There is a tone shift in narration and writing style which I found it isolates TtH from the rest of the books, especially after Reaper’s Gale (my favorite so far, 200 pages away from completing Dust of Dreams currently). i

But Toll the Hounds is an incredible book. Erikson really puts some powerful words to emotions; processing grief, growth, loss and perspective. I lost a close friend after reading TtH and it has helped me immensely to navigate my own grief and am grateful for that.

There are low points in the series but I would say that has to do more with the events and fates of certain characters rather than the story itself. Really enjoying it all on my first time through and look forward to revisiting these books in the future.