like, that happening and Kennedy finally having to move on... just a thought. But NOT with Matt. XD She just deserves more than him, if not getting back together with Alex. That could be an ultimate final chapter of sorts, to just... finally conclude this. I would understand if you could only push out one final update, given how long it's been. But yeah, just a thought if by some miracle you see my comment, lol.
At the very least, I hope you see this comment. This story, although very frustrating, was an interesting read and I've definitely never read another Alex fan fic series like it.
I hope you're still writing on your own time, because you're really great at it. Hope this feedback didn't seem too critical, I just got so into the story, so... I guess that should be a compliment, since I never typically get this into something I've read, lol. Apologies that my last bit of feedback was a bit lackluster; hope this makes up for it. <3