I really enjoyed the first books in this series. I even enjoyed this one to an extent but the series is creeping along at a snail's pace. It seems as if the storyline is being dragged out to the extreme and the wait between books makes it hard to stay with it. It becomes especially noticeable if you read them back to back. I usually love series in which the author can continue a series of books with connecting characters but this one is losing interest for me.