Iggy answers “Please don't say that I'm the only one...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1):

Please don't say that I'm the only one that thinks that Bree and Sel would make a cute couple? Nick is a little to nice and sweet. And Sel and Bree have more in common than she and Nick.

Iggy I am very late to this.

I would just like to give my unpopular and honest opinion, because I hate love triangles and all of you are clearly on the wro…moreI am very late to this.

I would just like to give my unpopular and honest opinion, because I hate love triangles and all of you are clearly on the wrong side.

Sel is kind of the worst?
Like, what all of you are calling "chemistry" is him threatening her life, getting all up in her personal space, being straight up MEAN to her, and displaying SO many toxic traits.
Listen, is Nick perfect? No. But if Nick is toxic, then Selwyn is a straight-up psycho.
I think that Nick and Bree and really great together. Sure it was a little insta-love-y but whatever. Their relatioship is still strong and he just loves her, okay? He just cares about her and doesn't want her to get hurt and nothing he does is intentionally detremental to her. Unlike SOMEBODY we know, who clearly had a problem understanding the hula-hoop personal space bubble excersise that we did in the second grade.
And are you all really getting mad at Nick for being, and I quote, "too nice"? Is he supposed to be mean? I mean, god forbid, we have a healthy relatioinship where the too love interests are nice to eachother. That would be a catastrophe.
And about this whole "Nick being overprotective" thing you all have going on here, let me set someting straight: SELWYN LITERALLY TRIED TO KILL HER, MULTIPLE TIMES, SOMETIMES IN FRONT OF NICK. So is Nick really *that* crazy for warning Bree not to hang out around him? And it's not like Nick is trying to controll her, either. At no point does he treaten her, or call her stupid and other crude names, and just be generally toxic.
Even when Selwyn warms up to Bree, they still just don't feel right for eachother. And she forgives him for everything SO quickly, which almost feels straight up unfair to Nick. Half the time, Bree and Nick don't even get a chance to talk, for almost no reason at all. You can tell the whole point is so that Bree and Sel can get together later on. Which is just CRUEL at this point, because, as previously established, Nick loves her! And he's good to her and he makes sure that she's okay and he sweet and caring and you're calling HIM toxic?

Now, listen: You can think whatever you want. That's fine. You're entitled to your own opinion.

...It's just that your opinion is wrong.(less)

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Madison Smith YOU ARE SO RIGHT
Aug 02, 2024 12:36PM · flag

Katherine Thank you! This exactly.
Jul 07, 2025 06:42PM · flag

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