History YMMV / HildaTieInSeries

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Hilda is seen in this light by fans, as Frida and David dump her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother is often a jerk to her ([[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] or otherwise), and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocks and laughs at her in ''The Great Parade'', with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying and apologetic. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, which makes it easy to sympathize with her even when she is meant to be in the wrong, especially since she is more emotional at times then her show counterpart. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead. The S2 novels fix this by toning down the meanness of the other characters.

* BrokenBase: Arguably one of the more divisive Hilda content in the franchise. Especially the S1 books. Some people like the S1 books for adapting the series into a novel and expanding the franchise. Others will dislike it due to the weak pacing and how mean-spirited and out of character the characters would act in the books.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Hilda is seen in this light by fans, as Frida and David dump her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother is often a jerk to her ([[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] or otherwise), and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocks and laughs at her in ''The Great Parade'', with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying and apologetic. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, which makes it easy to sympathize with her even when she is meant to be in the wrong, especially simce she is more emotional at times then her show counterpart. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead. The S2 novels fix this by toning down the meanness of the other characters.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Hilda is seen in this light by fans, as Frida and David dump her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother is often a jerk to her ([[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] or otherwise), and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocks and laughs at her in ''The Great Parade'', with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying and apologetic. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, which makes it easy to sympathize with her even when she is meant to be in the wrong, especially simce she is more emotional at times then her show counterpart. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead. The S2 novels fixes this by toning down the meanness of the other characters.

* SoOkayItsAverage: How many feel towards the novels. They do a fine enough job adapting the series to a novel format (and they sometimes exceed the series in some areas). However, beyond offering little to distinguish themselves from the show and comics, they're held back by OffModel art, wonky pacing, and a slew of writing and characterization issues (primarily it being [[TooBleakStoppedCaring overly mean-spirited compared to the show]]). Even if they're not awful, they don't hold a candle to the series or the original comics.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Fans have accused the tie-in novels (particularly the S1 novels) of making Johanna this, as she [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright says that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her at times and lies to her in "The Hidden People", has no regard for her interests, and is rarely apologetic to her. While the novels intended Johanna to be a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed but well meaning parent]], her jerkish behavior to Hilda has caused fans to view her as ''emotionally abusive'' instead. ''Hilda and the White Woff'' would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more akin to her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Hilda is seen in this light, as Frida and David dump her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother is often a jerk to her ([[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] or otherwise), and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocks and laughs at her in ''The Great Parade'', with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying and apologetic. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, which makes it easy to sympathize with her even when she is meant to be in the wrong, especially simce she is more emotional at times then her show counterpart. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead, with the treatment she gets from the others being seen as undeserving. The S2 novels toned this down greatly by toning down the meanness of the other characters.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Fans have accused the tie-in novels (particularly the S1 novels) of making Johanna this, as she [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright says that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her at times and lies to her in "The Hidden People", has no regard for her interests, and is rarely apologetic to her. While the novels intended Johanna to be a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed but well meaning parent]] like the graphic novels, her jerkish behavior has caused fans to view her as emotionally abusive instead. ''Hilda and the White Woff'' would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more akin to her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Everyone tends to treat Hilda poorly in the S1 novels, with Frida and David dumping her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother being [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] awful to her in most of the novels, and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocking and laughing at her in ''The Great Parade'', with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, which makes it easy to sympathize with her even when she is meant to be in the wrong. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead, with the treatment she gets from others being seen as undeserving.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The novels turn Johanna into [[AdaptationalJerkass a bit of a jerk]] compared to the comics and show, as she often [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright tells her that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her, has no regard for her interests, and is rarely apologetic to her. While the novels intended Johanna to be a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed but well meaning parent]] akin to the graphic novels, her behavior towards Hilda has caused fans to view her as unintentionally emotionally abusive instead. ''Hilda and the White Woff'' would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more like her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].

