I am someone who loves slower-moving stories, but this was too slow, even for me. It wasn’t that nothing was happening – it was just that the things that were happening were not that important to me.
It felt as though the revelations were small in comparison to what had occurred in the past few books, and lots of time was spent focusing on petty drama and working towards a goal that was likely to be unsuccessful. Too much of the focus was on the task at hand, but not the reasoning behind the task. I think going into more depth could have made the novel more interesting. Where was the motivation, the passion? The yearning?? How can something be a slow-burn romance if the romantic interest is barely mentioned because the main character is too busy studying?
Also, I understand that it was necessary to the plot for the story to take place on a different ark, but I wish the Pole was featured more. I grew attached, especially to Berenilde, and I think she could have played a larger role in the story.
While this was my least favorite book in the series so far, the last 80 pages made up for it. However, I have lower hopes for the fourth book after reading the third one.
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