User blog:Superherofanatic1999/My Thoughts on Freshman/Sophomore

'''Let's face it, this series has really gone downhill. '''

Rant
I remember if you would say something like this a year ago than you were definitly in the minority. But let's look back and all *6* books of this series, shall we?

We originally started off with doing riduculous assignments for a strict yet kind-hearted professor, who was killed off way too early in this series. We dealt with real young adult issues like bullying, inequality, and money problems.

Rewind to about a year ago, the spring of 2017, when Freshman Book 3 was being written. That's when this series really started to tank for me. The writers made James a self-obsorbed narcissistic dweeb, made Chris neglectful, and made Kaitlyn an immature airhead who nearly flunked out of college and didn't deserve help or forgiveness. All of this seemed like a not-so-clever ploy to make people want to date Zig and Becca. As someone who can't stand hot-headed thugs who think violence is the answer to everything, or vain and maniuplative mean girls, that move did nothing for me.

Freshman Book 4: ...What was even the point of this one? It was boring, short, and completly unncessary. They managed to take a lovable character like Zack and make him so self-centered and cynical that he snaps at two of his closest friends for showing affection to each other. Heck, I didn't even read the last chapter of this book. I just tapped through because I was so eager for this pathetic excuse of a book to end. Lo and behold, I got slapped in the face with Sophomore.

Sophomore Book 1: I was hoping that this series would redeem itself, but it only got worse for me. We're forced to live with Becca, somehow feel bad for her, and not evict her sorry ass to the street for being a manipulative b-word towards Madison. To top it all off, cringeworthy drama between Tyler and Abbie.

Sophomore Book 2: I honestly couldn't get any farther than Chapter 2, mainly because I didn't want to help Becca in the next chapter, but also because that's when I finally realized no one is forcing me to play this one. I could stop wasting my time and my keys on a story I absolutely hate. Sure, I've seen on Facebook that this book tackled darker themes like child neglect and harassment. But honestly? I couldn't care less at that point.

How this series can redeem itself in my eyes
Throw in a mystery! We've had mystery sub-plots in romance series before. Why not this one? Honestly, I could see a mystery plot that either involves a chop-shop or a group of thieves stealing inventions from the science department.

If you're still reading up this point, congratulations for dealing with my very long rant. And please, if you still like this story, go ahead and read it. One person's opinion should never waiver yours.