Fina-Fucking-Lly. Wow. This installment really dragged. I think it took me forever to plow through it the first and second time around as well. 
 Nothing happens. 
 I felt relief once I realized that Perrin's plot only encompassed the first couple of chapters. It was short lived though as I instead had to read about Elayne and her posse of bickering women. What the hell is wrong with WOT females? I can't decide who is worse, the sea folk, the kin, the Aes Sedai, the Wise Ones, or the noble women. Augh! I can't read about any more woman beating each other. 
 Rand's plot is as dark and hopeless as ever. It's reached a point now where I don't feel sorry for him anymore and I just want to bitch slap him. Aside from the last 10 pages, his plot was pretty stagnant. As with the last book, I could not enjoy nor appreciate the ending due to my being bored senseless by the remainder of the book. 
 The book's saving Grace was Mat. We finally know what's happened with him in Ebou Dar and we meet a new and important character in the story line. This book also contains one of my favorite Mat moments. The Daughter of the Nine Moons discovery. Ah Mat, you silly tavern boy. Sadly, the next couple of books will see Mat loosing his awesomeness due to his Nine Moons affiliation. MISMATCH. 
 This is the first book in the series that I really felt was an obligation. Luckily I only have one more slow book and I'm on to the good stuff.