Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am a voracious reader and I like this genre of books (read Robin Hobb) - but not particularly this one. I don’t understand all the rave reviews unless they are given because of Martin’s one liner. This story plods along; it is extremely boring at times; and the protagonist is self-absorbed to say the least. I am still not finished with it and have been picking it up off and on for weeks. Normally I would finish a book in two days. I just read the reviews of book two and will pass on it altogether. It just sounds like more of the same with nothing wrapped up. The most interesting sub-plot in this book is the Chandrian but 75% in we know nothing more about them other than the first time they are mentioned. Seriously? There simply isn’t anything in this book to hook me into buying the next one - esp. after reading the reviews. It’s just more wash, rinse, repeat. And it took the author 4 years to write book two since book one? Why consider it if it is more of the same. And it has been 7 years since book two and no mention of book three. I guess my standards are different but I think this book is way overblown in the reviews and there is no assurance there will even be an ending. Don’t waste your time. P.S. I just checked author’s website and he is busy sailing, writing comic books, and admits to over 300 incomplete blogs. No mention of book three so there is no reason to believe there will ever be one. He appears to have shifted to comic books. Again, why bother to start a series when there will never be any closure? Too many good series to waste time on this one.