Enshadowed discussion

Another thing I'm curious to discuss is how the ending of the second book will affect Isobel's actions in the third book. Do you think that she has lost hope for Varen now? I mean, the reason why she gives an "inhuman" wail at the end of the second one is because she remembers that Varen is the one that nearly killed her in pushing her off the cliff in the dreamworld. This leads me to think that she now believes that he's Lilth's pawn because she doesn't know about the epilogue and that he regrets what he's done. Do you think Varen will be the one to reach out to her? If so, how do you think she'll react? Also, what do you think her parents are going to do about her now? I'm almost wondering if Isobel will even be at home for most of the last book or if her parents will end up sending her somewhere to try to get her some psychological help. Lastly, how long do you think this last book is going to be? Nevermore was over 500 pages, and I feel as if this last book has even more loose ends to tie since it is in fact, supposed to be the last book of the series. I'm hoping for another long read.


Here are things I want to have answers to:
1) What is Lilth's goal with Isobel and Varen? What is she trying to do?
2) What is the whole dynamic of the white chord that connects the body with the astral form? Why was Edgar's white chord attached to the darkness of Lilth and the dreamworld when Isobel saw him die? Was it only because he had created them through his writing? If so, is the same thing going to happen to Varen if Isobel is able to get him back into the real world?
3) Why did Isobel survive the destruction when she destroyed Varen's sketchbook?
4) How are Varen and the Nocs able to travel between worlds?
5) How is Varen able to be in two places at once? If it's his astral form separating form the physical one, how was he able to hold the boom box when Isobel gave it to him for their presentation in book one? Wouldn't the boom box have just gone through his hand? Why would he be able to hold it when he couldn't touch anyone's hand?
6) How did Reynolds become a servant (if you can call it that, seeing as he's been going against Lilth throughout the rest of the series) of Lilth, and just how far does his obedience extend?
7) What's the story on how Reynolds became a Lost One in the first place? That would mean that he had to have died in the dreamworld I think.
8) How did Reynolds and Edgar know each other exactly, and how close were they?
9) Why did Varen's mother leave him? (I can't help but feel that this is going to have a larger role than what is was made out to be in the second book).

1) Probably something involving entering the real world and taking it over or something like that.
3) Maybe because she was the destroyer?
6) I don't know. I think Reynolds is more of a wild card than anything else.
I keep thinking of what Isobel says to the statue on top of the fountain, right before Pinfeathers turns up. I'm pretty sure that she's going to find Varen and bring him home safe, but what about stopping Lilith? How do you stop a demon? I don't know. I hate not knowing. >:(

For number 3) it says in Enshadowed that Varen didn't want Isobel to be hurt, so his power kind of protected her, even though destroying the book should have destroyed her.

I don't understand how Isobel survived and made it back to her body. Her poor family I was soo annoyed when she saw herself flatline and instead of worrying about living she's just like hmm where's varen

Well, she was worried about varen b/c she hadn't realized what had happened and didn't realize that she was dead.

....I figured she realized she was dying but then I paid a lot of attention to those warnings she got and ignored. How do u think her family will behave towards her now?

For question number 3 I'm pretty sure when she destroyed the journal she was already in the real world

but Reynolds said she destroyed the journal in the dreamworld.

and how can she go from normal girl trying to escape 'real' nightmares to 'making an actual fire out of the heat in her chest' ?

don't you think isobel believes everything she's told a little too quickly? I mean I know seeing is believing and all, but she wasn't in denial for even a second!