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A Goodreads user asked this question about How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5):
Why does everyone love Cardan and glorify his (frankly abusive) relationship with Jude? There is definitely a difference between 'bad boys' and 'assholes', and Cardan falls into the latter for me. He's interesting, but why in the world would you have the hots for him?
Introvert Insane What glorifying? I've never seen anyone glorify that whatsoever in the book. It was addressed that what he did was messed up but what can you be if yo…moreWhat glorifying? I've never seen anyone glorify that whatsoever in the book. It was addressed that what he did was messed up but what can you be if you grow up in an abusive household and in a culture where you bully mortals?
It would make less sense for him to be a nice guy. Of course, there is a place and time for such characters but this is the beginning of his growth. If you want a nice guy character that starts of nice and stays nice, then you clearly are not a fan of the badboy trope. I find some authors glorify the creepy badboy stuff that those type of heroes did but Cardan is NOT the case.
He change. He matures and he is actually someone who needs help. And he gets it in Book 2 & 3 AND clearly change.
This is like Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl. He's a creep in S1 but his transformation made him one of the best characters in the series. (less)
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