How do you feel about Nessian? I know there’s a lot of discourse for how everything went down in SF. I personally loved their story even though I would’ve liked a little more emotional development between them but I feel that will be happening now they’re mated. I definitely don’t agree with Rhys tactics of essentially locking Nesta in the HoW with Cassian to train and for them to sort their shit out but I can appreciate that Nesta needed some sort of direction (I don’t fully agree with her needing an intervention though) as she was in an awful place mentally. I think Cassian was exactly what Nesta needed and no way in hell do I agree that he was also abusive to her.
I actually really do like Nessian. As you’ve said, I think they’re both what the other needs to push and better each other.
I know it’s all personal opinion on if people like them or not and it’s completely fine if one doesn’t, but to me, I feel like Nessian was harder for some people to go into after Feysand. What I mean by that is the fact that we had 3.5 books of Feysand’s story being prominent, so it was different to see a romance unfold between two different characters for a change. But also Cassian and Nesta are two very different people from Rhys and Feyre, as is their relationship.
While each of their journeys had ups and downs and difficulties, I feel like Nessian’s really hammered in on the obstacles and rough patches. Plus we have to remember the “animosity” (that really wasn’t animosity) towards one another was almost even more intense than Feysand’s from the very beginning. I also think we saw much more rawness and hard times in their relationship than we have Feysand’s. Perhaps it’s because Nessian’s book was more romance forward whereas Feysand’s I’ve always found to be equal parts their romance and fantasy plot.
I know a lot don’t agree with different parts Nesta’s journey that she went on, but I think more that falls onto Sarah’s writing choices and has to do a lot with her writing her own experiences into the book at a time where it was most cathartic to get that out. In the end, I do love SF for so many different reasons but I always loved reading about how Nesta quite literally climbed out of the pit of despair she was in. It’s empowering to read and I do love it so much.
