It’s mostly filler and bad filler at that. Like so many other series that go past three or four books the MC has turned into a whiny cry baby. Tess just needs to go away. she has become a trash character. Wish she was killed off. The king gray flashbacks added nothing of value to the story. the twist that it was meant to help along is just bad, typical, and uninspired . Found myself fast forwarding often . This book was about as enjoyable as stepping in hot poop barefooted. if I could return the entire series I would. That is how bad I consider this book.