One of my friends got a kick out of this novel and lent it to me; she neglected to mention at the time that she read it during a long plane ride and derived a huge amount of enjoyment from ticking off the numerous cliches. As a result, I went in thinking Green Rider would be a lot better than the boilerplate Fat Fantasy Epic it turned out to be.

( Warning: gratuitous potshots and general snarkiness. )