I was a huge fan of The Ranger’s Apprentice series. I felt like I was on such a roll being able to read one book after another. After all, I think there’s like 13 of them? I loved the fights and the world building. I think the author did a wonderful job with politics and storytelling. Then (without spoiling too much), along comes a mounting romance between the main character and another, an epic climax between the hero and a villain. An almost book long struggle to defeat the villain. AND THEN….! The author decides “oh hey! Now that the villain is defeated I’m not going to follow through on any of the romance or any of what was told thus far and I’m going to dedicate the next book to a past adventure” WHAT THE HECK MAN! Talk about the mother of all cliffhangers! All he had to do was give a decent resolution and then he could’ve done literally anything else he wanted to! This was enough for me to drop the series entirely and I haven’t looked back.
by RareSpice42
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Bad pacing, usually
Man this series was the first ever I remember reading as a kid but I remember nothing about it
He uh does get the girl.
If I find a book irredeemable I just drop the series, doesn’t matter where it’s placed in the reading order or how much effort I invested up to that point.
In the case of Stormlight, Rhythm of War has soured me on all Sanderson projects permanently.
In the case of Sun Eater, that first book might be the single worst sci-fi book I’ve ever read, so I’m not bothering with it either.