I still don’t understand what the purpose of prolonging Nora’s suffering and discomfort is. Even when Stephenie Meyer made her characters be pointlessly petty and cruel to Leah Clearwater, Mike Newton, etc., they were at least side characters that we weren’t supposed to root for. Nora is our *protagonist.* So, why are we supposed to laugh at her along with Patch and Vee? Or if we’re not, if we’re supposed to sympathize with her, why are we supposed to like Patch, the chief source of her torment? Why does Nora never get a break? Why does she end up with him in the end?

I just don’t get it.

Unless, sadly, this is the same thing that I wondered about when it came to Jace. That the “fantasy” here is of just being the object of a hot guy’s attention. Doesn’t matter how horrible he is, doesn’t matter if he treats you like dirt and never says a kind word to you, all that matters is that he’s a boy and he’s hot and he’s focused on you.

And if that’s what the supposed ‘fantasy’ is, then that’s just pathetic and sad.