Amy... Oh, Amy. Some have described her as "all that is woman" others have described her as "Danielle Version 0.5" but at her core, Amy O'Hallen is just that. Amy. Probably the character in the whole of The Graceless who I feel legitimately bad for when I think back on her story arc. She finally finds the strength that Jack wanted her to the whole time, but in the end, what good does it really do her? I suppose that's up to the reader, though. This is my love letter to Amy, though. The end-all, be-all to the character. A eulogy for a character I'm not quite ready to retire.
Amelia Claire O'Hallen, some may be pleased to hear, will be making an appearance in Act Two of the Chainsmoker's Trilogy, The Forgotten. I really have grown to love this character and all that she represents over time. Initially, she was a cardboard cutout, I'll admit to that, but as the story grew, so did she, and in ways I had never expected. Amy became a bastion of hope in a world where merely losing faith is considered a stroke of good fortune. She turned from a scared, confused girl to a powerful warrior woman, vulnerable only to Jack, an archetypal villain fallen from grace.
Her presence in The Forgotten will be brief, but I can promise this: The book would simply be incomplete without her addition to the novel. That's all I can really reveal about her appearance, as the project is still very much under wraps, but it will be worth the wait.
This is Rosenbloom, signing off.
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