At this point, the snappier pacing I'd gotten used to, and the advancement of the main plot, take some serious brakes. The ending of the previous volume sets things up for major action times, and instead of having all of that explode here, we get more buildup. (For those of you who've read the Wheel of Time series, Book 9.)

Not that I didn't continue to enjoy all the little side trips and all, not to mention where Colby's sleeping-around habits lead (haven't laughed that hard since the previous volume), but following the previous volume, which was a bit of a side trip, having another one take that turn is a little much. Especially with the way the last one ends, I was super ready for action.

I expect 8 will pick up all the slack here, because it absolutely leads to it, and I'm guessing there will be a fair bit of offsetting the kooky sidetracking here, but it ended up feeling a bit unnecessary. More plot in between the little pieces would have helped.