Oof, finally done. This was sumptuous, but it took me forever to read it and a couple of nights ago I finally figured out why. It made me so nervous. When I got to the climax, I could finally relax because all of the things I'd been dreading were finally happening, which somehow made it much easier to read. The writing was fabulous and I loved the characters. Much to the author's credit, I could also remember everything that had happened even if I had left it on my bedside table for a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to the rest of the series, but I think I'm gonna wait a bit before starting A Gathering of Shadows and give my nerves a break.