Rule of Wolves

I sympathize with the author: she's written a compelling world with characters people are fond of, and she's a writer: of course she'll keep writing. I cared enough about the characters to read this, and there were a few good twists, but overall I can't help feeling like there aren't enough new ideas to justify this size of book. Perhaps her level of success means her editors can't be as strict, but these books keep getting longer without getting better. Cutting a handful of YA cliches and about 200 pages would have improved this duology a lot. I still love the Six of Crows duo, so fingers crossed for the future...