I love this series, but this book was weak

So much contrived drama. Characters behaving drastically differently than they have in the past. Fifty percent of the drama in this book could and should have been avoided by friends/allies having a two second conversation.

The series is great (I will continue buying/reading), and the performance of this title was executed very well, but the only good part of this particular story is the dynamic and ingenuity of the characters in Death and Taxes. The out of character actions of the other various avatars are almost painful for the reader.