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[โ€“] inasaba@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It has an interesting idea for its world and magic, and then fleshes it out with the most infuriatingly boring set of characters. The main character is bland enough to allow a reader to self-insert to a degree (this is similar to the main character in Twilight โ€” something that people critique it for.) Then some of the supporting characters border on harmful stereotypes. Plus, I guessed the "twist" in the first trilogy very early on.

Aesthetically I want to like it, but I found it awful. I only read it because it was the #1 rated fantasy book on Goodreads at the time, and since then I haven't listened to aggregated internet reviews for anything.