The Tangle Box

This book felt like a filler episode of a TV series. Our hero is trapped in a magic box with two of his adversaries. None can remember their real self. Our heroine is off on a rushed side quest to give birth, and our bumbling sidekicks are left to manage yhe kingdom in the hero and heroine's absence.

The true enemy was underdeveloped and forgettable. The mock enemy was somewhat interesting, then has an unnecessary cliche reveal in the epilogue. There are some interesting ideas, but you could remove this book entirely from the series and it wouldn't make a difference.