Talk:Rachel/@comment-26616484-20150926150049/@comment-4736714-20151004190335

Her not being 'cool' is definitely part of it. People often hate non-action characters in a non-action series in general.

(In particular -- SPOILERS FOR DICE: THE CUBE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING -- people hated the female lead there when she was good and weak, but in the last chapter she seems to have turned evil and become ridiculously powerful, and suddenly everyone finds her awesome.)

But I also think that Rachel's betrayal is particularly visceral to a lot of readers. And there's a gendered aspect to it -- I don't get why people keep focusing on her appearance and calling her ugly. She's not, like, super-beautiful, but she looks like a completely normal girl-next-door (which I think is part of the point -- she's totally normal.)