I had a good time with this, but I have to say, I think it’s my least favourite out of the series so far. I was certainly entertained, but the pacing felt off/choppy, the romance fell flat for me (yes Xaden was very aggressively in love, but it kinda felt like too much in this?? Idk), the side characters also fell flat, the start of the story didn’t feel very cohesive to connect to the previous book, & the course of events felt rushed/like a lot happened but simultaneously nothing happened (probably because the same plot line of mission idea, who’s going, travel, mission was recycled over & over again for most of the book). Still a decent rating because the vibes were there & I was still quite hooked through the story, but this was very highly anticipated & I feel rather disappointed by it. Still a good time though!