I found the writing excellent but was still a bit underwhelmed compared the openings of the other books.
I've only read them through once but the only thing that stood out in chapter one was Esmi setting the WLW on Kellhus? I don't recall this.
Chapter 2 just seemed like Moenghus bitching about not getting rescued by Serwa via sorcery, though didn't she have an agonic collar on the whole time so that was hardly feasible. I'm also a bit confused about what happened between the last Ishterebinth chapter from TGO and this. I don't doubt it'll fill out but I'm still a bit lost. I guess Serwa wrecked the place but there's little mention of any of the events of the final showdown so to speak.
The chapter titles have got me more excited than the 2 chapters, I'm just slightly underwhelmed.
That said, my preorder has been in for months and I'm still confident the book overall will be fantastic.