Of War and Ruin

The characters were amazing, interesting. Some felt a little bit weird, Belina started being quite annoying as the book went on. However, other characters, like Rist, were improved upon greatly and became real highlights. Some characters, like Arden, probably would have benefitted from a little bit more character development, as he, after a whole book and quite a lot of appearances, still felt a bit flat.
Valtara's and Dayne's arc is one of the more interesting plotlines, however, it feel slightly disconnected from overall plot.
It is also, very interesting to finally see motivations of the “bad guys,” and it would really be interesting to see more of their perspectives.
However, it feels like this book was a bit too long for its own good. The ending did feel underwhelming. Yet, at times it felt like this book just dragged on too much and would never end. It probably would have been better to slip this book into two volumes, especially as around half way through the book, the story has already hit a huge climax.