Because if they saw in real life a young woman like Feyre ending up with a billionaire husband as manipulative as Rhysand who was practically viewed as a villain by the entire world for so long, they would be deeply concerned for her at least in the beginning, because she is THAT young even by mortal standards. And not to mention, if people knew how he treated his sister-in-law, basically dictating and threatening her on a daily basis as another form of control under the guise of “we just care so much” while shoving her into the arms of another known violent billionaire frat brother of his, people would be outraged and hoping there’s a Luigi for them.

And I also don’t understand how people can think he’s a good guy for helping commit genocide for decades just to protect a handful of privileged people. “It’s just fiction” yea but the author clearly frames all of that as good guy behavior, basically conditioning a massive audience to justify even things like a husband hiding his wife’s medical information from her. The outrage over that alone should’ve been massive no matter how much she tried to spin it on that damn podcast. And these fans keep making her more popular and richer, probably enough to fund an actual genocide.

there‘s reasons to dislike Elain that isn‘t related to any man, the same can‘t be said for Gwyn cause she literally didn‘t do anything problematic. That is a fact 😭 The anti Elain Tag is people criticizing her for her self centered behaviour when it comes to her sisters while Gwyn’s anti Tag is just full of people belittling her for speaking to a man

So tf is that anon on

First of all I keep seeing her most dedicated fans keep spelling her name wrong with an 'e' at the end why? I don't get it. Is that a super fan thing? (Jk I dont need an answer idc it's just weird)

I think I said this before but let me say it again. I don’t like to say I ship this or that in this fandom, but my logic says Gwynriel and Elucien will be the couples by the end because it just makes sense TO ME. And what bad thing could I even say about Gwyn? She showed up and did nothing but be a great friend and a good sister to Nesta, when her own blood sisters especially including Elain whom Nesta kept protecting fiercely for years, took a step back from her. Gwyn is a GREAT friend. What bad thing should I say about her?

I know thinking independently is an issue for some, but let me tell you my reason: I.Read.It. That's WHY I know I hate these characters.

How would I even hate Rhys if I hadn’t read the book? And to be very honest, there’s a tiny voice in me that thinks maybe in ACOSF (the last book so far) when he’s no longer the main character, I might not hate him as much. That if the redemption is good enough, I wouldn’t hate him as much. So how would I know that I’d hate him even MORE if I didn’t read ACOSF?

And "leave"? Leave what exactly? Leave while a bunch of people turn this series and this author into something so popular when there are dumb, misleading portrayals of "good leaders" and "good characters" that keep getting worshipped on huge public platforms? Leave a huge community where people think Rhys is what a good feminist looks like? People who never want to admit Feyre is hypocritical?

I’m all for leaving fictional characters and stories alone if I don’t like them. But I keep seeing women saying they want a 'Rhysand' in their life and that doesn’t scare you? The same man who took advantage of traumatized young women like Feyre and Nesta for his own benefit and satisfaction? Call it my moral high ground, but watching women romanticize Rhys and Cassian as ideal partners, while refusing to admit they did anything wrong and insisting that everything they did is "justifiable" does scare me. The world is already a mess. Normalizing Rhysand and Cassian’s behavior toward their partners is bound to influence real life expectations sooner or later.

There are already fans justifying a man hiding critical health information from his partner in this fandom. And people don’t think that’s fucked up?

Honestly, if I read something that twisted in a dark romance, at least I’d know the author wasn’t trying to present stalking or murder as good things. But SJM does try to do that. And unlike those dark romances, her books are everywhere. Popularized to death.

The way hardcore IC stans ask ACOTAR antis, “Did you even read the same book as us??” is baffling. Because YES, we did read the same books.

We just didn’t switch off our brains.

I even saw someone basically say “so she’s a zionist who cares? Go be mad at politicians.” Hey newsflash: humans are complex. Trust me, people can hold multiple shitty people accountable at the same time regardless of what they do for a living. They can be politicians, pop stars, authors, etc and if they’re shitty people, it’s OUR job to hold them accountable and NOT put more money into their pockets.

This is the account and playlist about SJM.

Yes anon 👏👏👏. Even though I’m not as insane as to call TOG the LOTR "for the girlies" (please bffr to anyone who thinks this), I also liked TOG way more than ACOTAR. Acotar is at the bottom for me.

