My rating: 2 of 5 stars
The book's content needed MUCH more development to work well. Problems with constant summarization/poor pacing in the first couple books (especially the second) were exacerbated here, painfully. The prose felt draft-like, almost like a lengthy plot sketch. Such problems were combined with events that--more than ever--needed proper attention. With proper attention, Collins could have turned suffering that only felt frustrating and annoying into something compelling, complicated, and real. Character and relationship development were really sacrificed to (still summarized) action scenes.
Ultimately, the book felt rushed and was quite disappointing. How it stands almost ruined the series for me.
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