Great books that could have been

SO frustrating when the synopsis sounds great but reviews show the execution didn't live up to the promise. *sobs*

POV angst

Been catching up on my reading over the year-end break. Why is it that so many new writers like to use first-person POV? And there seems to be a new fad of switching POV too, so that every chapter or segment needs a header to tell you whose head you're in now. JUST USE THIRD-PERSON OMNISCIENT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!