I don’t know, anon. I’ve seen equally unhinged behavior from both of those ships.

I’ve seen Eluciens and Elriels use the same talking points. They blame so much of Elain’s actions on Nesta or defend Elain’s lack of action in helping Nesta by saying things like, “Nesta was too mean and Elain shouldn’t let herself be abused” or “Yeah Nesta was there for Elain, but have you considered that Elain wasn’t mean, but Nesta was??!!!” Another talking point is their refusal to admit how wrong it was for Elain to have the audacity to try to kiss Azriel in that bonus chapter.. because she’s SINGLE. And they act like Elain is just some clueless Bambi who’s soooo caring toward everyone, but God forbid she even thinks about her mate in the other room… because SHE’S SINGLE and you’re a misogynist if you think she should consider how her mate might feel!! 🤪🤪

To be very honest, I don’t know. Maybe? She seems like a pantser. Even the whole “Rhys is Feyre's mate” thing seems to me like it wasn’t originally planned until she wrote him and felt how hot he could be, so she reworked acotar during drafting to make it seem like, “see? The connection between them was there all along!” I’m not saying being a pantser is bad, it’s not. It’s just that SJM is not that good of a writer, because I feel like she keeps creating problems without solutions and just prays the fans will forget about them or come up with their own theories, so she can let those theories run wild without being held accountable.

Mor probably has a different kind of trauma, but after multiple books, we still have no real clue what actually happened. How long are we supposed to wait? Why keep "hinting" at it without ever giving us the full story? If it’s important enough to be referenced over and over, then it’s important enough to be fully explored. It's been 5 books.

Rowan, Dorian, Hunt, and Ruhn are generally loved, but they aren’t scrutinized or picked apart as much because the narratives in their books are less biased. Feyre was intentionally written as a naive character. She didn’t know anything about the fae, she never really cared about politics, she just wanted to survive. And the readers felt that. We were forced to experience and understand the world only through Feyre’s limited knowledge and emotional lens. Which is... not great. Because SJM while not the worst writer isn’t exactly a great one either.

That’s why fans are so deeply attached to the male characters instead of being feyre's ride or die. Because Feyre (and by extension us) are attached to them: Tamlin, Rhysand, etc. And that’s okay in itself. But SJM didn’t do a great job of streamlining her ideas, so when you even remotely think critically, you start seeing holes everywhere even if she didn’t intend it that way or wasn’t even aware of them.

The “I turned my brain off” crowd of course doesn’t see the nuance in Tamlin’s actions or acknowledge that Rhysand is widely manipulative. That’s why people try to justify Rhysand’s behavior in ACOSF by blaming Nesta as the lead narrator as if the only reason he seems bad (because she hates him etc.). If people realized it’s actually the opposite, they might understand where the “antis” are coming from. Because no, Rhys isn’t seen as bad because it’s Nesta’s book. He’s seen as bad because we’re no longer trapped in the singular POV of a desperate, very young woman who thinks she’s finally being loved the “right” way by a man the author tailor made for her.

ACOSF (and spoiler: CC3) is the point where we, as readers, are forced to admit that Rhys isn’t all that great (even if SJM didn’t intend it exactly like that). Whether we accept that is another story. And no, it’s not Nesta’s fault. Even with Cassian’s POV in the book, nothing truly absolves Rhysand’s actions. If anything, Cassian’s perspective amplifies how awful Rhysand is.

Now, I’m not saying there aren’t readers who understand all of this and still love Rhys or the inner circle and fine whatever. But the readers stuck in Feyre’s POV after her POV is over are the problem. The ones acting like the world ended because we’re no longer inside Feyre’s head, and now they’re “forced” to follow the story of the sister we’ve been told for three books was horrible. SJM didn’t realize that her inability to write strong characters, compelling plots, or consistent worldbuilding would lead to this level of hostile discourse.

Maybe it’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, but one of my favorite series is The Daevabad Trilogy. We get all three main characters’ POVs in each book. And while there were some disappointments, no one was truly angry about who the FMC ended up with because while the romance mattered, it was never the only thing that mattered. The story offered so much more. The characters were equally well-developed, the politics were thoughtful, and the writing was strong enough that readers didn’t walk away with fundamentally opposing interpretations. It felt like the work of an author who genuinely cared about crafting a cohesive, layered story. Not someone just hoping things would land well in the end.