Sugar & Shadows by Daphne Elliot SUGAR & SHADOWS — CHAPTER 1 BREAKDOWN 1. Sabrina enters the story Sabrina opens by telling us something unusual about herself: she has once stopped a coup simply by staring at people and staying silent. That immediately tells us she is not an ordinary woman . She is tough, confident, experienced, and probably used to being around serious danger. But the funny part is that she thinks the thing she is about to face— a blind date —might actually be harder. That is a great introduction because the author immediately mixes danger with comedy . Sabrina is basically saying: “I can handle international crises. But a date? God help me.” And that becomes the tone of the chapter. 2. She expects a boring small-town man Sabrina has prepared herself to meet a typical small-town bachelor. In her imagination, he probably wears flannel, likes nature, and goes mushroom hunting. This tells us something important about Sabrina. She ha...