I'm sorry but I gave in on this book half way through

There were a few storylines that to me were going nowhere. I need more than what was offered in this book to keep me reading, not mountains of tidbits and detail and history..... grr
I think there should be a rule of a book being no longer than 500 pages, it would help author focus their thoughts more and not meander through a tale to the detriment of ones sanity
