T5W: No Thanks

 Characters in unthankful situations.

1. Harry Potter (The Whole War Thing)

All the wizards (and arguably muggles) are having a rough time, fearing for their lives, fighting it out against he who shall not be named. Though not all of them have the same pressures on them quite like the chosen one does.

2. Game of Thrones (The Whole War Thing)

Like Harry Potter the characters in this story all find themselves in situations that are far from preferable. No one is safe, people are dropping like flies, everyone is related...

3. Red Rising (The Crazy School Thing)

Literally thousands of gold youths study and fight to be chosen to go to a school that is every level of f*cked. Also, this book is amazing and I highly recommend you picking it up.

4. The Maze Runner (The Unescapable Maze Thing)

Imagine being stuck in a situation in which you are living in a small compound surrounded by tall walls in the middle of a large maze with no memory of yourself before getting there. Your goal, to run the maze all day, making it back before nightfall of course, in an attempt to make a map that helps you gtfo. I don't know about you, but I would be very disgruntled, to say the least.  

5. The Lord of the Rings (The Whole Ring and Evil Eye Thing)

Poor Frodo was given an evil ring and basically forced to embark on a journey far into enemy territory in order to destroy it and Sam had to put up with his sh*t the whole time. I will say though, if I were in their situation, I probably would have died before I even made it to the Prancing Pony.