Let me start off by saying… DON’T MESS WITH FEYRE! I stand by my previous statement (after reading “A Court of Mist & Fury”) Feyre is a force to be reckoned with. From the beginning of the story, I loved seeing Feyre utilize her powers and skills to navigate being back at the Spring Court. Feyre was definitely making the most out of being a spy, and not gonna lie, I was so happy seeing her be a total queen, manipulating others to bend to her will. Feyre reminded me of Rhysand, the equal to one another. The way Feyre planned out everything in order to bring down the Spring Court from inside left me awed and shocked because, our dear Feyre has come a long way from the first book, to now taking down her enemies both with her physical training and immense powers.

As I read more in the series, my love for Feyre kept growing immensely, and I have genuine respect for all that she did and has done in order to protect the ones she loves. As much as I would love to keep going on about my love and appreciation for Feyre, there are some other characters/ things I wanted to talk about.  For instance, we finally got to see Nesta and Elain, especially considering how everything went down in, “A Court of Mist & Fury”. Nesta was always someone that just acted cold and wasn’t necessarily the “nicest” person to be around, so I could never really make a connection to her character, but there were moments that made me reconsider that Nesta wasn’t all bad, and towards the end, she kinda started to grow on me. Whereas Elain, she struck me as being the sweet, quiet, and docile. My heart broke when Elain was described as not eating, sleeping much, and for lack of a better word, it was as if she wasn’t alive in the sense that her transformation to Fae, left her changed. Initially Nesta and Elain were struggling, but by helping Feyre and everyone in the war against Hybern, they were able to learn more about themselves, and becoming part of the inner circle. By the end, both Nesta and Elain started to accept their lives as High Fae, but there’s definitely more I’m interested to see with what else will unfold for them, especially in terms of romantic interests (*wink,wink). 

Another thing I’ve loved about this series was how close knit Feyre, Rhysand, Cassian, Azriel. Mor, Amren, (and I guess Elain & Nesta) have formed a solid group of trust and family. Everyone has each other’s backs, and just by reading this book and the previous one, you can tell that the relationship between everyone is genuine. That being said, I loved how everyone had each other’s back such as, when the meeting with the High Lord’s started to become horrible due to Tamlin (ugh hate him). Despite not being able to physically cause harm for all the horrible things Tamlin was saying, you could tell that if circumstances were different, Cassian, Azriel, or Mor would have gladly ripped Tamlin apart.

The action in this book was amazing, I felt like I could imagine epic music in the background as everyone was in the midst of battle. Towards the end, once everything started to reach the climax, I was in utter shock… AND I LOVED IT. Surprisingly, by the end, I caught myself feeling a bit emotional, which was something I wasn’t expecting, but I guess it just goes to show how much I’ve grown attached to these characters. Finally by the end of this book, the final scene with Feyre and Rhysand had me imaging them having their own “Aladdin magic carpet ride” through out Velaris lol. Another great book, and I’m really intrigued to find out how this story will eventually end.