Anticlimactic and boring with not enough big stakes to top the previous installments. What even was the plot? *Nothing* happened [except that Rob and Scarlet got married (and finally got to have The Sex), there was a subplot of a lady almost being forced into a terrible marriage by her father that was entirely unnecessary, and Eleanor turned into a simpering, useless queen. LIKE CHRIST JUST FUCKING KILL JOHN AND GET RICHARD BACK, WHO CARES THAT HIS MOM THINKS HE'S WORTH SAVING?!?!?!!] This is so upsetting because I truly enjoyed the first book, even with all romantic drama!!! And the sequel just wasn't quite there, but it at least had a point to it. Ughhhh.