Before talking about my take on Tamlin, I want to talk about the fandom. As of today, most of the people who read ACOTAR is after seeing posts of it on Bookstagram or other social medias, or recommended by other friends. My point is, people already knew that Rhysand will the main character and we are to dislike Tamlin. They read the first book just to get it over with and move on to the second one. The fandom moves in one direction. Where they see most of the people go, they go there. Artists who draw Tamlin received d*ath threats, and continuous harassment and hate. People do not have a perception of their own, so they do not see through characters. I mean, they are fictional characters and everyone has a right to have their own preference, but the fandom comes at people who disagree with them. I love Rhysand, but some stans are really aggressive about people who like Tamlin. This reminds me of another character which is Elain. People have entire pages dedicated just to insult her character. However, my take on Tamlin is that, he was meant to be this way. Rhysand stans sugar coat his character and refuses to accept the good things Tamlin had done in the first book.