This is the worst book of the series, and I know I am not alone in that sentiment. It's essentially a 'bottle episode' of the books, where it majority takes place in one area. It lacks most of the characters we love from the first two books and it truly suffers from the curse of the love triangle; where you must fully assassinate the character of one of the love interests so that everyone is on board with the end game couple.

it took me months to get through because it is so painfully slow at times.

I wonder if it is possible to read the series but skip over The Woman Who Rides Like a Man entirely and not miss anything too major. If someone decides to try it out, let me know how it goes!