Talk:The Sophomore, Book 2/@comment-34138917-20180117202455

The only reason I play this series is for diamonds. I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I feel that many of the main characters in the story have lost their luster. Chris seems sort of wishy-washy, Zack is overly eager, Abbie and Tyler are being incredibly petty (I mean, Abbie says they had a fight over a freaking TC&TF OTP, tell me that's not petty).

I also feel that the MC has been watered down quite a bit. At the beginning of The Freshman, she was a girl trying to find her place while making friends, falling in love, helping others, and experiencing new things. Now it seems to me that she's a fraction of her former self. She's become an overly-selfless (not that that's a bad thing, but it just feels a bit forced) busybody who goes around trying to mediate arguments, play matchmaker, and essentially serve as a device for character development.

Now again, it's not a bad thing that she's ready to help her friends when they need it, but it feels like they need constant care. I'm just waiting for the day for Chris and Zig to waddle up to the MC with the football team in tow and say, "MC, we forgot how to tie our shoes. Could you help us out?"

​But I understand that there are people out there who like this series, and that's good for them. I'm glad that they like this series even if I don't. I just think that The Freshman/The Sophomore has dragged on for far too long and that the quality has dropped.