I was rereading a Mercedes Lackey book last night for Hater Reasons and she kept establishing things…

I was rereading a Mercedes Lackey book last night for Hater Reasons and she kept establishing things and then contradicting them almost immediately. How can this guy who&rsquo;s paralyzed on one side of his body be peeling an apple. Why does the viewpoint character know who someone is at the top of page and then forget by the bottom.