I'm going to keep posting from my upcoming release, After Midnight, but I decided to leave a few gaps in the story as some of it needs more than six sentences to make sense. Anyway, here's how the heroine, Isabeau, sees herself:
She was not a beautiful woman. Taken separately, her features held the potential for beauty, but together, with her mix of cultures, she had a face like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces didn’t fit together. Her cheeks were too sharp, her lips too large, and her eyes, pale enough they all but disappeared beneath the dark tones of her father’s heritage. Neither blue nor gray, her eyes brought her the most displeasure. Most people spoke of her eyes as “peculiar” and “haunted.”
Isabeau couldn’t handle such a reference from him.
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39 comments:
Nice description.And I love the name Isabeau. Great SSS.
You show her insecurities well, but I'm sure he sees the beauty she doesn't. Great six!
Aww...I bet he thinks she's beautiful.
Naw that makes me sad :-( I hope he gives her a confidence boost
I'm sure she's a ton more beautiful that she thinks. Great descriptions!
Great descriptions and I love how she refers to what other people think of her eyes - very telling
Wonderful description of her. And it tells us so much about her, too.
that is a hauntingly beautiful description though. Nice job!
I'm sure he would disagree with her assessment.
Love this. Says a lot about her. Great six.
I love the description! I wish she could see her own beauty. Her name is awesome as well!
Love the idea of haunted eyes! Great six!
Excellent way to show her insecurity. I bet he thinks she's perfect though. :)
Is haunted eyes necessarily a bad thing? At least she's unique. Goood six
I hope by the end she realizes "haunted" can be part of "beautiful." Great six.
Great description!
Very nice description, very nice tone all around.
Great description. But since beauty is in the eye of the beholder it'll be interesting to see how he sees her.
I love the description. Especially the eyes.
Peculiar? Ouch. People are dumb. Lovely six!
Great description. I love less than perfect characters
Fantastic description! I love the "face like a jigsaw puzzle" line. Insecure heroines are a lot easier to identify with than the seemingly perfect beauties. Great six!
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Ooh, lovely description.
This is wonderful insight into more than just her appearance. Terrific writing!
Great description here. I hope he surprises her with a compliment.
Love the description.
Her name totally made me think of Ladyhawke and I wish I had the movie to throw it in.
Love it! Can sense the angst and pain behind her features. :)
Poor woman. I bet she's a lot more attractive to others than she realizes.
Maybe not traditionally beautiful, but lovely, nevertheless.
Great description that tells what she looks like and how she feels about it...and that she cares about his reaction... suspenseful!
I dunno...I think she sounds absolutely gorgeous! Mixed heritage almost always equal best of all worlds!
Great description, but how sad that she sees herself as a mismatched jigsaw. :(
Loved this weeks six...
Great six! :)
Wonderful description. Very realistic in her seeing only what she thinks of as flaws, which are likely the things that he finds most beautiful.
Powerful description and interesting character insight!
I love characters who aren't ideal, since nearly no one is. Great six.
Isabeau is a great name. Reminds me of Ladyhawke! Love.
Her description sounds beautiful to me :)
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