Not only is it okay, it's what's intended. DaB isn't a course where each lesson is separate, each lesson builds on itself. The reason you spent so long drawing basic forms in lesson 1 and 2 was so that you could use those forms to build out complex objects.
This is not an uncommon experience, but I think it comes down to acknowledging that if you gave yourself as much time as you needed to construct each form, draw each shape, and execute each mark with appropriate time invested into the planning and preparation phases of the ghosting method, followed by a confident execution of the stroke, and you're giving yourself ample time to observe and study your reference, looking at it frequently throughout the process... then what you're doing is the best of your current ability.
It won't be perfect, and hell, it may not even be good. But if you've invested the time to follow the instructions, go through all of the steps, and all of that - it may still not come out well, and for our purposes here that's entirely fine. Don't concern yourself too much with how everything looks in the end - focus on how you spent your time.
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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