I apologize if this is not the correct folder, but I didn't see any other place to ask my question.
I have just finished an Urban Fantasy series written in 1st person. As the series progresses, the protagonist keeps discovering new gifts/powers/talents, much like a "Mary Sue" in romance novels keeps becoming a more perfect version of a heroine, and that really bothered me.
With the last book, however, we find out why the new gifts/powers/talents keep appearing, and why they were hidden in the first place.
Does that revelation redeem this plot device? Is it a common plot device for fantasy written in 1st person, or is it a danger to be avoided, which is why fantasy works best written in 3rd person?
Any thoughts, comments, observations are most welcome - Thanks!
I have just finished an Urban Fantasy series written in 1st person. As the series progresses, the protagonist keeps discovering new gifts/powers/talents, much like a "Mary Sue" in romance novels keeps becoming a more perfect version of a heroine, and that really bothered me.
With the last book, however, we find out why the new gifts/powers/talents keep appearing, and why they were hidden in the first place.
Does that revelation redeem this plot device? Is it a common plot device for fantasy written in 1st person, or is it a danger to be avoided, which is why fantasy works best written in 3rd person?
Any thoughts, comments, observations are most welcome - Thanks!