Look, I'm not going to trash this series. I've enjoyed it so far and I'm not angry. Just disapointed. Books one through seven have been great. Yeah, they lagged a little bit but they were great none-the-less. However, when book 8 kind of lagged, I became suspicious of treachery from Jordan. And with this book, I'm right. It seems like a soap opera now and since I saw the reviews for the 10th book, I don't think I want to finish the series unless it ends or something good happens. Oh, well. Maybe Jordan will get out of whatever 'funk' he's in and start writing stuff like he did before. (Or better) Anyways, if you must read this book then read like the last 100 pages or so to get the jist of it and then read the 11th book.