DNF @ 39%, shocking myself more than anything. I really LOVED The Grace of Kings, but Wall of Storms feels like it took everything I enjoyed about the first book and just...made it longer and more boring than it needed to be. 

I'm not expecting a great action epic - I enjoyed the political maneuvering and the character relationships built up in the first book - but I also don't care to read pages of characters discussing various politics and philosophies. Like, look. My Bachelor's degree is in Philosophy. I love that shit. But not the way it's presented here.

Also, the kids all seem to be very full on caricatures. Maybe that changes later as they're developed, but right now they're so...they're boring! It's all so cliched and boring!

Man, I really thought I'd be continuing on with a series I could called a new favorite. Maybe I'll give this another try in a couple of years.