I loved the first book in this series. I hated the second. My trust in the author broken, I struggled through the early chapters of this third installment and did something I rarely do: flipped to the back to read a few paragraphs near the end to see where it was going. Once reassured that it was heading towards a satisfying conclusion, I finished the rest of the book with ease and in the end I enjoyed it very much. I will pick up the next one at some point.