User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-71.32.165.225-20121007174718

My problem with Piper is not just that she's a bit too whiney and sorta two-dimensional, but the whole Charmspeak thing really bugs me. The book cover shows a big epic battle, which gets the readers all hyped up, and all she pretty much says is "stop" and they do. I sorta exaggerated that last part, but even worse is when she realizes the eidolons (or however they were spelled) are still on the ship, and simply asks them to show themselves and go away. It's just too easy IMO.