There wasn’t really a plot, this felt like a bunch of short ideas thrown together with very little cohesive thread. they skip large lengths of time with no reason (they claim to have a reason but it is flimsy at best) it is a shame as the first 4 books were wonderful but it felt like this had no direction, no purpose, no reason to exist. Felt like a bunch of fluff and trying to change the world and story completely for no reason. If you liked the pervious books in this series, skip this one. Maybe the next book will have some substance that will help the series survive.