I still enjoy the series, but this book dragged for me a bit. The Greece/Troy fantasy world didn't hold the same feeling of wonder for me. The House world was fantastic, but there are far fewer worlds explored in this book. The story also started to slide pretty heavily into a Lord of the Rings style fantasy, which is a bit of a bummer to me because it started out so unique and creative. The strong point of this book is that the separated characters start to come together and some answers are provided for questions I've had for a long time. There is still plenty of mystery and a cliffhanger ending, so I'll definitely be reading the final book.