YMMV / Jack The Grey Reef Shark

• Love to Hate: The story makes almost no attempt to show Ben in a positive light, and yet, for some people, Ben's vileness may be what makes his character so interesting. Nonetheless, seeing Ben's downfall will likely be a satisfying moment for readers.
• Moral Event Horizon:
  • In the prequel, A Legend from the Start, we see the moment Ben takes over Jack’s school. But when Jack and Rachel show defiance against Ben’s will, Ben kills off one of their schoolmates just to make an example of what will happen if the other sharks don’t listen to him. Immediately afterwards, it is revealed that Ben has been picking off school members in secret. And the fact that Jack, arguably the least likely in the school to resort to violence, is the one that calls for Ben’s head after this solidifies that Ben will probably never redeem himself. Though, since this is the prequel, readers will likely already know that.
  • And if that wasn't enough, Ben cheats in his bet against Jack by killing a mako shark, who was nothing more than an innocent bystander, just so he could steal his sailfish and claim it as his own. He then threatens Mo into leaving the school, thus forcing him to survive on his own, and then lies about it by saying that Mo was killed by the sailfish. And all of this was just so he could get Jack out of the picture and "prove" that his way is the only way.
• Ship Tease: While Jack already has his heart set on Mainda, that doesn’t stop some moments from ensuing between him and Hellen that, under different circumstances, could qualify as this.

  Jack: “Let’s hope none of [The great whites] view me as a treat.”
  Hellen: “How could he not? You’re such a dish~”
  Jack: (Unamused) “Oh please."

• The Woobie: Just when you think Jack has suffered enough, the story is more than happy to prove you wrong: