I hate it when authors do this thing.

Okay, so for me, whenever I start a new book, I begin classifying characters on whether each one is awful, boring, somewhat likable, pretty good, great, or awesome. For example, (and this is just me) in the Heroes of Olympus series, these are my classifications-

Percy - somewhat likable
Annabeth - somewhat likable
Jason - pretty good
Piper - great
Leo - awesome
Frank - pretty good
Hazel - somewhat likable
Nico (even though he's not one of the seven) - pretty good

Like I said before, this is just me! If you don't agree, tell me in the comments with what you think of each character! 😉

So as I read on, I start classifying other characters, and also start double classifying the characters I already classified. So really, by the time I finish more than half of the book, I have my favorite characters. You know we all do!

But then when one of those characters dies, I just get so devastated. This happened to me with so many books...... but I won't name any, so that anyone who wants to read The Hunger Games or Divergent or The Heroes of Olympus can stay spoiler free.

Oopsies.

But sometimes, I just feel like the author isn't sure what to do with the story anymore, so they decide to kill the character. Like, I bet this is how it goes.

AUTHOR: Hmm.....I'm not sure what do with the story. The story is gonna be really forgettable if I don't do something really big with it, so.... I've got it! And - oh yeah, I'll make up some seemingly good reason and make it seem legit so that the readers don't get all up in my face!

MUCH LATER, THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED. TWO YOUNG BOYS ARE DISCUSSING THE BOOK IN BOOKSTORE.

BOY 1: Dude, can you believe that ending?!

BOY 2: I know, man! Jackson died! Wasn't he supposed to be immortal?

BOY 1: Well, I looked online, and the author said on her blog that it was because his legacy was fulfilled and he needed to be with his mother and father, at peace.

BOY 2: Uh.....as good as that sounds, I doubt that's true. I bet the author just wanted us to remember the book or make us discuss about it more.

BOY 1: *shruggs* Then let's not talk about it! Why give her the benefit that she won? *starts walking off*

BOY 2: Yeah, but dude, think about it. Then it'll be obvious we know, and she'll come and brainwash us or something! I don't want to be brainwashed like a North Korean!

BOY 1: Good point. Let's act like we understand it and are okay with her excuse.

BOY 2: Yeah, let's do that.

AUTHOR HAS WATCHED THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION, ONLY HIDDEN IN THE SHELVES, TRENCHCOAT, SHADES, AND ALL.

AUTHOR: Rats.

PS: I wrote this convo based off of a real author who killed a character, and gave that exact excuse. The character wasn't immortal though, so....