3.5 stars
This book is argely an extended battle sequence, and while the battle does end here, at the end, we are left with the impression that it will have little effect on the war. Given the results, this seems unlikely to me. But at least we’re seeing progress in the main story line of the series (without which, this would be a 3-star book.)
The combat narratives are done well, with believable vignettes, but I’d like a bit more.