I wish I didn't feel like this book could have been like 400-500 pages less and been pretty solid. There seemed to be a lot of unnecessary filler in here. It even could have been improved for me had we spent more time with some of the side characters. I would have enjoyed seeing more of some of the little side missions say Mira or Aaric were on. Or more Rhi, Imogen, Garrick, dragons, or even some Ridoc nonesense. Basically a bunch of breaks from the brooding and meandering would have been nice. While the last 200 pages felt much more focused and exciting, I was not super fond of the cliffhanger this time around. Tbh some of it was a bit confusing to me. All in all I did enjoy the book but I would have much preferred quality over quantity. I'm curious as hell to see where things go from here.