Well, I was one of the people who didn't care for the book. I felt it was too slow, didn't go anywhere, and regardless of the reason why it was chopped, the book should have been edited to make it more of a whole thing within itself.
I thought Paks was forced via author into situations and that overall, it felt more like she was in a video game than anything else.
I can read slow books, I love old authors. So it wasn't that for me. I just felt this one had no payoff or reason to keep reading.
More of my thoughts here, if anyone wants to look at a longer version:
Sheepfarmer's Daughter Review
To each their own, though--I can see why others liked it, I just didn't.
