I think my biggest issue is that RY does not and cannot write series well, let alone a high fantasy series well. This book likely will make more sense once the series is complete, but as is this book makes very little sense in relation to the previous two books. There is still almost no character development, existing problems were not only not solved but made far more confusing. New problems were introduced and left unresolved with one HUGE new problem closing with the most unsatisfying resolution. There was so much build up and it was closed without answering any of the questions it brought up. The side characters we love had zero contribution to the story and were not written well which was incredibly disappointing. It seemed like they were only there to name drop some fan favorites and honestly it was insulting to the readers. I’m sad but didn’t know what to expect, I don’t know where to go from here with this series.