I feel bad for still complaining but it's a page later and ugh, I'm so tired of just jumping right into the middle of the next scene with nothing but a section break as transition! Are they dreaming now? What's the setting? It has to have been at least several hours (sorry, "cycles") in-world, can I at least get a sentence to reset my mood from "glum and worried about my friend" before dumping me into "running for my life from a scary monster"?

So many times in this book I've been so confused about where we are and how much time has passed, and been hit by abrupt mood shifts.

I don't know if this is some sort of hip new narrative style or what, but I don't like it.