The problem with writing pride and prejudice and dragons is that, at the end of the day, when you have written yourself out of pride and prejudice and into merely "and dragons," you're telling a very different KIND of story. Both in terms of narrative register and in terms of what sorts of revelations the reader expects.
I'm still not sure how I feel about the existence of the sequels. And while there were specific aspects of the characters that were really well done, the plot and larger storybuilding as a whole felt incomplete and like White had forgotten so many of the breadcrumbs she had dropped on the way.
So, on the one hand, too much plot. On the other hand, not enough STORY.
But it did have some very good bits (Aliza coping with loss was pitch perfect) and also...I kind of wish it was a new series with new characters even if set in this world.