I tried the first book and got nowhere near as far into it as I have with this one, the second book in the eldar trilogy by Gav Thorpe. But nonetheless I'm also conceding defeat.
I don't think he's a bad writer, even though the first book is awful. I think it's just that the Eldar have all the qualities of poor protagonists: they are insular and all pwoerful. They just don't make interesting points of view in a protracted way. The characters are thus bland and the story doesn't even have the emotional depth of something like the karate kid. Character decides to become a Seer, end of discussion. At least Ralph Macchio's character arc was engaging even if it was down to just wanting to kick the bully's asses and get the girl. Here it's literally: Thiriana wants to be a Seer, so she stops being a poet and becomes a Seer. She is more engaging than the first book's protagonist but it's all somewhat contrived.
It's just not interesting.