I preferred the pacing in this book, it was slower and didn't cover as much time as the previous installments but it felt like the author repeated a lot of the same words and phrases. Sometimes repetition can be a great echoing force, on this occasion I felt like some chapters could have been slimmed considerably without any loss to the story line.
All in all, it didn't stop me from reading this book, I am invested in the series by now, but it slowed my reading progress. Looking forward to the next book.