I understand the point about "involving females" completely, since it really is true...except it's also sometimes true of the males, too. Really, I just found that from book 6 onward, the series just bogs down. Haven'r reread 6 yet, but IIRC, it goes something like this: Blah blah blah Cairhien blah blah Salidar blah blah Two Rivers blah blah Elaida's embassy blah blah OMG DUMAI'S WELLS! Were it not for the ending of that book, I think many more people would condemn it, and honestly I don't think DW is nearly as awesome an ending as some make it out to be.
I'm hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Strangely, I didn't have Crossroads of Twilight that much. After readhing Winter's Heart, I think I was kind of numb at that point anyway. It's not like there's a huge drop-off from 9 to 10 or anything. There is, however, a pronounced uptick after that book. I'm glad Jordan at least wrote Knife of Dreams himself before passing away.