Had to laugh, a lot of what you say here is true. Admittedly I actually enjoyed this series up until the final book which seemed to be screaming "JUST LET ME BE DONE!" Since you are just getting to the book I assume you have not seen the movie yet - don't bother, it is up there with The Last Airbender
I saw Nostalgia Critic's video and it was enough. I am now reading the second one, which I prefer to call The Star Lord of the Ring Wars: The Two Towers Strike Back. Frodo is trained by Yoda while his friends are defending Hoth from the Ringwraths.