Most Star Trek books are at least for me better than ok. I know a lot of that is because I love Star Trek so much, but there was something about this book that just... It just didn't ever grab me.

The focus of the story was the struggle within the Romulan Empire following the death of Shinzon, and the breaking away of some of the empire under Empress Donatra. It's largely told through the perspective of Spock & Sisko.

Spock at least spends his time actively working to reunite the Vulcans and Romulans.

Sisko, returned from the celestial temple feels abandoned by the prophets, and so abandons his wife and daughter to return to Starfleet, and then keeps himself alienated from his crew moping in his ready room. He barely talks to anyone.

The resolution of the Romulan split has next to nothing to do with either Spock or Sisko.