Okay look the Tamlin from book 2 is not someone I support and I do not condone his actions BUT Tamlin from book 1 was a good man whose heart ached for even the enemies he killed. Sure he went through a lot at the end of ACOTAR but in the final scenes he did NOT change into this weird caricature of himself that actually sounds nothing like him save for his appearance, he was the same Tamlin but one with more hope and freedom. But this man saw the love of his life get tortured and then killed because of him, obviously he’s going to have issues! But issues like this require patience and communication which Feyre was terrible at. To be fair she was also going through PTSD but she could’ve said something after a few months when she was doing a lot better. Instead she turned bitter and cruel and used Tamlin’s unconditional love for her to break him down more. She used his broken mental state to justify her actions and felt no remorse, knowing full well what she was doing to him. He dared to hope again and she shattered all the remaining stability in his life. IDK about you but that was a total bitch move and I really hope Tamlin gets a mate ( one who deserves him) and that he gets to go back to being the person he was initially written as, even if slightly changed due to his experiences. Experiences shape people, but they don’t completely change a person into an unrecognisable different person! Let’s not do this simply for the sake of plot Maas.
Yes, I completely agree that both of them had trauma, and neither of them really did anything to help each other. I also agree that Feyre definitely went too far in ACOWAR, and at the end, I still didn't like him much (sorry!), but I did feel bad for all the bad rep he had, even after doing what he did to help them.
I mean he said to Feyre, " Be happy Feyre," and he saved Rhys' life. He did it for her because he knows what it's like to lose a loved one. He lost Feyre, his love, and because he really does care about her, he gave her her life back. He didn't want her to go through what he went through. It shows that Tamlin really does care for her, and really does want her to be happy. I mean he could've let Rhys die, but he didn't, because he knew that even if he couldn't save himself or the world, he could at least save his former love.
@WHNutcracker :') ❤
@MiaSalazaar He truly deserves better. ❤
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@WHNutcracker YES exactly! He truly loved her but it was more convenient for everyone to pretend he didn’t and that he was just some out of control psycho obsessed with her
@ACourtOfShadowsAndDarkness I don’t blame you for not liking him , I think that was the plan! Maas made him into a very unlikeable character in book 2 but the thing is, it only works as long as you focus on only Feyre’s perspective and completely disregard Tamlin’s perspective. Which is very easy to do because the story is almost entirely from Feyre’s perspective :( I would really like to read these stories through Tamlin’s perspective or even Lucien’s because I felt like that’s one character that saw both sides of the story.
@LadyMidnight248 Totally! Also yeah the Dream Court, and actually everyone on Feyre’s side, treated Tamlin like scum. He can’t really be blamed for returning the hostility, especially when they supported the man who STOLE his fiancée! I loved Rhys but if I was Tamlin I would’ve also hated him with every fibre of my being no matter how good a man he was.
I recently read "a court of frost and starlight" and for the love of freaking god I cannot stand how unfairly bad Rhys was treating Tamlin even after THE MAN SAVED HIS GODDAMED LIFE?? Like ok you don't have to be friends with the guy but Rhys didn't even THANKED HIM FOR SAVING HIS LIFE!!! It was so terrible to see how doomed and depressed Tam became, and I truly believe that Feyre holds a huge amount of responsibility for that (she literally teared his court apart!!! I understand she was freaking angry at him, but then again, she could have apologized later when she saw how awful her actions turned on to be). This is one on my main critics to acotar, even if I love the books I do believe that Tam became abusive in a far too quick move. in the beginning of book 2, I simply couldn't understand why things were leading to it, and in my opinion it shows some lack of character integrity.
What do you think?