it wasn't that boring, but also not as suspenseful as the previous books. not enough novelty? pacing not as smooth? i don't know

i guess bean should have been better. he's supposed to be better than that. one example is that he spent some time in syria but after a few weeks he cannot speak arabic. does not track with the character in “ender's shadow”

series fatigue is settling in. well one to go for the shadow series, then back to ender's future in the stars