This one likely would have gotten a higher score, because I liked where it was going, then it decided to take over 1/3 of the book on a SIDE STORY. I HATE SIDE STORIES! Especially when you are this close to the end. Do not waste my time. I want to get to the end of the plot and not be distracted by more background that should have been addressed in books 1-17, not in the penultimate novel.