Everyone just needs to LET GO of HNR! They are two completely different stories!!!

Correction: They are two separate stories.
In that regard I agree. Won't waste my time thinking about HnR when I'm trying to get into another story.

Yes people really need to let go. The story is different and the characters have different personalities. Ignore the fact that they were made by the same author while you're reading it. Otherwise you aren't really enjoying it.