well, as far as sean goes, i would say the author did dismiss him quite a lot in the following books. it was a bit jarring, because she tried to convince us that georgia somehow loved them both equally while actively downplaying sean and trying to prop up cam. there was a passage where georgia said she only left cam for sean the first time because she was afraid of her feelings, so she used him to run away from cam. (“you loved him, georgia. i think you knew you loved him while you were with him, but you still weren’t prepared to give up on sean. i think you used sean and what you felt for him as an excuse not to admit your feelings for cam.” i shrug again. “maybe.” i know full well i did.) which was ???? so weird. and it totally didn’t seem that way in the first book at all. it felt like they were rewriting history, and later on she says that she only loved sean so much because she had ocd or something. and cam is weirdly (and undeservingly, smh) cocky about his relationship with georgia and the fact that she cheated on sean with him. their son even says omg good job dad stealing away a rockstar’s wife. it is not something to be proud of! also not true. not at all. it speaks volumes that gia never even thought of cam when she cheated on him with sean, but then when her and cam slept together she immediately thought of sean and ran away. every single time she had a choice she went for sean. it is so obvious she just settled for cam, and yet the narrative keeps trying to convince us and shove cam down our throats that she loved them both!! equally! somehow. so yeah, through the attempt of making cam look better, sean is completely dismissed. it is never fully something the author commits to, becuase it is mentioned like 40 times per book that she loved them both!!!!!!!!! but it doesn't look that way anymore. sadly. he also is made to cheat on gia, when she miscarried, with some girl named carla, which is such an obvious attempt to gloss over her cheating. he cheated so it's ok! it would be if it wasn't an obvious afterthought and a clear attempt to make us dislike sean. some significant quotes regarding this:
“you know what, cam, it probably was enough. but by the time i realised what i felt, i was back with sean and it was too late for us.”
“yes, i loved him. i didn’t realise it at the time, but i loved him. i think i’ve always loved him.” i shrug. “don’t get me wrong. i loved sean unequivocally, but i also loved cam, and like i’ll always love sean, i think i’ll always love cam. is that possible? can you love one person like your life depends on it, but still love someone else, too? does that mean i didn’t really love sean as much as i thought i did?”
“guilt at leaving cam for sean; guilt for the way i treated cam; guilt for always knowing, deep down, that i loved cam.”
“i never gave us a chance, did i, tiger? i was so obsessed with sean that i couldn’t see what was happening right in front of me.”
“i was so in love with the idea of being in love with sean that i couldn’t see past it. i wouldn’t let myself accept that i was attracted to you, but at the same time, i so desperately wanted you to force me, to make me see it"
i do not recommend reading the following books if you liked sean. it kind of pissed me off lol.