There is not a lot to say this time: everything that has been observed for the earlier books is present here, too. Jordan's schtick of adding new characters and new phenomena in every new book is starting to worry, though. This is the second half of the Saga, and maybe it would be a good time to start solving problems instead of piling on new ones. But apart from that, there is a lot happening, and even if most events have an undefined effect on the whole at best, it still is a lot of fun to read.