One Tin Soldier

This book was so, so very disappointing. Like I'm actually mad at how disappointing it is. All these great plot lines the author set up in the previous books, and then 90% of this book is about the MCs sudden decision to become a cowboy? Even though that plot choice had me go HUH at the beginning of the book, I was like ok I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. But no, the first 700 pages of this book are essentially irrelevant to the overarching plot and SO unnecessary. IF this book was a middle book, I'd get it, it would be fine as an intermediary read. But no..this was the last book. This was supposed to be epic. This was supposed to be a satisfying conclusion. And yet while the last 100 pages finally got back to actual plot, it was so random in context and made no sense, and had zero buildup from the whole rest of the book, so it was anticlimactic. The final battle was just eh and happens really quickly, not at all satisfying and honestly undeserving of the characters. The only reason I'm not rating this lower is because it was still an alright book, just not a finale. Seriously Chris, how do you drop the ball this hard :( I don't think I've ever been this disappointed by the last book in a series before.