In the book Midwinterbloode section 1-4 you can already see a thread that woven threw the 4 sections. In the four the short stories they all have the characters Eric and Merle playing different roles. For example in the first story they are playing adults who think they know each other and play a love interest between the two. In the second story Eric is a little kid and Merle is his mom. The other reoccurring thing is the islan in which they inhabit, although they don't tell you it's the exact same island the reader can make the connection. The author of the book is clever because this tactic makes the reader waning to keep reading the book.
