Most Hated Book Characters in YA (And Why)

Cairn – Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Her character’s stupidity is so potent and concentrated that it made me lose precious brain cells
unforgivable crime especially considering the fact that our brain nerves to not grow back after they are damaged
Her internalized misogyny is also something else (but that is more of a societal problem)
Betraying Tessa and the others for Nate

Taryn Durate – The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

extremely similar to Jessamine in the worst ways possible
for both of them there is nothing wrong with a girl wanting romance (I’m one of them), but it’s how they manipulate and betray others for….very questionable guys (to say the very least).
Betraying Jude for Taryn

Mal Orestev – Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Took like 2/3 of the entire series for him to “accept” Alina’s powers and her identity as a Grisha (she lost her powers not soon after too so I don’t even know if that acceptance count much to be honest)
Is as interesting as a wet sock and is as useful as a bag of expired flour
Almost as whiny as Alina. Maybe they are a good pair after all

Hated him for his treatment of Aelin and the lack of proper reconciliation between them
Never formally acknowledged and apologies to Aelin for misunderstanding her, saying all those cruel things to her before Tower of Dawn
But his attitude in Kingdom of Ash greatly improved even without the explicit reconciliation
so instead of having him be eaten alive by pigs , maybe just driving over his body a few times back and forth with a Honda would do

Nesta Archeron – A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Feyre took care of that entire family
Didn’t do shit to take of the family really (only really cared about Elain)
Treated Feyre like shit despite Feyre literally being the person that is taking care fo the entire family
Still treats her like shit (Rhys hates her for it too)
Ter ungrateful shitty bratty attitude