maybe i forgot or missed something but what happened to savannah wanting revenge bc of the hawthornes and avery being “responsible” for her fathers death?? was that just not mentioned again like everything else?
i gave 5 stars on goodreads to the previous books bc of grayson hawthorne but this was so bad even he cannot save it.
this was the stupidest shit ive ever read. if ure an author whos gonna milk a series for money at least have the decency to do it right.
i cant count how many times i rolled my eyes while reading this book.
SPOILERS
first of all, emily being alive after everything that happened in the og trilogy?? tig is literally based on her haunting the narrative and almost every character suffering in some way bc of her. and now that they’ve finally gotten closure, YOU GO AND BRING HER BACK TO LIFE?? AND HER QUITE LITERALLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING GRAYSON FOR WHAT?? a BIG fuck you jlb.
can we also talk about the repetitive plot line of someone’s parent not actually being their parent?? its getting tiring.
and then u have the romance storylines (3 to be exact) and all of them somehow pretty much being in love after like a week of knowing each other. give me a fucking break from this shitty ass lazy writing. lyragrayson had sm potential and i was looking forward to their relationship and how it was gonna be developed, but it obviously was shit.
another FUCK YOU for ruining one of my all time favorite characters. grayson deserves sm better than this shit. i was so excited when this was first announced bc i was finally gonna read about grayson being happy and finding someone, but then here she goes and piles some more trauma onto him. (which was never even mentioned btw).
There is like, not a single reason for that kiss or chains or her appearance or that damn "lovingly" touch btw
Like I've detached and coped but there's no absolute reason for him to just end up in that situation again like WHAT
Like oh yah here's the character u guys really liked and wanted a hea for and here's like 5 other books where he doesn't get a hea and oh yah here's a spin off in his name which just has him either single, beaten, miscommunication with the only family he could have had outside Hawthornes, miscommunication with his brother and oh yah here's the dead ex gloating in his face and kissing him and then telling him it means nothing and yah I hope u guys are happy bc now that he does get with Lyra, the series is done and I won't give u those moments either but yah here's a javery wedding tho and oh yah he almost died & there's more development given to other characters but yah
help I just saw someone call Grayson a manwhore 😭 the guy slept with one girl in his whole life (probably) and spent two years without kissing anyone I think we’re playing fast and loose with the word
i mean if they said it seriously then thats just funny kissing a few girls doesnt make someone a manwhore lol
You mentioned before that you weren’t satisfied with how Lyrason played out but that you like Lyra. How would you have handled it ?
i mean im no author or anything lol but i just wanted them to be a slow burn. i personally dont really like fast paced storylines esp for romance, so for them to be “head over heels” for each other in like a few days is always gonna be unrealistic and bad writing to me.
idk how exactly i wouldve “handled” it if u meant like how i would write it if i could, i think generally just have them get to know each other more over a long period of time? that would obviously make it more realistic and genuine imo.
help I just saw someone call Grayson a manwhore 😭 the guy slept with one girl in his whole life (probably) and spent two years without kissing anyone I think we’re playing fast and loose with the word
i mean if they said it seriously then thats just funny kissing a few girls doesnt make someone a manwhore lol
help I just saw someone call Grayson a manwhore 😭 the guy slept with one girl in his whole life (probably) and spent two years without kissing anyone I think we’re playing fast and loose with the word
i mean if they said it seriously then thats just funny kissing a few girls doesnt make someone a manwhore lol
Why I most likely won't be reading The Gilded Blade.
SPOILERS AHEAD
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.
i dont think anyone understands but im so disappointed in the book already (ik we dont have it all yet) but i think its pretty clear what happens to grayson and its just so unfair.
and the emily plot point is soo dumb and unnecessary like he went through all of that throughout 1636 books just for her ass to be alive after all. it genuinely made me so sad and i know that whole book is a mess.
ik we dont have the whole book yet but so far everything ive seen is horrible.
jlb is literally ruining this trilogy. i kinda had a feeling she was bc of all the og characters getting so much plot points, but the shit im seeing now??
what the fuck is she even doing bro im gonna say this again if ure gonna milk something do it right tf. theres stuff that makes no sense and is so stupid genuinely im contemplating reading the book now.
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