I would say that so far these couple of books after the whole Bishop thing are much weaker as far as excitement. There's just not quite enough to get me pumped up. Also, Myrnin is my favorite and he's just not in this story enough. However, it was interesting to get more of Oliver, even though he really wasn't given time to shine thoroughly. Something that's REALLY beginning to get on my nerves is how utterly insecure Clare still is even after everything she's been through. The constant comparison of "oh you're such a boy" or "oh you're such a girl" is grating on my nerves a bit, because it seems like a crutch that the author can't help but lean on to explain behaviours. I would rather see the characters just be who they are. Still a decent story, and true to the series, but much of the text felt repetitive and forced. I almost felt like the author herself was bored with writing this.