YA Book Characters Who Deserved Better! SPOILERS WARNING!

By: Meilun

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One aspect that makes reading interesting is getting very attatched to characters, only to lose them later on. Most of the time, the death of those characters progress the plot, but there are many cases where something else could've been done. As well, this list will include characters who have been through so much in their lives that dying at such a young age was tragic. I'm only going to include one character per series/book, even though I know there are many characters in the series that deserved better. The order of the list does not determine the level of sadness, as I don't think its possible to even choose. So grab some tissues and get ready to relive the FEELS.

1. Fred Weasley

One of the saddest deaths amongst the many in the Harry Potter series, Fred Weasely's death was too sudden and did nothing to advance the plot. It's so sad that someone who radiated enthusiasm and was such a comic releif, get killed off in such an unessecary way. Expecially the way that George and the rest of the Weasley's reacted was heartbreaking. The connection that he shared with George was so special, and now George is going to be alone without his other half :(. He had so much potential and a future ahead of him with those he loved. Fred is definitely a character who deserved better.

2. Sam Cortland

Sam Cortland from the "Throne of Glass" series by Sarah J Maas was not a main character, but left a huge impact when he died. Although his death definitely helped move along the plot, the way he got killed off was horrible. Just when he and Celaena found freedom and happiness, he got kidnapped and tortured untill he died. The saddest thing was that even though he was in a lot of pain, his last thought was that everything was worth it as long as Celaena was safe. However, the silver lining was that even after Celaena moved on, she still visits his grave and mourns him with her new partner.

3. Mateo and Rufus

Mateo and Rufus's fate from the book "They Both Die At The End" by Adam Silvera is the definition of tragedy. Just like the title suggests they both do die at the end, to the reader's dismay. However, they didn't even have the luxury of dying together, as Mateo goes first. This book is probably one of the saddest books that I have ever read, and embodies the idea that life is too short. Mateo and Rufus both receive a message that they were going to die at the end of the day. They meet eachother, and discovers why life is worth living. As they spend their last day together, they grow closer and closer, eventually admitting that they both loved each other. And then they die. The End. But the saddest part, is when Mateo revealed that he didn't care if he died, because living one happy day with Rufus was worth more than a life time of loneliness. Bye, I'm going to crawl in a hole and drown in my own tears now, have a nice day!

4. Matthias Helvar

No mourners, no funerals was a lie!!!!! Because guess what, Matthias Helvar from the "Six of Crows" duology by Leigh Bardugo still died. :( His end was expecially sad because he was undergoing such an amazing character arc. He used to be a very prejudiced and mysoginistic character, but took a turn for the better after meeting Nina. Matthias started being more compassionate and understanding, and now understood how hurtful his old prejudice's were. However, just as he was turning towards the light, he gets killed off. Yes, his death does move the plot along, but it was also sad to see him go after reading about what could've been. At least he died while protecting the ones he loved, and completing his character arc.

5. Maven Calore

Maven Calore from the "Red Queen" series was always a very contreversial character. A lot of people thought that he was too sadistical and a complete tyrant with no redemtion path. Like most villains, he does die in th end, however, I find it very heartbreaking that he got killed off before he could have a redemption arc. The book showed cracks of humanity in Maven's character, and throughout the story, we learn that it was not his fault that he ended up like that. As well, the protagonists in the book even suggested ways to undo the damage done to Maven, and those concepts made sense. I was shocked when he died before the protagonists could find ways to heal him. The saddest part of all, was that he died with the protagonists beleiving that something could've been done to save him.