It could have been 200 pages shorter and still had the same story. The plot and idea were good but not enough to fill 600 pages. I liked the characters and there is some appearances from the last two books which I liked. However, after 60% it started feeling like a chore to finish it. I think this is the last one I will read from this series or this author. The first one was 5 stars but the second was 2 and this one is only 3.5. They’re just too long.