Yeah, but you have to admit, that doesn't leave much room for a character arc.
It also annoys me how elves are supposed to be so much smarter than humans, but I can still see plot twist before they can.
Spoilers for book 3, I believe. (Is it four? I can't remember.)
And how their medicine is supposed to be so much better than ours, but they still have scars. And their prosthetic limbs aren't much better than ours. And why do the gates at Everglen glow? They're supposed to suck in all of the light so no one can light leap in, but then they should be like black holes. Shouldn't it be really dark? Can't people light leap using the glow from the gates? Also, I'm still a little confused by the "you're super rich when you're born" thing. I feel like there would be a lot more elves who just decided they didn't need a job because they already had more than enough money. But NO. Their economy is JUST FINE! There are no shortages of ANYTHING! And why, if they haven't interacted with humans for so long, do they use such modern language? Another question, why aren't there billions and billions of elves? Sure, they don't have a ton of kids, but death is SUPER rare, so the population should just keep growing and growing. Also, the recurring "Tolkien came to the Lost Cities" thing REALLY annoys me. For one thing, if he did, WHERE ARE THE NOLDOR? THE SINGING? Plus, orcs. Orcs are mutant elves, right? SO WHERE ARE THE ORCS! (Basically, elves from LotR and the Silmarillion are WAY different than elves from KotLC) And where do their powers come from? Technology: Something that makes life better. So therefore, magic is technology, so they DO probably use magic. (It's the only logical explanation for the Talents.)
Sorry. I like the series in some places, it's fun, Keefe is great, gnomes are AdORaBle, goblins are cool, there are probably jackalopes, but others are... lacking. I'm probably just spoiled by Brandon. If you can answer any of my questions, I would be very thankful.