@jens It almost literally opened with the lead character's wife getting fridged. That put me into a far more critical mood almost immediately. Some of the observations:
Characterization is weak, the most egregious example being the Tiefling environmental activist living among the elves who makes a huge point of saying she hates humans. Which doesn't show up as an issue AT ANY POINT DURING THE STORY despite her being in a group with two humans and a half-elf…