* CatharsisFactor: For those who dislike this incarnation of Johanna and the way she has treated Hilda in previous books, David defending the latter from the former in ''Hilda and the Time Worm'' is regarded to be an incredibly satisfying moment.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Everyone tends to treat Hilda poorly in the S1 novels, with Frida and David dumping her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother being unintentionally awful to her in most of the novels, and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocking and laughing at her in ''The Great Parade'', with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, which makes it easy to sympathize with her even when she is meant to be in the wrong. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead, with the treatment she gets from others being seen as undeserving.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The novels make Johanna into [[AdaptationalJerkass quite the jerk]] compared to the comics and show, as she often [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright tells her that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her, has no regard for her interests, and is rarely apologetic to her. While the novels intended Johanna to be a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed but well meaning parent]] more akin to the graphic novels, her behavior towards Hilda has caused fans to view her as unintentionally emotionally abusive instead. ''Hilda and the White Woff'' would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more like her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The novels noticeably make Johanna into [[AdaptationalJerkass quite the jerk]] compared to the comics and show, as she often [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright tells her that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her, has no regard for her interests, pressures her to do well (and berates her when she fails to live up to her expectations), and is rarely apologetic to her, causing the novel incarnation of Johanna to unintentionally come off as a horrible and emotionally abusive parent, unlike her comic and cartoon counterparts, who, while [[ParentsAsPeople flawed, were well-meaning, sympathetic, and caring]]. Despite this, the novels rarely present her as being in the wrong for this, instead presenting ''Hilda'' as being in the wrong, much to the ire of fans, who [[UnintentionallySympathetic often view her in the opposite light]]. ''Hilda and the White Woff'' would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more like her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].

* CatharsisFactor: Given how badly Johanna has treated Hilda in previous books, David defending the latter in ''Hilda and the Time Worm'' is incredibly satisfying.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Everyone tends to treat Hilda poorly in the S1 novels, with Frida and David dumping her after their first adventure in ''The Hidden People'', her mother being unintentionally awful to her in most of the novels, and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocking and laughing at her in "The Great Parade", with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, and is often kicked down even when she is apologetic. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead, with the treatment she gets from others being seen as undeserving.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Everyone tends to treat Hilda poorly in the S1 novels, with Frida and David dumping her after their first adventure in "The Hidden People", her mother being unintentionally awful to her in most of the novels, and everyone (including the ''adults'') mocking and laughing at her in "The Great Parade", with Ms. Halgrim outright ''screaming'' at her even though she is crying. While this version of Hilda is certainly more jerkish and bratty compared to the comics and show, she is ''still'' a well-meaning and good-hearted girl most of the time, and is often kicked down even when she is apologetic. Despite the book's attempts to portray her as a BrattyHalfPint, fans tend to view her as TheWoobie instead, with the treatment she gets from others being seen as undeserving.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The novels noticeably make Johanna into [[AdaptationalJerkass quite the jerk]] compared to the comics and show, as she often [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright tells her that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her, has no regard for her interests, pressures her to do well (and berates her when she fails to live up to her expectations), and is rarely apologetic to her, causing the novel incarnation of Johanna to unintentionally come off as a horrible and emotionally abusive parent, unlike her comic and cartoon counterparts, who, while [[ParentsAsPeople flawed, were well-meaning, sympathetic, and caring]]. Despite this, the novels rarely present her as being in the wrong for this, instead presenting ''Hilda'' as being in the wrong, much to the ire of fans, who [[UnintentionallySympathetic often view her in the opposite light]]. "Hilda and the White Woff" would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more like her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The novels noticeably make Johanna into [[AdaptationalJerkass quite the jerk]] compared to the comics and show, as she often [[KickTheDog kicks Hilda while she's down]], outright tells her that she is a terrible daughter, emotionally manipulates her, has no regard for her interests, pressures her to do well (and berates her when she fails to live up to her expectations), and is rarely apologetic to her, causing the novel incarnation of Johanna to unintentionally come off as a horrible and emotionally abusive parent, unlike her comic and cartoon counterparts, who, while [[ParentsAsPeople flawed, were well-meaning, sympathetic, and caring]]. Despite this, the novels rarely present her as being in the wrong for this, instead presenting ''Hilda'' as being in the wrong, much to the ire of fans. "Hilda and the White Woff" would attempt to [[SalvagedStory remedy this]] and [[CharacterRerailment make her more like her show counterpart]], which was [[WinBackTheCrowd praised by fans]].