I’m halfway through and I’ve decided this book is nowhere near as good as the first two in the trilogy. This one is very repetitive, and constantly reminds us of things we already know. I’ve found myself grumbling “yes, you told us this already” a few times. And it’s not plot points, it’s reminding us of reminders we’ve had of reminders that were written to remind us of what happened previously in other books. Ok I’m exaggerating a bit there, but I made my point.

The politics and scheming and science are undermined by the recaps and reminders. I just don’t feel like very much has happened in this book.