Because there are butt-kicking women characters in them? :P I agree with you on the ta'veren boys. I think I've gotten tired of the Destined for Greatness trope. I always found the female characters more interesting; they actually wanted to be in positions to help fight evil and save the world, instead of having it forced on them.I don't actually like any of the three boys. That being said, I wonder did I enjoy reading the books at all.
It's funny how this seems to change depending on which book I'm reading.
I can't really decide. Generally I don't like the way RJ progress the love-stories. They seem to lack ... build up.
So I would agree and say I don't like any of the characters when they are involved in a love story. They become insufferable.It's all love at first sight for everyone and none of the men seem to do any actual courting, as you would expect from the sort of times the storyline is set in. Of course we cannot help but project our own biases on stories like these and perhaps in RJ's world that's how love works. Personally I found it hard to buy into. Like Nyneave galloping after Lan after being in his company for like 5 minutes and offering herself to him in pretty much the first chapters of the book... c'me on.. really?