Another sticking point for me is how names are pronounced. As the series moves on I find myself holding out hope for some kind of development any kind of development only to be disappointed.

The main protagonist almost seems to be developing her character, but don't get your hopes it pretty well ends there. However these sequences leave me thinking so you've added another pointless character to make the book longer. Each book tends to move along nicely until it comes to a grinding halt for character development and relationship building. Where should I start, the way these books are written at least half of each book if not more is a complete waste of time. Right now I'm in the process of returning all of the books in this series. I listen to audio books and I'm writing this review after listening to the first four books along with part of the fifth book. This series is quite frustrating to me, I'm not usually the type to write scathing reviews unfortunately I think this series deserves one. tldr great story, great characters, excited to read the next book. Some things could have been better the pacing was occasionally jumpy, and it felt like there were 3-4 climaxes which *almost* made the story too long, but I'm just nitpicking here. While I somewhat agree with some above comments that it never felt like our leading lady was any 'real' danger, she does have an extensive adventure and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. She was a strong, convincing female character without overdoing it. I appreciated that the main character was more in depth and rounded than the angsty teen runaway I was expecting. Yes, it's probably a fantasy written to appeal to those just getting into the genre, but there's nothing wrong with that.

It seems that the concept of the Green Rider was taken from the pages of Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar series, except it presents a much more realistic presentation of the position, social relationships, and politics (it also helps that Britain is a better writer). So, overall I really enjoyed listening to this, much more than I expected. Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar, except WAY better

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