Mystery Girl's Red String

JLB the catfisher:

I have said this before and I will say it again whilst dying of hysteria on this hill, I feel incredibly catfished reading this series. JLB explicitly said that the series is about Grayson before TGG even came out nows she's done a whole 180 and made it all about the OG characters. She also said that you don't need to read the OG trilogy in order to read the spin off which is a complete lie especially with the spoilers that we got. How would readers understand the gravity of Emily being alive if they didn't read the OG trilogy? Also how can you go on live stream and say that you have put clues in every book, that it all links back to the original storyline whilst claiming that it's seperate from the OG trilogy? It's clear to see that this woman lets her fans lead the story instead of having a backbone for herself. My point is she claimed that the series was about one thing and completed switched up as the series progressed and she saw the comments and reactions on instagram.

Emily being alive:

The way you know an author is milking a series is when they bring back dead characters (Looking at you Taherah Mafi as well). This is such a lazy plot line and it undoes literally everyone in the OG trilogy. Avery struggled with insecurities because of her, Jameson and Grayson's relationship broke down because of her, Rebecca and Thea couldn't be together and happy because of her. So much happened because of this girl and all of these characters were starting to get closure and all of a sudden she's still alive. Bringing back a character only works when they have a change of heart, the best example I can think of is Gally from Maze runner. Gally is a massive Douche, he "dies" in the first movie and then in the last film it turns out he's alive. But the thing is, Gally has a massive change of character which positively impacts the story. Emily is still a bitch, at least when she was "dead" you could defend her by saying "well we don't know he because she's not alive to defend herself" that argument completely goes out the window. Which pisses me off so much considering I was one of the people who would defend her.

Grayson not being able to catch a damn break:

I don't care what anyone says Emily SA'd Grayson in that scene where he was chained up. And not amount of context can change it, if the genders were reversed it wouldn't even be a discussion. What is the point of this? Who actually wants to see this? And the fact that Emily goes as far as saying "Did you think of me or Lyra?" or something in the lies of that is just sick. I seriously don't understand JLB's motive in bringing back this storyline of Grayson not being able to get over Emily, I thought that was wrapped up in TBH. This just goes to show that she's grasping at straw and doesn't know how to develop a good plotline. Also him getting punched by Rohan? like what the hell is up with that? I can about Grayson a lot he is one of my favourite character but when authors constantly trauma dump on their characters it's just lazy writing. Reading TBH, TGG and GR was nice because the progression of Grayson's character was rewarding to see. He's closed of emotionally, realises he's not doing okay, seeks therapy, matures and becomes emotionally aware. I feel like all of that is undone based on the spoilers we have seen. According to Libby there is a point in the book where Grayson isn't sleeping properly or eating properly, like why can't he just have some damn peace???

Epilogue:

I am not against young couples getting married, I am very pro marriage but Javery getting married makes no sense. It's not fitting for their characters at all since they are more invested in travelling, also they aren't ready for marriage. Jameson needs to go to therapy, take some anger management courses and learn how to control his anger and reckless impulses before he can be a good husband. Also why are characters getting married in a YA book? I will also die on this hill when I say that Lyra and Grayson most certainly would get married before them, because that is how their dynamic is. Javery's dynamic is not like that, its clear to see that JLB want the whole promise ring to come back for the instagram fans since they have been begging for a wedding.

Loss of interest:

Overall, everything has just put me off from reading the books which is really sad because I was looking forward to a good ending. The adding extra characters like Nora, Kaitlyn etc. Eve possibly dying (will reading), Toby dying in order to "be with Hannah", Emily being alive, Avery's kidnapping taking up the entire book, Lyra's mom possibly not being her mom at all. All of it has just put me off from reading the book in general.

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