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A review by innkyrri
Redoubt by Mercedes Lackey
2.0
This was... such a disappointment. The first two-thirds of the book is filler, with painfully detailed depictions of things that will never be mentioned again and/or have absolutely no relevance beyond "look how amazing-most our hero is!" The last third should have been the entire book, and is the only time there is some semblance of a story.
I grew up reading Lackey's books, wanting to be a herald, loving what they stood for, and of course, magical horse best friends. I know what I'm getting into when I read her work. Foundation started out with an interesting premise - the beginning of the Collegia. This series has since turned from a trilogy into an extended "Gary Stu and his Exposition Circus" disappointment. The main character is actively awful - his "flaws" effectively don't exist at all, as he is just so amazing that he overcomes them. Everything is explained in excruciating detail by characters to the reader, just in case you didn't get the clue-by-four.
There's no longer a reason to read her books, not even as brain candy. I'm so immensely disappointed and saddened.
I grew up reading Lackey's books, wanting to be a herald, loving what they stood for, and of course, magical horse best friends. I know what I'm getting into when I read her work. Foundation started out with an interesting premise - the beginning of the Collegia. This series has since turned from a trilogy into an extended "Gary Stu and his Exposition Circus" disappointment. The main character is actively awful - his "flaws" effectively don't exist at all, as he is just so amazing that he overcomes them. Everything is explained in excruciating detail by characters to the reader, just in case you didn't get the clue-by-four.
There's no longer a reason to read her books, not even as brain candy. I'm so immensely disappointed and saddened.