An Unwilling Accomplice

This book moved along quite nicely for the first two-thirds and then it just stalled out. Bess and Simon meandered aimlessly in a rural village for three long, detailed and over described nights and then the book sort of ended. I love the beginning but I started to feel as if someone had forgotten to give the characters any motivation; Bess, Simon or the bad guys. I was disappointed because I really like this series and generally feel like the characters are intriguing. That said, I hope that the next book tightens up the pacing and provides some reason why Simon would willingly follow Bess all over creation.