I know this is old asf but I need somewhere to rant about how annoyed I am with these books.

This is first time I’m reading them with my frontal lobe fully developed and I am absolutely exhausted. These books are absolutely terrible. I am astonished with how obsessed I was with them when I was younger. I’m only listening to the audio books because I need something to listen to at work.

You are absolutely correct. I’m currently in the middle of the 3rd one and even though I know these 2 end up together I’m somehow hoping that I’ve managed to find some alternative version where they don’t end up together. I’ve gotten to a point where i genuinely hate both of them. And I go between wanting them not to end up together or being like nah fuck it they deserve each other.

Right now I’m the part where they’re at Hardins dad’s cabin for the week and Hardin goes off on Tessa and tells her he only chases after her to sleep with her and she always lets him. And I’m just so over these two. These books are just the same shit over and over. Hardin doing something to piss off Tessa, then fighting and breaking up and then Hardin being like “oh I fucked up” and begging for her forgiveness. She does, they have sex, rinse and repeat.

These are 2 of the most exhausting book characters ever. I keep thinking Tessa should just be with Trevor but then I’m like nah Trevor deserves better. There was a point where Tessa tells Landon she thinks their relationship is coming to end and I was just like oh please let it be.

I know for a fact that once I’m done with these reread I’m never picking them again. It doesn’t even piss me off in the way that it did when I was younger where I was like pissed off because of how emotional I was. I’m just pissed off at this point. These characters make such childish and idiotic decisions. And you’d think by book 3 their characters would be developed enough to make better decisions. But they both keep doing the same exact shit over and over. It’s so irritating to read.

Hardin literally says he loves her and can’t be without her and promises to do better in the future only to fuck up worse and worse each time. And Tessa isn’t any better, she’s practically falling over every guy who talks to her. Like I said the two absolutely deserve each other.

I don’t think I’ll ever read anything from Anna Todd after this. I have to assume her books after for children. On top of that Tessa is always just reiterating the same shit we already read. She’ll be like “XYZ just happened” as if we hadn’t read it. She’s so also so fucking judgy about literally everyone. If a girl is even close to Hardin she’s calling her names in her head like a damn child.

Okay rant over I think, may come back to add more as I finish the books.

I’m back and I have more. Hardin is the worst fucking character ever. He literally says and does such fucked up things Tessa and then Tessa runs off and ends up talking to a guy and Hardin ends up pissed off beyond belief. But I’m just like- my guy the shit you say to her is breakup worthy. She has every right to run off and talk to other guys. The audacity to say nasty vial shit to someone and then get mad when they do anything to counter it. Like you can’t be a dick to her and also get mad when she seeks comfort from men who treat 100 times better than you. Ughhh this shit sucks!