A Rite of Swords

I really like this series, but I am getting to a point where I really need a win for Team Ring. I seems like in the last couple of books we go from one peril to a bigger one. And even when it seems like the tide is turning, it's just to have us drowning again in a sea of despair. This book ended in the worst possible note and I am not sure if I can take a lot more of this.