MIstborn by Brandon Sanderson
Crude though the setting is, it is beyond the usual generic medieval setting. It is dystopian. And it does have heroes with special powers and the feeling of something vaguely positive looming and/or injustice that will be righted.

On the negative the characters have little depth. They have no nuance of feeling. They are a bit too stupid.

The level of detail in explaining the magic is tedious and goes against the whole point of magic in the first place, which is this symbol of the unknown. The level of detail concerning the magic edges over into being childish.

Finally the revolutionary plot also gets a bit tedious. The characters are a little too superficial for one to really care whether or not they're eventually successful in their revolution.

Yet it has it's moments. The characters aren't complete cardboard cutouts. There is some depth. Here and there. Just not enough. Maybe I can't completely explain. A lack of nuance in the characters. Everything too spelled out for the reader. Way too much explanation of the magic. Bad humor. I suppose too many unbelievable jumps to keep the plot moving. Insufficient detail in describing the setting and the people. Few meaningful insights. The main character isn't is too light. That which made him who he is, is never actually shown, just told.

There are many types of characters. But they all seemed to be slapped together stereotypes.

Some of these criticisms may not be totally fair...