User blog comment:Corbierr/Two things that bugs me about fictional romances/@comment-25576856-20150127031539/@comment-4816103-20150127034506

First off, no, Legend is awesome. The second book does, in fact, get into the fact that the two of them barely know each other and actually starts to focus more on their differences. They argue, get jealous and possessive, and don't know if they actually love each other or not because they're only teenagers and they only just met. They take the idea of the insta-love and deconstruct it. I haven't read book three yet...but anyways, yeah, I will gladly debate you on this. Besides, it's one of the only things I read where the strong, action-oriented girl is not a bitch but is instead really nice.

Exactly. Why CAN'T they be equals? That's all I want D:

Fabina...Okay, I like them because they're cute and have good chemistry. That doesn't mean they were written well...but I'd rather have the mutual Fabina attraction rather than something one-sided like Jabian. ANYWAY, I'd like them more if Nina could save HIM for once.

Peddie...Didn't they break up, though? Like the time Eddie decided they were done for a day when she missed the date...I mean, he said "You and me are over", so I assume that means they broke up. And then there was the whole thing with Eddie's secret and the article and stuff and I honestly never knew if they were together or not by then. It was implied that they were broken up but never stated. Thing is, drama is natural for a love/hate couple. I just wish it was better written drama.

Jara...yeah, that's true. The one-sided bothers me a LOT, but at least Jerome actually did love her. Unless he just loved the idea of her, the nice girl who would help him, which explains why he moved onto Willow so fast when she broke up with him. And then onto Joy...

Mickra...Meh. I never had interest in them. They did nothing for me.

To be fair, Patricia doesn't seem to care about being dominant over others. She's not a leader, she just doesn't like taking orders. Like, how many times has she just gone off to do her own Sibuna-related thing without telling anyone? She just does her own thing. Anyways, I think the submissive issue is due to her character being based primarily around others. She could easily be dominant, but her role was not to be the hero so they just had her sort of be there. And again, she doesn't seem to care, as long as the relationship is working (this goes for friendship too). She will fight for her friends and get possessive over her boyfriend, but she won't be in charge of them either. IDK, this just seems to be the way she rolls. She does what she does, and as long as nobody else does anything that upsets her she's actually rather chill about things.