A Sea of Shields

Okay, I am finally done with this series. I have been unhappy with the direction the story is going for a few books already, but I was reluctant to drop the series because I still remember how much I liked it at the beginning and I was hoping that I would return to that. Also, I was very annoyed by the fact that I have already invested so much time in this series. Therefore, I was trying to soldier on so it wouldn't be a complete waste. But I still have seven more books to go and I will be even more annoyed if I keep going hating every minute of it.
And it's not only the fact that the story seems to go round and round in an endless loop. For me, the worst is that I no longer can recognize the characters that I once loved.

SPOILERS

Do not continue if you have not read this book......

I cannot understand how Gwendolyn can be so naïve, thinking that years and years of resentment could be so easily healed. She miscalculated and in doing so, put everyone in danger.

I am so disappointed in Reece. He may try to put all the blame on the Upper Isles MacGil, but he has no one to blame but him. And don't get me started on Selece (that's her name, right?) Why would she kill herself because Reece didn't love her anymore????? Where is the strong, independent, kick-ass woman that we met in previous books???

And WTH is the pilgrimage? Who thought that it was a good idea for all the soldiers in the Legion and the Silver to abandon King's Court? Why would you leave the city unprotected?

Romulus and Luanda... Well, I was already sick and tired of them. I really don't have the strength to watch them work together to destroy the Ring.

Quite repetitive and seems we are on the same cycle as before. The last few books felt like a “gap filler” to me to pad the time between the two major conflicts (one that was and one that is coming).

For a few times in this book, I seriously contemplated skipping towards the last few chapters and getting it over with, but I persevered through it.

I dont know what attracts me to keep reading these books, but there must be something :)