JKR deliberately makes Robin an idiot
I cannot stand the way JKR writes women. They're always deliberately whiney and annoying, but what she does to Robin is beyond any measures....
She is good at writing realistic characters but how does she expect readers to eat up her "oMg, I cAnT LeAvE HiM, iT wOuLd mAkE hIm SaD" bs. Robin isnt an idiot. Yes she is loyal and a good person but come on. JKR deliberately spent the whole 8th book writing "Robin thought - knew - she loved Murphy" and she expects us to accept that this has no consequences? She expects us to eat up Robin staying with an asshole once again?
I cant guys, it's so disheartening. The way she makes Robin: take zero holidays; be constantly sleep deprived and self-conscious about taking a day off, not be able to say no, stay with these idiots of partners... PLEASE.
No way someone as intelligent and self-aware as her would be with Murphy and repeat all her mistakes after what happened with Matthew. Just no way.
I know some people are like this in the real world but no, this isnt believable in this book and it's so fucking annoying to see the same thing coming from her once again. She did it in Harry Potter with Hermione and Ron and god, she could use a change of strategy to keep readers interested.
It's just so boring. Women aren't idiots. They leave men when they are shitty. They dont repeat their mistakes. They are capable of understanding their own feelings. Trying to bank on Robin being a people pleaser and a kind person is getting so boring. There are limits to which Robin would do this shit over and over again. It's been 7 years. 7 fucking years. She's had time to learn and grow. Like come on, she's 32, she's not a teenager anymore. She should be able to make better decisions. She should've left Murphy at the first sight of alcohol.
I roll my eyes as soon as I see another Robin inner monologue. I roll my eyes as soon as I see another delay in Strike expressing his feelings. The series so boring because of this. It's just not possible to feed your readers the same bs for 8 books and expect them to eat it up.
Posted Jun 4, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC