The books are a lot like when you first grinded for Darklight (ARR), you're always working toward a goal you know you'll achieve. Even if it's arbitrary tasks like killing x amount of mobs or completing some dungeon you've cleared a million times over, it's at least Do A Thing = Get A Thing. It could be better, it could actually give some sort of semi-"difficult" challenge (Clear T5, Clear EX Primals, etc.), but either way it's a huge step in the right direction compared to the Atma quest.