The End of Shadow in the Book of the New Son

Roses and thorns are a prominent symbol here in the book of the New Son. So that's the cliffhanger we end on. He then has a paragraph where he basically says, this is where I need to stop. Right? Even in the omnibus edition, right? And this was so frustrating. I can't imagine what it was like to wait a year, you know, and then get this.