I've been told many times that it gets good from Heir of Fire onwards but so far the first book has been the best.

Due to the competition and murder mystery surrounding it there were actually things happening.

Every book since has around 400 pages where nothing relevant happens and the plot stands still and the occasional 20-50 page stretch where something interesting happens.

None of the characters are very interesting, Aelin is a OP Marey Sue and the Witches/Manon have done nothing relevant to anything yet.

I must have read 1,500 pages by now and the war hasn't even started. For so many pages there is also surprisingly little world building.

It's also described as an epic but the few times something happens, it's a bit meh.

I really want to like the series but every book needs halving in size and some combining. It all feels very over rated.

I loved ACOTAR and this is supposed to be even better.

I'm not sure I can last 3 more books of this.