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08/03/2010 00:00:00
Well, your first two complaints may be addressed soon. "The Birthday Brawl" has loads of foreshadowing indicating that Team Kimba's going to get their asses kicked on this one, and Lady Jettatura from "Silver Linings" seems rather competent (There have been many, many, comments in the forums along the lines of "The Necromancer should sit down and take notes"), though that story's not finished so only time will tell. As for the third... well, only time will tell.
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Yes, it's a mixed bag. But I likes mixed bags.
I do love the Whateley universe. However I do love Bek's writing, she got me into the universe.
First the good:
1) The setting is cool. Yes, TG stories can turn a few people off, but they are moving into other genera as well.
2) The writing is *very* good for the most part. "Show, don't tell", good action sequences etc.
3) A rich universe where even side characters and Author avatars get to grow and expand.
The bad:
1] the villains are balls of idiocy. The only reason "Team Kimba" wins is that the villains are stupid or inept. That got old real fast.
2] They need to lose. Period. Not in the "beaten up" sense, but they need to suffer a defeat that they can't blast or Ki their way out of.
3] The Mary Sueness of TK is very much a function of adults writing for teens.