Status Updates From Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Tr...

In the last 10% this book has kind of started to lose me. Everything that made it unique just went out of the window and even though I still really like the characters, all the new information is just not clicking.
Also, Phedre still has a thing for Mellisandre (not sure if she's spelled that way) after everything? Seriously??