There was a definite difference in tone to this, much much darker. I still thought Maas did an excellent job, and look forward to the next where there's an optimistic outlook for the witches--not blindly following grandmother's autocratic rule, for Aelin & her entourage in their new kingdom, & for the fact that magic is available in the foreseeable future. ( )

I liked this book....I did.
But OMG it was long. And it felt long.... I liked the new twists and turns and I the connections and alliances are starting to grow on me. But this was a slow moving book until the last 100 pages, and even those last 50 pages just felt like it was never going to stop. I'm glad how it all worked out but I know now why I took so long to get through it all. ( )

This review contains spoilers for books four through six in the series! You have been warned!

Random Shit I Wrote Down In My Notes While Re-Reading Queen Of Shadows Because I Just Wanted To TBH:

• Dorian :(((
• We’re finally calling her Aelin yessssss
• Y’all already know how I feel about this dude. Fuck Arobynn bro
• Chaol stop being an asshole
• Eeeeeh I forgot Chesryn was a thing
• Lysandra and Evangelineeeee • Poor Aedion :(
• Elideeeee
• I think I must’ve skipped Chaol’s POV chapters when I first read this because I don’t remember any of this lmao
• Aelin and Aedion acting kinda sus ngl ( )

3 more books how am I going to survive this..... ( )

Damn! There are no words. and now I have to wait for the next book, gah! ( )