Was the love triangle necessary?
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Was the love triangle necessary?
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In my opinion, a well-formed love triangle is always enjoyable. In this case, however, I would have to agree with you. The love triangle is not written very well, in my opinion, and didn't really give a personality to Bryce.valeriejane wrote: ↑07 Aug 2021, 13:58 I did not think Bryce was a believable character. How could he be so in love so quickly and then so ready to forgive. Then a billionaire on top of that. I think the book did not need the love triangle, I found it rather disturbing. what do you think?
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The reasoning the author gives is because he believed his grandmother's reasoning that true love would come to him, and he wanted to see if Zia was the right one. He wanted her to confess and have his belief that Zia was "the one" to be proven. Though it sort of makes sense when he explains it to Zia, it does make him seem incredibly naive. It doesn't help that the author waits on revealing his backstory until the second half of the book.Katie Canedy wrote: ↑08 Aug 2021, 16:20 Some of Bryce's character traits are believable, but I have to agree that his quick forgiveness and failure to call Zia out on her mistakes were both stale choices. While Bryce did not know the specifics of Zia's sexual encounters with Bax, he knew that something was going on. He had plenty of time to confront her about her affair. Zia kept consistently having sexual encounters with Baxter but did not put an end to it until the very end when it was seemingly forced to end. I cannot think of a man in real life that would still marry a woman who consistently cheated on him like this.
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First, this response is hilarious. Also, I do agree that Zia's frustrations with Bryce were written better than Bryce himself. But man, it does put into perspective that Bryce could have, you know, told her he didn't want to make Zia feel like a sexual object. Instead he keeps it to himself and leaves her frustrated. It's very convenient for the story.ciecheesemeister wrote: ↑08 Aug 2021, 19:53 It made things interesting, but if your choice is either a guy you find so frustrating that you cheat on him with a guy who makes you feel like you just received a physical exam from The Terminator, you need to keep looking. Neither one of these men is a bargain.
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I agree with that assessment. As a reader, I was wondering where Bryce was many times. He was seemingly thrown in at the end of the book, which made no sense because I didn't think their connection was that strong. I had hoped that this would have been explained more clearly to us readers.6eyed wrote: ↑10 Aug 2021, 09:29The reasoning the author gives is because he believed his grandmother's reasoning that true love would come to him, and he wanted to see if Zia was the right one. He wanted her to confess and have his belief that Zia was "the one" to be proven. Though it sort of makes sense when he explains it to Zia, it does make him seem incredibly naive. It doesn't help that the author waits on revealing his backstory until the second half of the book.Katie Canedy wrote: ↑08 Aug 2021, 16:20 Some of Bryce's character traits are believable, but I have to agree that his quick forgiveness and failure to call Zia out on her mistakes were both stale choices. While Bryce did not know the specifics of Zia's sexual encounters with Bax, he knew that something was going on. He had plenty of time to confront her about her affair. Zia kept consistently having sexual encounters with Baxter but did not put an end to it until the very end when it was seemingly forced to end. I cannot think of a man in real life that would still marry a woman who consistently cheated on him like this.