A drag.

Before this book, I enjoyed the series. Randidly was fun to follow, relatable in his people skills (worse than none), and the adventures were emotionally intense. I hated following randoms, even if they became tangentially connected due to knowing relatives. The whole farce after Naveah has her say was also a nope from me. The issues probably started when Lyra went off the rails in previous books. Currently, I see no reason to continue the story. Especially if we're play acting and allowing puppets.