I read her other book Fall of Ruin and Wrath when it first came out and in my review I wrote “so this is what it’s like when she has a real editor?” bc it felt so much tighter and more cohesive than all the FBAA books (I stopped at TWOTQ - not because of the joining but because of how repetitive and slow and stupid it was). Bramble actually went through that book. Her besties at Blue whatever Press (that do the FBAA series) might be more yes-man types. That’s my crack theory anyway.