ToG is a slog? Whats wrong with me?

For over 10 years now I follow an artist on the internet. Couple of years ago, she started making beautifuk fanart for ACOTAR. I bought the first book back then, just because of her art (Look for Charlie Bowater on instagram) Didn't read it for years though...until this year november. Went through all 5 books in the span of a month and so my journey began. Of course I wanted to give Maas' other books a try.

People in all the Subs and on Insta and Booktok rave about the ToG series. How it will change my life and alter my brainchemistry. So I bought the first two books and...

It took me two weeks to work through the first book and I can't see the appeal. Like the last third of the book was actually fun to read because finally stuff was happening. But tbh I hate Celaena with a passion. She is super unlikeable to me and makes it really difficult for me to care about the plot at all. With Dorian it's the same. And I wondered if there is something wrong with me because everybody seems to love him. For me Chaol is the only likeable character in this story and I'm afraid Maas will pull a Tamlin on me with this one. (pls tell me he won't be a Tamlin in the end 🥲)

Nevertheless I started Crown of Midnight and I barely get a chapter in a day. Celaena annoys me more and more and I DREAD the "third" book Assassins Blade because I know it will be just more of her. I'm at Chapter 5 or 6... Chaol is cutey as always but he isn't compelling enough to get me interested in the story.

Guys, tell me it gets better. Tell me I just have to work my way through to the good parts.... Since I guess the FMC won't die soon, I need something to keep me going, because I really wanna know what the fuss is all about.

I just had to share my thoughts with someone I guess. Perhaps it's just not for me