I hate pick mes as much as any other woman but seriously this label is becoming overused. I see every FMC in pretty much every romance/fantasy book be called a “pick me” these days. Some of these characters I agree with for example characters that are “not like other girls” and are awful to other women in the story for no reason. But some people are just introverted or have a hard time getting along with people and making friends in real life (man or woman) and a character being like that doesn’t make them a pick me! No one says this stuff about male characters who act the same way it reeks of misogyny to me. In my opinion few FMCS seem to be good enough for some in the book community. In my opinion we should slow down on calling every woman a “pick me” and actually asses character flaws and what the author might be trying to say through their writing. Thoughts?
by CherriesandWine29