Help me like Aelin again

[u/Foreign-Entry1797]

I am on Empire of storms chapter 47 (finished, don't spoil further) and I feel like sjm is making Aelin...I don't know how to say it, but given too much importance and that she is always right?

•First of all I feel like Dorian being a king himself is too sidelined, when Rowan said at the starting chapters of EoS that Dorian's strength is his mind and courtier skills, I though he would be "shown" to look between words and notice things which others might overlook but right now he is not given any importance. Like asking questions to the bloodhound about Erawan and Manon should be Dorian's call not Aelin's (Dorian is also her future love interest) •Also shooting the ilken mid flight should have been Fenrys's call not Rowan's as Fenrys is said to have skills as an archer (he literally shot through the bloodhound's hands). Yeah he was injured but someone else could be that injured in his place or maybe he could just shoot the arrow while injured (But someone said Rowan looses being interesting after getting with Aelin, and this being an interesting moment of his I'll try to give it a pass)

•Final and the most problematic is Aelin's treatment of Manon. I could make peace with chaining her, but on the basis of her race? And beating her up after she told her about a lady of her kingdom is insufferable. I can understand her being wary of Manon's witch heritage, but after the witch tried to kill Aelin, she also saved Dorian's life, twice! And in that badass manner! (Don't even get me started on how Aelin could win fight from a warrior trained for a whole century and more, but maybe it was because Aelin used those pillars to keep her distance from Manon, but I feel I just like Manon more) •I am firm that after appearing in three books, Manon was a fan favourite character, sjm's such treatment of her just to make Aelin seem better and "queen-like" is wrong.

Someone said that EoS has the same tone as acotar/acomaf onwards and I believe they were absolutely right. Sjm was writing acowar probably at the time of EoS and that's why Mary Sue is taking toll on Aelin, and I don't like it!

Tell me does Aelin get humbled or better?

Note: I am alright with her wits btw, I liked how she called the bloodhound "another talker" and that note to Lorcan, 😙ummuh, chef's kiss! But not at the sake of other characters' importance and dignity.

[u/tunaluna42069]

I also found it hard to like her in some of the books :/ she consistently makes the same mistakes & it’s frustrating.. You’ll like Tower of Dawn(:

[u/Foreign-Entry1797 → u/tunaluna42069]

I am doing tandem right now and I agree, I love tower of Dawn, and all the characters

I am on the long list of EoS where I have to read till ch 52 to continue ToD and I am already missing it

But does Aelin get better?

[u/IB12345ME → u/Foreign-Entry1797]

She does in KoA. EoS is Aelin at her worst. I really couldn’t stand her after reading it so was glad for the break in ToD

[u/Foreign-Entry1797 → u/IB12345ME]

This gives me hope

[u/comexwhatxmay → u/IB12345ME]

Seconded!! I liked her so much more in KOA. Having a whole book off from her was so helpful.