Even though I enjoyed this book, I was kind of disappointed too and it was my least favourite in the series. It was partly because Dorian, Chaol and Celeana were all separated and didn't have many scenes together. Or none at all in Celeana's case. Also there were far too many different characters and Manon in particular I really didn't give a shit about. Actually I skipped most of her chapters and it didn't make a difference to the rest of the story, which means her parts really were irrelevant. At least to this book. 
 But not all new characters were bad!!! I really liked Aedon and Rowan and Sorscha was kinda cool too. I have mixed feelings about her romance with Dorian because I always shipped him with Celeana and also because their relationship didn't get enough page time to grow properly so it seemed kinda rushed. 
 Overall, this book was a bit slow paced but it did have its moments and the ending was pretty great. It has set up everything for the next book and I have a feeling it's gonna be awesome.