Rant about Book 2 Beckett
I really want to like Beckett. I really do. But the writers should have stopped writing him with this attitude by book 2, since he’s grown and has friends now, but no, they’ve only accelerated and have made him worse.
What I like about Beckett is that he seems to genuinely have a big heart. He cares about his friends. He cared so much about MC that he felt anxious doing nothing and took down the wards to train in the mirror dimension to protect them.
I like what he says when Atlas and MC find the birthday party. MC asks what’s going on and he says “I thought it was fairly obvious, I arranged those balloons to spell it out [happy birthday].” That to me is just sweet.
I like the way Beckett teases MC, and MC doesn’t let him get away with hiding his feelings and not addressing them. (Brewing the essence in the cauldron scene, Beckett laughs and smiles and says MC is ridiculous, I thought that was cute)
I like that Beckett was so worried about MC in the mirror dimension that he needed comfort, and tries to focus on helping MC’s injuries. and is frustrated with himself when he struggles with the spell. That to me speaks depth about his character.
I like that Beckett is easily flustered, and doesn’t know how to take a compliment.
I like that he is driven, and serious about his education and clearly works hard to do good at it.
I like that he’s curious about nature and believes that everything around him has an explanation, and darn it if he isn’t gonna figure it out.
I like that when he apologizes to MC for inadvertently putting them in danger, he doesn’t make excuses for himself and doesn’t expect them to forgive him.
These are all clear examples of who Beckett is. They’re all part of a character I came to like by the end of book 1. They show that he is passionate and caring, and also very critical of himself. These all show that he has a deeper understanding of his flaws. I honestly don’t think he was ever a bad or mean person to begin with, but he shielded himself by closing himself off to others and scaring them away by being rude. But when it doesn’t work on MC and their friends. we see him beginning to open up and trust in their friendship. He even says this when he apologizes to MC (at least implies that he’s grown). So we have this caring, well-rounded but flawed character who would prove to be such a great friend in book 2. And I think he also shares a lot of feelings with Atlas, so naturally I would expect Beckett to be a source of comfort and a relatable friend for Atlas…
But no. The writers of book 2 seem to have taken all of the problems Beckett struggled to overcome in book 1 and amplified them. The absolute misunderstanding of his growth in book 1 allowed for the writers to make him say that mean stuff about his friends in book 2. The end of book 1 Beckett, imo, NEVER would have said any of that. Especially not the bit about Atlas, since they have that in common.
I think that Beckett being insecure about his sister is still fine, but again, they took it way too far when the Beckett from book 1 would be more humble and could probably easily figure out why he was feeling insecure and solve that. Imo Atlas could have bonded with him a little bit.
In conclusion, I’m disappointed in the way the writers have handled his character in this book, since it doesn’t reflect at all the growth he went through in the first one. It almost feels like the gauntlet was handed off to inexperienced writers who didn’t read the first book. I really hope they fix this issue soon because otherwise it’s really gonna turn me off from Beckett’s character. I physically recoiled seeing what he said about the Pend Pals. Not today, Satan!
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