As a kid, I loved this finale of the Lioness quartet. I (spoilers) legitimately sobbed when Faithful was killed off by that one-note battleaxe bitch Josiane. I found The Shang Dragon Liam a really interesting addition to the cast though his gaslighting/negging was really unforgivable in this reread. Then again, I found Jonathan pretty insufferable in Woman Who Ride Like a Man but he even came off like that when I initally read it as a kid.

The whole Dominium Jewel adventure is interesting and I love that Alanna goes toe-to-toe with a supreme being/Elemental who's merely bored. Thayet and Buri were also fun additions though Thayet is a little too perfect but all the main cast had to be paired off or killed by the end so there we are